FEA TURE — BC
PL A CE
REDE VEL OPMENT
Above: It is not only the exterior that has been totally renovated, the new BC Place also now offers plush interior spaces.
MAKEOVER Fully Multifunctional SEDA at BC Place
A big part of the BC Place reconstruction was figuring out a way to make the seating and field turn around as quickly and effectively as possible to try to bring more events to the venue. SEDA was one of the few companies approached with the problem of the old building, in which sections of up to 25 rows had to be pulled out through the exits, and stored on the outside of the facility, causing traffic, and temporary road closures in downtown Vancouver each time this tedious task had to be performed.
SEDA approached the problem as any other, fully customised to this particular client’s needs. SEDA’s engineers tried a few different ways of dealing with the situation, resulting in a solution much more storage space efficient than before.
SEDA kept the size of the stand the same, twenty-five rows, but made the entire unit automated, retractable, easily lowered, and movable by means of an air cushion system. The sections are now divided into systems ranging from rows 1-17 and 18-25. The reason for the two sections is a spindle system incorporated in the back section, allowing the system to lower underneath the concrete ceiling, and be easily moved into storage (which is now inside the facility). The seats fold down at the press of a button, and the system retracts at the press of another, making the turn over possible in a very short period of time.
BC Place can now host all kinds of different events with little scheduling and traffic conflict when it comes to the change over; making this downtown Vancouver facility more efficient than it was before. SEDA is very proud to be a part of that and can therefore now check off another completely customised job with a happy customer.
As part of the redevelopment of BC Place, the owners PavCo, pur- chased terracover”V”® by Terraplas plc to replace their nearly ten year old original terracover® system.
This allows them to be truly multifunc- tional and in the first two months, as well as the Vancouver Whitecaps playing numerous soc- cer games, the venue also hosted Monster Trucks, (see pictures of setup and event itself, bottom left), a Boat Show, the BC Home & Design Show, and the Roger Waters THE WALL Live concert.
After a rigorous RFP process the Georgia Dome have
followed suit and are replacing their old terracover sys- tem with the new vertical locking-cam terracover"V"® that is due for delivery at the end of August 2012.
Northern Lights Display The new BC Place has quickly become a unique icon, the newly recognisable landmark of Vancouver’s skyline, and a place of pride for all British Columbians. Adding to the excitement is a new lighting effects system, which not only adds to the stadium architecturally, but also allows BC Place to ‘come alive’ both inside and out, enhancing the overall guest experience. This new and sophisticated integrated lighting sys-
tem utilises energy-efficient LED lights to display an infi- nite array of static colour or moving colour designs atop, and on the sides of, the new BC Place. The more than nine acres of roof, the clear façade panels on the side of the building, and the roof’s support masts all provide an incredible canvas for lighting the stadium at night. The new BC Place roof covers an area of approximate- ly 38,000sqm. The stadium roof façade (or clerestory) —
20 th AN N I V ER S AR Y P AR T II/ S U M M ER 1 2 P AN S T AD I A 60
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