Londonaquatics centre of lighting

The London water sports center designed by Zaha Hadid Architects for the 2012 London Olympics is now officially completed. The stadium, which can hold 17500 people at the same time, will host events such as swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo. In the upper part of the swimming pool covered with a span of 160 meters, the maximum width of up to 90 meters of composite steel roof. Three solid concrete pillars support a roof structure of a weight of 3000 tons. The parabolic structure is visually reminiscent of undulating waves, echoing the function of the aquatic center. The swimming pool surface, the dressing room and the ground altogether laid 850000 tiles. A series of concrete facilities including three meter springboard and platform are pouring in the field.

Training pool

The rules of the skylight for the swimming pool full of natural light

Looking through the glass window

Stairs

The hole in the top allows people to reach the audience

Olympic swimming pool, platform and spectator stand

A pedestrian bridge across the training pool at the main site of the diving and swimming competition. There is a repeating pattern of the ceiling and the construction of the framework of the combination of the formation of a number of space into the sky, these natural light can naturally illuminate the entire venue. During the construction of steel structure with the slag powder is recycled, reducing the amount of concrete 50%. The total amount of water used in the swimming pool is ten million litres, and the excess water will be recycled as the toilet for the lounge. After the Olympic Games, the water sports center will be able to reduce the number of visitors to accommodate 2500, swimming pools and diving facilities will become public facilities surrounding communities.

Diving pool

Diving platform

Waiting area behind the platform

Solid concrete foundation

Pools and stands between platforms

Diving platform

Project details:

Project: London 2012 Summer Olympic Water Sports Center

Owner: London Olympic Delivery Authority

Architectural design: Zaha Hadid Architects

Project Manager: Jim heverin

Project Architect: Glenn moorley, Sara klomps

Design team: Alex bilton, Alex marcoulides, Barbara bochnak, Carlos garijo, clay shorthall, ERTU erbay, George king,

Giorgia cannici, Hannes schafelner, hee Seung Lee, Kasia Townend, Nannette Jackowski, Nicolas gdalewitch, Seth Handley,

Thomas soo, Tom Locke, Torsten broeder, Tristan job, yamac korfali, yeena Yoon

Project team []: saffet Kaya Bekiroglu competition, Agnes koltay, Feng Chen, Gemma Douglas, kakakrai suthadarat,

Karim Muallem, Marco vanucci, Mariana Ibanez, Sujit Nair

Professional consultants:

Sports building design: s+p Architects (London)

Structural engineering: Ove Arup & Partners (London, Newcastle)

Service design: Ove Arup & Partners (London)

Fire: Arup fire (London)

Acoustics: Arup acoustics (London)

Robert-jan van Santen associates: facade design (Lille)

Lighting design: Arup lighting (London)

Kitchen design: Winton Nightingale (London n)

Repair pathway: Reef (London)

Temporary structure: Edwin (London) Shirley staging

Security Advisor: Arup security (London)

AV + it: Mark Johnson consultants Consultant (London)

Access Advisor: access = Design (London)

CDM co-coordinator: total CDM solutions (Cardigan)

BREEAM Consultant (British architectural environment: Ove Arup & Partners rating) (London)

Main contractor: Balfour Beatty contractor: (UK)

Subcontractor: finnforest Merk GmbH wood

Base area: 36875 M2 total floor area:

Original area:

The basement area: 3725 M2

A floor area of 15137 M2:

The two floor area: 10168 M2

The Olympic Games construction area:

Basement: 3725 M2

A: 15402 M2

A: 16387 M2

Seating area: 7352 M2

Coverage area:

Original: 15950 M2

The Olympic Building: 21897 M2

From:designboom