Current Situation and Solution: Tensioned Tarpaulin Cover for Olympic Shooting Venue – Flexible and Efficient Design
In the context of large-scale international sporting events such as the Olympics, the construction of specialized, removable and reusable facilities is an urgent requirement to minimize environmental impact and optimize resources. The Olympic Shooting Venue, located in the Greenwich district of London and designed by Magma Architecture, is a prime example of this solution. The venue hosted the 10, 25 and 50 meter marksmanship events at the 2012 Olympics, and consisted of two partially enclosed structures and one fully enclosed centre. These temporary structures were completely mobile, easily dismantled and reassembled when necessary without leaving any permanent damage to the footprint, demonstrating high sustainability and flexibility.
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Technical Requirements Analysis & Solution Context
Olympic Shooting Venues face specific technical requirements:
* Temporary and portable: The structure must be easy to install, dismantle and reassemble without causing permanent impact on the site.
* Environmental control: It is necessary to ensure that the indoor environment has a comfortable temperature, natural ventilation, and minimizes the need for artificial lighting, suitable for sports activities that require high concentration.
* Ensure functionality: The design must meet shooting distance requirements (10, 25, 50 meters) and provide the necessary enclosed spaces.
* Material and cost efficiency: Use minimal materials to enclose large spaces, reducing carbon emissions and optimizing costs.
This context requires a lightweight, flexible, formable enclosure solution that is both sustainable and highly recyclable.
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Technical Solutions
The Olympic Shooting Venue Tensioned Covering Solution is realized through the combination of modular steel truss and double-layer PVC membrane material, providing superior performance.
Structure and Materials
The structures use modular steel trusses and simple cubic volume framing components, allowing the creation of the necessary functional spaces. A total of $18,000$ square meters of double-layer PVC membrane are stretched over the buildings, creating an effective protective shell. Colorful round protrusions on the surface of the envelope act as tension nodes, supporting the membrane stretched over an extended surface area. They not only function as load-bearing, but also create entry points for natural ventilation, helping to maintain a comfortable interior temperature and providing access at ground level. The semi-translucent nature of the tents reduces the need for interior lighting, making the projects almost completely self-sufficient in daylighting. This represents energy optimization and a reduction in carbon emissions.
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Results and Performance Evaluation
The Olympic Shooting Venue’s tensile fabric enclosure has proven to be highly effective in meeting the demanding requirements of a temporary Olympic facility. Not only does it perform excellently in hosting shooting events, it also demonstrates high flexibility and sustainability. Being completely mobile, easily dismantled and reassembled without leaving any permanent damage to the venue, is a major advantage, in line with the criteria of international events. The use of modular steel trusses and double-layer PVC membranes has optimized the use of materials, minimized carbon emissions and reduced the need for internal lighting, making the project a prime example of sustainable construction and energy efficiency. The unique appearance with colorful rounded projections also creates an impressive architectural highlight, enhancing the overall Olympic experience.
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Contact Technical Consulting
Flexiiform is proud to be one of the leading units in Vietnam providing professional design and construction solutions for Tensile Fabric structures. With a team of well-trained and skilled Architects and Engineers, we are the only unit in Vietnam receiving professional advice from FasTech Company – The leading company in designing and constructing tensioned canvas structures in Thailand, with nearly 30 years of prestige and experience in the industry and successfully implementing more than 1,000 tensioned canvas projects in Thailand and Southeast Asia.
With the strength of creative ideas in tensile fabric architectural design and practical construction methods, Flexiiform is confident to bring the most optimal solutions for each specific project, especially projects related to tensile fabric cover structures similar to Olympic Shooting Venue.
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