[Richmond] Olympic Oval | Completed
RICHMOND OLYMPIC OVAL - world's largest oval
Location: Richmond (suburb south of Vancouver) Distance from Vancouver Olympic Village: 15 km Venue Capacity: 8,000 seats Elevation: Sea level Cost: CAN$170 million Venue Description The Richmond Oval site is located on the banks of the Fraser River, 25 minutes south of the Olympic Village in downtown Vancouver. The site, in the northwest corner of Richmond, is across the river from Vancouver International Airport and near the Richmond city centre. Construction Update The Richmond Oval will be an outstanding theatre for sport with a new 400-metre track housed in a 33,750-square-metre facility. Key design elements include a state-of-the-art ice plant with superior air quality and climate controls. Facilities and systems will include offices, timing and athlete monitoring equipment, and fitness and strength training areas. Construction began in September 2005 with a completion date of Fall 2008. Post-Games Use After the Games, the oval will become an international centre of excellence for sports and wellness. The oval’s flexible design will allow it to be used for a variety of sport and community functions. The oval will be the centrepiece of a major new urban waterfront neighbourhood featuring a mix of residential, commercial and public amenity development. http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8483/87450853xf5.jpg Olympic mode http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...Games16689.jpg Post-Games mode http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...Games16690.jpg Lobby exterior http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse..._view16688.jpg Exterior http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse..._view16687.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...ation14766.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...lsize12324.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...lsize12322.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...lsize12326.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...lsize12323.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...lsize12327.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...lsize12328.jpg |
June 2007 - taken by Bils
http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval1.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval2.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval3.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval4.jpg July 2007 http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...-15-117870.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Oval-0717927.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Oval-0717932.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Oval-0717928.jpg http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/asse...alled17934.jpg Most recent picture - September 2007 http://www.richmond.ca/ovalsitecam/roo1024px.jpg |
Very nice job!
I had no idea it was so far along. |
The scale of this project is just amazing, love it. Thanks for the construction timeline slideshow.
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holy crap, i had absolutely no idea how far along it was.
it looks lovely! |
The detailing inside the columns is a nice touch. Quality!
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What is the detailing for, and who is it by?
Also, with regards to the roof, what part is wood? so far I've thought the beams were the wood, but they look gray as concrete. is it the roof surface instead that is wood, or were the beams sun-bleached and are soon to be stained? |
^I think they might just be wrapped in some sort of protective film. If you look at this pic, it looks like you can see wrinkles along the beams that would suggest some sort of wrap.
http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Oval-0717928.jpg |
The beams are steel trusses, as seen in this pic by Bils posted above. They are wrapped in wood siding (the pine beetle wood, I think). The plastic must be to protect the wood.
http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Oval-0717932.jpg |
anyone know what the timeline for the adjacent oval lands (ASPAC) is? .... in terms of how much will be completed in time for the olympics? they'd better get the hell on it if they plan on having something done for 2010.
there is a rezoning application sign up in front of the warehouse at the NW corner of hollybridge & elmbridge. looks like an onni condo development. the site connects right up to the oval. |
i was out taking pictures of the thousands upon thousands of snow geese in richmond..... quite a sight. anyways, here's the oval from literally a few miles away. it's making quite an impressive mark on the richmond landscape.
http://www.bilsproductions.com/ovalnov.jpg my photo |
^ nice shot, it will be a great facility.
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site prep/loading has begun on the western-most lots of the oval lands..... presumably the first signs of the aspac developments!
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View from inside.
http://spitsnet.nl/uploaded/ANP/img-...onlineBild.jpg |
i passed by the other other eve - was gonna take a pic but never did
it looks quite cool in the dusk hours |
did a little photo tour of richmond this afternoon. i posted the other pix in the appropriate threads. anyways, here's the oval ones:
-------- the first adjacent site i've noticed go to a development application http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval01.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval02.jpg site loading on the west side of the oval lands. part of the aspac development perhaps? http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval03.jpg same site loading http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval04.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval05.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval06.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval07.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval08.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval09.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval10.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval11.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval12.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval13.jpg http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval14.jpg |
Thanks for the pics, bils! They're great.
All that wood is looking pretty sweet... http://www.bilsproductions.com/oval13.jpg |
thanks for the pics! looks amazing already.
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Great pics.
Those wooden cross members are written up in a Vancouver Magazine article this month (below). Apparently they are made from small 2x4s of pine beetle lumber all nailed together. Quote:
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