The stadium has Devils Peak as a spectacular background, but is situated on soft ground conditions close to the Liesbeeck River. In spite of the very tight budget, the project also included a new landscaping design to enhance the visual appearance of the whole area and the first use of true tensile fabric roof structure of this scale in Southern Africa.
 
These facilities were to be planned within the framework of a  masterplan for further works necessary to host the Olympic Hockey tournament in 2004.