Consultancy Services for the Masterplan of PAOK FC’s Training Center

The Consortis team, with highly skilled engineers from various specialties, provided consulting services for PAOK FC’s new training center masterplan. The scope of work included providing comprehensive and effective support throughout all phases, ranging from initial phase to legal compliance and successful implementation. All essential studies, technical solutions, and permits were integrated to deliver a modern, fully operational training center meeting the highest standards.

The Challenge

The construction of PAOK FC’s new training center in Thermi, Thessaloniki presented multifaceted challenges. The project’s complexity, stringent licensing requirements, and strict adherence to planning, spatial, environmental, and technical regulations necessitated the development of an exhaustive masterplan and supporting studies. These steps were essential to prevent delays, added costs, or project failure.

The Solution

Consortis delivered specialized consultancy services, resolving technical issues and aligning with the regulatory frameworks. The main steps taken were:

• Conducting thorough research with relevant authorities to secure permits and ensure legal operation of the football training facilities and associated uses.
• Creating a topographic diagram and supplying crucial information on existing elevations and local area characteristics to masterplan designers.
• Preparing a preliminary transportation study that addressed entry and exit points, parking arrangements, and internal roads within the site.
• Providing design guidelines for outdoor areas and building facilities, with an emphasis on specifications, minimum dimensional requirements, and bioclimatic design principles.
• Providing bioclimatic design through analysis of local climate data and offering tailored recommendations for optimal sunlight exposure and effective shading solutions.
• Presenting a detailed overview of legal requirements for active and passive fire protection systems.

Consulting on suitable electromechanical systems, determining optimal plant room sizing, and specifying substations to meet the facility’s energy requirements; supervising the removal of Public Power Corporation (PPC) pylons.

• Predicting adequate infrastructure, including swimming pools, heating, cooling, ventilation, charging stations for electric vehicles, tailored to operational needs.
• Reviewing the proposed construction model.
• Inquiring the septic tank installation and the implementation of a biological wastewater treatment system, accompanied by expert recommendations for efficient stormwater and sewage management.
• Supporting the environmental permitting process through comprehensive review of relevant legislation and identification of required approvals. 
• Continuously collaborating and communicating with stakeholders to coordinate and resolve technical and procedural issues, supervising all studies for compliance.

Benefits

The services delivered offered considerable advantages to the PAOK FC training center project, including:

• Improved operational efficiency in securing permits and necessary approvals.
• Mitigated potential for delays and errors throughout project processes.
• Facilitated the seamless incorporation of requirements into all studies by maintaining close coordination and effective stakeholder collaboration.
• Ensured full compliance with both legal and technical standards.

Consortis’ comprehensive proposals enabled an effective design process that resulted in exceptional safety, functionality, and environmental responsibility for a state-of-the-art training center built to rigorous standards.