Vancouver Park Board - Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre

2010 Winter Games

Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre

at Hillcrest Park

Building the Venue
Pre-Games
Games Time
After the Games / Legacy

One of the signature venues of the 2010 Winter Games is in the Riley Park neighbourhood near scenic Queen Elizabeth Park. The spectacular Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre will be the home of competition curling events.

After 2010, the venue will be converted to a legacy community facility for the residents of Vancouver. It will boast a new community centre, ice rink, curling club, library, preschool, field house and offices. Being built at the same time and attached to the curling venue is a new destination aquatic centre with indoor and outdoor pools.

The Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre is a barrier-free venue for spectators and athletes. Once complete, the entire complex will be a fully accessible legacy facility.

At-A-Glance

Location

4575 Clancy Loranger Way (Ontario Street & 30th Avenue)

Olympic Use

Men's and women's curling and mixed wheelchair curling competition

Post-Olympic Use

Conversion to a new multi-purpose community and recreation complex

Project Costs

Curling venue - $39.05 million
Post game conversion - $14.00 million
Aquatic centre - $34.80 million
Total - $87.85 million

Project Funding

Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) - $40.25 million
City of Vancouver - $47.60 million
Total - $87.85 million
Aquatic Centre is funded solely by the City of Vancouver and the Park Board

Timeline

2007	February – Project groundbreaking
2008	Pre-operational planning
	Overlay planning
	December – Curling venue completion
2009	February – Official opening of curling venue
	February – VANOC sport event (World Wheelchair Curling Championships)
	March – VANOC sport event (World Junior Curling Championships)
	July – Aquatic Centre construction completion
	December – VANOC exclusive use period
2010	February – Olympic Winter Games
	March – Paralympic Winter Games
	Spring – Construction begins on legacy conversion of curling venue
	Spring – restoration of Hillcrest Park to pre-Games conditions
	Spring/Summer – Opening of aquatic centre and fitness centre
	Spring/Summer – Closing of Percy Norman Pool and fitness centre
2011	Summer – Opening of legacy facility with community centre, rink, library and curling club
	Summer – Closing of Riley Park Community Centre
	Demolition of pool, arena, community centre and field house in Riley Park and Vancouver Curling Club
2012	First full year of operation for complex
	Riley Park returned to open green space
	Public consultation for park redevelopment

Size

Curling venue – 10,000 sq m (108,000 sq ft)
Aquatic centre – 6,200 sq m (66,500 sq ft)
Legacy recreation facility – 16,200 sq m (174,500 sq ft)

Seats

Curling venue - 6,000 (2010 Games)

Architects

Hughes Condon Marler: Architects
PWL Partnership: Landscape Architects

Project Manager

This project is jointly managed by the Park Board and VANOC
Park Board: Andrew Norrie, 604-257-8457
VANOC: info@vancouver2010.com, 1-778-328-2010

Media enquiries

Joyce Courtney, Manager of Communications, 604-257-8699

Building the Venue

The curling venue, set against the city skyline and North Shore mountains at Hillcrest Park, is now complete. Construction on the surrounding legacy complex will continue through 2011.

Project Update

July 9, 2009 – The venue is being readied by VANOC for the 2010 Winter Games while the Park Board continues construction on the rest of the legacy facility.

Click thumbnails below to view larger images

Southwest side of curling
and aquatic centre

First day of filling
water in lap pool

Leisure pool water
fill complete

Lap pool water
fill complete

Pool change rooms
complete

Outdoor pool gutter
tile complete

Curling Venue
All temporary facilities from the sport events have been removed from the curling venue with the exception of some temporary seating which will stay in place until Games time.

Aquatic Centre
The lap pool has been filled with water and commissioning of the pool filtration systems is progressing well. Final installation of the water features to the leisure pool is complete and the leisure pool has been filled with water. In the hot pool, ceramic tile is now complete.

The universal change areas, lockers and cubicle partitions are complete. Final cleaning is well advanced to the aquatic side and detail cleaning is progressing well.

On the upper floor, fitted furniture items are complete in staff areas and ceramic tile splash-backs are being installed above the sinks. The blue vinyl sports flooring to the fitness area has also been installed.

Commissioning of building systems is well underway, air systems and pool filtration systems will be finalized over the next few weeks.

Exterior Works & Landscaping.
Final road surfacing & line painting to parking lots and Clancy Loranger is complete. Landscaping to the car parks is progressing well. Top soil, trees and shrubs will continue to be installed throughout the month of July.

Construction photo gallery - see the project take shape.

As part of the venue construction, sport fields, ball diamonds and parking lots at Hillcrest Park and Nat Bailey Stadium have been reorganized.

A Green and Sustainable Facility

In keeping with the Park Board's ongoing commitment to sustainability, this facility is being built to high environmental standards, targeting LEED* Gold standard. This includes features that will save and reuse energy and reduce water use and waste:

Construction	• diversion of 75% of construction waste from landfill • use of recycled content and regional materials for new construction • storage and collection of recyclables
Site	• erosion and sediment control • transportation and parking initiatives • light pollution reduction through electrical design • complex was sited to minimize impact on park
Water	• water harvesting for use in dual-flush water efficient toilets • 30% reduction in water use
Energy	• excess heat from ice slab cooling will be used to heat building, aquatic centre, future community centre and run complex’s air conditioning system
Materials	• certified and sustainable wood products used in wood beams in aquatic centre
Indoor Quality	• carbon dioxide monitoring • thermal comfort, daylighting and view strategies for users • indoor materials are low V.O.C. (volatile organic compounds), low fumes and no urea formaldehyde used

*LEED is a North American rating and certification system that evaluates energy performance and sustainable building practice. Canada Green Building Council

Pre-Games

The curling venue has successfully undergone two test sport events (World Wheelchair Curling Championship February 21-28, 2009 and the World Junior Curling Championships March 5-15, 2009). Work will now focus on readying the venue for the 2010 Winter Games

Interior construction will continue on the new pool which is scheduled to be complete by Summer 2009.

Games Time

Two tournaments will be held during the Olympic Winter Games (February 12-28, 2010)--Men's and Women's Curling--with approximately 100 athletes competing. One tournament will be held during the Paralympic Winter Games (March 12-21, 2010)--Mixed Gender Wheelchair Curling with 50 athletes from 10 nations. A total of three medal events will take place (two Olympic events, one Paralympic event).

The 108,000 sq ft facility will have 6,000 seats for optimal viewing of four ice sheets.

During the Games, Riley Park Community Centre, Percy Norman Pool and Riley Park Ice Rink will be open: programming may be modified during this time. Activities at other facilities in Hillcrest Park will also be impacted – for more information contact your local sports group.

Planning around neighbourhood access and security is underway and the community will be kept informed as key decisions are made. The Host City Transportation Concept Plan proposes limited vehicle access around competition venues during the Games.

After the Games / Community Legacy

After the 2010 Winter Games the Park Board will continue construction on the legacy complex. The curling venue will be converted as part of this process. After conversion to legacy design, the new state-of-the-art destination facility, managed and operated by the Park Board, will become a recreation legacy for all of Vancouver.

Legacy Plans and Drawings

Facility Model West and North Elevation East and South Elevation

Open to public in Spring 2010

New 6,200 sq m (66,500 sq ft) aquatic centre with 50m lap pool, with swim and dive tanks and moveable floor, leisure pool, seasonal outdoor pool, 70-person hot pool, steam room and sauna
Adjacant fitness centre with state-of-the-art equipment

Open to public by Summer 2011

An all new 9,300 sq m (108,000 sq ft) legacy facility
Community centre featuring full-size gym, arts and crafts rooms, multi-purpose rooms, aerobics room and games room, large fitness centre and preschool/after school childcare
Rink with NHL-size ice
Vancouver Curling Club with 8 ice sheets
Branch library with multi-purpose room, community meeting room and wireless access
Field house with change rooms for teams and officials
Park Board’s Queen Elizabeth District Office with multi-purpose room

The continuing use of the name Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre will be decided.

2011 and 2012

The old Percy Norman Pool, the Riley Park Community Centre, Riley Park Ice Rink and Vancouver Curling Club buildings will be demolished
Riley Park will be returned to green space. Public consultation will be carried out around the development.

Note: All dimensions and measurements are approximate.