BC Place: Stadium Refurbishment | Completed - Page 197

sacrifice333 · #**3921** Posted **Sep 9, 2011, 5:53 PM**

FYI Folks...

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Last BC #Lions game at #Empire vs Toronto Argonauts on Sept 10, first game at #BCPlace vs Edmonton Eskimos on Sept 30! #BCLions #CFL

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Last Vancouver Whitecaps FC match at #Empire on Sept 24 vs Seattle Sounders FC. First at #BCPlace on Oct 2 vs Portland FC! #MLS #soccer

Vancity · #**3922** Posted **Sep 9, 2011, 9:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by peterprinciple

Agree also. It's going to be spectacular inside and out, especially at night.
But I wonder if they plan to pressure wash the entire building b4 Sept 30th.
The original concrete is pretty dirty.

while i agree that the entire scope of the project is pretty impressive. and playing field is going to be awesome. i have an issue with the concourse. from the pics i've seen, it still looks pretty dull. certainly it's improved from the previous model of bc place, but i can't help but think they could've done more to liven up the concourse area. any disagree or agree?

i'm curious to find out what it looks like for people, when the enter into the stadium. will it be a dull sight, looking at the concourse, or will it be spectacular? something decorative like the ones below:

or even lighting effects like this:

as opposed to just this:

although, the above pic is a much improvement over this:

^that's just terrible. can't believe we've put up with that kind of stadium for so long.

and what about the entrance to the new and improved bc place? is it anything like the old one:

i don't know. thoughts? do you think they'll hang something from the top? or have lighting effects in the concourse, rather than just the white lights from above? brand name stores? will they have like a whitecaps fc store at bc place? or a lions' den store kind of thing in the concourse?

MJDDawg · #**3923** Posted **Sep 9, 2011, 9:55 PM**

I agree with you in that even though the renovated concourse looks way better than before, it still leaves a lot to be desired. Granted it's a much more tightly confined concourse than the examples you've provided, but after seeing your pic's of the Vol's Neyland Stadium concourse, I wonder if Pavco couldn't have done a bit more with the lighting and the pillars.

How much more work and how much more expensive could it have been to paint all the pillars & walls, put in some wall lamps, and maybe some Lions and Whitecaps FC wrappings on alternate pillars? Would make a huge difference to the look and feel of the concourse. Considering the coin that's gone into making this a first class facility, to me, the renovated concourse looks like it was an afterthought and still looks "old", when with a little paint and some decorative flair, it could have been given a much more inviting and soothing feel. Of course, that's my bias for the earth tones coming out. Why some consultants think that bright blues, greens and reds are the only colors that should be used in stadium signage I'll never know.

peterprinciple · #**3924** Posted **Sep 10, 2011, 8:55 PM**

Whatever they end up naming the new stadium, I just hope that it is something that makes sense and sounds nice to say. This too is part of marketing. Telus Field at BC Place, Telus Park at BC Place, Optik Field at BC Place, etc. The term, "BC Place" should henceforth be used to describe the, "district". The entertainment district known as BC Place.

Let's get it right people. It's not that difficult.

dreambrother808 · #**3925** Posted **Sep 11, 2011, 2:45 AM**

Not sure if pics of these have been posted yet:

Red trim:

New sign visible from the Georgia Viaduct (quite prominent in person):

New hand railings installed:

All from my flickr account

crazyjoeda · #**3926** Posted **Sep 11, 2011, 6:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by peterprinciple

Whatever they end up naming the new stadium, I just hope that it is something that makes sense and sounds nice to say. This too is part of marketing. Telus Field at BC Place, Telus Park at BC Place, Optik Field at BC Place, etc. The term, "BC Place" should henceforth be used to describe the, "district". The entertainment district known as BC Place.

Let's get it right people. It's not that difficult.

BC Place was deflated.

None of the possible names you listed sound nice to say or really make sense; "Blank Field at BC Place" is not very succinct. How nice does this sound "the Bell Pitch Downtown at Telus Field at BC Place". Its a long — name that the public will shorten to BC Place, so the corporate sponsor would get significantly less value from the deal. It's bad marketing.

I don't see any reason to retain "BC Place" in the name, especially since this is practically a brand new facility. As for the district being called BC Place what does that encompass? Will it be Rogers Arena at BC Place as well and will stadium station need to be renamed BC Place station?

Sprawl · #**3927** Posted **Sep 11, 2011, 2:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by peterprinciple

Agree also. It's going to be spectacular inside and out, especially at night.
But I wonder if they plan to pressure wash the entire building b4 Sept 30th.
The original concrete is pretty dirty.

Powerwashing would be good, but I do wish they'd give the concrete between the metal roof ring and the new glass a coat of white or grey paint. It would make a massive difference to the stadium's appearance for minimal cost.

MJDDawg · #**3928** Posted **Sep 11, 2011, 3:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by dreambrother808

Not sure if pics of these have been posted yet:

Red trim:

All from my flickr account

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Originally Posted by Sprawl

Powerwashing would be good, but I do wish they'd give the concrete between the metal roof ring and the new glass a coat of white or grey paint. It would make a massive difference to the stadium's appearance for minimal cost.

I haven't figured out why they just didn't cover up that whole ring by extending that silver cladding right to the bottom lip of the ring instead of just doing the top half and leaving the bottom half exposed.

peterprinciple · #**3929** Posted **Sep 12, 2011, 9:54 PM**

Hi all:

2 questions.

Does anyone have scoop on whether the metal cladding that is installed on the main entrance TV wall will be installed on other similar sections around the stadium?

Will the stadium be pressure washed before opening day because the original concrete is pretty grimey?

Cheer,
Peterprinciple

peterprinciple · #**3930** Posted **Sep 12, 2011, 9:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sprawl

Powerwashing would be good, but I do wish they'd give the concrete between the metal roof ring and the new glass a coat of white or grey paint. It would make a massive difference to the stadium's appearance for minimal cost.

The stainless steel is part of what makes the changes so exciting. Leave the stainless steel. Just like a kitchen sink...it doesn't rust.

NewfBC · #**3931** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 1:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sprawl

Powerwashing would be good, but I do wish they'd give the concrete between the metal roof ring and the new glass a coat of white or grey paint. It would make a massive difference to the stadium's appearance for minimal cost.

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Originally Posted by peterprinciple

The stainless steel is part of what makes the changes so exciting. Leave the stainless steel. Just like a kitchen sink...it doesn't rust.

Nothing mentioned about painting the steel.

Ron.

hollywoodnorth · #**3932** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 3:48 AM**

the largest test of the lights that shoot down on the roof membrane is underway now! wicked!

nobase2010 · #**3933** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 5:33 AM**

This was picture taken by theparham. It looks amazing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theparham/6142528845/sizes/l/in/photostream/

logan5 · #**3934** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 5:41 AM**

It does look amazing in the picture. I think I'll ride my bike down to Rogers park to see how it looks from there.

hollywoodnorth · #**3935** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 5:45 AM**

awesome thanks!

jlousa · #**3936** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 6:01 AM**

Looks good, never noticed what almost looks like the HSBC logo on Aquariums West. Looking at Google maps it appears to have always been there.

Vancity · #**3937** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 7:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by nobase2010

This was picture taken by theparham. It looks amazing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theparham/6142528845/sizes/l/in/photostream/

wow. that is a beauty of a shot. still a bit concerned about the concourse, but the externals look pretty good

MJDDawg · #**3938** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 3:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by peterprinciple

Hi all:

2 questions.

Does anyone have scoop on whether the metal cladding that is installed on the main entrance TV wall will be installed on other similar sections around the stadium?

Cheer,
Peterprinciple

There are no plans to change the concrete sheerwalls on the ramps (the wall between the new glass facades they cut out of the ramps), so no further metal cladding other than what's being installed on the outdoor video board wall. The plan is that some or all of the ramp walls may be employed for signage. So best case is that they'll cover those ugly walls with large event related banners ala Rogers Arena.

PaperTiger · #**3939** Posted **Sep 13, 2011, 4:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by nobase2010

This was picture taken by theparham. It looks amazing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/theparham/6142528845/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Okay, I take back al the bad things I said aboutlighting the roof. It looks really good.

ckkelley · #**3940** Posted **Sep 14, 2011, 1:21 AM**

^
that is one sweet pic!