Project description

The construction of this new 52,888 capacity venue required infilling the existing dock to create a platform to build on. The stadium’s barrel-shaped roof frames large windows overlooking the docks, while the material palette reflects the area’s maritime heritage with a solid masonry plinth and steel roof.

Judge’s comments

A new home for Everton FC that combines precision engineering with care for its surroundings. Modern digital tools and manufacturing techniques brought the striking curved ‘barrel’ roof to life and seamlessly connected it to the stands. From protecting marine life and avoiding silt removal to involving the local community, the project shows how thoughtful construction processes can create a stadium that is both impressive and responsible.

 

Project overview

Structural Designer

  • Buro Happold

Client Name

  • Everton Football Club

Location

  • Liverpool, UK

Architect

  • BDP-Pattern, MEIS

Principal Contractor

  • Laing O'Rourke

Key Contractors

  • Water, ground, bridges, façade (RIBA stages 2, 3), MEP, fire engineers, microclimate engineering, security and public safety consulting, digital and data advisory, sustainability, and waste management: Buro Happold

    Project manager: Gardiner & Theobald

    Landscape architect: Plan-It

    Wind tunnel testing: RWDI

    Architect (RIBA stages 2, 3): MEIS

    Architect (RIBA stages 4, 5): BDP-Pattern

    Steelwork contractor: Severfield UK

    Precast rakers subcontractor: Banagher

    Marine subcontractor: Boskalis

Year Submitted

  • 2025

Key attributes

  • Process