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View of the Sookunpoo Valley before work on the Studium was started.
found that, unless a small portion at along the centre of each row of ben- The laying of the cinder track will the south end of the I.R.C. was taken ches. There will be 22 turnstile be on the specification of the cinder over, it was impossible to incorporate entrances and exits with lavatory track laid by Charles Perry at the into the scheme plans for the future accommodation for both sexes spaced Stockholm Stadium in Sweden. The expansion of the stadium to accom- around the periphery of the stadium. field will be top dressed with 6 inches modate up to 65,000 spectators with Exit gates will be provided at the of topsoil overlaid by 2 inches of black the problem of traffic circulation and north and adjacent to the pavilion soil and the turfing will be done by car parks which had to be taken into only.
the Gardens Department of the consideration.
The pavilion will house the dressing Government. Layout
rooms and club amenities as well as Economics of Design The general layout was undertaken accommodation for 550 patrons. The The whole scheme was designed by the Port Works Office of the P.W.D. score board will be ideally located on with the object of utilising, as much with the Architectural Office respon- the roof. One of the disadvantages as possible, the material found on the sible for all the buildings, lavatory of the site is that unauthorised views site. All construction work, such as accommodation and ticket offices. can be obtained from the surrounding walls, terracing. manholes, gutters hillsides. This will be partially offset and channels etc., will be executed in The football field will be of when funds permit the covering of cut granite stones set in cement maximum size, 80 yards by 120 yards the seating terraces.
mortar. All top and black soil to be in accordance with International
used for the turfed area will be sup- Standards. A cinder track 28 ft. in
Before forming the site, the existing nursery gardens, the gardens being plied from the existing Government width, capable of accommodating 7 lanes of competitors for long distance nullah running the full length of the
re-sited elsewhere. A portable stone events, encircles it: while the inner stadium site had to be first repaired crusher on the site gives more than lane of the track will have a length concrete slabs with appropriate man- the cement concrete to be used. Sand and then covered over with reinforced the necessary aggregate and "fines" for of 450 metres and a radius of 130 it. holes spaced at regular intervals and and selected laterite for the running a straight stretch of 120 yards at built up as the work of filling and track are available from the existing
consolidating proceeded.
nullah and hillsides respectively. It Due to the erosive action of the was thus possible to obtain a very low sand brought down by the fast flow- contract price for the construction of ing water of the surrounding hills, the the stadium. existing cement concrete nullah at Other Details the south end of the site had to be
at each semi-circular end. There is
each side of the field for hurdle events. The turfed area is 138,000 sq. ft.. demarcated by a narrow concrete border and capable of accommodating all other athletic events.
Construction
The track itself will be separated replaced by a new nullah.
Although a Government pipeline from the 15 ft. wide concourse by a necessary to construct a more resis- jacent sports field runs alongside the It was supplying nullah water to the ad- substantial fence in order to preserve tant wearing surface to prevent future site, it is proposed to bore a well in a fast track and keep spectators from
erosion. This was accomplished by order to ensure a continuous supply encroaching on to the field.
encasing 6" granite set in 1:5 cement throughout the year. Owing to the Due to the formation of the valley, concrete bedded on a 1:9 cement con- great depth of consolidated filling the prevailing wind will be along the crete base.
required at the north end, the founda- longitudinal axis of the field and in In the formation of the site, the tions of the pavilion are being con- the football season it will be predo- volume of laterite clay to be cut from structed before filling commences in minantly a north wind. this wili more the hillside is approximately 85 per order to obtain a solid bottom and or less offset the advantage gained cent, and stone 15 per cent. The clay reduce costs. from the setting sun during the excavation is being done by coolie The existing Eastern Hospital Road period of the game. A road will labour and hauled to the required will be raised approximately 20 feet area of fills by trucks, where it is above its present level. This will spread by hand shovelling and im- bring it to approximately the same With the exception of a small area
consolidated by a taper level as Caroline Hill Road. The 20- mediately for the V.I.P. enclosure, the 30,000 sheepsfoot roller in tandem with a 10- ft. retaining wall separating the re-
The ton crawler tractor. spectators will be provided with pre-
natural constructed road from the IR.C. cast reinforced concrete backless moisture content of the excavated grounds will run practically through benches of 12 inches width set
no the centre of the existing I.R.C. club granite pedestals spaced at 6 ft. difficulty is being experienced with premises, which are being moved to Intervals; the width between each this method of obtaining consolida the north-west portion of their pre- row of benches will be 27 inches and tion. As much as 1,100 cu.yds. of sent site. they will be built in a series of ter- excavated clay has been hauled and races. Each block of seats on the consolidated per day.
encircle the stadium.
Accommodation
on
material is thus retained and
Construction is being supervised by the Port Works Office of the P.W.D.. straight and on the curves will ac- The whole area of the field and under the Chief Engineer. Mr. H. W. commodate 950 and 850 spectators running track will be drained by a Forsyth, B. Eng. (Civil), A.M.N.Z. respectively. separated by 6'6" wide network of 6-inch agricultural tiles Inst. E., A.M.Inst.C.E. The Engineer aisles; they will be further divided by overlaid with broken stone and cinder in Charge is Mr. A. C. W. Janne, B.E.
galvanised iron railing running cover.
(Syd), A.M.I.E. (Aust), A.M.I.C.E.
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