The Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada underwent an expansion in 2009. The convention center is split into an east and west building totaling 1.2 million square feet. It features exhibition halls, meeting rooms, ballrooms, and retail space. A key design element is the 6 acre living roof planted with over 400,000 indigenous plants. The roof's sloping forms connect it to the surrounding landscape and provide natural habitat.

1. B.MANOJ KUMAR
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D.ANVESH 15C11C4012
J.VATCHALYA 15C11C4019
S.LAKSHMI BHAVANI
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2. REASON BEHIND CHOSEN :
• WE HAVE MAINLY PARKING PROBLEMS IN CONVENTION
CENTERS . SO IN THIS CONVENTION BUILDING THEY ARE 4
TYPES OF VEHICLE PARKING .
• THIS CONVENTION CENTER EVOLVED FROM FORM AND
SITE RELATIONSHIP.
• TO STUDY GREEN FEATURES IN CONVENTION CENTER.

3. INTRODUCTION :
• LOCATION : VANCOUVER,BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADA
• ARCHITECT : LMN ARCHITECTS,MCM ARCHITECTS,DA ARCHITECT
• OPENED : 1986 ( EAST BUILDING ) .
• EXPANDED : 2009 (WESTBUILDING )
• CLIMATE : TEMPERATE
• PROJECT AREA : 1.2 MILLION SQUARE FEET (111,500 SQ. MTS )
VENCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS
WEST BUILDING : 8,33,000 SQ FEET
EAST BUILDING : 4,33,000 SQ FEET
• AWARDS : IN 2002, AND IN 2008, THE VCEC WAS AWARDED THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CONGRESS CENTRES (AIPC) "APEX AWARD" FOR THE "WORLD'S BEST CONGRESS
CENTRE".
• IN APRIL 2010, THE WEST BUILDING EXPANSION RECEIVED AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FROM
THE URBAN LAND INSTITUTE . IT HAS ALSO RECEIVED MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM THE AIA SEATTLE
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4. LOCATION :
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5. SITE CONTEXT :

6. SITE CONECTIVITY:AIRPORT 13.4 KM
RAILWAY STATION 2.6 KM

7. SITE ANALYSIS :

8. •THE CITY OF VANCOUVER’S PLANNER INDICATED THEY DID NOT WANT A DESIGN THAT
COULD POTENTIALLY ‘STEAL THE THUNDER’ OF THE ADJACENT ICONIC SAILS OF
CANADA PLACE.
•THE DESIGN OF THE EXPANSION WAS SENSITIVELY DEVELOPED AS A COMPLIMENT TO THE
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED IMAGE OF CANADA PLACE WITH ITS SAIL-LIKE FABRIC
ROOFS.
•THE DESIGN TO MAINTAIN VIEW CORRIDORS FROM THE DOWNTOWN CORE LIMITED THE
OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT,AND HAS GIVEN THE PROJECT A HORIZONTAL EMPHASIS.
•SHALLOW,SLOPING ROOF PLANES SUPPORTING AN EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF CREATE AN
ACHITECTURAL LANDFORM THAT IS BOTH AN APPROPRIATE VISUAL CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS NATURAL CONTEXT,AND A REFLECTION OF LOCAL ECOLOGY
AND CULTURAL VALUES.
CONCEPT :

9. FORM –SITE
RELATIONSHIP
LANDSCAPE
HABITAT
HUMAN
HABITAT
MARINE
HABITAT
TOPOGRAPHY
FORM SITE RELATIONSHIP: ROOF’S SLOPING FORMS BUILD ON THE
ROCKY,UNDULATING TOPOGRAPHIC SLOPE OF THE REGION,CREATING A FORMAL
CONNECTION TO NEARBY STANLEY PARK AND THE NORTH SHORE MOUNTAINS

10. PROJECT PROGRAM :
EXHIBITION HALL: 223,000 sq feet
MEETING ROOMS: 60,000 sq feet
BALLROOMS: 55,000 sq feet
RETAILSPACE:90,000 sq feet
WALK WAYS ,BIKE WAYS,PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND
PLAZAS:400,000 sq feet
40%
30%
8%
15% 7%

11. CONCEPTUAL ZONING :
PRE-FUNCTION AREA
BALL
ROOM
BALL
ROOM
BALL
ROOM
TERRACE KITCHEN
STORE
MEETING
ROOM
MEETING
ROOM
MEETIN
ROOM
ACCESS THROUGH
SEAPLANES
MAIN ENTRANCE
SERVICE ACCESS

12. CONCEPT SECTION

13. MASSING :

14. SITE PLAN :

15. VIEW :

16. PARKING :
• WEST BUILDING - HAS 440 AND OPERATED BY IMPARK
• EAST BUILDING - HAS 750 AND OPERATED BY WEST PARK
• SEAPLANE TERMINAL IS CONNECTED TO (OVER 500) UNDERGROUND
PARKING SPACES .

18. EAST – CONVENTION LEVEL 1 :
Ballrooms – 16,604 ft2 (1,542 m2)
– Divisible into three ballrooms
– Column-free
– Fully carpeted
– Direct access to delegate concourse
Pre-function –
11,018 ft2 (1,024
m2) lobby and
registration space
– 17,108 ft2
(1,589 m2)
delegate
concourse
– Glass-enclosed
with ocean views
– Fully-staffed
information desk
– Box office and
coat check
– Accessible
design
– Coal Harbour
Café
( licensed café)
Exhibition halls – 91,205 ft2 (8,473 m2)
– Divisible into three halls
– Drive-on access through overhead doors
– Exhibition Hall A is fully carpeted

20. EAST MEETING AREA LEVEL-2 :
Pre-function – 13,240
ft2 (1,230 m2) of pre-
function space
– Additional space in
South Foyer
– Accessible design
Meeting rooms
– 24,865 ft2
(2,310 m2) of
meeting space
– 20 fully serviced
and configurable
meeting rooms
– Sizes range from
500 to 6,500 ft2
(48 to 603 m2)
– Multi-purpose
signature Parkview
Terrace features a
terrace with
mountain and
ocean views
- With an adjoining terrace overlooking the
harbour, the Parkview Terrace room is the perfect
setting for any occasion.
- Our pre-function spaces were designed to
provide alternative areas for break-out activities
or intimate meetings

23. Exhibition space –220,500 ft2 (20,485 m2) of
flexible exhibition space
- Divisible into three halls – A , B and C
- 2 loading bays with dock levelers and ramps
for convenient drive-on access
- Floor load: 350 psf ( per square feet )
- HEIGHTS : 9.14M
EXHIBITION HALLS :
HALL-A
CAPACITY : 4062
SIZE : 60 X 92 M SQ
HALL-B
CAPACITY :4883
SIZE: 73 X 92 M SQ.
HALL-C
CAPACITY: 5988
SIZE:– 92 X 92 M SQ.

25. Meeting rooms
– 20,952 ft2 (1,947
m2) of meeting space
– 22 fully serviced
and configurable
meeting rooms
– Sizes range from
434 to 4,680 ft2 (40
to 435 m2)
Ballrooms
– 52,668 ft2 (4,893
m2) of ballroom
space
– Divisible into four
ballrooms
– Ballroom D offers
ocean and mountain
viewsPre-function
– 82,000 ft2 (7,600 m2) of pre-
function space
– Ocean views and outdoor
terrace
– Fully staffed information desk
at Burrard Street entrance

26. Meeting rooms
– 29,564 ft2 (2,745
m2) of meeting
space – 24 fully
serviced and
configurable
meeting rooms
– Sizes range from
758 to 7,594 ft2
(70 to 706 m2)
Pre -function
– 42,116 ft2 (3,872
m2) of pre -
function space
– Outdoor terrace
with ocean views
– Views of living
roof
– Accessible design

27. WEST LEVEL -3 Meeting rooms
– 8,810 ft2 (818
m2) of meeting
space
– Six fully
serviced and
configurable
meeting rooms
with spectacular
harbour and
mountain views –
Sizes range from
636 ft2 to 6,504
ft2 (59 to 604
m2)
Pre-function
– 5,877 ft2 (546
m2) of pre-
function space
– Natural light
and breathtaking
views
Living roof
– A unique, six acre (2.4
hectare) living roof featuring a
variety of 400,000 indigenous
plants and four beehives

28. CIRCULATION :

29. SECTION :

30. ROOF :
• The living roof has been designed to imitate Pacific Northwest
Coastal grassland.
• The roof has been landscaped with more than 400,000 indigenous
plants and grasses from the region [from 25 different species] that
provide natural habitat to birds, insects and small mammals.
• Living roof area designed about 6acres.

31. ROOF SEACTION :

33. AIR CONDITION :

34. NATURAL
LIGHTING :
• ultra-clear structural glass skin on all sides, extensive daylight and views set up an
extroverted, community-friendly relationship and maximize the use of natural daylight
in the building’s public spaces.
• The west facade of the building also includes operable windows and doors with
dampers at the roof soffit, allowing natural ventilation under appropriate conditions.

35. • Black water treatment, processes the building’s sewage water, to provide about 80
percent of the gray water needs for toilet flushing in the building and supplemental
water for irrigation of the living roof.
• A desalinization plant that draws water from the harbour and processes it to meet
additional non-potable water demands.
• A sea water heat pump system that takes advantage of the constant temperature of
adjacent seawater to maintain thermal comfort. Back-up heat is provided by steam
when needed.

36. • An underwater habitat skirt or artificial reef that is part of the centre’s foundation is
providing a new habitat for barnacles, mussels, seaweed, starfish, crabs and various
fish species.
• The five-tiered underwater structure looks like a set of bleachers, consisting of 76
concrete frames weighing more than 36 tons each.
• The structure creates tidal zones underneath the building that flush daily with the rise
and fall of the tide.
MARINE HABIT :

37. ECOSYSTEM :

38. STRUCTURAL DETAILS
: • Colum free exhibition halls in east building .
• Building is supported on more than 1,000 piles and concrete deck
that together allow the streel structure to bridge roads and
railroad tracks .
• The wooden panelled walls that fkank the pre function areas ,
banquet , meeting rooms are visible from exterior and at night
add warmth to latern like glow of the building as it hovers above
the water .

39. MATERIAL :
• Local materials used including locally harvested Douglas fir and Hemlock wood finishes .
• 3 Types of material are used
• GLASS :
• Curtain Walls
• Doors and Windows
• Railing
• STEEL :
• Columns
• Frames
• Truss
• Finishing Material
• WOOD :
• Interior Walls
• Finishing Materials
• Beams

40. BALLL ROOMS EXHIBITION HALLS
PRE FUNCTION AREA MEETING ROOMS

41. LOBBY
OUTDOOR PLAZA
ESCALATOR

43. STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS
• CHALLENGE - 1. To accommodate up to 15,000 visitors at
once, with capacity for 5,000 people for dinner, large spaces
and open volumes of building were indispensable.
2. To avoid blocking the view of residents in nearby high-rise
buildings, the roof height was restricted, leaving minimum depth
for structure.
• SOLUTION – 1. Regular bays of multi storey trusses, some
nearly 100 ft tall, and beams anchored to eccentric braced
bays for seismic resistance.
2. To optimize depth and achieve long span with heavy loading,
a unique layout of multiple story-deep trusses
was used to accommodate door openings and passageways
suitable to the building function.