PyeongChang 2018; POCOG hands over International Broadcast Centre to OBS

International Broadcast Centre Facts & Figures

  • Location: PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, Alpensia resort
  • Construction Start: December 2015
  • IBC Shell Completion: May 2017
  • IBC Handover to OBS: 5 June 2017
  • Site Area: 122,410.02 sqm
  • Gross Floor Area: 51,024.15 sqm
  • Functional Space Area
  • OBS and RHB broadcast space: Approx. 34,000 sqm
  • POCOG & OBS Offices: 5,765,54 sqm
  • Common Services: 1,812.04 sqm

 

Floors

  • (Ground floor) RHB compartments, common service area, OBS Offices
  • (1st floor) Common service area
  • (2nd floor) OBS offices
  • (3rd floor) OBS & POCOG offices
  • (4th floor) Rooftop TV Studios

 

Structure

  • 6,700 tonnes of steel used in the construction of the IBC
  • 616 foundation bearing piles support the structure

 

Building Size

  • Height: 28.55m
  • Length: 290m
  • Width: 139m
  • Parking Lots: 502
  • Number of Elevators: Two for people (capacity: 24 people), One for people & cargo (capacity: 38 people)
  • Air Handing Units (AHU): If all the AHUs were connected altogether, the total length would be 13.64km
  • Bus Ducts: If all the bus ducts were connected altogether, the total length would be 14.5km
  • Power : 14400 kVA

 

Photos

Photo courtesy of The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG)
Photo courtesy of The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG)
Photo courtesy of The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG)
Photo courtesy of The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG)