ACC Liverpool
Liverpool, England · 2006-2008 · £164 million
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchInterconnected facilities: The design allows for flexible use and the hosting of large-scale events by connecting the arena and convention centre. - Waterfront development: The project contributed significantly to the regeneration of the Liverpool waterfront. - Steel-framed structure: The convention centre is steel-framed, while the arena features a steel frame atop a concrete bowl.
Key engineering challenges
Building a large-scale arena and convention centre on the Kings Dock waterfront. - Integrating multiple facilities (arena, convention centre, hotel) into a cohesive complex. - Achieving a large capacity arena with optimal sightlines and acoustics. - Ensuring the highest architectural quality due to the prominent waterfront location.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Liverpool City Council
- Lead contractor
- Laing O'Rourke
- Lead designers
- Wilkinson Eyre, Sport Concepts, Buro Happold
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- 3,725 m² multipurpose hall, 1,500 capacity auditorium, 10,600 capacity arena, 8,100 m² exhibition space
- Disciplines
- Architecture; Structural Engineering; Civil Engineering
- Standards & frameworks
- UK Building Regulations (implied)
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Experience_Campus; https://www.steelconstruction.info/Arena_and_Convention_Centre,_Liverpool; https://buildingsolutions-austria.arcelormittal.com/en/project/liverpool-arena-convention-centre