ARENABAY

Palais des Sports Polyvalent

Architecture / Urban strategy / Visualization

Arena Bay visual identity with a Formula-style car in black and red

Architecture

IMPACT.
UNION.
URBAN LIFE.

Arena Bay is a multi-purpose sports palace developed as a graduation project by Rabouhi Youcef and Aissaoui Adel. It anchors the renewal of an industrial waterfront site on the east bank of Oued El Harrach.

The 25,500 m² proposal is designed for 15,000 spectators. Its flattened volume captures the instant a ball meets the ground, while five intertwined rings connect the Olympic symbol with the Algerian love knot.

Program: Multi-purpose sports palace
Capacity: 15,000 spectators
Area: 25,500 m²
Location: Oued El Harrach / Algiers Bay
Team: Rabouhi Youcef + Aissaoui Adel
Year: 2025–2026

Design logic

A LANDMARK
YOU CAN
WALK.

The building is conceived as an active piece of city. Ring-like ramps form an architectural promenade and rise toward a 360° belvedere over Algiers Bay and the Mediterranean.

Arena Bay architectural concept page with project references and the Algerian love knot — Concept and references01 / 06

Arena Bay five-stage volume genesis diagram — Volume genesis02 / 06

Arena Bay envelope and facade design study — Envelope system03 / 06

Arena Bay architectural analysis and program diagrams — Program and movement04 / 06

Arena Bay facade elevations and architectural drawings — Facades05 / 06

Night aerial visualization of Arena Bay and its circular public realm — Metropolitan night view06 / 06

Presentation boards

17 boards / Graduation presentation

THE PROJECT,
BOARD BY BOARD.

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Arena Bay poster 1: urban diagnosis — Urban diagnosis / Opening board01 / 17

Arena Bay poster 2: diagnostic urbain — Urban diagnosis02 / 17

Arena Bay poster 3: intervention vision and strategy — Vision and strategy / I03 / 17

Arena Bay poster 4: intervention vision and strategy — Vision and strategy / II04 / 17

Arena Bay poster 5: urban project conception — Urban project / I05 / 17

Arena Bay poster 6: urban project conception — Urban project / II06 / 17

Arena Bay poster 7: architectural concept for the sports palace — Palais des Sports / Concept07 / 17

Arena Bay poster 8: structural and modular design — Envelope and structure08 / 17

Arena Bay poster 9: exterior sequence and landscape — Public realm and atmosphere09 / 17

Arena Bay poster 10: construction details — Construction details10 / 17

Arena Bay poster 11: architectural approach and systems — Architectural approach11 / 17

Arena Bay poster 12: architectural references and renderings — References and atmospheres12 / 17

Arena Bay poster 13: ground plan and facade — Plans and facades / I13 / 17

Arena Bay poster 14: circular plan and facade — Plans and facades / II14 / 17

Arena Bay poster 15: upper floor plans and facade — Plans and facades / III15 / 17

Arena Bay poster 16: roof plan and longitudinal section — Roof and longitudinal section16 / 17

Arena Bay poster 17: mass plan and architectural sections — Mass plan and sections17 / 17

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Graduation report

92 PAGES.
ONE COMPLETE
PROJECT.

The report documents the urban diagnosis, intervention strategy, urban composition, architectural concept, structure, envelope, plans, sections, and final visualizations.

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