London Velodrome Roof

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London velodrome roof.

Cycling inspired the concept for the velodrome. It was the most energy efficient building on the olympic site and has been called the most sustainable stadium ever. The primary structure of the roof consists of a doubly curved cable net with a total area of 12 500 m. The historic herne hill velodrome in london was.

Images by richard davies david poultney anthony charlton anthony palmer hopkins architects. London firm hopkins architects have completed the velodrome the first of the five permanent venues on the olympic park for the london 2012 olympic games. The energy performance of the building also maximises natural ventilation and use of daylight. Completed in 2012 in london united kingdom.

The roof of hopkins architects velodrome for the 2012 olympic and paralympic games in london doesn t just look elegant. Book now to cycle at lee valley velopark on queen elizabeth olympic park in london. The london velodrome was built for the 2012 olympic games. The maximum horizontal span on plan in the east west direction is 131m and 119m in the north south direction.

Experience cycling at lee valley velopark. The team from expedition worked hard to develop the most light weight structure possible. The velodrome richard arnold bsc mrics. Perhaps one of the most unlikely locations for an outdoor cycle track is the roof of the famous five star landmark hotel in marylebone london.

Including a lightweight cable net roof that reduced the embodied carbon dioxide content by 45 compared with a traditional steel structure and cut the construction period by 5 months.