With a very limited budget, the design responded through innovations in planning, form and material whilst also complimenting key site views to and from the stadium. The venue included a competition pool, warm-up pool and ancillary accommodation for spectators, athletes, press and VIPs.

The building’s concept was driven by the desire to make the building using a method where all of the components could be efficiently re-used, re-cycled and indeed many components were pre-cycled taken from the existing supply chain of temporary structures. The spectator seating had been previously used in other buildings and was re-usable after the games, as were the structural components – even the retractable screw-pile foundations.

A lot of the equipment was repurposed for a permanent velodrome project in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the 2018 Asian Games and still operates very successfully today. Elements of the arena were also used in the Sochi Gymnasium stadium, and some of the trusses have been used within stadia around England, such as forming a new TV gantry at Selhurst Park Stadium in London.