Several Commonwealth Games venues have been designed by Melbourne-based architectural firm Peddle Thorp.
Peddle Thorp designed the Thyagaraj Stadium, the Rugby Sevens Venue at Delhi University, the Siri Fort Sports Complex and the Yamuna Sports Complex for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.
"Obviously there are some challenges with working in India. We believe we have worked well with the Indians to produce some good buildings. There are some issues with design and fittings, but these are minor ones. Our concerns are based on the appearance of the buildings," says Carlo Corallo, director at Peddle Thorp.
The company built on its experience in sports architecture, having designed the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The Thyagaraj Stadium for the Delhi Commonwealth Games has high performance glazing for thermal control to water conserving plumbing.
Built from scratch at a cost of $77 million, it is the most celebrated venue for the October 3-14 event. Built over three years, the multidisciplinary games stadium spans an area of 2.55 hectares with a seating capacity of 5,000.
The stadium also has a competitor track for athletics, three tennis clay courts and two grass courts. The Rugby Sevens venue is a 2,500 seat permanent stand that is the centrepiece of a 10,000 seat venue for the games situated in the Delhi University Campus.
Siri Fort Sports Complex is a combined badminton and squash stadium with seven badminton courts and one squash show court. Several squash practice courts will support a future club for the local community after the Commonwealth Games.
Sitting adjacent to the historic Siri Fort ruins, the complex adopts an urban design concept that creates functional landscaped space which emphasises public engagement.
The Yamuna Sports Complex is the official table tennis venue for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and features a 5,000 seat capacity show court, 10 practice courts and a multipurpose hall.
