Piscina Sempione
Piscina Sempione is a municipal sports facility located on via Gottardo in Turin, on an area of about 23,000 square metres owned by the City. Long in a state of disrepair and neglect, with unsafe buildings partly demolished, it is the focus of an urban regeneration project based on a public-private partnership for the construction of a new multi-purpose swimming and sports complex. [1][2]
State of the area and regeneration project
The area of the former Piscina Sempione has long been in a state of disrepair, to the point that demolition work has begun on the unsafe structures on the site. [2] To overcome this situation, the company Supera, part of the Spanish group Sidecu, submitted a project financing proposal to the City for the design, construction and management of a new swimming and sports complex in the area. The initial proposal dates back to September of the previous year; the City then opened, in November, a public call for any competing proposals, which closed in January with only Supera's own bid. [1][2]
The project presented in 2026
In November 2026 Supera presented to the City the technical and economic feasibility project and the documentation needed to proceed towards the final design and the tender for the works. The planned investment exceeds 20 million euros. [1][2] The new facility will include indoor and outdoor pools, fitness and wellness areas, multi-purpose courts and an underground car park, within the roughly 23,000-square-metre municipal area. [1][2] The proposal also provides for an agreement with the City of Turin to guarantee reduced-rate access to sports activities and to promote courses aimed in particular at families and the elderly. [2]
Institutional positions
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo described the operation as an example of how public-private partnership can create synergies to invest in the area and make use of disused sites, stressing the value of investing in sport for the wellbeing of the community. [1] The councillor for Sport, Domenico Carretta, said the project respects the facility's original purpose and represents an opportunity to overcome the area's state of disrepair and neglect, restoring a sporting function to the neighbourhood. [1]
Next steps
After the presentation of the project, the procedure calls for a technical and administrative review of the documents and, under legislative decree 38/2021, the convening of a decision-making conference of services for final approval. Only then can the tender for the works be launched, with the aim of starting construction by summer 2027. [1][2]
Sources
- Piscina Sempione a Torino, presentato il progetto da 20 milioni — ANSA Piemonte, 12 November 2026
- Progetto nuova Piscina Sempione, lavori prossima estate — Quotidiano Piemontese, 12 November 2026