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Sporting Prowess

We have been a proud player in global sports

development for over four decades, helping clients enrich
communities and electrify audiences with striking and
sustainable venues.
At WSP, we have a long history supporting the creation of diverse sports facilities for
a rich array of clients. Our record covers everything from national stadia to school
swimming pools, multipurpose arenas to specialist facilities, in a portfolio spanning the
world.
We bring a global skill set, passion for beautiful buildings and matchless experience to
every project, working with architects, owners, councils and developers to create iconic
and cost-effective structures that reward both users and operators.
With an intimate understanding of international sports dynamics and creative and
flexible teams, we tailor global best practice to meet the needs of every project.
Whatever the sport, and wherever the venue, our experts know how to boost building
performance and enhance spectator experience.

01. STADIA 05. EQUESTRIAN CENTRES 09. REGENERATION SCHEMES

Mercedes Benz Stadium Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre Perth Arena
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02. AQUATICS CENTRES 06. SPORTS ACCOMMODATION 10. EDUCATION FACILITIES

Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics Centre Commonwealth Games New York University, Abu Dhabi
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03. VELODROMES 07. SPORTS CENTRES 11. TRAINING GROUNDS

Hong Kong Velodrome Cockburn Regional Physical Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
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04. TENNIS CLUBS 08. MULTIPURPOSE ARENAS 12. REFURBISHMENTS AND EXPANSIONS
Melbourne Park Redevelopment Eas- Yas Arena BC Place Stadium
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Community
Icons
Sports venues should
bring communities together,
fostering local identity and
pride.
Sports arenas have the power to light up a city’s skyline, put a region on the map and
bring together all parts of a diverse community. Getting people into pools and onto
running tracks, they quite literally boost the health and vitality of a neighbourhood.
But juggling local needs and sensitivities with the intense pressures of the international
sports world can be a challenge.
At WSP we understand that all sports venues, from Olympic stadia to community
swimming pools, must enrich the lives of those around them. We know how to respect
the heritage of much-loved buildings, while keeping them relevant; how to create
world-class facilities for schoolchildren and professional athletes alike; and how to
minimise disruption during construction – making sure these crucial spaces stay in play
for those who need them most.
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BC Place
Stadium
Breathing new life into
a city landmark

LOCATION Part of the fabric of British Columbia,

Vancouver, Canada Vancouver’s 55,000-seat BC Place
CLIENT
Stadium hosts hundreds of events each
BC Pavilion Corporation year, including sports, concerts, trade
shows, and conventions. The stadium
ARCHITECT
Stantec
opened in 1983 as Canada’s first domed
stadium, covered by the world’s largest
CAPACITY
air-supported dome roof. 25 years later, it
55,000
became clear a revitalisation was needed,
HOME OF both to renew the stadium’s place as a
BC Lions Vancouver icon and make it a worthy host
SERVICES of the opening and closing ceremonies of
Base building structures, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
mechanical and electrical
services As lead consultant, we worked with roof
designer Geiger Engineers to produce
STATUS
an integrated design for the upgraded
Completed in 2011
stadium, covering all engineering
disciplines. The award-winning project
was completed in two phases, starting
with the interior upgrades to public
spaces within the stadium, and as many
structural upgrades as possible prior to the
Olympics. In the second phase, the roof
was replaced and the entrances and back-
of-house areas revamped.
The stadium now enjoys enhanced
amenities, including field, seating, audio-
visual systems, acoustics, illumination and
ventilation. Its cable truss retractable roof
transforms the building into an open-
air sports venue when needed, while an
integrated network of energy-efficient,
digitally controlled architectural lighting
illuminates the stadium on command,
animating the city’s skyline. An innovative
and holistic design approach has breathed
new life into the stadium, transforming
it into a world-class, modern facility
and cementing its place as a Vancouver
landmark.
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New York University,

Abu Dhabi
Keeping students on track with
a stunning sports centre

LOCATION New York University in Abu Dhabi is centre, including an Olympic-size

Abu Dhabi, UAE a new arts and science college, fully swimming pool, gym and 200m running
CLIENT integrated into a major research track. Outside, students benefit from
Tamkeen Abu Dhabi LLC floodlit football fields, tennis and
university. Designed by Rafael Viñoly
volleyball courts and a 400m synthetic
ARCHITECT Architects, the campus accommodates
Rafael Viñoly Architects running track with grandstand for 3,000
2,600 students with expansive academic
spectators.
SERVICES space and accommodation – plus
Building services, infrastructure impressive indoor and outdoor sports The air-conditioning design of the indoor
design, site supervision facilities. gymnasium posed a particular challenge
STATUS due to the facility’s range of uses and
The project was procured on a design and
Completed in 2014 removable seating, as well as the need to
build basis. We provided building services,
comply with international badminton’s
infrastructure design and site supervision
rules on air velocity. Our solution was to
for the project.
use high induction radial outlet diffusers
An integral part of the university is an with a vertical central core to make sure
indoor, 21,500m sports and recreation that air flow penetrates to ground level.
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Holy Al-Najaf Stadium

A cool, latticed haven in the desert

LOCATION The 30,000-seat soccer stadium is located sacred Imam Ali Mosque in the heart of
Najaf, Iraq at Najaf, approximately 100 miles south the city.
CLIENT
of Baghdad. It features two 1,000-seat Our services included MEP and fire
Government of Iraq training fields with related structures, protection engineering, with an emphasis
remote practice field lockers, storage,
ARCHITECT on sustainable design solutions. One
HOK concessions, ticket buildings and guard example is the facility’s passive cooling
houses.
CAPACITY towers, included to keep the stadium
30,000 Unlike the oval-shaped Basra and Al- concourse comfortable despite the region’s
Mina’a stadia, Al-Najaf has an unusual high temperatures. We also provided
HOME OF
Najaf FC square exterior, detailed with Islamic- sports lighting design.
influenced latticework reminiscent of the
SERVICES
Building services, fire protection,
sports lighting design
STATUS
Completed in 2018
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TD Place
Stadium
A Novel Stadium in
the Heart of a Major
Revitalization Project

LOCATION Lansdowne Park, a 48-acre site located in well as 318 wheelchair accessible spaces,
Ottawa, Canada the heart of a thriving Ottawa residential 26 corporate boxes, four locker rooms
CLIENT community, was a sports, exhibition, and and FieldTurf field surface. TD Place is
City of Ottawa entertainment centre owned by the City. designed to accommodate professional,
ARCHITECT
The City wanted to revitalize the site university and community sports. It is
Cannon Design and better integrate it within Ottawa’s home of the Ottawa Redblacks from the
overall social fabric. The redevelopment Canadian Football League and the Ottawa
CAPACITY
project encompassed the rehabilitation Fury FC from the North American Soccer
24,000
of the football stadium (with stands on League.
HOME OF the North and South sides), a refurbished
Ottawa Redblacks and Ottawa When it hosted its first football game on
9,862 seat arena, two residential towers,
Fury FC July 18, 2014, it was clear that TD Place
a civic centre, a 360,000 sq. ft. retail and
SERVICES entertainment district, an office tower, an Stadium had made, and would continue to
Structural Engineering underground parking and a public park. make, a lasting impact on the community.
STATUS This led to the creation of a sports, retail The venue brings people together through
Completed in 2014 and entertainment destination in the core the enjoyment of sport, concerts and other
of the city that combines modern facilities, major events.
heritage buildings and green space. Since the project’s inception, the stadium
The redeveloped iconic TD Place Stadium was envisaged as an exuberant entity that
was visualized as a ‘stadium within a park’ would dynamically integrate with the
that would be open to the public during park, rather than being a static monument
non-sporting events and would reflect in isolation from its immediate context.
Ottawa’s rich history as a timber town. The veil takes its cues from the landscape,
The stadium has a 24,000-seat capacity, as rising organically from an engineered
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berm and curving over the grandstands to To promote water shedding, we made The curved frames were shaped through
provide shelter and shading for spectators sure that all surfaces were sloped, we bending processes to create the sinuous,
and pedestrians. The veil is also open in provided detailing of connections to contoured appearance of the veil. Our
some areas, connecting visitors with the allow for drainage, and developed a structural engineers considered the
natural environment. structural system that enables individual stability of structural systems and the
The most striking feature of the design is part replacement. All of these aspects development of architecturally appealing
a sinuous $7.5M “veil’ of glued laminated were incorporated to prevent water from connection details to enhance the
Alaskan yellow cedar rising up from the ponding. WSP and partners established appearance of the wood structure.
back of the new south stands and curling design criteria and regularly reviewed Our work also comprised the retrofitting
over the top, creating a flowing system of it to ensure that it was consistently met and modifications of the North Stands to
enclosure and roofing. This innovative use throughout the project. incorporate a new elevator and stair shaft,
of wood creates an iconic image for the Accounting for weather was one of the as well as modification and addition of
new stadium complex, setting it apart as project’s main challenges. Alaskan yellow ramps on the East side. The rehabilitation
a unique landmark, connecting it to the cedar glulam was selected as it is one also included the massive steel girders that
surrounding natural environment. of the hardest known softwoods in the supported the roof over those stands. One
WSP’s services included the structural world, and it is naturally durable. It is also of the biggest challenges was that no one
design of the new South Stands using a resistant to rot and decay and does not has had access to the inside of the steel box
hybrid framing system (concrete is used require chemical treatment. Without any girders since the north stands were built.
for the lower bowl and steel for the upper finish, the material is left to age naturally, This implied that we needed to take extra
bowl), the design of the veil structure developing a beautiful silvery sheen. This care when planning the rehabilitation of
comprised of glued laminated timber material choice was important to protect the girders and modification of the roof
curved frames, aluminium secondary the structure from the natural elements making sure it can deal with the amount
members and ETFE foil roof covering. and ensure its longevity. of snowfall in Ottawa.
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Citi Field
Intimate atmosphere for
a retro baseball stadium

LOCATION Citi Field in New York City’s borough for our team, calling for piles to support
New York, USA of Queens is home to the New York not only the superstructure but also
CLIENT Mets baseball team. The award-winning, the ground-level floor slab and plaza
Queens Ballpark Company 45,000-capacity stadium includes a area. It also increased seismic risk to
restaurant with fieldview seating, a New the complex, while the need for open
ARCHITECT
Populous York Mets interactive museum and a Hall concourses restricted use of steel bracing.
of Fame. We overcame this by using powerful
CAPACITY
concrete shear walls around the stair
45,000 We were the structural engineer for towers to provide additional support
HOME OF this word-class facility, which uses large and incorporating special concentrically
New York Mets baseball team cantilevers to create a vertically stacked braced frames.
SERVICES seating arrangement, offering improved
The project was delivered in 36 months,
Structural, BIM sightlines and an intimate, close-to-the-
action feeling. The architecture is based in time for the Mets’ April 2009 home
STATUS opener, a timeline requiring extremely
Completed in 2009 on Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn
close coordination across the design team.
Dodgers until the 1950s.
We used building information modelling
To achieve the stadium’s ‘retro’ look, most (BIM) to coordinate the stadium’s
of the support steel was left exposed. The structural and architectural design.
seating bowl, stairs and field walls are
The project won the American Council of
made from pre-cast concrete.
Engineering Companies’ Diamond Award
The site’s poor soil presented a challenge for Engineering Excellence in 2009.
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Allianz Arena
Efficient access to a world–class stadium

LOCATION The Allianz Arena is home to the world- To allow for intersection-free traffic, both
Munich, Germany famous football club Bayern Munich carriageways were vertically offset.
CLIENT and hosted six of the 2006 FIFA World Several other constructions, primarily
Baureferat der Landeshauptstadt Cup matches in Germany. With a seating bridges, were designed to ensure
München capacity of 75,024, its car park can hold up intersection-free traffic across the site
ARCHITECT to 11,000 cars and 350 buses. such as a 30m footbridge, built over the
Schultz-Brauns & Reinhart Ar- main road, allowing pedestrians to easily
chitekten GmbH (design consul- We were appointed to develop key
reach the three car parks. In addition, all
tant for bridges) infrastructure designs for the project
the bridges on site have been designed to
CAPACITY
including the planning of several bridges
complement each other with recurring
75,000 to ensure the smooth flowing of traffic. We
design features.
HOME OF
were also responsible for the construction
management for the entire infrastructure A flyover over the A9, A99 feeder road and
FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860
München improvement. Heisenberg- Allee ensured unobstructed
access for emergency vehicles and to
SERVICES In addition, a multi-lane road was ensure minimum motorway closure
Civil, structural, construction constructed between the junctions of the
management, HSE
during its construction we developed
A9 and A99 motorways to connect the a modular construction system for the
STATUS
stadium with the multi-storey car park. superstructure.
Completed in 2005
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Stamford
Bridge
A new, expanded
stadium within historic
site boundaries

LOCATION Stamford Bridge has been home to Chelsea

London, UK Football Club since 1905. The owner
has submitted a planning application to
CLIENT
Fordstam Ltd construct a new, larger stadium on its
historic Stamford Bridge site in London,
ARCHITECT
UK. The expansion will increase the
Herzog & de Meuron
stadium’s capacity to approximately
CAPACITY 60,000. Plans for the new venue also
60,000 include upgrading the football-related
HOME OF facilities, including the museum and
Chelsea FC megastore, in addition to providing
SERVICES improved stadium access.
Structural, geotechnical, rail sys-
Our team provided structural engineering
tems, traffic and transportation,
BREEAM advice, below-ground
for the planning application working with
drainage, vertical transportation, schlaich bergermann partner, the world-
waste management leading roof specialist. We also provided
civil engineering, transportation and
STATUS
Ongoing environmental services.
A key challenge is to increase capacity
within the confines of the current site,
making maximum use of the space.
Solutions include building a basement
across the majority of the site and
removing the existing hotels and a fitness
club. Concrete decks over the Network
Rail line to the east of the site and London
Underground land to the north will
create further space for the stadium and
pedestrian egress.
The stadium will have five levels above
ground and an extensive basement. It
will feature a three-tier bowl which,
along with the concourse areas, will be
constructed in concrete. A steel roof clad
on the underside extends inwards from
the edge of the seating bowl. The pitch is
lowered by approximately 5m compared
to the existing level, to limit the overall
height of the stadium and create space for
the additional crowd capacity.
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Cockburn Regional Physical

Activity & Education Centre
State-of-the-art facilities for the whole community

LOCATION The City of Cockburn is partnering with We are providing mechanical services
Perth, Australia the Fremantle Dockers AFL Football engineering for the project, with the
CLIENT Club and Curtin University to deliver an original design including a central
City of Cockburn AUS$109m, world-class sporting centre, chilled and heating water system, linked
the largest of its kind ever undertaken in to deep aquifer geothermal to provide
ARCHITECT
Sandover Pinder, dwp|suters Western Australia. Facilities will include environmentally friendly heating for the
outdoor and indoor pools, water slides and pools. In such a large, mixed-use centre, it
HOME OF
is crucial that all mechanical installations
The Fremantle Dockers an AFL football ground, plus community
operate costeffectively and efficiently
SERVICES meeting spaces, a six-court stadium and
whilst maintaining the comfort of the
Mechanical services learning facilities for local sports science
building’s users.
STATUS
students. The site is set to be the new
Completed in 2017 home for the Fremantle Dockers AFL Our approach has been to collaborate
team. closely with all stakeholders in the large
design team and diverse client user groups.
The client’s challenge was to create a To achieve this, we have held a number
landmark building that offers state-of- of workshops tackling some of the more
the-art facilities to the community with design-intensive elements of the building’s
minimal environmental impact. mechanical services.
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Meridian LOCATION The Meridian Centre is a new sports and

St Catharines, Canada entertainment facility for the Ontario

Centre
CLIENT City of St Catharines and home to the
Ball Construction and Rankin Niagara IceDogs ice hockey team. It was
Construction designed and built by the Ball-Rankin
ARCHITECT
construction team, which included WSP

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CAPACITY
and Architecture 49. The facility, part of
a wider revitalisation of downtown St

for downtown 5,000 Catharines, includes a U-shaped bowl with

over 5,000 fixed seats and a threelevel
Revitalization
HOME OF
scheme with event, concourse and suite
Niagara IceDogs ice hockey team
levels.
SERVICES
Structural, building services
STATUS
Completed in 2014
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Ryan Fieldhouse
and Walter
Athletics Center
A new state-of-the-art athletic
complex overlooking Lake Michigan

LOCATION The multipurpose Ryan Fieldhouse

Evanston, IL, USA and Walter Athletics Center, a
ARCHITECT 420,000-square-foot building in Evanston,
Perkins + Will, HOK Illinois, will serve as the practice facility
HOME OF
for the Northwestern University’s football,
Northwestern University Wildcats basketball and soccer teams. It houses a
full-sized football practice field, two sports
SERVICES
performance facilities, three basketball
Structural Engineering
courts, locker rooms and offices for the
STATUS
university athletic department.
Completed in 2017
WSP worked with Perkins + Will, the
lead architect, to provide structural
engineering design services on behalf of
Northwestern University. WSP delivered
an efficient and unique design that met
the aesthetic goals and requirements
of the architect. We provided a lot of
coordination services and assisted the rest
of the design and construction team to
meet the very fast construction schedule.
The $180 million project uses a dozen
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246-foot-long box tube arches over the place and connected to the rafters. The football field created the opportunity
field to create a functional and beautiful sequence to install the arches required six to install the two basketball courts and
space. The lakeside face of the football field sequences and took an entire day—and other recreational athletic facilities in the
has a 42-foot wall of glass laterally braced had to be carefully coordinated with the basement.
back to the arches and kinked arm braces prevailing winds off the lake. There was extensive collaboration
supporting the edge of the roof.The tall Efficiently designing and constructing between WSP and the architect on the
glass walls provide an amazing view of long-span structures demanded some fully exposed roof connections to achieve
the lakefront from inside the building and creative solutions. The field was raised off the aesthetic requirements set by the
show off the facilities from the outside. the ground floor to allow space between architect and the owner. We worked
Each of the box tube arches is formed the beach and the building face for vehicle very closely with the steel fabricator and
from 20-by-36-inch curved box tubes of traffic. This required the north side of the connection engineer to optimize and
varying wall thicknesses. The profiles of arch to be supported on a cantilevered simplify the roof beam connections and
the arches were carefully planned to fit the support beam. arch connections.
sports requirements and stay within the We had a very small site for what the The building was honoured by the
strict roof height requirements of the City program demanded, and that required us Structural Engineer Association of Illinois
of Evanston. to elevate the football field to the second with a 2018 Structural Engineering
The arch erection involved a complex floor of the complex, then cantilever the Award, winning the Best Project Award
process that began with the prefabrication support for the north side of the field. for a project valued over $150 million.
of two parallel segments of the six arches We also had to do it within a very fast The building’s seawall, designed by
installed into the building. The horizontal construction schedule to provide early the SmithGroup JJR, won a Concrete
beams segments were then lifted into occupancy of the football field. The raised International Decorative Concrete Award.
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Pan Am /
Parapan Am
Aquatics
Centre
A green swimming centre
nestled in the ground

LOCATION The Pan Am / Parapan Am Aquatics

Toronto, Canada Centre and Field House on the
CLIENT
University of Toronto’s Scarborough
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. Campus was a key venue for the 2015
Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, with a
ARCHITECT
Norr
6000-capacity main competition pool.
The complex includes two 10-lane, 52m
CAPACITY
international competition pools and a
6,000
5.5m-deep diving tank, plus an indoor
SERVICES recreational track, fitness facilities and a
Structural, green building and field house for training and competition.
energy services, building envelope The complex will now serve as a national
consulting
high-performance aquatics and athletics
STATUS facility and will house the Canadian Sport
Completed in 2014 Institute of Ontario (CSIO), a world-
leading sports research facility.
We provided structural engineering
services, green building and energy
services, and building envelope design and
construction review for the project.
The building is depressed approximately
eight metres into the ground, enabling its
high volume spaces to be accommodated
without overpowering the surrounding
area. The foundations are made from
cast-in-place concrete with a structural
steel superstructure. Long span roofs are
framed with structural steel trusses and
beams, and the floors with concrete on
steel deck, supported by composite steel
beams. The competition and training pools
are prefabricated.
Using energy modelling and design
feedback, we helped the project’s sponsors
achieve an ambitious energy target. Green
roofs cover around 60% of the structure’s
roof area. We also carried out daylight
simulation to support strategies for
controlling glare within the competition
spaces.
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World-class
Experiences
Good design is the first step
in giving fans and athletes
the time of their lives.
Sports events are special. They are times of excitement and tension, highs and lows,
moments that make and break careers and are retold for generations.
The buildings where they happen are special too. Giving spectators and players
outstanding experiences depends on inspiring, comfortable and reliable structures.
At WSP, we know that the venue and the action are intimately entwined.
We are experts in creating sports facilities that deliver every time, whether we’re
enhancing views of the pitch, using specialist lighting to impress the crowds or
engineering retractable roofs that let play continue whatever the weather. So when
that goal is scored, or finishing line reached, everyone can be in on the action.
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Yas Bay and

Yas Arena
A waterfront destination
and a multipurpose venue

LOCATION Yas Bay is a new waterfront destination

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi development located on the southern
CLIENT
part of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. It will
MIRAL be one the UAE’s most iconic and vibrant
waterfront destinations offering a broad
ARCHITECT
HOK, HKS, Pascall+Watson array of entertainment options including
restaurants, hotels and a state-of-the-art
SERVICES
multipurpose arena. The destination will
Multidisciplinary engineering
services
include a waterfront promenade and a pier
with more than 50 cafés and restaurants,
STATUS
20 retail outlets, a cinema, a beach club,
Ongoing
and two hotels.
Yas Bay will also include Abu Dhabi’s
first multipurpose arena designed to
expand from an intimate 500-seat theatre
to an 18,000-spectator venue. This will
enable hosting of diverse sports and
entertainment events and will position
Yas Arena as one of the most adaptable
arenas in the world. Additional retail
space near the arena stretching down
the promenade will enable a vibrant
atmosphere throughout the year.
WSP’s role as Design Lead Consultant
includes all architectural and engineering
services, most of which are provided
through WSP’s local offices in Abu
Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah. WSP and
its partners are providing a total of 21
technical engineering services, working
in partnership with international
architects HOK (arena) and HKS (hotel),
as well as local Architects of Record,
Pascall+Watson. WSP will also be the
Supervisory Consultant during the
construction phase.
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Al Shaqab
Equestrian Centre
Shielding spectators from the Arabian
climate with a spectacular roof

LOCATION Al Shaqab, Qatar Foundation’s equestrian entity shielding the activities below
Doha, Qatar complex in Doha, is the region’s leading from the harsh Arabian climate. We
CLIENT
equine education resource centre. We completed the design in just six months,
Qatar Foundation provided civil and structural engineering, a challenging time-scale dictated by
building services and infrastructure the need to be ready for the 2006 Asian
ARCHITECT
Leigh & Orange Architects design for the award-winning project, Games.
which includes a performance arena,
SERVICES The roof profile is curved in two
equestrian club, riding school, mosque,
Structural, civil, building services, directions, with clear spans of up to 120
infrastructure design
museum, veterinary hospital, stable
facilities and Royal accommodation. The metres, and supported on steel trusses
STATUS of triangular cross section. As it has no
centrepiece of the 980,000m 2 complex
Completed in 2006
is the International Equestrian Arena, a movement joints, our engineers had to find
combined indoor and outdoor competition a way to reduce the locked-in forces caused
facility capable of hosting Olympic- by the large temperature range. We also
standard events. carried out a wind tunnel aerodynamic
We delivered the structural design for stability study to minimise vibration risk.
the internal arena’s clam-shaped steel In addition, the roof supports the high-
roof. Our visually strong and simple intensity performance lighting within the
solution provides a clear expression of the envelope instead of conventional high-
350m-long roof as an all-encompassing mast configuration.
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Hong Kong
Jockey Club
An enhanced experience for
race-goers

LOCATION Founded in 1884, the Hong Kong Jockey arrangement to provide the engineering
Hong Kong Club is one of the oldest institutions design of the building services. This
CLIENT in Hong Kong. It recently upgraded included surveying the condition of
The Hong Kong Jockey Club the grandstand facilities of its two the MEP infrastructure, modernising
racecourses, Happy Valley and Shatin, to the lifts, upgrading the air conditioning
ARCHITECT
Aedas create more interactive, brighter and more infrastructure, implementing fire safety
stylish facilities for the punters. These improvements and developing energy
SERVICES
management and sustainability design
Building services included modernised public and members
initiatives. In addition we introduced a
STATUS
betting halls, new coffee shops and private
Horse Trakus system. This offers a tracking
Completed in 2014 boxes. The air-conditioning was also
system which determines the exact
upgraded at both racecourses.
location of each horse throughout a race to
We were employed in a partnership improve the race viewing experience.
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Mercedes-Benz
Stadium
Trailblazing lighting design to
boost flexibility, performance
and fun

LOCATION
Atlanta, USA
CLIENT
Arthur M Blank Group Sports and
Entertainment Group
ARCHITECT
HOK
CAPACITY
70,000
HOME OF
Atlanta Falcons American Football
team
SERVICES
Building services, specialist
lighting design, sustainable
design consultancy
STATUS
Completed in 2017

The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the new

Georgia home of the Atlanta Falcons
American football team and Atlanta
United soccer club. The multipurpose
stadium has an eight-panel retractable
roof, resembling a camera oculus,
responding to the Atlanta Falcons’ desire
to play outdoors except in the most
extreme weather. The stadium was built
with an eye to hosting a future Super
Bowl and seats around 70,000 people,
with 180 luxury suites and 7,500 club
seats.
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Our team provided building services, including for sports lighting, an unusual
specialist lighting design and step for a facility of this size. This
sustainability consultancy. Our goal was gives the owners ultimate flexibility,
to create a reliable and efficient building, while significantly cutting energy and
maximising the fan experience and maintenance costs. Other innovations
highlighting the unique architecture of include the use of light fittings as
this signature building for Atlanta. We wayfinding devices for fans and colour-
also supported the client’s target of a changing LEDs to illuminate the building’s
LEED Platinum rating, with sustainable façade. We have also been exploring the
features including high-efficiency use of different light qualities for locker
water fixtures that cut sanitary water rooms, to help players achieve peak
consumption by 40%. performance for the game and enjoy a
relaxing post-match atmosphere.
The stadium mostly uses LED lighting,
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Basra Sports City

Olympic calibre facilities for Iraq’s
second city

LOCATION We provided MEP engineering, fire The main stadium was built to
Basra, Iraq protection and full lighting design services International Building Code and FIFA
CLIENT
for Basra Sports City, which hosted the Standards. In addition to its 65,000
Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports Gulf Games in 2013. The project was split seats, the complex features a range of
into two phases, with phase 1 covering suites, VIP lounges and restaurants,
ARCHITECT
HOK the 65,000-seat main stadium, a 10,000- facilities for spectators, athletes and
seat practice stadium, four practice fields, employees, and building operation
CAPACITY
athlete housing, a VIP guesthouse, fire facilities, covering security, housekeeping,
65,000
station and surface parking. maintenance and trash management.
SERVICES It also has underground parking and a
Building services, sports lighting Phase 2 consists of around 20 new
tunnel connecting the main stadium to the
design, fire protection sporting venues in separate buildings.
practice stadium.
When complete, the governmentbacked
STATUS
Completed in 2012
project will be akin to an Olympic venue.
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Al-Mina’a Stadium
Bringing a stadium to life with
specialist lighting

LOCATION The Al-Mina’a Stadium project in Basra

Basra, Iraq includes a 30,000-seat soccer stadium, two
CLIENT 1,000-seat training fields, VIP lounges, a
Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports press box, ticket buildings, restaurants,
concession areas, guard houses and offices.
ARCHITECT
HOK We provided MEP and fire protection
CAPACITY design services for all parts of the Al-
30,000 Mina’a Stadium. We also provided sports
HOME OF
lighting design for the entire site including
Al-Mina’a SC the stadium and training fields and
stadium façade.
SERVICES
Building services, sports lighting
design, fire protection
STATUS
Completed in 2013
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Levi’s Stadium LOCATION

Santa Clara, USA
CLIENT
HNTB Corporation
A sustainable arena that keeps ARCHITECT

fans close to the action HNTB Architecture

CAPACITY
77,000
HOME OF
San Francisco 49ers American
Football team
SERVICES
Building services, fire protection,
environmental, event lighting
STATUS
Completed in 2014
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Levi’s Stadium is an open-air, The building is one of the most sustainable © Jim Simmons
multipurpose venue, home to the San sporting venues in the United States,
Francisco 49ers American football team. and currently the only professional
The 77,000-seat facility, which opened football stadium to achieve LEED Gold
on schedule in July 2014, is set up to certification. Environmentally friendly
host a variety of sports, including soccer, features include a heating, ventilation
wrestling and motocross, as well as and air-conditioning system that avoids
concerts and conferences. Its 200 luxury CFC-based refrigerants, instead relying on
suites, built across two levels, are clustered materials that minimise ozone-depleting
on one side of the field, meaning fans in compounds; use of recycled water for
the upper deck of normal seating can be landscape irrigation; and a solarpanelled
closer to the action. roof deck that powers the stadium through
home games.
We were the engineer of record for the
stadium, designed with a strong focus In addition to typical spectator amenities,
on spectator experience and green such as clubs, restrooms and shops, the
technology. Our services included MEP, stadium features day-of-game team
fire protection and sports lighting, as well facilities, stadium and team administration
as sustainable design. offices and related back-of-house areas.
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Arthur Ashe
Stadium
All-weather protection for
tennis stars and fans

LOCATION Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest

New York, USA outdoor tennis-only venue in the world
CLIENT
by capacity and the main stadium of the
United States Tennis Association US Open. Named after champion player
Arthur Ashe, the arena has over 22,500
ARCHITECT
seats, 90 luxury suites, five restaurants
Rossetti
and a two-level players’ lounge. It is part
CAPACITY
of the United States Tennis Association
22,500
(USTA) Billie Jean King National Tennis
HOME OF Center, located in Flushing Meadows
US Open Tennis Corona Park in the New York borough of
SERVICES Queens.
Structural engineering
We were the structural engineer for the
STATUS stadium, which opened in 1997 on the
Stadium completed in 1997; site of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs.
retractable roof completed in 2016
Following years of bad weather wreaking
havoc with the US Open’s schedule, USTA
announced plans to put a roof on the
stadium as part of a $500m renovation.
We have been appointed structural
engineer for the new retractable roof,
which will continue to allow open-air
events while providing all-weather
protection. The primary challenge has
been to create a visually compelling
structural design for the tennis world’s
largest long-span retractable roof, on
poor soil and within a tight budget. Our
solution includes the use of just eight
columns to support the lightweight fabric
roof, maintaining good sightlines for
spectators.
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Queensland
Tennis Centre
A world class legacy to be
proud of

LOCATION Queensland Tennis Centre opened in vertical transportation, and specialist

Brisbane, Australia January 2009 to provide a much-needed, sports lighting design services for the
CLIENT
world-class tennis centre for Queensland. design and construction phases of the
Queensland State Government It has 23 International Tennis Federation project.
and Mirvac standard tennis courts including grass, Centre court is provided with a
ARCHITECT
clay and hard court surfaces and a 5,500- translucent, glass fibre, lightweight fabric
Populous seat covered centre court, named the roof that is open at the perimeters to allow
Pat Rafter Arena. In addition there are
CAPACITY cross ventilation. We also helped with
5,500 centre court corporate suites, function venues and all comfort modelling of conditions within
the public and player facilities required to
SERVICES the seating bowl and centre court to
host an international tennis tournament.
Building services, fire protection, allow the architects to fine-tune their roof
vertical transportation, sports We provided mechanical, electrical, fire, design.
lighting
STATUS
Completed in 2008
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Avaya Stadium
New status for soccer in a
magnificent stadium

LOCATION The Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California, in the US to new heights.
San Jose, USA is the brand new home of Major League We provided complete MEP systems
CLIENT Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes. The and lighting design for the 18,000-seat
City of San Jose specialist soccer stadium is located on a stadium, which benefits from a lighted
ARCHITECT
site to the west of San Jose International playing field and two-sided video display
HOK Airport and forms part of a mixed scoreboard. In addition, our building
CAPACITY
residential, retail, R&D and hotel systems design covers all spaces for
18,000 development. The venue’s steeply raked teams, officials and spectators on game
seating is designed to deliver the best day, including team locker and training
HOME OF
Major League Soccer’s San Jose experience for spectators. And with fans facilities, press and broadcast facilities,
Earthquakes flooding in, the new facility looks set to administrative and ticket offices,
propel a sport rapidly gaining popularity concessions and spectator amenities.
SERVICES
Building services, lighting design,
fire protection, technology
systems and commissioning
STATUS
Completed in 2015
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Flexibility
and
Innovation
Successful arenas juggle
many roles without losing
their distinctive character.
From hosting world-class tournaments and international concerts to training sessions
and corporate away days, handling the competing needs of diverse events is par for
the course for most sports venues. Ensuring such large spaces are used to the full, best
serves the public – and makes good business sense.
But being the go-to place for a wide array of users is not easy. A multiuse facility must
effortlessly adapt to its different roles, whatever the site’s constraints. And it must do so
without diluting the unique atmosphere that inspires all who visit.
We are experts in creating integrated, mixed-use spaces that combine commercial
viability with stunning structures. Using cutting-edge technology and imagination we
find ways around even the toughest engineering challenges. We also have a track record
in innovative and cost-effective adaption of existing facilities, because sports venues
must keep up with a changing world.
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Tele2 Arena LOCATION

Stockholm, Sweden
CLIENT
City of Stockholm via subsidiary,
Ingenious steelwork SGA Fastigheter AB

conquers a challenging site ARCHITECT

White Arkitekter, Arup Sport
CAPACITY
40,000
SERVICES
Project management, structural,
precast, building services,
geotechnical, fire and risk, traffic,
sustainability consultancy
STATUS
Completed in 2013
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The 40,000-capacity Tele2 Arena is a contributed significantly to the venue’s Due to space and height limitations, the
world-class entertainment centre in rapid construction and successful stadium has an asymmetric design, with
Stockholm. The complex includes a completion, while Building Information a north stand that is taller and wider than
football stadium with retractable roof Modelling (BIM) helped coordinate design the south stand. This prevented us from
and facilities for other sports, concerts, work and boost cooperation between the standardising the steel structure on the
conferences and exhibitions, plus an many consultants involved. upper levels, meaning every element had
entertainment area with bars, restaurants, to be individually designed.
mini golf and more. An initial challenge was to fit a stadium of
this size into a narrow, irregularly shaped The height differences also challenged
We played a central role in this designers of the vast sliding roof. Their
site, hemmed in by a major road, railway
development, providing project solution was to span the roof space with
sidings and large hotel. The finished arena
management, structural analysis and two huge primary trusses, supported
preconstruction technical studies, among is actually larger than the site’s footprint,
the floor space growing as the structure on pylons. The retractable roof runs on
other services. We also produced the
rises from its foundations and inclines wheels on rails along these trusses, which
basic design for the whole structure and
outwards. With no room to store building also support lattice girders holding up the
detailed design for the steel roof and
materials, steel and concrete elements surrounding fixed roof.
façade, generating tens of thousands of
drawings for the steelwork and precast had to be positioned as soon as they were Tele2 Arena was named Venue of the Year
concrete. The accuracy of our work delivered, increasing logistical pressure. at the Stadium Business Awards 2014.
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Craven
Cottage
New Riverside Stand for
Fulham Football Club

LOCATION
Craven Cottage has been the home of
London, UK Fulham FC for over 100 years, and for the
past twenty, WSP has been providing the
CLIENT
Fulham FC club with engineering advice. In 2013, we
helped them gain planning permission for
ARCHITECT
the replacement of their Riverside Stand;
Populos
but when the club was sold, the project
CAPACITY was shelved. The new owner appointed
Riverside stand – 9,000; Populous, the architects who designed
total – 30,000
their stadium, to revive the scheme. We
HOME OF were delighted to be appointed in the
Fulham FC summer of 2017 to provide all engineering
SERVICES services for the new, re-imagined
Structural, geotechnical, Riverside Stand. These include structural,
building services, façade and geotechnical, building services, façade and
fire engineering, environmental, fire engineering, environmental, security,
security, transport planning
and acoustics
transport planning and acoustics.

STATUS
For Fulham FC, the new stand is a chance
Ongoing not only to enhance the experience for
its supporters but also to contribute to
and interact with the Thames riverside.
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The club is very proud of its attractive roof adds a landmark element to the affect the wind environment for the local
location on the banks of a stretch of project. sailing clubs. We also had to prepare an
the River Thames popular for walking, energy statement for the development,
The riverside location creates the greatest
sailing and rowing, with nearby parks demonstrating that it would meet very
engineering challenges on this project.
and leafy residential development. One stringent targets for energy use and
These started with the planning process
problem with the existing stand is that carbon emissions.
and preparing the environmental
it interrupts the Thames Path. With the statement which formed part of the The greatest structural challenge relates
new stand, we are creating a walkway application. This involved tree surveys, to the constraints of the site, which the
alongside the river, and the stand itself consideration of the impact of the new stand hemmed in by the river, the
will contain restaurants, cafes, bars, development on fish and other marine field of play and the two adjacent existing
corporate hospitality suites and event life and ensuring that nocturnal species stands. Despite the challenging site we
space, all accessible to the public. There such as bats would not be disturbed by the have attempted to make the structure as
will also be serviced apartments. Capacity stadium lights. While moving the river simple as possible for efficiency and to aid
of the stand will be doubled to just under wall further out, we have minimised the construction. As usual, we have developed
9,000, bringing the total ground capacity amount of construction in the river. The a detailed model of the structure and
to nearly 30,000. walkway is supported on piles, and we MEP that describes every element at the
The Riverside Stand’s architecture reflects had to conduct studies to understand the right size, coordinated with all the other
its riverfront heritage using aspects of impact of this on the water flow to ensure engineering disciplines as well as the
boathouse design that are synonymous it didn’t upset fish spawning. We carried architecture.
with development along this section of the out wind tunnel testing to demonstrate
river, while on the pitch side the sweeping that the new stand wouldn’t adversely
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Diocesan School for

Girls Aquatic Centre
Two pools in one for mixedability students

LOCATION The Diocesan School for Girls Aquatic blanket when the pool is not in use.
Auckland, New Zealand Centre is the first school facility in New We provided an integrated design
CLIENT Zealand to feature a pool with a movable service to the project, including
Diocesan School for Girls floor. The cutting-edge centre houses a mechanical, electrical, hydraulic services,
ARCHITECT
new swimming complex with two indoor communications, vertical transportation,
Upton Architects, McIldowie pools, a classroom, gym, offices and fire protection and pool water treatment.
Partners amenities, across three levels.
The project incorporates significant
CAPACITY The main swimming pool can be lowered sustainable design features, such as heat
5,500 centre court to a depth of 2m for sports such as water recovery systems, a rainwater storage tank
SERVICES polo, and raised for learn-to-swim classes. and intelligent ventilation for the pool
Building services, vertical The floor also acts as an efficient insulation hall.
transportation, fire protection,
pool water treatment services
STATUS
Completed in 2009
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Salt River Fields

at Talking Stick
A Native American home for
major league baseball

LOCATION Set on 140 acres of Native American resort top-of-the-line facilities for players and
Arizona, USA land, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick is fans alike.
CLIENT the spring training home for the Arizona We provided MEP and specialist
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies environmental design consultancy for the
Community baseball teams. The complex houses an project, plus a master plan for the site’s
ARCHITECT 11,000-seat stadium, which includes lighting design. Our goal was to maintain
HKS team locker rooms and two club houses, a strong community identity throughout
CAPACITY plus other facilities required for the dual the complex while meeting the training
11,000 training needs of two Major League requirements of two professional baseball
HOME OF
Baseball teams. clubs.
Arizona Diamondbacks and The site also has two observation towers The project is located in the Salt River
Colorado Rockies with observation deck, concessions, Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, near
SERVICES novelty stands and restrooms at Minor Scottsdale, Arizona. It is LEED Gold
Building services, environmental League Cloverleaf Fields, and provides Certified.
consultancy, sports lighting
STATUS
Completed in 2010
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The Montreal Tower

Repurposing a Montreal symbol and the
world’s tallest inclined tower

LOCATION The Parc Olympique, one of Montreal’s offer them an innovative and stimulating
Montreal, Quebec, Canada symbols, was built in 1976. This urban workplace. They have picked the Montreal
CLIENT
complex, designed by architect Roger Tower due to its location, access to public
Parc olympique Taillibert, includes a large esplanade, a transport, including two metro stations,
sport centre, a 56,000-seat stadium, as and a range of services for employees.
ARCHITECT
Provencher_Roy well as a 175-metre-tall and 45-degree As the tower floors were initially meant to
angled tower called the Montreal Tower. house sport gyms, massive concrete panels
SERVICES
The Tower was completed in 1987, were installed along the outside of the
Structural Engineering, Envelope
becoming the world’s tallest inclined
Assessment, 3D Scanning and tower structure during construction, only
Modelling tower. allowing for smaller windows at the top of
STATUS The space inside it was originally meant each floor to provide natural lighting that
To be completed in 2018 to be used by various sports federations would allow practicing different sports
as training gyms for their athletes. without the blinding effects of excessive
Unfortunately, this idea never materialized sun glare.
and the tower was left vacant for about 30 As modern office spaces are usually
years. flooded with natural light, replacing the
The tower’s height is equivalent to a concrete panels with a glass curtain wall
50-story building and, as one of its main was the logical choice. The regeneration of
functions, holds up the stadium’s roof with the space would also involve a thorough
suspension cables. Located in Montreal’s update of all electrical and mechanical
east-end borough and currently one of the systems while the interior would require
city’s main attractions, the Tower’s curved a complete overhaul including the entry
back has a funicular bringing visitors to hall, new elevators and other facilities.
an observation deck situated atop the But that wasn’t all – the tower’s 1.2-metre
structure that offers views on the city thick concrete shell would require
and Mont-Royal mountain. At the tower’s examining to assess how permeable it was
base, sits the largest aquatic centre in to humidity and cold, and how it would
Canada, Centre sportif du Parc Olympique, interact with a fitted-out and fully air-
featuring seven swimming pools, as conditioned interior.
well as sports halls and training gyms.
The sports centre is also the home of the WSP’s building science experts came
Institut national du sport du Québec. to the rescue, conducting detailed
assessments to determine the need for
The Olympic Installation Board (La Régie additional insulation for the concrete
des installations olympiques), the agency walls and for treatment of the external
that oversees operations and maintenance membrane. This was needed to ensure
of this large urban park, has repeatedly that once the building was up and
tried, during the last few decades, to find a running there would be no consequences
new purpose for the tower’s vacant space. on the tower’s envelope and interior.
When Mouvement Desjardins, the The assessment was done by taking
leading financial cooperative group in concrete samples from various parts
Canada, showed interest to occupy nearly of the structure and studying their
80% of the available space, the Olympic characteristics.
Installation Board decided to upgrade the Over several years, WSP has worked
interior of the tower in addition to the on various projects at the stadium and,
already planned repairs of its envelope. as a result, our engineers have become
Desjardins had been looking for a space well-acquainted with the stadium and the
to bring together their online services tower’s complex and unusual structure.
employees spread over three sites and Our team was selected to provide
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structural engineering on the project as station roof, which functioned without slab extensions for each floor, which
well as the 3D scanning and creation of a disruption during the whole construction turned out to be quite a task due to the
complex model of the tower using Revit. process. building’s complex angles and the different
The first task for our engineers was to Removing massive concrete panels dimensions and form of each slab. A 3D
figure out how to install two enormous was one of the most difficult steps of BIM model was used to make calculations
cranes needed for the construction. the project. Due to the tower’s complex and design a secondary steel structure to
At more than 200 metres, the main geometry, curved both vertically and support the curtain wall as well as for the
crane “The Giraffe” is one of the tallest horizontally, all panels had different construction of slab extensions. Once the
tower cranes ever used in Canada. Two shapes and weighed up to five tons design was completed, our team closely
additional cranes were used to put each. Tests were undertaken to better monitored the construction process.
together this giant. understand how it could be done,
Project deadlines were also quite
considering the sensitive positioning of
“The Giraffe” needed to be close enough to stringent: our work on the project started
the panels, some of which were situated
the tower but, at the same time, remain at in the spring of 2015 and finished in
above the sports centre while others sat
a safe distance from the top of the inclined November 2017. The result, however, is
above the stadium roof. The results of the
tower and the cables supporting the roof. impressive. The new facade complements
tests were used to guide and support the
As a result, it was installed within the and enhances the existing iconic
contractor.
stadium which meant piercing through
architecture while letting loads of natural
the existing stadium roof made of a metal Replacing the concrete panels with a
light inside the new office space. On the
structure, a flexible roof fabric, and two glass curtain wall while retaining the
outside, depending on the time of the day
floor slabs. The crane was installed on a same curved form would have been very
concrete base anchored in bedrock. Two costly and, in the long run, would imply and weather, the new facade either reflects
bracing beams attached the crane to the a significant risk in terms of potential the sky or exposes the tower’s complex
stadium’s base with two more connecting problems with weather tightness of the structural elements.
it with the tower near its top to ensure facade. Consequently, the decision was The tower revitalization project will bring
stability. made to eliminate the horizontal curve more than 1,000 employees to the area on
of the tower to simplify the new facade, a daily basis, potentially enhancing the
The other smaller crane was installed
while respecting the original architecture. vibrancy and the local economy of the
on the back of the tower sitting atop the
inclined surface of the lower funicular Our structural engineers designed neighbourhood.
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Nelson Mandela
Bay Stadium
Boosting control and efficiency
with intelligent ICT

LOCATION Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is one of fire detection – onto a common Internet
Port Elizabeth, South Africa three coastal stadia built for the 2010 Protocol (IP) platform. The magnitude of
CLIENT
FIFA World Cup. The 46,000-seat stadium the ICT installation matched the design
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan hosted eight World Cup matches, was a ambition, from the 16km of fibre cabling to
Municipality venue for the 2013 African Cup of Nations the 55m2 LED video walls.
and regularly hosts largescale rugby union
ARCHITECT A human machine interface (HMI)
Gerkan, Marg and Partners, and soccer games. It has also been used provides a userfriendly, intuitive tool for
Architectural Design Associates, as a concert venue. The facility has 49 the stadium operator to keep tabs on all
Dominic Bonnesse Architects hospitality suites, two business lounges aspects of the venue, from the switching
CAPACITY
and gym, as well as lecture, function and on of lights to the opening of doors. We
46,000 conference rooms. believe such a highlevel monitoring and
SERVICES We provided all mechanical services and control system provides a significant boost
Building services, ICT, audio-visual electronics installations for the stadium, to operational performance, safety and
STATUS pioneering a cuttingedge information and efficiency in a venue of such magnitude.
Completed in 2009 communication technologies (ICT) system Intelligent ICT installation brings other
that integrates a wide range of services benefits too, including opportunities
– from closed circuit television and access for additional revenue streams such as
control to air conditioning, plumbing and advertising on TV screens and video walls.
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Lucas Oil
Stadium
A moveable wall and retractable roof
for maximum flexibility

LOCATION Lucas Oil Stadium is a multipurpose Designed by HKS, the stadium

Indianapolis, USA stadium in downtown Indianapolis and incorporates brick, steel and glass. In
CLIENT home to the Indianapolis Colts American addition to the retractable roof, it features
Indiana Stadium and Convention football team. It is no stranger to major a moveable north wall system and hinged
Building Authority competitions, as host of the 2012 Super tall entrance doors at all four main
ARCHITECT
Bowl and annual National College Athletic entry points, enhancing flexibility and
HKS Association’s Final Four basketball functionality.
tournaments. It is also the venue for We were initially appointed to provide
CAPACITY
70,000 two highprofile US music competitions, unit concept engineering for the project
the Bands of America Grand National feasibility study, used to secure legislative
HOME OF
Championships and the Drum Corps
Indianapolis Colts American approval. Our brief was then extended
football team International Championships. The building to cover MEP, fire protection and sports
can also be configured for conventions, lighting design services. We used
SERVICES
exhibitions, fairs and concerts.
Building services, sports lighting Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
design, fire protection, CFD The nine-storey, state-of-the-art stadium modelling to analyse air flows in the
STATUS
features a fully retractable roof with stadium seating bowl and optimise our air-
Completed in 2008 seating for up to 63,000 spectators, system design, so as to provide maximum
expandable to over 70,000 for large events comfort for spectators. All designs were
such as the Super Bowl. It also has 150 required to meet stringent industry
luxury suites. standards for television broadcast.
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Kennedy Town
Swimming Pool,
Phase II
More pools with a view
on Hong Kong Island

LOCATION Kennedy Town Swimming Pool is a local

Hong Kong landmark overlooking the Hong Kong’s
CLIENT Victoria Harbour. The first phase of the
MTR Corporation Ltd pool, with two outdoor pools, opened in
the summer of 2011. Phase II will add two
ARCHITECT
TFP Farrells indoor pools and two indoor Jacuzzis.
SERVICES Structured into a triangular space-shuttle-
Civil, structural, building services like shape with steel roof and metal
STATUS
cladding, the new swimming complex has
Completed in 2017 been strategically designed in a low rise
complex to complement the views of the
harbour whilst minimising obstruction to
neighbouring residential buildings.
We are providing civil and structural
engineering and building services design
for Phase II of the pool.
The pools are spanned by a column-
free roof of lightweight PTFE
(Polytetrafluoroethylene) synthetic sheets.
Our civil and structural design scope is to
review, modify and enhance the steel roof
design for mounting the PTFE panels, and
to meet the new user requirement of fire
resistance protection. In addition we are
modifying the foundation design of the
swimming pool and rationalising the civil
works interface so that its construction
is not affected by the current West Island
Line tunnelling works.
The scope of our MEP design is to modify
the swimming pool filtration plant to
meet the updated code of practice and
optimise the maintenance space inside
the plant rooms; to review and modify
the fire services design so that it meets
the prevailing buildings’ fire safety
requirements; and to enhance the MEP
designs to suit the unique needs of the
venue management and maintenance
teams.
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Kai Tak Sports Park

A multipurpose sports complex for major
events and the local community

LOCATION The Kai Tak Sports Park will be the to contain possible noise nuisance from
Hong Kong largest sports complex in Hong Kong and events such as large-scale concerts.
CLIENT
will include a stadium, a public sports
The public sports ground will include
HKSAR Government ground, an indoor sports centre, a park
permanent seating for 5,000 spectators
and residential, office and retail space.
ARCHITECT and it will be a venue for public jogging,
Leigh & Orange Ltd. This complex development will sit on a
320-hectar site fronting Victoria Harbour athletics training and matches, football
CAPACITY
in Hong Kong that used to be home of the and rugby matches as well as a warm-up
50,000 venue for major sports events taking place
Kai Tak airport. The vision for the project
SERVICES is to create a sports and recreation hub at the main stadium.
Structural, geotechnical, civil, with rich touristic and entertainment
building services and fire The indoor sports centre will have two
offering that won’t be used exclusively parts: a main arena with permanent
engineering, environmental
and sustainability, traffic for major events but will be open for use seating for 4,000 spectators and a
planning, project management to the local community. This is one of the
secondary arena with seating for 400
most important government investments
STATUS spectators and will accommodate sports
Ongoing
in sports infrastructure in the last few
such as basketball, volleyball, badminton,
decades.
table tennis and wushu.
WSP is providing structural, building
services and fire engineering, The park will feature spaces suitable for
environmental and sustainability use by people of all ages, such as children’s
consultancy, project management and play areas, tai chi areas and fitness
traffic planning services. stations.

The central feature of the sports park is The complex will also include at least
a 50,000 seat-stadium with a retractable 10,000 sq.m of office space and at least
roof that will allow the hosting of major 31,500 sq.m commercial space that will be
international sports and cultural events to able to accommodate retail and food and
be held under all weather conditions, and beverage outlets.
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Movistar Arena
Turning a 45-year old venue into
a modern multipurpose arena

LOCATION WSP carried out the technical project Service areas, such as restrooms (with
Bogotá, Colombia management, programming, budgetary over 46 spaces for this purpose), offices,
control, planning, procedures before lounges (5 multiple areas) and other areas
CLIENT
Colombiana de Escenarios SAS authorities, BIM modeling and technical for stands, food, beverage and private
evaluation of the structural designs for events were fully redesigned.
ARCHITECT
renovation of the Movistar Arena in
Contexto Urbano Furthermore, to ensure a smooth and
Bogotá, Colombia. secure flow for each of the events,
CAPACITY
14,000 The scope of Movistar Arena’s circulation areas with over 6,100 square
architectural and technological renovation meters for entrance and exit, corridors,
SERVICES
includes 70% of the old Coliseum Cubierto access points, waiting areas and exclusive
Project management, building
information modeling, structural El Campín, built in 1973. With over 500 rows for each sector of the arena have
engineering square meters, the site offers support areas, been modernized in innovative ways.
such as backstage, warehouses, control As part of the urban intervention, over
STATUS
Completed in 2018 and changing rooms, among others. It is 13,000 square meters of existing gardens
expected to host 14,000 spectators per and plazas were renovated to improve
event and can offer a wide variety of sport, audience accessibility conditions and
cultural and artistic performances. characteristics. The goal was to amplify the
The building offers VIP rooms, 21 suites, area development and to reclaim the public
20 boxes, 1 party suite, restaurants and space.
a building with over 300 parking lots to
provide a new experience to the people of
Bogotá.
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Perth Arena LOCATION

Perth, Australia
CLIENT
WA Department of Housing &
Adaptable air-conditioning Works

puts the wind behind a major ARCHITECT

ARM Architecture, RTKL,
Cameron Chisholm Nicol
regeneration scheme CAPACITY
15,000 seats
SERVICES
Mechanical, electrical and fire
protection services, specialist
environmental design, specialist
lighting design
STATUS
Completed in 2012
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Perth Arena is an entertainment and functional brief aiming to maximise the

sporting venue in the heart of Western facility’s commercial potential while
Australia’s city of Perth, designed to hold minimising environmental impact. We
up to 15,000 people. With its geometric met this challenge with a flexible design,
architecture, the landmark building is the incorporating a variety of air-conditioning
first stage of a major urban regeneration solutions that deliver considerable savings
programme. The venue has a retractable in both energy and operating costs. When
roof and supporting facilities including fully occupied, the arena is cooled with
VIP boxes, multipurpose event rooms, displacement ventilation, supplied through
refreshment outlets and a 700-space the tiered seating stands. The public
basement car park. circulation area surrounding the stadium
is treated with natural ventilation but can
We provided mechanical, electrical and operate in mixed-mode if needed.
fire protection services engineering, along
The result is a commercially viable
with specialist sustainability and lighting
stadium with a high level of adaptability,
consultancy for the arena, first assisting
capable of hosting large-scale live events,
the architectural consortium win the
from international concerts and dance
design competition and then working on
spectaculars to World BMX, netball and
the concept and detailed design.
basketball championships and major
Although the architectural vision was tennis tournaments, including the Davis
bold, it responded to an ambitious and Cup.
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Pace and
Efficiency
A spectacular finish starts
with pragmatic design.
Deadlines are deadlines in the fast-paced world of international sports. No matter
what challenges the construction process throws up, opening matches don’t wait. But
the need for efficiency doesn’t stop when the season begins. Even the most impressive
structures must operate cost-effectively and energyefficiently to ensure commercial
viability and a sustainable legacy for future generations.
With a calm, creative and high-tech approach, we make sure tight construction
timelines are met with the minimum fuss. And we deliver high-quality buildings that
continue to save money, energy and time without sacrificing spectator experience,
whether through cutting-edge ICT or innovative green solutions.
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Videotron LOCATION
Quebec, Canada

Centre
CLIENT
City of Quebec
ARCHITECT
ABCP and GLCRM Architects and

An iconic amphitheatre Populous

CAPACITY

delivered on time and 18,000

SERVICE

budget Project management

STATUS
Completed in 2015
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Quebec’s long-awaited amphitheatre work of the construction manager.

opened in September 2015 after a three- Site coordination was a complex task on a
year building process hailed as a model project of this scale, and required frequent
of cost-effective, efficient construction. meetings, efficient communication and
The multipurpose arena, which can seat precise day-to-day collaboration. A key
more than 18,000 people, is set up to challenge was ensuring that all 500
accommodate hockey and basketball workers working daily on site were able
games and to host cultural events of to perform their jobs efficiently, without
international scale. posing any risk to each other.
We served as project manager throughout In the final months of construction, the
the process, playing a key role in team horeographed a ballet of cranes and
delivering this ambitious scheme on bucket trucks to enable installation of
time and budget. Our work included the communications, audio-visual and
preparation of a realistic budget and work staging equipment as the mechanical and
schedule, management plans for all aspects electrical facilities were being brought into
on that massive undertaking as well as service. These efforts allowed the facility’s
directing and supervising the professional inaugural show to go ahead on September
and engineering teams, and overseeing the 12, 2015–as planned five years earlier.
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Barclays Center
Bringing energy-efficient design
to the heart of Brooklyn’s
revamp

LOCATION
New York, USA
CLIENT
Brooklyn Events Center, LLC
ARCHITECT
Ellerbe Beckett/AECOM
CAPACITY
19,000
HOME OF
Brooklyn Nets Baseball team
SERVICES
Building services, lighting design,
specialist environmental design,
commissioning and security
STATUS
Completed in 2012

The Barclays Center is a 19,000-seat controlled ventilation allows the system

arena in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. to adapt to more intimate events, thereby
Home to the Brooklyn Nets basketball saving energy.
team, the arena hosts professional and High efficiency gas-fired domestic water
college basketball games, concerts, fine heaters supply the whole arena including
arts performances, circuses, hockey showers, kitchens and hydrotherapy
tournaments, graduation ceremonies, trade equipment. Hot water is delivered via a
shows and other events. The project is the centralised system to ensure availability at
centrepiece of the Pacific Park mixed-use all times. Lowflow plumbing and waterless
complex, a development at the forefront of systems conserve water in restrooms,
Brooklyn’s revitalisation. while two underground storage tanks
We provided MEP, lighting design, collect and retain storm water to control
sustainable design consulting and outflow.
structural steel detailing for the project, in The lighting is designed to maximise
an approach that involved subcontractors audience experience while minimising
in the design phase. This collaboration energy consumption. It is directly
helped speed up construction through fast controlled by a building-wide
resolution of buildability issues and early programmable system, capable of tailoring
procurement of long-lead equipment. lighting effects and levels for a wide
Our energy-efficient design includes variety of events.
free cooling for the majority of the year The Barclays Center was the first
provided by a 100% air-side economiser professional sports and entertainment
with heat recovery systems to pre-heat venue in the New York metro area to
and precool the vast amount of outside achieve LEED Silver Certification for New
air required for ventilation. Demand Construction.
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Louis
Armstrong
Stadium
The world’s first naturally
ventilated retractable roof
tennis venue

LOCATION Louis Armstrong Stadium, a new 14,069- comes when inclement weather forces
New York, USA seat venue located at the National Tennis closure of the roof to eliminate game
CLIENT
Center in Queens, New York, hosted its delays and postponement. If a stadium
United States Tennis Association first official matches at the 138th U.S. Open is simply enclosed without thought for
in August 2018. The new stadium replaces passive design, it will either need air
ARCHITECT
ROSSETTI
the original venue named in honour of conditioning or conditions will become
the legendary jazz musician, which hosted intolerable inside the structure. One
HOME OF
tournament matches from 1978 until its of USTA’s priorities was that the new
US Open Tennis Championships
demolition in 2016. stadium maintains an outdoor feel, even
SERVICES when the roof was closed.
MEP engineering, fire protection, ROSSETTI as the design architect,
natural ventilation together with the United States Tennis Once a stadium roof is closed, the amount
Association (USTA), selected WSP of airflow into the stadium is limited and
STATUS
Completed in 2018
to provide the mechanical, electrical, there is a risk of heat building up. With the
plumbing (MEP) and fire protection new Louis Armstrong Stadium, we were
engineering design, along with conceptual focused on making sure that wouldn’t
design and analysis of the world’s first happen.
naturally ventilated tennis stadium that
The idea of using natural ventilation was
features a retractable roof.
first considered when a retractable roof
When the weather is clear, Louis was built over Arthur Ashe Stadium, but it
Armstrong Stadium functions as it always was determined to not be a viable option,
has as an outdoor venue. The challenge given the constraints of the existing
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building. When the decision was made the air would ultimately flow through maintain the desired temperature levels.
to design and build Louis Armstrong different configurations of the stadium. It If wind speeds fall below that threshold
Stadium with a retractable roof, it seemed was also critical that the air had a pathway when the roof is closed, fans will operate
like the perfect opportunity. to flow through the stadium without to provide the required air movement
While temperatures might not be as cool influencing conditions on the tennis court. within the stadium.
as it would be with air conditioning, the The stadium seating consists of a lower WSP demonstrated how the retractable
design maintains spectator expectations bowl, with an open concourse on its upper roof and the ventilation system could
for an outdoor summer sporting event. level to allow breeze to pass through be used to improve game-time climate
It encourages air flow throughout the from all directions. Additionally, the
conditions even when games aren’t being
stadium, while keeping the playing surface upper seating is built only on the east
played, such as closing the roof between
dry enough to continue tournament play. and west edges, with the north and
sunrise and when play starts to protect
Since the venue is never completely sealed south faces featuring an impressive terra
the thermal mass of the stadium from the
shut, the presence of outdoor conditions cotta-louvered façade. This façade has
is still felt by everyone inside, and the been carefully designed to allow cross direct sun.
temperature inside will usually be within ventilation of the stadium, but keep out In addition to helping strategize the
a few degrees of what it is outside. most rain and direct sun. natural ventilation concept, our Built
The design process began with analytical In addition, an underground air pathway Ecology team leveraged the analytical
models that demonstrated how the was developed to passively cool the capability of computational fluid dynamics
wind in the area around the stadium courtside seating without impacting (CFD) and bulk air flow modelling to
typically behaves — such as seasonal wind gameplay. The system requires wind understand and communicate air speeds
directions and wind speeds — and how speeds of at least 5-7 miles per hour to and to model human comfort expectations.
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Hazza Bin
Zayed Stadium
Complex geometry made simple

LOCATION The new Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Our team worked closely with the roof
Abu Dhabi, UAE Abu Dhabi’s Al Ain is home to the city’s designers to ensure that all aspects of the
CLIENT football club. With room for 25,000 steel roof’s unique and complex geometry
Abu Dhabi, UAE spectators over three tiers, it is a compact were coordinated and compatible, using
and intimate arena, inspired by the natural parametric modelling to increase efficiency
ARCHITECT
Pattern landscape of Al Ain and encompassing and simplicity of fabrication through
both traditional and innovative design. repetition of details and elements.
CAPACITY
25,000 As well as the football stadium, the The planned opening game in January
development includes a six-storey 2015 created a fixed deadline for the
HOME OF
Al Ain FC commercial building and sports complex stadiums completion. To fasttrack the
with kids’ club. construction process, we made innovative
SERVICES
use of pre-cast concrete and aligned our
Structural design, BIM We were commissioned by contractor
BAM to review the initial design and design process with the contractor’s
STATUS
programme, making sure pre-cast
Completed in 2014 identify areas where the client could make
elements were ready at each stage. We
savings. And we met this challenge head
also used Building Information Modelling
on, significantly reducing construction
(BIM) to coordinate with the rest of the
costs and building time by rationalising
construction team, minimising the risk
the concrete-based structure while
of problems on site and completing the
retaining its original shape and form. project within the tight time frame.
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Wembley Stadium
Keeping a keen eye on costs in a
landmark project

LOCATION With 90,000 seats, Wembley is the second- was to gain a clear understanding of the
London, UK largest stadium in Europe and serves as financial implications of design decisions
CLIENT England’s national stadium. It is the home and construction delivery on potential
West LB venue of the England national football
future income streams.
team and hosts major matches, including
ARCHITECT
the FA Cup Final. The stadium opened in We acted as project manager for the
Foster + Partners, Populous
2007 on the site of the earlier Wembley technical review process, in which we
CAPACITY
Stadium, which was demolished in 2003. were supported by the architectural and
90,000
cost consultants. And we continued as the
HOME OF
Our involvement with the project dates
Lender’s Advisor through the construction
England’s national football team back to 2000, when we carried out due
phase and for the first five years of
diligence on behalf of the financiers. We
SERVICES operation.
Technical advisory services
were then appointed technical advisor, and
provided consultancy on detailed design During the project our work covered the
STATUS whole range of technical issues relevant
development during construction and
Completed in 2007
commissioning. We gave advice on cost to a major stadium and landmark building,
planning, civil and structural engineering from planning consents to risk analysis,
and building services design and environmental assessment to safety and
construction. The challenge for our client licensing.
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Cape Town
Stadium
Moving the earth to meet
an immovable deadline

LOCATION The Cape Town Stadium was built for the

Cape Town, South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup, during which it
CLIENT
hosted nine matches. Able to seat 68,000
City of Cape Town people for sports events, the stadium
also features corporate hospitality suites,
ARCHITECT
plus medical, training and conferencing
Gerkan, Marg and Partners, Louis
Karol, Point Architects facilities.
CAPACITY Our team provided ground engineering for
68,000 the stadium and surrounding urban park
HOME OF
and was lead mechanical consultant and
Ajax Cape Town FC ICT consultant.
SERVICES Construction began in 2007 with a fast-
Building services, ICT, audio- track programme of ground engineering
visual, ground engineering for foundations and bulk earthworks. A
STATUS lengthy planning process left us with a
Completed in 2009 tight timeline that called for a rapid and
innovative approach. We responded with
creative reuse of excavated soil materials
to eliminate waste and cut importation of
earth fill.
As the site was in use as a golf course,
only limited geotechnical investigation
was possible before construction. In
collaboration with BKS Consulting
Engineers, we used non-invasive seismic
refraction and ground penetrating radar
to inform the foundation design and pitch
level selection. Our hands-on quality
control programme and ability to adapt to
variable ground conditions contributed to
the project’s punctual delivery.
For the building itself, we introduced
a new, sustainable system of air
conditioning with flexibility to cater
for both large-scale matches and quiet
periods. And we were behind the
stadium’s cutting-edge, centralised
computer network, which links all
stadium functions – from smoke detection
and electrics to turnstiles, score boards
and access control – to a single point of
control. The first of its kind in South
Africa, the system significantly boosts
energy efficiency and performance.
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Commonwealth Games
Athletes Village
Defying delays with tight coordination

LOCATION Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games With the approach of the 2014 games, we
Glasgow, UK Athletes Village is set to become a 1,400- faced an extremely challenging, inflexible
CLIENT
home mixed-tenure community on the deadline. This was exacerbated by the fact
Glasgow 2014/City Legacy banks of the River Clyde. We were integral the site contained one of the first public
to planning and designing the first phase health water treatment works in the UK,
ARCHITECT
RMJM of this ambitious scheme, which delivered requiring archaeological investigations
700 residential units, transport hub, care that impacted significantly on the
SERVICES
and energy centres in time to host 6,500 programme. In the end, work on the
Transport and infrastructure,
structural design, environmental,
athletes, officials and media at the 2014 superstructure could not start until May
acoustics, fire consulting, Commonwealth Games. 2012.
archaeological investigations Our multidisciplinary team provided We demonstrated our ability to co-
STATUS transport and infrastructure investigation ordinate with all members of the client
Completed in 2013 and design, plus detailed engineering consortium, Glasgow City Council and the
and structural design. We were also other contractors and suppliers involved
responsible for the environmental to overcome the project’s many challenges
impact assessment, geo-environmental and deliver an impressive and lasting
consultation and archaeological legacy for Glasgow’s communities.
investigations, and provided acoustics
services, fire consulting and thermal
modelling.
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Duhail Handball
Sports Hall
A sustainable home for
handball in the Middle East

LOCATION The Duhail Handball Sports Hall was Our aim was to provide an efficient system
Doha, Qatar built for the 2015 Men’s Handball World that would be simple to build and meet the
CLIENT Championship. The 5,500-capacity facility client’s need for a very fast construction
REDCO Construction Almana includes an indoor stadium, two practice programme with rigid deadlines. We
courts and back-of-house facilities also sought to maximise the building’s
ARCHITECT
IGH suitable for hosting international sports
sustainable credentials, designing an
events. It also houses 60-bedroom player
CAPACITY efficient heating, ventilation and air-
accommodation and a 25m, four-lane
5,500 conditioning system to reduce the arena’s
swimming pool with grandstands.
HOME OF cooling and energy requirements.
Qatar’s National Handball Teams We provided structural and building
services design, transport integrated The venue is the headquarters of the Qatar
SERVICES
systems (TIS) and fire & life safety services Handball Association and home ground
Structural, building services, TIS,
fire & life safety to the project. for Qatar’s national handball teams.
STATUS
Completed in 2014
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Hong Kong
Velodrome
An integrated green approach
to a premier cycling track

LOCATION The Hong Kong Velodrome, in Tseung

Hong Kong Kwan O bay, has a 250-metre cycling track
and spectator facilities for 3,000 people.
CLIENT
HKSAR Government In addition to providing a world-class
training base for cyclists and premier
ARCHITECT
venue for cycling competitions, it is
P&T Group
designed to accommodate basketball,
CAPACITY volleyball, badminton, gymnastics and
3,000 other sports, plus concerts and exhibitions.
SERVICES
We provided full building services
Building services
engineering consultancy for the project,
STATUS incorporating a significant number of
Completed in 2013 green features. Solar panels are integrated
into the roof to generate renewable
energy while a 3m vertical green wall
screens the mechanical plant rooms
and integrates with the walkway of the
landscaped park. The heating, ventilation
and air-conditioning system uses high-
efficiency motors, occupancy sensors and
other advanced features to reduce energy
consumption. Watercooled frictionless
chillers, a greywater recycling system and
rainwater harvesting further save power
and water.
We also conducted a discounted cash flow
analysis to compare the efficiency of air-
cooled and water-cooled air-conditioning
systems, concluding that a water-cooled
system would start to pay for itself after
six years, subject to the operation and
usage of the building.
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Melbourne Park
LOCATION
Melbourne, Australia

Redevelopment
CLIENT
Major Projects Victoria via
Watpac Construction

Eastern Plaza –
ARCHITECT
Jackson Architecture

National Tennis
HOME OF
Australian Open Tennis
SERVICES

Centre
Building services, specialist
environmental consultancy,
specialist lighting design,
structural, civil and CFD

A breath of fresh air for Victoria’s Completed in 2012 STATUS

top sporting precinct

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Melbourne Park is the premier tennis We were commissioned to provide a ventilation is needed in the high
venue of Australia’s Victoria state, hosting wide range of consultancy services to performance tennis centre, as the building
events including the Australian Open, this award-winning project, including form draws controlled, natural fresh air
the first tournament on the Grand Slam mechanical, electrical and hydraulics across the indoor tennis courts, while
calendar. The venue hosts more than two engineering, specialist lighting design, fire the high-level windows are designed to
million visitors each year and is one of protection, structural and civil services. restrict direct sunlight onto the playing
the world’s most prestigious sporting The $115M Design & Construct project surface. In the car park, jet fans support
facilities. includes the construction of eight indoor predominantly natural ventilation during
tennis courts, 8 outdoor tennis courts, all peak use only, keeping energy demand low
As part of a major redevelopment to
on a suspended slab above the multi-deck for much of the year.
maintain Melbourne Park’s status as a
world-class sporting precinct and cater carpark, plus another five clay courts at Our proposed strategies were
for increased use, the National Tennis ground level to better prepare Australia’s validated through detailed thermal and
Centre and elevated Eastern Plaza added tennis athletes for the French Open. computational fluid dynamic (CFD)
16 ‘Pleixicushion’ tennis courts as well as Our integrated brief also covered modelling, as well as sophisticated
an elite training facility with gymnasium environmental consultancy. Sustainability daylight modelling. The project achieved
and pools, administration offices for is a key feature of the redevelopment a Gold LEED rating for new construction
Tennis Australia, and large public plaza / and was incorporated into all aspects of and a Master Builders Award for
gathering space above a multistorey car the design to ensure optimal efficiency Excellence in Commercial Construction
park. and maximum comfort. No mechanical over $80M.
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Our Services

Our wide-ranging We deliver landmark structures and

highly efficient systems, as well as a broad
team tailored to the demands of every
project, from the earliest planning stages
expertise ensures a range of essential technical services – just to a successful completion and faultless
specialised service for some of which are highlighted on these
pages.
operation throughout the life of the
every client. At WSP, we understand that every sports
building.
So whether our clients need a fully
projects presents a range of unique
challenges, and that no two venues are integrated multidisciplinary service or
ever the same. We can draw on our global expert consultancy in a very specialised
network of experts to provide a bespoke field, we can help.

ACOUSTICS PAGE 72 BUILDING INFORMATION PAGE 14 COMMISSIONING PAGE 41

Commonwealth Games MODELLING Avaya Stadium
Athletes Village Citi Field

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID PAGE 53

AUDIO-VISUAL DESIGN PAGE 70 DYNAMICS
Cape Town Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium
BUILDING SERVICES PAGE 34
Basra Sports City

CIVIL ENGINEERING PAGE 56

Kai Tak Sports Park
CONSTRUCTION PAGE 15
MANAGEMENT

BUILDING ENVELOPE PAGE 24

Allianz Arena
CONSULTING
Pan Am / Parapan Am
Aquatics Centre
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ENVIRONMENTAL PAGE 49 POOL WATER TREATMENT PAGE 48 SUSTAINABILITY PAGE 46

CONSULTANCY Diocesan School Tele2 Arena
Salt River Fields For Girls Aquatic
At Talking Stick Centre

SECURITY CONSULTING PAGE 64

Barclays Center

FIRE ENGINEERING PAGE 40

Queensland
Tennis Centre PROJECT MANAGEMENT PAGE 62
Videotron Centre

TECHNICAL ADVISORY PAGE 69

SERVICES
Wembley Stadium

SITE SUPERVISION PAGE 10

GEOTECHNICAL PAGE 46 New York University,
ENGINEERING Abu Dhabi
Tele2 Arena

SPORTS LIGHTING PAGE 11

INFORMATION, PAGE 52 Holy Al Najaf Stadium
COMMUNICATIONS
AND TECHNOLOGY
Nelson Mandela TRANSPORTATION PAGE 72
Bay Stadium Commonwealth Games
Athletes Village

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PAGE 38

Arthur Ashe Stadium

VERTICAL PAGE 16
TRANSPORTATION
Stamford Bridge
INFRASTRUCTURE PAGE 30
DESIGN
Al Shaqab
Equestrian Centre
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Employees Around the World

NORDICS

5,615
CONTINENTAL
CANADA EUROPE

8,100 735
US ASIA
UK & IRELAND
7,300 3,160
8,200

MIDDLE EAST &

CENTRAL & INDIA
SOUTH AMERICA

3,100 2,200
AUSTRALIA &
NEW ZEALAND
AFRICA

550 5,040
Figures on September 30, 2018

About WSP
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professional services consulting firms. We are
dedicated to our local communities and propelled
by international brainpower. We are technical
experts and strategic advisors including engineers,
technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors
and environmental specialists, as well as other design,
program and construction management professionals.
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We design lasting solutions in the Transportation &
Infrastructure, Property & Buildings, Environment, EMPLOYEES OFFICES
Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil &
Gas) and Energy sectors, as well as offering project
and program delivery and advisory services. With
approximately 44,000 talented people in 550 offices
across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will
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