BC Place: Stadium Refurbishment | Completed - Page 90

jlousa · #**1781** Posted **Jun 10, 2010, 5:11 AM**

Rough numbers would be 60,000 seats by roughly $200 for each seat installed would be $12Million. I have no idea if $200 is an accurate figure but it seems like a good guess.

Yume-sama · #**1782** Posted **Jun 10, 2010, 5:23 AM**

Better actually have a cushion if they'll be charged $200 each. I would think that seems a bit high, though!

Overground · #**1783** Posted **Jun 10, 2010, 5:59 AM**

It took me awhile to find some info but I finally discovered a UK company called Ferco Seating. They did Arsenal's 60k seat stadium Emirates a few years ago, Wimbledon Ctr Ct, F1 tracks, Sydney Games, Commonwealth Games Malaysia, and tonnes of others.

I only found costs for the new Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Germany for Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. It only cost $2m for 30k Ferco seats. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_8016/is_20090328/ai_n44436096/

pics of the stadium - http://www.flickr.com/photos/holger-baschleben/3214254039/

MechMike · #**1784** Posted **Jun 10, 2010, 10:23 PM**

I got within the safety limit boundary today working for a catering company to have a BBQ lunch for the workers and took some pics. They are removing some seats and reinforcing the concrete around the top for the pylons at this time. Some of the steel for the pylons have been shipped in on site and they appear to be very shiny aluminum and unpainted, I could be wrong but they seem large enough to be for the pylons. All the photos are pretty crappy iphone photos and there aren't many. Standing in person in the open air stadium was quite epic too. I'll upload when i get the chance, maybe ill throw in the delicious BBQ photos too.

cjohnny4 · #**1785** Posted **Jun 12, 2010, 4:56 PM**

The central scaffold tower which will support the outer roof pylons during construction is well underway. I'm amazed at how quickly it's going up! I thought for sure that once the old support cables were removed, we wouldn't see much action for a while, but things are moving forward at a good clip!

GeeCee · #**1786** Posted **Jun 12, 2010, 7:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by cjohnny4

The central scaffold tower which will support the outer roof pylons during construction is well underway. I'm amazed at how quickly it's going up! I thought for sure that once the old support cables were removed, we wouldn't see much action for a while, but things are moving forward at a good clip!

I should hope so! They've only got a year to get it done.

There's a lot to do!

SpongeG · #**1787** Posted **Jun 12, 2010, 9:35 PM**

grey cup 2011 is here so they gotta boogie on it and use the goos ummer weather to get as much done this year

Zassk · #**1788** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 3:13 AM**

The forces on the upper rim of the stadium must be enormous after the pylons have been attached and tensioned. Was there a bunch of structural reinforcement done while I didn't notice? Or perhaps the force is not that much great than the previous load of the teflon roof...? I wonder. The pylons LOOK so heavy, but if they're actually aluminum as MechMike speculated, then maybe they are lighter than they look.

mr.x · #**1789** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 4:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Overground

It took me awhile to find some info but I finally discovered a UK company called Ferco Seating. They did Arsenal's 60k seat stadium Emirates a few years ago, Wimbledon Ctr Ct, F1 tracks, Sydney Games, Commonwealth Games Malaysia, and tonnes of others.

I only found costs for the new Rhein-Neckar-Arena in Germany for Bundesliga side 1899 Hoffenheim. It only cost $2m for 30k Ferco seats. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_8016/is_20090328/ai_n44436096/

pics of the stadium - http://www.flickr.com/photos/holger-baschleben/3214254039/

Any official word on whether there will be new seats? The webcam shows that they've only uninstalled the upper row seats for roof construction, so I'm starting to have my doubts...it's such a small cost in terms of the whole expense of the entire project.

GeeCee · #**1790** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 4:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by mr.x

Any official word on whether there will be new seats? The webcam shows that they've only uninstalled the upper row seats for roof construction, so I'm starting to have my doubts...it's such a small cost in terms of the whole expense of the entire project.

Nobody here seems to know, so I just emailed them to ask about the seats and the brown glass.

Will post details here once I hear back..

mr.x · #**1791** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by GeeCee

Nobody here seems to know, so I just emailed them to ask about the seats and the brown glass.

Will post details here once I hear back..

I'm pretty sure those windows are going away to be replaced with blue glass. If you look at the construction video, at 1min30secs onwards they have the latest renderings which show that there is indeed new glass coming...

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red-paladin · #**1792** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 7:56 AM**

I don't know...
1:25 in this video makes it look like the brown glass is still there.

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dreambrother808 · #**1793** Posted **Jun 13, 2010, 4:08 PM**

In both renders it looks like there is new blue glass above but the brown glass remains below.

Whalleyboy · #**1794** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 4:10 AM**

so when this roof is done is bc place just gonna flip its little symbol upside down

hollywoodnorth · #**1795** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 7:08 AM**

hmmm is it just me or have things on the whole "Casino & Hotel Redevelopment" front been REALLLLLY quiet since the initial announcement?

WarrenC12 · #**1796** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 1:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

hmmm is it just me or have things on the whole "Casino & Hotel Redevelopment" front been REALLLLLY quiet since the initial announcement?

They have. I wonder why they wouldn't be getting a lot of the construction done now when there won't be any events for a year...

BCPhil · #**1797** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 5:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

They have. I wonder why they wouldn't be getting a lot of the construction done now when there won't be any events for a year...

Because that would make sense.

In Vancouver, construction always has to be done to inconvenience as many people as possible. It's tradition.

officedweller · #**1798** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 11:42 PM**

Probably inching its way through City Hall.

agrant · #**1799** Posted **Jun 14, 2010, 11:52 PM**

Probably a good thing to go through a longer approval process. Hate to see a system where as soon as a conceptual rendering comes out, the entire design is automatically approved and shovels are in the ground.

jlousa · #**1800** Posted **Jun 15, 2010, 1:16 AM**

Well an applicate did go in on the 2nd so things are definetaly moving forward.

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Location: 777 PACIFIC BOULEVARD BC Place Zoning: CD-1
Application Date: 2010/06/02 No: 2010015
Description: PAVCO has applied to the City to rezone this site from BCPED (BC Place/Expo District) to a CD-1 (Comprehensive Development) District. The purpose of the rezoning is to allow a mixed-use entertainment complex including two hotels, a casino, restaurants, theatre, and a cabaret. The project is two towers of between 58 and 63 metres in height.

The Edgewater Casino will relocate and expand from its current location at Plaza of Nations.