After years of discussion and planning, a new event centre in Calgary could be one step closer to reality.
The Calgary Planning Commission will review the development permit application for Scotia Place Thursday.
Previous permit approvals have already allowed for shoring, stripping, and grading at the site at Stampede Trail SE and 12 Avenue SE. Approval of this permit will allow for construction of the building itself to begin.
Several amendments have already been made to the application as part of a collaboration between administration and the applicant before it was submitted for committee approval. Those changes include refining the elevation of Stampede Trail, revisions to the interface of the new building, a commitment to commemorate the Saddledome in the new Scotia Place, simplification of landscaping for better pedestrian movement, modifications to the play space above the community rink, and the incorporation of distinct Indigenous worldviews and cultures through design, imagery, and landscaping.
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Application documents indicate Scotia Place will be inspired by fire and ice; the bowl — which houses the venue’s seating — will be visualized as a cauldron with flames made of coloured lighting that will be especially visible at night. The ice element comes in with the use of white metal panels in the building elevations prominent most on the north and south facades.
The applicant says this designed was approved following consultation with local Indigenous communities. First Nations tipi rings and a Métis trapper’s tent rectangle will also be integrated in the southern plaza.
Scotia Place is proposed to be five storeys tall, with the ice level two storeys below grade, and the main level at-grade.
There will be four levels of seating — two levels below grade and two levels above grade.
The Planning Commission meeting starts at 1 p.m.