Private School Playground

This stadium was designed during my internship at Arcsole Consultancy for a private school in Bole, Addis Ababa. The pitch follows standard football dimensions and is ringed by a running track, so the school can use it for training, matches, and sports days.

Two red-roofed stands frame the field and give spectators shade, while a glazed ground-floor frontage opens onto the street and holds outdoor cafeterias. These spaces let the stadium earn its own income beyond school hours and draw the neighborhood to its edge, with palms and paved terraces to invite people to linger.

The project taught me how a sports facility has to serve its users and its operators at once.