Abba Arena

Abba Arena

Culture
The ABBA Arena in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park was designed as an immersive environment for the 3000-strong ABBA Voyage audience, with a brutalist hexagonal form suggesting a mysterious object had landed on the east London site. The ability to demount and reuse all of the structural and architectural elements was a key part of the design, to allow the venue to be fully relocatable.
  • Project Title: ABBA Arena: Pudding Mill Lane
  • Client: Aniara
  • Designers: Stufish Entertainment Architects
  • Engineers: Atelier One
Location: London, UK
Build Period: 12 Months
12
Project Completion: May 2022
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Project Duration: 20 Months
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ES Global developed Stufish’s Stage 3 designs, engineering, fabricating and installing the arena structure, stage and auditorium – as principal contractor – in just over 12 months. The hybrid steel and mass-timber construction includes an external larch rainscreen, high-performance acoustic panels and a fully accessible 744-tonne ‘floating’ roof, which was assembled at ground level and installed in a single lift.