London Velodrome Roof

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.

London velodrome roof.

The historic herne hill velodrome in london was. The maximum horizontal span on plan in the east west direction is 131m and 119m in the north south direction. Choose from cycling the track in the iconic velodrome race on the road circuit tackle our mountain bike trails or jump and bump on the berms of the bmx track. Completed in 2012 in london united kingdom.

Book now to cycle at lee valley velopark on queen elizabeth olympic park in london. The team from expedition worked hard to develop the most light weight structure possible. The london velodrome was built for the 2012 olympic games. Experience cycling at lee valley velopark.

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. A breathtaking dome structure using membrane technology similar to london s o2 dome would provide new zealand s largest single span roofed space and deliver protection for our wonderful velodrome at a fraction of the cost of a traditional roof. 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. The primary structure of the roof consists of a doubly curved cable net with a total area of 12 500 m.

The velodrome richard arnold bsc mrics. Images by richard davies david poultney anthony charlton anthony palmer hopkins architects. It was the most energy efficient building on the olympic site and has been called the most sustainable stadium ever. It also achieves elegance in its economy of means and materials its integration with the overall design its speed of erection and its low cost.

The roof of hopkins architects velodrome for the 2012 olympic and paralympic games in london doesn t just look elegant.