Sport & leisure

Future-proof leisure venues

Before the pandemic, the expectations of the entire leisure sector were very positive. Growth was brisk and many organisations were busy planning for the future in respect of topical issues such as accessibility, sustainability, renovation and/or expansion. However with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the entire sector came to a standstill and almost all plans have been on hold for the past eighteen months.

Opportunities for sustainability

Cultural and responsible entrepreneurship go hand in hand. For instance, a sustainable building can increase the value of your property in terms of utilisation, image and social value. Even buildings that are centuries old can be made more sustainable with innovative techniques. In the process, you can opt to gradually increase sustainability during regular maintenance or through occasional investments. As a leader in sustainability, we can provide you with insight into possible measures, including the associated additional costs, savings and payback periods.

Improving accessibility and pedestrian flows

At leisure venues where many people congregate, optimising mobility and pedestrian flows is crucial. During peak visitor periods, renovations or emergencies, bottlenecks can arise around your venue's vital functions. Think of key parking areas, pedestrian routes, checkpoints, escalators, tills, exits and so on. The smarter the design of your venue for visitors, the better its performance, comfort and safety will be in terms of footfall and stay times. An enjoyable and safe visitor experience will increase not only your profitability but also the evaluative perception of visitors.

Visitor experience of central importance

Once at the venue, there are several components that contribute to the visitor experience and the profitability of the venue. Pleasant acoustics, light and ventilation ensure that visitors can optimally enjoy their time at the leisure venue at all times. These are factors that can determine whether you win or lose customers as well as money. By helping you design your venue, we ensure that it always performs optimally, with both a small number of visitors as well as with maximum numbers. We do this, for example, with our acoustics roadmap, low temp calculator for ideal temperature and air quality and the perfect lighting. So visitors have the ultimate experience and the venue also saves on unnecessary costs.

Our active directing role

Optimising the practical value of leisure venues such as museums, stadiums, theatres and music venues requires knowledge of specific building and environmental performances in terms of (indoor) climate, experience, accessibility and sustainability. With our international experience and extensive technical expertise, we enable you to always make the right trade-offs between costs, qualities and risks.