Hamar Olympic Hall

The arena was built adjacent to an existing hall
in order to coordinate the use of technical
facilities, dressing rooms, etc. Concrete stands
created an excellent amphi-effect. Interior
panelling was treated with fire-retardant material.
T e c h n i c a l d a t a
The hall is 95 metres long, 75 metres wide and
22 metres high. The longest beam span is 70
metres, and the total surface area in the hall is
11 000 m 2 (7 000 m 2 on the ground floor). Of the
6 000 seats in the hall during the Olympics, 330
were reserved for VIPs, 60 for commentators and
200 for the press.
T e m p o r a r y b u i ld i n g s
Several temporary buildings were built specifically for the
Winter Games, and a nearby nursery school was also used
during the Games.
E n v i r o n m e n t a l
c o n s i d e r a t i o n s
Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre shares
facilities with an earlier ice rink.
Accreditation..........................................................46 m 2 temporary
Ticket sales/information..........................................3 m 2 temporary
Press/agencies (and the nursery school).............670 m 2 temporary
Police.......................................................................58 m 2 temporary
Transport................................................................67 m 2 temporary
First aid for spectators...........................................22 m 2 temporary
FT2-FT3....................................................................48 m 2 temporary
TF1...........................................................................23 m 2 temporary
NHK.........................................................................22 m 2 temporary
CBS........................................................................117 m 2 temporary
Storage containers...........................................................................4
Portable toilets...............................................................................18
The hall harmonizes with the
surrounding landscape. The
following measures were
implemented:
f saline solution for refrigeration
f heat recycling
f use of wood as construction
material
f energy economization
P o s t - O l y m p i c u s e
The hall is a flexible multi-purpose hall. In addition to being
the home arena for the Storhamar Ice Hockey Team, the hall
is ideal for handball matches, figure skating, short track