TEMPORARY RIVERBANK ARENA
HOCKEY
This temporary arena has two pitches, one with spectator seating and one for use as a warm-up area.
DESIGN AND BUILD: London 2012 is the first Olympics where the hockey pitches aren’t green. Pink is used for the area surrounding the pitch and blue for the field of play – making it easy to spot the yellow ball. The first Riverbank Arena pitch was unveiled in October 2011. The sur- rounding structures were built at the beginning of 2012, ready for the hockey test event in May 2012.
The Riverbank Arena was designed by Populous
AFTER THE GAMES: The pitches at the Riverbank Arena will move to the north of the Olympic Park, joining the group of permanent facilities at Eton Manor. It will have 3,000 permanent seats with the ability to increase to up to 15,000 for major events.
COPPER BOX HANDBALL MODERN PENTATHLON
This iconic venue, designed by MAKE architects, is extremely flexible, with retractable seating that can change the floor size, facilitating different activities during and after the Games.
DESIGN AND BUILD: The venue was designed and built with sustaina- bility as a priority. Among its many innovative features, the roof is fitted with 88 light pipes that allow natural light into the venue, reducing the demand for electric lights – achieving annual energy savings of up to 40 per cent. Rainwater collected from the venue’s roof will be used to flush toilets and reduce water use at the venue by up to 40 per cent. The top half of the venue is clad in copper – mostly recycled – to give it a
ISSUE 3 2012 © cybertrek 2012
Post-Games, the venue will seat up to 6,000 spectators
unique appearance that will develop a rich natural colour as it ages.
AFTER THE GAMES: The Copper Box will be operated by Greenwich Leisure Limited and will become a multi-use sports centre. Its flexible design and retractable seating will allow for activities rang-
ing from international competitions to community sports, and for a wide range of indoor sports, including bas- ketball, handball, badminton, boxing, martial arts, netball, table tennis, wheelchair rugby and volleyball. A health and fitness club with chang- ing facilities and a café for use by the local community are also planned.
Read Leisure Management online
leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital 33
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76