The stadium’s identity is defined by its exposed load-bearing structure. A translucent ETFE and polycarbonate envelope wraps three stands, while the north is treated as an enclosed acoustic shell containing a single uninterrupted supporters’ sector. In the survey area, the stadium, the compact Svetice campus and the Borongaj transport hub form three distinct zones connected by plazas, planted areas and pedestrian routes.

In the third round, the jury eliminated projects that were well developed but generic, hermetic in their relationship with public space, insufficiently resolved in structural terms, financially demanding or unable to express the primary programme clearly.

A large proportion of the proposals offered a well-articulated but insufficiently specific response to the site and its legacy. A project that retained parts of the existing structure was considered particularly interesting, but this approach was not feasible because the structure had to be demolished due to identified structural deficiencies.