O2 Arena Roof Structure

Ansco roof walk limited referred to herein collectively as aeg we or us is the operator of the visitor attraction based at the o2 peninsula square london se10 0dx the o2 and known as up at the o2 uato2 which allows customers climbers to take part in guided climbs over the roof of the o2 on a purpose built walkway.

O2 arena roof structure.

The structure was designed by the buro happold and the entire roof structure weighs less than the air contained within the building. One of the world s premier entertainment venues. Although referred to as a dome it is not strictly one as it is not self supporting but is in fact a giant big top the canopy being supported by a dome shaped cable network from twelve king posts. At its steepest point the walkway has an incline of 28 on the way up and 30 on the way back down and has a slight bounce to it to mirror the surface of the tent.

The membrane is made up of fabric structure and other tensile structure. Isg are currently transforming the remaining. The arena building s structure was then built around the roof. The arena was built under the former millennium dome.

Dome the spectacular roof only interrupted by a hole through which a ventilation shaft out blackwall tunnel raised on a circular base of 365m in diameter with undulating edge 1km and a maximum height of 50m providing a covered area 100 000m2. Suspended 2m above the surface of the o2 roof the walkway is 52m above ground level and 380m long. It opened in its present form in 2007. The arena building which houses the arena and the arena concourse is independent from all other buildings in the o2 and houses all the arena s facilities.

Isg are progressing well at the o2 in london where the team are completing the circle at the world s most successful music and entertainment venue. 5 construction method o2 are na surface structure the entire roof structure of o2 arena was made up of thin shell structure membrane structure. The o2 arena is a multi purpose indoor arena in the centre of the o2 entertainment complex on the greenwich peninsula in southeast london. It has the second highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the united kingdom behind the manchester arena and in 2008 was the world s busiest music arena.

Working within an existing building through ingenious engineering we overcame the major challenge of constructing and installing the arena s 4 500 tonne roof. The o2 arena sits inside the former millennium dome on london s greenwich peninsula. The dome shaped structure which now houses the o2 s entertainment avenue and arena was originally constructed as the millennium dome and housed the millennium experience a major exhibition to celebrate the start of the third millennium.