The renowned international architecture practitioner studio Populous has designed a new boutique 9,000-seat stadium and training facility for the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women’s (AFLW).

Brighton Homes Arena (Springfield Central Stadium), located at Springfield in the City of Ipswich, will be used for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, with the Modern Pentathlon to be staged at the venue. Welcoming the public at the entrance it’s the distinctive logo of the Lion, created with pixels of special stainless steel tiles with brushed gold finishing inserted in the Flexbrick prefabricated ceramic curtains that wraps the office building.

Completed in November 2022, the 8,000-capacity boutique stadium featuring the Michael Voss Oval is the new home ground of the Brisbane Lions AFLW team and hosted the 2022 AFLW Grand Final as its first ever game on November 27. The Lions Reserves who play in the second-tier VFL competition will also play at the ground, while it’ll host pre-season AFL matches.

The new complex features a purpose-built training area with an indoor field, a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and community spaces. An administrative center with meeting rooms, an auditorium, and a cafe are included as elements to help provide new revenue streams for the Brisbane Lions club. In bid documents and videos, the venue had been referred to as Ipswich Stadium. It was also initially referred to as ‘The Reserve Community Arena’ by the Brisbane Lions before the naming-rights sponsorship with Brighton Homes was announced.