Tulsa's New Arena (Howe, Prue, May: hotel, suite, stations)

[sgrizzle]

In today's paper they said that they now have the building sealed (although not complete as the last shipment of glass isn't here yet) so they had to use some plastic and plywood. Tey are purging and prepping the HVAC system and plan on firing it up on Monday. If all is well, then the heat comes on and it will be heated up in 2-3 days.

[sgrizzle]

Also, wednesday I'm touring the inside and plan on lots of pictures.

[Synopsis]

Thanks sgrizzle. Please keep us updated. I live an "insider's" take on things and am looking forward to your comments and pictures.

[New In Prue]

Originally Posted by sgrizzle

Also, wednesday I'm touring the inside and plan on lots of pictures.

All right!!!!! Post 'em here. How did you manage to get that gig???

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by New In Prue

All right!!!!! Post 'em here. How did you manage to get that gig???

No joke! What a great opportunity Sgrizzle. We look forward to those pics!

[BigOkie]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

That's beautiful New. Thanks for the update. Is the skin already on but they simply have to remove the protective outer layer? If that's not the case, I suspect once they start it will move really fast. Do they have any contingency plans for the upcoming spring weather? It could get quite nasty in April or May if they don't have the skin on, but I'm just guessing.

Thanks again!

The plan is for installing 80 panels a day. There are 20000 panels, so if they meet that goal, they should have it completed in short order.

They are also waiting on the last shipment of glass to complete the wall. They have plywood sealing some of the glass area so they may start on the interior work.

[BigOkie]

One other thing; the glass, although it looks Coke-bottle-green, is being protected the same way the steel panels are, with a film. I understand that the glass is actually the color the artwork specifies, with a green protective film on it. The blue is the color of the glass.

[BigOkie]

One final thing that might be of interest...

A group of people over at the Tulsanow.net forum got a tour of the interior. Several pictures were taken.

BoK Center - a photoset on Flickr

[New In Prue]

Thanks for those great pictures! But I still can't get a handle on what that concourse is going to wind up looking like...are there stairs and an inside ramp to both floors? Or is the ramp outside? I got seasick just looking at the picture of that glass wall disappearing into the ground, or the ground ramping up to the other floor...Will the underside of the "bleachers" be visible from the first floor? This truly will be the most unusual interior of any building I've ever seen.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by New In Prue

Thanks for those great pictures! But I still can't get a handle on what that concourse is going to wind up looking like...are there stairs and an inside ramp to both floors? Or is the ramp outside? I got seasick just looking at the picture of that glass wall disappearing into the ground, or the ground ramping up to the other floor...Will the underside of the "bleachers" be visible from the first floor? This truly will be the most unusual interior of any building I've ever seen.

I agree New. Thanks for the link to the pictures BigOkie. That place is going to be amazing.