Floor Plan Zaha Hadid London Aquatics Centre

Zaha hadid architects zha has criticised the plans for a 1 1 billion cultural quarter on stratford waterfront for proposing demolitions to its award winning london aquatics centre.

Floor plan zaha hadid london aquatics centre. The latter has been criticised for its lumbering roof which certainly does not have the economical elegance of frei s canopy but once the two great water. It was originally designed by world renowned award winning architect zaha hadid in 2004. London aquatic centre location. The site is positioned on the south eastern edge of the olympic park with direct proximities to stratford and new pedestrian access from stratford city bridge crossing.

An undulating roof sweeps up from the ground as a wave enclosing the. Poised between the permanent and the temporary zaha hadid s london 2012 aquatics centre is a structural tour de force writes felix mara. In singapore the ioc award london the right to host the games. The concept of the london aquatics centre.

The london aquatic centre is designed to accommodate the london 2012 olympic games whilst also providing the optimum size and capacity for use in legacy mode beyond the event. Ove arup partners main contractor. 15950 m construction period. July 2008 june 2011 client.

The aquatics centre is designed with an inherent flexibility to accommodate 17 500 spectators for the london 2012 games in olympic mode while also providing the optimum spectator capacity of. Revised architectural plans are unveiled by zaha hadid allowing capacity for 17 500 spectators. And zaha hadid s whale like aquatics centre in london. Queen elizabeth olympic park london united kingdom area.

The london aquatics centre is an indoor facility with two 50 metre 164 foot swimming pools and a 25 metre 82 foot diving pool in queen elizabeth olympic park in stratford london the centre one of the main venues of the 2012 summer olympics and the 2012 summer paralympics was used for the swimming diving and synchronised swimming events. Zaha hadid architects london structural and services engineers. The architectural concept is inspired by the fluid geometries of water in motion creating spaces and a surrounding environment that reflects the riverside landscapes of the olympic park. 1 august 2015 by tom wilkinson buildings.

After significant modification the centre opened. The london aquatics centre is designed by pritzker prize winning architect zaha hadid before london wins the bid for the 2012 summer olympics. First floor plan olympic mode. Photography by hufton crow photography by hufton crow in january 2009 london mayor boris johnson initiated a competition won by the arcelormittal orbit because he thought the 2012 olympic and.