Arena Structures installed a number of structures at Aintree including The Aldaniti Pavilion, The Sky Pavilion, The Red Square Vodka Mood Bar, The Cottage Pavilion and The Aintree Pavilion. Each pavilion was individually designed and built to cater for different needs such as varying hospitality arrangements, preferred situation along the course and each companies individual tastes and corporate identity. The Aldaniti Pavilion, which overlooked the finish line and The Sky Pavilion, were both triple-decker structures, as was The Cottage Pavilion, which also included a separate John Smith's Hospitality Area. The Red Square Vodka Mood Bar was a single floor structure designed specifically for the client with a contemporary striking red throughout the inside to compliment their branding and corporate image. Although smaller than the others this spacious hospitality structure was the most stunning on the site.Arena Events was the only outside company to have its own hospitality facility at Aintree with the racecourse themselves providing all of the other hospitality packages at the event. The company was responsible for selling operating and managing the third level of the Sky Pavilion, which overlooked the racecourse. Over 1,900 guests were catered for over the three days, either in private suites or shared restaurant facilities both equipped with balconies for a panoramic view of the famous Liverpool racecourse.
The Aintree Pavilion housed the main public bar for Aintree in an 80m by 50m Tension Fabric Structure (TFS), dominated by a central bar and another down one side of the structure. The structure also featured a live band stage, giant inflatables suspended from the ceiling, betting outlets and was surrounded with huge LED screens showing the racing for the gathered crowds to keep up with the action on the track.
(Lee Baldock)
