这座可容纳22,500名观众的球场是新兴的市中心区的核心地标，其集群规划包括球队总部、训练基地及配套练习场地。它开创了美国职业足球大联盟（MLS）的全新模式——即摒弃传统的内向封闭式场馆设计，打造一个公共休闲场所，让全体圣路易斯市民能共同参与足球盛事。

1. 构建步行友好的城市空间‌，鼓励市民沉浸式体验圣路易斯悠久的足球文化。

2. 构筑顶尖的青训体系‌：助力俱乐部打造北美顶级足球学院与人才培养计划。

位于圣路易斯市中心西区的这片约10.3公顷的开发项目，其规划愿景源于俱乐部所有者团队——这支‌主要由女性控股‌的球队，将球场定位为激活区域发展复兴的‌催化剂，为市中心注入新的活力，引领城市未来的发展。

自2022年启用以来，该球场已成为圣路易斯市中心全年无休的活力中枢，持续吸引人流与资本涌入。首个运营年度即创造超1.68亿美元经济收益，其中18%来自区域外消费。劲量公园球场作为市政、社区和私人活动的举办地，为整个区域注入了新活力。仅2023赛季期间，这里就举办了超过200场私人活动。

自2019年美国职业足球大联盟（MLS）宣布扩军至圣路易斯以来，市中心西区的投资热潮持续高涨。该区域已吸纳近8.2亿美元投资，新核发300余份使用许可证，标志着这座球场对经济、文化及城市发展产生的广泛辐射效应。

改造空置的旧址

劲量公园球场通过城市活化开发在原高速出口匝道与废弃停车场的旧址上建造而成。这座露天球场正对着地标建筑“联合车站”（Union Station），坐落于市中心门户广场（Gateway Mall）的其中一端——这条贯穿圣路易斯市中心的绿色长廊及公共空间，将球场与著名的“圣路易弧形拱门”（Gateway Arch）及密西西比河沿岸景观完美串联。

与周边地形共融

圣路易斯城足球俱乐部的所有者团队与设计团队协作，共同制定了五大战略核心理念。从最初的概念规划到施工落地，这些核心理念始终指引着整个进程：

1. 有机融合：球场及其片区巧妙地融入社区肌理，实现区域无缝衔接。

2. 高效移动：通过创新基础设施与技术手段，优化人群流动效率。

3. 主场威势：打造声势磅礴、自豪感充沛的主场优势。

4. 训练整合：俱乐部所有者希望将球队总部、训练基地和场地以及青训营在市中心整合，由此构建以足球为核心的生态闭环。

5. 全时体验：以启发性建筑与公共空间激活社区，注入全天候活力。

这些战略核心理念为设计团队提供了清晰的框架，使其打造的球场不仅是圣路易斯城足球俱乐部的主场，更助力了圣路易斯市中心区的复兴与发展。

设计团队打造的球场看台使所有票价区的观众都能沉浸式观赛，既有狂热球迷俱乐部，也有多样化的贵宾设施。任意座位距离中央场地均在约36.6米之内。

主场优势

悬空式上层看台拉近了观众与场地中央的距离，陡峭的座位倾斜度则强化了声浪氛围。球迷区采用了更陡倾角设计，球门后方形成极具压迫感的"人墙"方阵，凸显主场优势。此类设计虽常见于其他联赛，却显著突破了美国职业足球大联盟（MLS）惯用的休闲型单一看台设计。

视野优化与景观融合

球场的南侧毗邻市中心门户广场（Gateway Mall），与其北部结构略有分离，采用非连续结构设计；这一设计选择不仅提升了贵宾席的视野，还为观赏“圣路易弧形拱门”（Gateway Arch）提供了更佳的视觉连通性。

此外，上层看台通道还有面向城景的饮品吧台区，让球迷能眺望比赛日的各种庆典活动。球迷们仿佛成为了更广阔城市风景的一部分，增强了观赛体验。

HOK与Snow Kreilich Architects建筑事务所联合设计，确保球场既能呼应又能彰显圣路易斯市的建筑风格。流畅的通透式设计最大化城市互动，过往行人能瞥见球场内部的活动。水平柱廊、开放式转角与纤细立柱构成了看台结构框架，共同构筑了这座球场的‌标志性设计语言‌。

轻盈优雅的约36.6米球场顶蓬与“圣路易弧形拱门”（Gateway Arch）的反射光线特征交相辉映；在为观众遮风避雨的同时，‌引入自然光线‌，并放大助威声浪。

简约却醒目的顶蓬营造出一种封闭感，将观众的视线聚焦在赛场‌，同时维系着球场与城市核心区之间的视觉联结，‌建立起一种明确的场所感‌。

渗透性设计策略得以最小化建筑高度，实现与周边建筑的尺度协调。内部开放式看台通道则确保了人流的高效通行与社交互动体验。

底层零售商铺与灵活的公共聚集空间，加强了球场与城市肌理的互动关联。社区广场在赛前、赛后激活周边区域。这些空间也用于承办外部活动，确保即使在没有赛事期间，劲量公园球场依然是城市中充满活力的组成部分。

突破传统球场利用场馆一到两面进行后勤布局的设计模式，设计团队打造的劲量公园球场摒弃了"后勤门"的概念。鉴于球场坐落于市中心核心区位，其四个转角均需保持活跃、可达的状态。因此团队设计了一条地下通道，用以容纳后勤服务系统。该通道入口邻近俱乐部训练基地，穿行至Market大街对面即可进入。这项创新的设计解决方案确保球场在每个方向均保持与周边区域的通达性和紧密连接。

圣路易斯城足球俱乐部致力于打造一种契合城市气质、令人难忘的高品质球迷体验。多元化的看台坐席选项、独特的社交空间、本土特色餐饮供应以及创新科技，使球迷在观赛的整个过程都能沉浸其中。

赛场实况实时相连

宽阔的开放式看台通道让球迷与赛场实时相连，清晰的标识系统让体育场内的导航更直观。

多元化看台座席配置

从最低票价到俱乐部专区、吧台观赛席、场边包厢及套房空间，各种看台坐席给球迷带来全景观赛体验。尊享俱乐部（ULTRA Club）俯瞰Market大街，具备双重功能：比赛期间作为观赛主场，非比赛日转换为可饱览城市全景的活动举办空间。此外另设了Moneta绿茵俱乐部、Together信用合作社（Together Credit Union）俱乐部，以及开放式观景露台，共同构筑了多元化的观赛体验。

本地特色餐饮

劲量公园球场的餐饮供应呈现了圣路易斯美食的精髓。该球场与圣路易斯市本地的主厨、James Beard奖获得者——Gerard Craft合作定制菜单。Craft主厨及其他的餐饮合作伙伴都参与了设计过程——有效优化了厨房布局与工作动线；在提升运营效率的同时增强了球迷的体验。

体育场采用双面特许经营的形式，让球迷可以快速买到自己喜欢的商品。精心挑选的特许经营商和供应商为圣路易斯的许多知名餐馆提供服务，让球迷们真正感受到这座城市的味道。对于赛前或赛中欲小酌社交的观众，"Hellcat"精酿酒馆则供应多款本地精酿啤酒。

创新科技

劲量公园球场运用前沿科技升级球迷体验。球场配备震撼视效的全景智能播映系统，技术创新还远不止于此。

电子支付系统为球迷实现全程畅行体验。球场还提供电子票务、CITY应用程序内实时赛况推送，以及优化球场进出流线效率的智能寻路导航系统。球迷还可使用三个即取即走的商店与自助结账终端，有效规避传统排队场景。

CITY应用程序提供移动点餐服务，使该球场成为首批搭载此便捷功能的体育场馆。

后台运营方面，一个光纤网络联通球场、俱乐部总部、训练设施、球队商店以及训练场地。该全域互联系统保障高效运维，并为未来技术升级奠定智能化基础。

圣路易斯市更公平互联的未来

球场距轻轨站不到两个街区，毗邻多条公交线路，有力促进公共交通出行。劲量公园球场连接现有及规划中的步行道与自行车道系统，倡导健康出行理念，确保社区所有人都能便捷抵达球场。

球场按零废弃标准设计，整合了多项可持续技术特征：100%再生结构钢材、LED照明系统、低流量水流装置以及高效建筑智能控制系统。本土原生植被景观复刻前城市化时期的生态系统。球场的雨水管理系统将顶蓬雨水导流至地下蓄水池，促进了水资源的保护。

纪念所在地的历史

劲量公园球场的所在地为历史街区Mill Creek Valley（当时的非洲裔美国人社区）的旧址。球场的西南广场设有东圣路易斯市本土艺术家Damon Davis的永久性艺术装置，以此纪念这里的历史。20世纪50年代，约20,000名以非洲裔为主的居民被迫迁离，同时被拆除的还有5,000所住宅、商铺、学校和教堂。

该艺术装置周边景观按历史街区地块边界布局，纪念碑上刻着原有建筑的原址信息。它既映射了城市历史剖面，也缔造更包容的未来，确保球场认知并尊重这里复杂的历史轨迹。

Energizer Park is the largest urban professional sports campus in the United States. CITY SC is the only MLS club with all team facilities consolidated in one central downtown location. This strategic decision has two main benefits:

1. It creates a pedestrian-centric design that encourages St. Louisans to celebrate and participate in the city's storied soccer culture.

2. It supports the team's ambition to create North America's premier soccer academy and development system.

The vision for the 25.5-acre development, located in St. Louis' Downtown West District, was driven by team ownership. The majority women-owned team envisioned the stadium as a catalyst for broader district development to reenergize downtown and guide it into the future.

Since opening in 2022, the stadium development has become a hub of activity for downtown St. Louis, drawing people and investment to the area year-round. In the stadium's inaugural year, it generated more than $168 million in economic impact, with more than 18% coming from outside the region. It serves as a destination for civic, community and private events, breathing new life into the district. In the 2023 season, the stadium hosted more than 200 private events.

Transforming a Vacant Site

Energizer Park was built as an urban infill on a formerly vacant site that was once a freeway off-ramp and parking lot. The open-air stadium sits across the street from the iconic Union Station and at the end of the Gateway Mall, a strip of green and public spaces linking the venue to the iconic Gateway Arch and Mississippi River.

Integrating With the Surrounding Landscape

East-west sightlines throughout the stadium capture views of downtown and provide visual connectivity. Unlike most MLS venues, the stadium has two concourse levels to accommodate a 20-foot grade change across the site. The design uses the site topography to its advantage, with the pitch sitting 40 feet below street level. This reinforces the pedestrian-friendly scale of the building and complements existing development in downtown.

1. Connection: The stadium and district should be artfully integrated and connected to the neighborhood's fabric.

2. Mobility: The design should move people efficiently using creative infrastructure and technology.

3. Sport: The stadium should create a loud, proud home-field advantage.

4. Training: Ownership wanted to bring the team headquarters, practice fields and a development academy to the city. This facilitates a soccer-centric culture.

5. Experience: The inspiring architecture and public spaces should bring 24/7/365 vitality to the neighborhood.

These strategic pillars provided a clear framework for the design team to create a stadium that would not only serve as a home for the team but also contribute to the revitalization of downtown St. Louis.

The team designed the seating bowl to provide fans with an intimate experience at every price point, from the fanatical supporters' club to diverse premium amenities. No seat is more than 120 feet from the pitch.

Home-Field Advantage

An overhanging upper seating bowl brings fans closer to the field, while a steep seating rake heightens the atmosphere. The supporters' section features an even steeper rake, creating an intimidating wall of fans behind the goal that adds to the home-field advantage. These decisions, while common in other leagues, mark a significant shift away from the relaxed, single-bowl designs common across MLS.

Enhancing Views and Visual Connectivity

The southern part of the stadium that sits closest to the Gateway Mall is slightly detached from the venue's northern structure. This design choice enhances views from premium seats while providing greater visual connectivity to the Gateway Arch.

The upper concourse also features a drink rail facing the city, encouraging fans to look out toward game-day festivities.  Fans feel like they're part of the larger cityscape.

HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects collaborated on the design to ensure the stadium would complement and celebrate St. Louis' architectural character. The sleek, transparent design maximizes engagement with the city, allowing passersby to glimpse the action inside. A flat portico, open corners and slender columns frame the seating bowl, defining the stadium's distinctive design.

A visually light and elegant 120-foot canopy mirrors the Gateway Arch's reflective nature, sheltering fans from the weather, allowing daylight to seep in and amplifying fan noise.

This simple yet striking canopy creates a sense of enclosure that focuses attention on the field while keeping the stadium connected to the urban core, establishing a definitive sense of place.

The permeable design minimizes the stadium's height so that it relates to surrounding buildings. Inside, open concourses allow for easy movement and social interaction.

Ground-level retail and flexible public gathering spaces enhance the stadium's engagement with the urban fabric. Community plazas transform the area before and after games. They also are used for outside events, ensuring that Energizer Park remains a vibrant part of the city even when there are no matches being played.

While most stadiums use one or two sides of their venue for operations, the team designed Energizer Park without a "back door." Due to the stadium's prominent downtown site, all four corners needed to be active and accessible. The design includes an underground tunnel to accommodate back-of-house services. The tunnel is accessible near the club's training facility across Market Street. This innovative solution ensures that the stadium maintains its permeability and connection to the surrounding area on all sides.

The owners were committed to creating a fan experience that was memorable, elevated and authentic to the city. Diverse seating products, unique gathering spaces, local food and beverage offerings and innovative technology engage fans in every part of their journey.

Staying Connected to the Action

Wide, open-air concourses help fans stay connected to the action on the field. Clear signage makes navigating the stadium an intuitive experience.

Diverse Seating Options

A variety of seating options, from general admission to club, drink rail, pitch boxes and suite spaces, give fans a multitude of experiences. The ULTRA Club sits on Market Street and serves a dual function, transforming into an indoor event space beyond game day with floor-to-ceiling windows offering expansive city views. The Moneta Pitch Club, Together Credit Union Club and open-air CITY View Terraces provide additional options. 

Local Food and Beverage

Energizer Park's food and beverage options showcase the best of St. Louis cuisine. The stadium partnered with St. Louis-based and James Beard award-winning chef Gerard Craft to curate the menu. Craft and other culinary partners were involved in the design process, which helped optimize layouts and workflows to increase efficiency and enhance the fan experience.

The stadium features a two-sided concession format, which allows fans to access their favorite items quickly. Hand-picked concessionaires and vendors celebrate many of St. Louis' beloved restaurants, giving fans a true taste of the city. For those looking to grab a beer and socialize before or during the game, the "Hellcat" brew pub offers a variety of local craft beers.

Innovative Technology

Energizer Park incorporates cutting-edge technology to enhance the fan experience. The stadium features high-impact, thoughtfully integrated video boards, but the technological innovations extend far beyond that.

The cashless stadium facilitates a frictionless journey for fans. Mobile ticketing, in-game updates via the CITY app and advanced wayfinding systems streamline entry and exit processes. Fans can also take advantage of three grab-and-go markets and self-checkout units to bypass traditional lines.

The CITY app offers mobile ordering, making the stadium one of the first to adopt this convenient feature.

Behind the scenes, a fiber network connects the stadium, headquarters, training facility, team store and practice field. This interconnected systems ensures smooth operations and lays the foundation for future technological advancements.

A More Connected and Equitable Future for St. Louis

The stadium's location, within two blocks of a Metrolink Station and several bus lines, encourages public transit use. Energizer Park also connects to current and planned pedestrian and cycling pathways to promote wellness and make the venue easily reachable for all members of the community.

Designed as a zero-waste venue, the stadium incorporates sustainable features including 100% recycled structural steel, LED lighting, low-flow water fixtures and a highly efficient building control system. Native landscaping echoes the pre-urban ecosystem. An on-site rainwater management system directs rainwater from canopies to an underground cistern, promoting water conservation.

Honoring the Site's History

The stadium's site is the former Mill Creek Valley neighborhood. Energizer Park's southwest plaza features a permanent art installation by East St. Louis native Damon Davis, honoring the site's history. In the 1950s, approximately 20,000 predominantly Black residents were displaced, along with 5,000 homes, businesses, schools and churches.

Landscaping around the installation matches past plot lines with plaques displaying addresses of former buildings. The exhibition reflects the city's past while building a more inclusive future, ensuring the stadium acknowledges and respects the area's complex history.