Everton Stadium
- Location
- Liverpool, UK
- Client
- Laing O'Rourke Construction Limited
- Expertise
- Architecture
- Interior Design
- Cost
- £500m
Everton Football Club’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, Liverpool, is more than just a place for football, it’s a key part of the city's regeneration. This 52,000-seat stadium will provide far-reaching benefits to both the club and the community.
Bramley-Moore Dock is being reimagined as Everton’s future home, blending the area’s industrial heritage with modern design. Inspired by the ‘brick box’ warehouses nearby, like the Tobacco Warehouse, the stadium honours the dock’s history while offering a bold new vision.
The project isn’t just about football; it’s a catalyst for change in the city. With the potential to boost the local economy by £1bn and create 15,000 jobs, it’s a vital part of Liverpool’s ongoing transformation. The stadium will attract more than 1.4 million visitors annually, drawing fans and tourists alike to this scenic riverside location. The new Mersey River Walk will connect the stadium to Liverpool Waters, providing a stunning route for matchday fans and visitors.
"The stadium maintains and celebrates many of its original heritage assets, from restored railway lines, mooring posts, cobbles, and capstans to the restoration of a 138-year-old Grade II listed Hydraulic Engine House.
"Our design for Everton FC demonstrates the benefits of adaptive reuse of an existing site. It harnesses the rich cultural past of the Bramley-Moore Dock to provide a world-class home for one of the Premier League’s most storied teams."
Set between waterways, the stadium’s design maximises the unique location. Fans will enjoy breathtaking views of the River Mersey, the Wirral, and the Irish Sea from the elevated terraces. The stadium's architecture embraces sustainability, with efficient building systems, renewable energy from rooftop solar panels, and a commitment to reuse 95% of materials onsite. These features will reduce the stadium's carbon footprint, ensuring it stands as a model for future developments.
The project also celebrates the dock’s rich history by preserving original heritage features, such as railway lines, cobblestones, and the Grade II listed Hydraulic Engine House. Everton’s new stadium shows how adaptive reuse of a historic site can bring new life to a community while respecting its past.
in the next 10 years
The new stadium will not only serve as a world-class home for Everton FC but will also offer a public space for all to enjoy, opening up the waterfront for the first time in generations. This is a project that goes far beyond football, leaving a lasting legacy for the club and the city.
The stadium is carefully situated to respect the Grade II listed structures and forms a well-appointed fan plaza to the east for pre and post-match entertainment. To the west, an elevated viewing deck provides sweeping views to the Wirral, the Mersey riverside, and the Irish Sea beyond. This public space marks a fitting end to the planned Mersey River walk through the Liverpool Waters development and provides protection from the harsh maritime climate for spectators in an outdoor concourse below. As technical architect supporting New York-based MEIS Architects, we advised on the development of the scheme for planning, sports architecture and UK regulation compliance and procurement.
We provided the full design and delivery of the stadium interiors, including players, media, general admission concourses, and administration areas. We also worked closely with the client's in-house hospitality team and it's appointed guest experience consultant to turn the sophisticated hospitality strategy into realistic, buildable interior designs that work for match day and non-match day events alike.
Delivering all major interiors packages, including finishes, furniture and bespoke joinery, we ensured the design was coordinated and aligned to the Everton F.C. brand and identity.
Everton Stadium is our most ambitious project to date, combining cutting-edge digital design with advanced DfMA (Design for Manufacture and Assembly) techniques—resulting in 70% of the stadium being built off-site.
Working alongside Buro Happold and Laing O’Rourke, we pioneered digital innovations that transformed project delivery, from spectator experience simulations to fire safety automation. Our collaboration with Solibri earned a prestigious Digital Construction Award for automating the generation of BWICs and tagging fire-rated penetrations.
A detailed federated BIM model enabled seamless coordination across disciplines, while parametric design scripts optimised key stadium features, including the façade, roof, and seating bowl. Our digital tools also enhanced spectator analysis, incorporating anthropomorphic data to refine sightlines and movement patterns, ensuring an immersive experience for every fan.
