[News] "Scotia Place" ground breaking and design release on July 22 1pm MT

[getbak]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

What is the reason behind having the whole 100 level underground?

Street level entrance to the main concourse. No stairs needed.

[playmaker]

Rogers Place: 18,347
Scotia Place: 18,400

[FlamesAreOne]

I missed the part about the food hall. Is it kindof just a big food court with a lot of popular fast food options?

[D as in David]

Originally Posted by Icon

I'm not an architect but I presume it's better crowd flow to split people going up/down instead of everyone going up to their seats.

Keeps the above-ground mass smaller, too - more human scale.

ETA: As viewed from the outside.

[DionTheDman]

Originally Posted by FlamesAreOne

I missed the part about the food hall. Is it kindof just a big food court with a lot of popular fast food options?

Maybe throw in some local favourites...
Chicken on the Way, Jerusalem Shawarma, Town & Country, Yemeni Village...

[The Yen Man]

I hope they show some concourse renderings soon, I want to see what they've planned for the inside.

[Paulie Walnuts]

The entrance is street level, but the rink is underground?

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

I hope they show some concourse renderings soon, I want to see what they've planned for the inside.

Trucks. Lots of trucks!

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Going to need a poll for official nicknames...some were being thrown around the thread.

The Caulderon
The Fire Pit
The Rink of Fire
The Fire Place

Others?

The guitar pick

[getbak]

Here's a good rendering of what the "flames" on the side will look like:

Spoiler!

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

The entrance is street level, but the rink is underground?

Correct. The ice level is about 11 metres underground. The community rink is at the same level, literally under the outdoor plaza at grade.

[Parallex]

Originally Posted by Royle9

The concept of having restaurants around the outside that are open year round that 3 hours before game time turn into concourse available restaurants is awesome.

I dunno... I mean it could be worse but that means that they shut down to the public at dinner time 130 days out of the year. Also wish they kept the team store inside the arena and had something of more general interest in that exterior location.

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Correct. The ice level is about 11 metres underground. The community rink is at the same level, literally under the outdoor plaza at grade.

we gonna have the best ice in the league

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by getbak

Here's a good rendering of what the "flames" on the side will look like:

Spoiler!

So there are actual "flames" on the side? it wasnt just the LED screen effect?

lets hope that is cut for cost savings....

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

Looks way better than Edmontons imo

That is t hard though, Edmonton's looks like a giant bed pan.

[PuckSlap]

How many urinals? Will the urinals have proper dividing walls? How many bathrooms? Are they going to have unisex toilets? How close to the beer will these bathrooms be?

[EVERLAST]

Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts

The entrance is street level, but the rink is underground?

Yes basement of chicken on the way.....like we always wanted

[woob]

Originally Posted by getbak

Here's a good rendering of what the "flames" on the side will look like:

Spoiler!

On-site fire bowl to sacrifice the opposing team's jersey in. Perfect.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Article about thee Stephenson building, which is apparently being rebuilt into the arena facade:

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...e-event-centre

Hey, is that the building where Ribtor was located?

I thought the original designs for the building were fine, but this looks fantastic.

[calgarygeologist]

I wonder if they will have any GA/standing room only sections or options and if they will incorporate any sort of "vip" or special lounge sections aside from suite and the equivalent of the current Telus club? I would love to see them partner with AMEX and offer a Platinum lounge like the have at Crypto.com in LA.