The facts
Project Location: Wimbledon
Client: The All England Lawn Tennis Croquet
Club (AELTCC)
Start Date: September 2003
Completion Date: 2010
Procurement method: Design and Build
Services provided: Drainage
engineering
Contacts: David Baird - Project
Director, Guy Smith - Project Manager, Richard Ames-
Engineer
The project
As part of the redevelopment of Centre Court East Wing,
Capita Symonds undertook a review of the existing drainage and
advised the AELTCC on improvements to the networks across the
Centre Court Site.
Several drainage studies were prepared for the stadium ‘bowl’ in
particular, resulting in the construction of a secondary surface
water outlet. New drainage systems were designed for the East Wing
Debentures Building, Gatehouses 4 and foul surface water networks
externally.
Further works commenced with the improvement and upgrade of
walkways court surrounds to external courts 4 to 11. The most
significant construction element was the new Court 2 Stadium with
approximately 5,000 seat capacity. This stadium was sunk into the
ground (court level approximately 3m lower than surrounding Ground
Levels) which required a pumping solution for both foul water and
surface water. This stage also incorporated the rebuild of the
Groundsmans Facilities and a new court 3 stadium (approximately
2,000 seats) with facilities building.
Capita Symonds was responsible for the design of all below
ground drainage for the aspects of work listed above. We were also
responsible for the co-ordination of services externally around the
new court 2 stadium.