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The new Ice Palace is being built on Corso Tazzoli, characterised by the large FIAT Mirafiori complex, on a site where there was once an open-air ice skating rink. Capable of containing 3,000 spectators, after the Olympic event the indoor stadium will become the city's main ice skating rink. It will host both amateur activities and professional championships. Sports activities are located inside a large space that, on Corso Tazzoli, is characterised by the curved shape of the large rough brick wall that then goes beyond the building to mark the two areas/entrance squares: one provides access for the public, the other for the athletes, journalists, special guests... Following the historical examples of Torino in shape and material such as the Teatro Regio or Palazzo Carignano, the massive appearance of the curved wall suggests an architectural image in contrast with the industrial architecture opposite. Beyond the wall, towards the road, is a large glass wall foyer: the place where users cross one another, visible from the outside, in a dynamic continuum, the area of "lost steps", waiting periods, meetings, exhibitions, trophies. The sheet is located at a level of -4.50m, surrounded by straight seating tiers. This distribution favours the immediate comprehension of the space and passageways to follow inside the building. Other places reserved for VIPs, journalist or disabled persons are planned on two levels of balconies above the longitudinal seating tiers, accessible from the large glass wall foyer. Areas set aside for offices and sports associations, as well as a large bar/restaurant with a breathtaking view over the playing field are located on the same level. The roof structure is in painted laminated wooden beams and, on the two shorter sides, is supported by two large portals in reinforced concrete that, like theatrical prosceniums, frame the playing field, seating tiers and balconies, reinforcing in this way the idea of a group performance.