The world of esports is evolving right before our eyes. Once operating in the margins of mainstream media, it adds high-profile events, evangelists and investors by the day. What it lacks is more world-class spaces for gamers to physically gather on a grand scale. Current facilities can be retrofitted, new developments can create an esports space from the ground up. Keep scrolling to see our concepts and built work on both fronts, but first, see the industry’s economic forecast below according to Business Insider.
646MMprojected 2023 viewership
$1.5Bprojected 2023 revenue
837%YOY investment growth rate
Esports Stadium Arlington
G4 Studios and Offices
PWR Facility
NBA 2K League Broadcast Arena
Butler University Esports Park
Fortress Melbourne
Localhost in Philly
Toronto Performance Venue + Hotel
With industry revenue expected to eclipse $1.5 billion by 2023, demand for purpose-built spaces is skyrocketing. The only question left is who will be next to raise the bar for live esports experiences. Whether a new build, retrofit or mixed-use component, the venues that tap into these three trends will lead the charge.
Facilities become more broadcast-based
From state-of-the-art Grass Valley broadcast systems to on-site data centers, streaming infrastructure is a must for first-class venues.
Local gaming centers evolve
We’re partnering with Nerd Street Gamers on the esports infrastructure company’s nationwide expansion of Localhost esports facilities.
Collegiate standards take shape
Working with the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE), we’ve helped define the standards for varsity gaming facilities.
Designing in the metaverse
One of Australia’s most successful gaming content creators, Lachlan Power and his team have joined with Populous to collaborate on a world-first project to design and develop an elite esports training facility, created in Fortnite.
Global design firm Populous has unveiled the multiuse, tech-forward Butler Esports Park, a state-of-the-art esports and innovation space, at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Opening at the beginning of the 2022-23 academic ...
The PWR Facility, a first-of-its-kind architecturally designed elite esports training and content facility, has launched in the metaverse. Access the full media kit here Along with Populous, the world-first project collaboration to ...
Populous-designed G4 Studios, the new headquarters for Comcast Spectacor’s G4 digital and television network, has been named the Gold Winner for Best New Headquarters in the Commercial Real Estate Symposium & Awards ...
