Centennial Arena - 14600 N Bluff Rd - P+W Canada - Vancouver Projects (sitios de interés)

In 2002, the City of White Rock engaged Perkins+Will to renovate the 25-year-old Centennial Arena. The building had received a number of additions over the years, but maintenance was performed only on an as-needed basis. The structure of the building consisted of long span tapered glulam beams, pinned at the ridge and tied together under the ice surface by a steel tension cable. The condition of the underground tension cable after 25 years was poor, ridge vents along the roof were closed in and clerestory lights and vent panels along the perimeter of the building were boarded over. Dehumidification had never been installed, so over time the high humidity in the building created rot in the wood structure, a problem for several years.

The scope of work included: replacement of the roofing assembly (roof membrane); repair of any damaged wood; a structural upgrade to the entire arena structure, including wall upgrades and conversion of moment frames to composite wood and steel trusses (roof structure); installation of a new ice surface and boards; replacement and rearrangement of fixed seating; replacement of a control room and coaches’ perch; reorganization of the change rooms to more equitably distribute the area; and renovations to the building lobby to better integrate it with the ice surface.

Construction of this extensive renovation project was fast-tracked and completed in five months during summer break. Innovative and effective solutions were identified through an integrated design process, which allowed our team to remain focused on the budget and schedule parameters. Building details were fine-tuned and project components tendered separately during construction as the site conditions were revealed, allowing significant time and financial savings.