The world-class Perth Arena has been designed by a world-class team of architects including Melbourne-based Ashton Raggatt McDougall (ARM), local Perth firm Cameron Chisholm and Nicol (CCN).

Western Australian company BGC will construct the iconic building.

The new arena will:

• seat a minimum of 12,000 people for sporting events and 14,000 for concerts
• include a state-of-the-art operating system to allow maximum flexibility, an adaptable performance floor, extensive support rooms
• incorporate an retractable roof – which will allow the Hopman Cup to continue in Perth
• include 500 corporate seats
• include a car park built underneath the complex
• provide a forecourt facility similar to Melbourne's Federation Square
• be built and funded by Western Australians
• attract world-class performers and international sporting events
• encourage tourism and showcase Western Australia – nationally and internationally
• generate jobs during the construction stage – and more employment and economic benefits when it is up and running.