Sports

At Northrop, we know sports infrastructure is about more than the field of play – it’s about creating environments that inspire performance, enhance communities, and endure for decades.

With more than 50 years of experience, our engineers have delivered everything from local sports fields to elite training facilities and world-class stadiums across Australia. This includes iconic venues like Metricon Stadium, Suncorp Stadium and The Gabba, as well as next-generation facilities such as Brighton Homes Arena, Sleeman Sports Complex upgrades, and the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centres for Brisbane 2032.

We bring together structural, civil, and building services expertise to create facilities that are efficient, inclusive, and designed for long-term community benefit. Whether it’s a high-performance training hub, an aquatic centre, or a multi-sport precinct, we focus on practical, buildable solutions that deliver on design intent and budget – while ensuring every project contributes to a legacy of participation, sustainability and pride of place.

Our work connects local experience with national capability. We collaborate closely with architects, builders and government clients to deliver venues that meet world-class standards, adapt to future needs, and reflect the legacy ambitions of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Sports developments often demand creative, function-driven engineering – long-span roof structures, elevated fields, hybrid timber systems, or integrated parking. We tailor every solution to the needs of the sport, providing best practice advice to architects, builders, and clubs alike.

Many sports projects sit on flood-prone or complex ground. Our civil engineers specialise in flood modelling and water-sensitive urban design to raise, protect or reroute site infrastructure. Working with geotech teams, our structural engineers develop foundation systems that minimise in-ground costs while improving durability and buildability. Each design balances resilience and adaptability so venues perform safely now and remain valuable long term.

We integrate low-carbon materials, passive design principles and renewable systems to reduce environmental impact. From early planning through to certification, sustainability and lifecycle performance are embedded in everything we do.

Our multidisciplinary teams work as one – civil, structural, building services, sustainability and façade specialists collaborating through shared digital models and cross-discipline workshops to resolve challenges early and deliver certainty under pressure.

Modern sports precincts must serve everyone – athletes, spectators, schools and the broader community. We work closely with planners, architects and landscape designers to deliver accessible, inclusive and well-connected environments that perform year-round, from event day to everyday.

Timing matters. We understand the pressures of seasonal programming, milestone events and public funding deadlines. Our teams prioritise proactive design coordination and responsive communication to deliver on time, every time.

We take an athlete-first approach, integrating lighting, acoustics, ventilation, circulation and safety into every design. For spectators, we optimise sightlines, shading, access and amenities to create inclusive, comfortable venues – from high-performance centres to local community facilities – ensuring great experiences for everyone on and off the field.

• Flood Resilience & Site Feasibility
• Grandstand & Spectator Seating Design
• Integrated Parking Solutions
• Lighting & Services for Sports Precincts
• Long Span Roof Structures
• Parametric Design
• Stadium & Arena Engineering
• Structural & Civil Engineering
• Sustainable Sports Facility Design
• Timber Engineering

• Games-Ready Venues & Legacy Precincts
• Aquatic & Recreation Centres
• Stadia and Grandstands
• Clubhouses
• Community Hubs
• Cycling Tracks
• Elevated Sports Fields in Flood Zones
• Elite Training Facilities
• Multi-Sport Complexes
• Pump Tracks & Skate Parks
• Surf Parks
• Synthetic Playing Fields