BC Place Redevelopment

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Posted by SFUVnacouver over at SSP.
One pic shows a complete clerestory panel.

The BC Place website says the opening is 100 metres by 85 metres.
http://www.bcplacestadium.com/index.php/roof.html

Some photos from today from various vantage points.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 23rd 2011.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 23rd 2011.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 23rd 2011.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 23rd 2011.

Taken by SFUVancouver, June 23rd 2011.

 

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Courtesy of peterprinciple at SSP and BC Pavilion Corp - owner of BC Place:

Courtesy of peterprinciple and pavco. Hosted on flickr.

 

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Posted by Built Form over at SP.
Looks like BC Place's roof will have 2 layers.

pic by Built Form

I don't have a good telephoto lens but yes are layering the fabric above and below the ribs. You can just see the packages of fabric bundled on top.

 

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Posted by Vanman over at SSP.
Note the metal grills below plastic clerestory panels.

Took these shots today:

 

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Posted by Pawel over at SSC.
Looks like the shots were taken last week.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/murman/5918981910/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/murman/5918983724/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/murman/5918980030/

 

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Posted at SSP by peterprinciple:

Pics of the roof work at the link:

http://www.hightexworld.com/projects/in-progress/bc-place-stadium

BC Place Stadium
Vancouver, Canada

Year:
2011
Material:
Retractable Roof - Tenara (PTFE)
Facade - ETFE
Area:
Tenara 6700m² (x2 layers)
ETFE 6000m²
Client:
BC Pavilion Corporation
Contractor:
PCL, Vancouver
Architect:
Stantec Architecture Ltd, Vancouver
Engineering:
Geiger Engineers, New York
Schlaich Bergermann and Partners, New York

Opening Big Dreams
Hightex has been awarded a contract to supply the entire retractable roof and the fixed façade for the BC Place Stadium. When completed, this roof will be the largest cable-supported retractable roof in the world.

The retractable roof will consist of a double layer Tenara membrane with an inflated inter-space to form “cushion” elements over an area of 6700sq/m. The cushions will be pre-stressed using hydraulic tensioning units and inflation via fan units. The retractable roof will be connected to the 36 radial cables by specially designed sliding and driving carriages. The deflated cushion will be stored at the centre of the roof in a membrane garage. To close the roof, the driving carriages will pull the membrane outwards radially towards the perimeter.

The new facade comprises some 6,000m² of transparent ETFE panels with a light-controlling frit. The 144 facade panels are pre-stressed using metal arches and are attached directly to the primary steel structure.

Hightex's total scope on the project includes the fabrication of the outer roof, fabrication and installation of the retractable roof including drive technology and the fabrication and installation of the ETFE facade.

 

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Posted by Built Form over at SSP:

Here's a good pic showing the podium for the new Douglas Coupland Terry Fox tribute. It's in the centre of the pic and is triangular shaped to accommodate the 4 statues as they increase in size.

Some other shots showing work on the outside.

Painting the mast.

Here you can see suspended the trapezoidal shaped fabric cover.

All pix by Built Form

 

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Posted by SFUVancouver and Built Form over at SSP:

BC Place as seen from Johnathon Rogers Park.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 28th 2011.

As seen from 12th Avenue and Kingsway.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 28th 2011.

As seen from the Cambie Street Bridge. From this perspective the project looks essentially complete.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 28th 2011.

As seen from the Olympic Village.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 28th 2011.

As seen from the Dunsmuir Viaduct cycle track.

Taken by SFUVancouver, July 28th 2011.

As seen from my apartment!

pic by Built Form

 

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Posted at SSP:

BC Place roof throws a wrinkle into Canam's profits

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id46157

Looks like Pavco didn't do so badly on the pricing afterall.

The beauty of a fixed price contract.

 

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Posted by Locked In at SSP - check out the lighted clerestory panels that ring the stadium:

My photos, from yesterday and this morning.

West side of BC Place - looks like the concourse on this side might be open to both levels:

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New video board at the foot of Robson:

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Here are some blurry BB photos of the illuminated panels, from this morning - the right panel was bright red, green and blue, and the left panel blue and red, none of which really show up in this photo of course.

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It's hard to see in this terrible photo, but three floors of the Coopers building were lit up fairly brightly by the illuminated panels - hope that doesn't become an issue...

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Posted over at SSP and SSC:

The roof is now done...

My pics that I took this evening.

 

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Big ass pic from BC Place Twitter:

http://twitpic.com/6bor2b/full

 

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Posted at SSC:

Here's a new pic of the interior from a story about BC Place on Stadium Porn.com (yes, that really is the name of the site)...

 

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Posted at SSP - video of yesterday's media tour:

A good update:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FgO_djLBZU&feature=player_embedded#!

 

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Is it safe to assume that the stadium will be ready for the Grey Cup in November?