The Howard Suite, Headingley Stadium

Location

Leeds

Status

Completed 2019

Sector

Stadia

Client

Headingley Stadium

We designed a number of areas within the Howard Stand at Headingley Stadium, including a large 500-person capacity hall The Howard Suite. The suite boasts impressive panoramic views of the two adjacent grounds – Headingley Cricket Ground and Headingley Rugby Stadium. The brief was to create an extremely adaptable space that can be utilised for a range of events.

To meet the brief and suit a variety of uses, we set out to find the balance between timeless corporate design and a practical event space, achieved through incorporating design elements with a dual purpose.

Awards: Mixology North, Project of the Year: Bar & Leisure Interiors Finalist

A large banquet hall set up for a formal event with round tables covered in white tablecloths, decorated with glassware, plates, and napkins, and surrounded by chairs in green, gray, and black. The hall has floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides, providing a view of trees and buildings outside. The ceiling features numerous hanging light fixtures, and the lighting is bright and modern.

Due to the size of the space and flexible loose furniture pieces, attention to acoustics were a must and so we worked alongside Autex Acoustics to create a bespoke solution. We also felt that this worked as a design feature to be emphasised in the space, to provide a beautiful backdrop over any configuration beneath. This detail also brings a warmth from the timber across the hall which is present on the bars at either end of the suite. Diffuse lighting sits within the perimeter of these ceiling recesses, and are equipped with tuneable colours to create a truly adaptable space no matter the occasion.

A hallway in a modern restaurant or banquet hall with wood flooring, beige textured walls, and artwork on the left. The hallway opens into a spacious dining area with tables set with white tablecloths and green and black chairs, decorated with hanging spherical lights.

Modern hotel corridor with abstract wall art and blurred moving people.

The suite can be adapted from a banqueting hall into a theatre style setting, allowing the space to flex to various uses between match days, corporate and private events. Large, impactful artwork pieces maintain the premium feel in the suite’s approach.

Modern bar with wooden facade and liquor bottles on shelves, large window revealing stadium outside, high table with black chairs, and overhead lighting.