Ascot Racecourse
The Ascot Authority had a vision of making the well-known racecourse into “one of the five best racecourses in the world”. In order to achieve this, the buildings and facilities at the racecourse were in need of modernisation and reorganisation.
The whole redevelopment included relaying and realignment of the track, demolition and rebuilding of the grandstand, reorganisation and improving access to all public viewing areas, as well as refurbishing a number of the existing buildings.
The new grandstand forms a 400m long sweeping building, curved in plan, with its greatest height centred on the new main entrance and parade ring to the south. Simon Ho worked on the project for over 4 years taking the design from concept all the way through to project completion.
Client: Ascot Authority
Location: Ascot, UK
Architect: HOK Sport
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold (Simon Ho)
Completed: 2006
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