[News] CalgaryNEXT Announcement. New arena details emerge.

[mikephoen]

So the hockey rink has a clear roof? That's interesting to say the least.

I hope there is some parking planned somewhere in the design.

[Hugh Jahrmes]

Originally Posted by dammage79

If thats the real deal. Amazing! Parking looks like its going to be a myth though.

STH get complimentary jet packs!

Out of town, twice a year commuters like me could use the exercise anyway.

[dammage79]

I was just thinking that too. Glass roof hockey arena? That would be amazing. And a really sweet concert venue set up as well.

[_Q_]

Parking will probably all be in parkades or underground.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by mikephoen

So the hockey rink has a clear roof? That's interesting to say the least.

I hope there is some parking planned somewhere in the design.

The Sean Chu Memorial Cycle Track will be heavily incorporated into the design.

[DoubleF]

I think this looks like a leak of some sort of prop or poster or something for the meeting. Just a guess. There's what looks like a reflection of a person on the bottom left.

If this design is real, then the west end is going to get a complete overhaul. Exciting stuff.

[getbak]

That would certainly be transformative.

[DoubleF]

Is it possible this isn't a rendering and actually a model inside a box with a pane of glass over top?

Quite a bit of it looks like a rendering, then random trees, cars, water etc. looks randomly 3D for whatever reason. Plus that reflection in bottom left...

[mikephoen]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Is it possible this isn't a rendering and actually a model inside a box with a pane of glass over top?

You can see the mouse pointer in the middle of the picture. I'm pretty sure its a screen capture.

[hockey.modern]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Is it possible this isn't a rendering and actually a model inside a box with a pane of glass over top?

Quite a bit of it looks like a rendering, then random trees, cars, water etc. looks randomly 3D for whatever reason. Plus that reflection in bottom left...

Nope, there's a mouse pointer in the middle of the rendering

[DoubleF]

So excited I'm making things up. Sorry everyone!

[hockey.modern]

I wonder what all that extra space in the hockey arena is?

[Hugh Jahrmes]

Originally Posted by hockey.modern

I wonder what all that extra space in the hockey arena is?

Trophy room!

[bob-loblaw]

The mouse is pointing to the parking stall in the complex.

Not sure if this is legit, but I like the idea of a clear roof on the arena. Why not? It appears almost every seat is in a box though.

I assume there's a field house buried under the river someplace.

[Fire It Up]

Don't see anything different infrastructure wise that would help not cause major traffic issues and bottlenecks on 14 St. And Bow Trail, but I guess that would come later with municipal involvement...Complex itself looks cool, surrounding buildings look a bit dated.

[calgarywinning]

Would be shocked for the arena to have a glass clear roof. The Staples Centre has lots of black cloth to block ambient, sunlight, etc at entrance ways from open foyer.

Just trying to thing of materials that could be used to control lighting levels.

Either which way it's exciting.

[chalms04]

Originally Posted by bob-loblaw

Not sure if this is legit, but I like the idea of a clear roof on the arena. Why not?

The HC Davos arena has natural light. I can get behind that.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by bob-loblaw

The mouse is pointing to the parking stall in the complex.

Not sure if this is legit, but I like the idea of a clear roof on the arena. Why not? It appears almost every seat is in a box though.

I assume there's a field house buried under the river someplace.

I think those are sky suites that overlook both the football field and the ice surface. I would expect the seating bowls to be below, and out of view of this picture.

That looks amazing.

[hockey.modern]

I don't think those 'clear roofs' are going to be in for the hockey arena. I would assume it's just a temporary rendering of a clear rooftop to show what the interior of the arena will look like in the other pictures we see tomorrow.

[firecenter]

Originally Posted by flameswin

When you think about it, it pretty much has to be real. If anyone was going to go to the trouble of creating that detailed of a fake, I highly doubt they'd wait until almost midnight the night before the announcement to release it.

That'd make no sense as 90% of Calgarians who would take interest are likely asleep and tomorrow they'd see the real thing within a couple hours of starting work.

If someone went to that much trouble they would have released it a long time ago to get people talking. I'd say we're looking at the real deal and it looks absolutely world class from what I can see.

Let me rephrase. Love the scale, love the density, dont like the gap in development. Saying that, perhaps this plan only refers to land currently owned by the developing parties.

The fieldhouse design is awesome. The arena design seems very conceptual and impractical. Too many reasons why a glass room cant work for a concert/ice venue. But ill withhold further judgement until we see details!