EXTERIOR CUSTOM Project: Aintree Racecourse Project brief Designed with BDP over a two year period, the Saddle Bar is a building that links two other buildings and stands overlooking the racecourse. Originally specified as a metal roof, the tensile fabric membrane roof oversails the six storey building and was engineered with steel masts running down the front of the building. Patterning, engineering and installing a structure of this size atop a building was a challenge. Fabric Architecture took centre stage in the £34M Aintree Racecourse Grandstand redevelopment by designing, engineering and installing 3 unique tensile fabric structures. Design solution The bespoke Triple Conic canopy, with a surface area of almost 600m2, is fixed to ten perimeter bi-pods, two 9.5m gutters and supported internally by three masts. The result is an iconic space that is bright, open and airy, offering spectacular views of the racecourse. In addition to the Triple Conic, we installed a Double Conic and a Single Conic on the parade ring and winners circle. Fabric Architecture The art and science of tension

EXTERIOR CUSTOM Project: Aintree Racecourse Summary Client: Location: Fabric Type: Architect: Contractor: Aintree Racecourse Liverpool, UK Mehler Type III PVC BDP Laing O’Rourke For more information or to discuss how we can help you, call Alex Wood on Fabric Architecture Ltd 4 Nexus Brockworth Gloucestershire GL3 4AG +44 (0)1452 612 800 [email protected] www.fabricarchitecture.com Company registered in England No. 04119655