CYPRESS DAY LODGE
Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, B.C.
This 4,700 square metre (50,000 square foot) Timber Frame
Day Lodge will be the host for the Snowboard and Freestyle
Skiing competitions of the 2010 Winter Olympics.The lodge
opened December 2008, in time for the 2008/09 ski season.
Designed on 3 levels, the ground floor accommodates a full ski
school and rental complex, ticket sales, washrooms, retail
facility, and a cappuccino bar. Level 2, the main floor, includes
self serve restaurant service and seating for approx. 700 skiers
and a bistro style service facility seating up to 250 people. Level
3, the loft floor, is a mezzanine style area which hosts overflow
dining in peak periods, group or special events, and banquets.
The building is enveloped with energy efficient R24 walls and
R38 roof systems. The massing is simple and reflects the
mountainous character of the site. The roof breaks into large
gables at the areas where doors need protection from the falling
snow and to provide large windows for natural light.
The exterior is prefinished board and batten with natural stone
accents, architecturally detailed concrete columns supporting
the deck, powder coated aluminum deck railing and high quality
low E glass Pella wood windows.
The building is the central hub for all activities in the park during
both the summer and winter seasons.
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