RAC Perth Arena

Multi-Purpose Indoor Entertainment & Sports Stadium

15,500 crowd capacity

Displacement HVAC system & operable roof

Four function spaces and commercial kitchen

34 Corporate suites over 2 levels

1,000m2 Administrative offices

Services: Full architecture & interior design services

Location: Perth CBD, WA

Client: WA Department of Treasury - Strategic Projects

Builder: BGC

JV Partners: ARM

Status: Completed 2012

2013 AIA National Architecture Awards:
- The Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture
- The Emil Sodersten Award for Interior Architecture
2013 AIA WA Architecture Awards:
- The George Temple Poole Award for best building overall
- The Jeffrey Howlett Award for Public Architecture
- Architecture Award for Interior Architecture
- The Colourbond© Award for Steel Architecture
World Architecture Festival Awards
- Shortlist - Sports category
2013 WA DIA Design Awards:
- Best in State WA.
- Award of Merit - Interior Spaces / Hospitality and Retail
- Award of Merit - Interior Spaces / Public
2015 Property Council of Australia / Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation and Excellence Awards:
- WA Development of the Year
- Woods Bagot Award for Best Public Building

In 2013 the Australian Institute of Architects awarded the Arena the prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen Award for best public building, with the Jury describing it as:

“…an intellectual building that manages to be popular; it is a type that is often urbanistically hostile, but here makes an urban contribution; it is robust in detail suited to sport and popular music, but gives a finely crafted spatial experience to the huge crowds. This is puzzle solving at the highest level.”