Olympic Velodrome Roof

Olympic and paralympic track.

Olympic velodrome roof.

Built in 1983 in preparation for the 1984 olympic games the colorado springs olympic paralympic training center velodrome is the official training venue for u s. The roof of hopkins architects velodrome for the 2012 olympic and paralympic games in london doesn t just look elegant. The arena is famous for its steel roof construction with a diameter of 142 meters it has europe s largest steel roof. Cycling athletics tennis equestrianism sports education concerts.

The velodrome contains 6 000 seats in both olympic and legacy modes and embraces both contexts with minimal transformation. 22 10 5 7 01 4 38 pm. Rather than investing in photovoltaic panels on the roof of the or. The maximum horizontal span on plan in the east west direction is 131m and 119m in the north south direction.

The olympic delivery authority says the velodrome is one of the most sustainable venues in the olympic park and that the roof weighs approximately half that of any other covered velodrome. The velodrome is one of the most sustainable venues in the olympic park and the lightweight roof weighs roughly half that of any other covered velodrome helping create a highly efficient building. Roof line matching local typography. How the structure works 4 2 0 detailed description of structure 2 1 roof the primary structure of the roof consists of a doubly curved cable net with a total area of 12 500 m.

Olympic velodrome roof installed. Internal view at track level during construction. Build costs on the 2012 olympic velodrome were slashed by 1 5 million by changing the roof design a new government report has found the hopkins designed building was initially conceived with a more traditional steel arch roof structure. 2 olympic pools olympic diving platform pools for diving training handicapped children.