YTL Arena Bristol, Filton Airfield Brabazon Hangar, Architects, Entertainment, Sports Venue England
YTL Arena Bristol, Filton Airfield Brabazon Hangar
13 Mar 2020
YTL Arena Bristol Entertainment Complex
Bristol?s YTL Arena gets green light
Design: Grimshaw ; Manica Architecture ; Grant Associates
Bristol City Council has granted YTL permission to repurpose the Brabazon aircraft hangars at the former Filton Airfield and deliver a new live entertainment complex for Bristol.
Grant Associates worked in collaboration with lead architect Grimshaw, Manica Architecture and OPS Engineers to create the design concept for YTL Arena Complex, which will create the third largest arena in the UK after Manchester Arena and London?s O2.

image courtesy of architects YTL submitted an application in November 2019 to repurpose the Brabazon hangars in Filton, the birthplace of Concorde. Bristol City Council?s planning committee, made up of 11 councillors, voted in favour of the new arena, with eight voting in favour. There were two abstentions and one rejection.
Capable of hosting up to 17,080 people, YTL Arena Complex will put Bristol on the world map for large-scale events, while also celebrating the site?s place in aviation history.
The YTL Arena Complex forms part of a wider transformation of the local area. The hangars sit on the edge of the former Filton Airfield, which is now being transformed into Brabazon, a thriving new neighbourhood for Bristol. The 380-acre site will become a new u...