Major event overlay design
Overlay design – getting the right mix of temporary facilities, and required services and infrastructure for participants, visitors and staff – is pivotal to any successful sporting venue. It’s a design challenge that needs to respond to contextual need and potential.
We help clients to convert existing facilities into incredible event venues through creative, but practical, event overlay schemes – designed to provide operation efficiency, maintain security, and maximise commercial opportunity to the host - balancing the appropriate use of resources with the short-term need for the venue.
Beyond the venue, our teams have planned the safe movement of people, athletes, VIP’s and operational equipment around Games villages, around host cities and across host nations. Arup’s sports design team has deep experience of supporting events through planning and during use, often integrating a wide range of our specialist teams into LOC organisations throughout the event itself.
The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event in the world. The Games bring together athletes representing 41 countries from North and South America, in 39 sports. The Parapan American games which followed, included 33 countries in 17 sports.
In July 2019, Lima hosted these games in 37 competition venues, making it the first time Peru hosted an event of this scale. The Games presented a huge opportunity to accelerate the city and change attitudes for the future, through the transformation of its sports infrastructure and governance structures.
Arup, as part of the UK’s Delivery Team, played a major role in helping Lima deliver the Games. This role comprised of two main components; providing technical design assurance for 14 new sports venues and the Athletes’ Village and leading the operational planning and overlay design for all the competition and non-competition venues.
This was achieved by taking a collaborative approach to the project and bringing together professionals with a breath of specialist skills to create a strong, integrated team.
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