The stadium rises from the park as an undulating, almost organic ring whose planted roof flows across rounded edges and opens around a central oculus. A timber vertical structure and broad glazed zones create a warm, permeable façade, while concourses and ramps spiral between the landscape and the seating bowl. In the survey area, sports facilities are arranged as pavilions within a continuous green system, with a sunken athletics stadium, active roofs and public plazas linking Svetice with Borongaj.

For the second round, the jury established additional evaluation criteria. These included the urban concept, the quality and feasibility of the proposal, the integration of buildings and public spaces, and the organisational and formal qualities of the individual buildings, with particular emphasis on the stadium proposal.

Generic or overly expressive structures that strongly defined the stadium’s identity but presented significant challenges in terms of construction or cost were considered less appropriate to the programme and context. The same applied to high-maintenance materials and an excessive reliance on vegetation within the stadium.

The possibility of phased construction was also an important criterion for elimination, while the jury continued to recognise the architectural quality of the programme’s articulation.