The roof over the no 1 court was installed by contractor sir robert mcalpine.
Wimbledon roof design.
Retractable roof installation of new wider padded and more comfortable seating for all spectators.
Here lucy tells us what inspired her to take on such a big challenge.
Wimbledon centre court retractable roof populous designed the new fabric and steel rafter retractable roof at the all england lawn tennis club in london.
A roof less centre court during the 2007 wimbledon championships.
Lucy spoke to populous senior adviser bill augustyn who was project lead in the design and construction of the centre court roof.
Weight and area of the wimbledon championships 2019 roof.
Ahead of the july 1 start of wimbledon the all england lawn tennis club aeltc debuted the new no 1 court retractable roof an.
Wimbledon s centre court roof has a companion for 2019.
Official homepage of the championships wimbledon 2019.
Ten steel trusses each weighing 70t and spanning 77m fasten the bays.
Moog industrial group has put in place a high performance electric actuation solution that operates the newly installed retractable roof above wimbledon s centre court.
Wimbledon retractable roof with a total of nine bays of structural fabric the retractable roof is divided into two sections with four bays in one section and five in the other.
Bill was able to add layers of detail to the information that lucy had already collected.
New no 2 court with 4000 seats.
Each truss is supported by a set of wheels that move along a track.
Redevelopment of the turnstile area together with a new museum opened april 2006 wimbledon shop ticket office and the club s new offices.