Buffalo Sabres Arena - Table of Contents
2008
Photos - HSBC Arena
Pavilion
Buffalo, NY
| History of building names: | 1996-2000
Marine Midland Arena 2000-2011 HSBC Arena 2011-2016 First Niagara Center 2016-2026 KeyBank Center |
Pavilion: On a facade, a prominent portion usually central or terminal, identified by projection, height, and special roof forms
Motifs (moe TEEFS): A repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration. HSBC pavilion motifs include primary colors (red, blue, yellow, green), sports, and water-and-waves. The water motif relates to the location of the Arena on the waterfront
Pavilion history beneath photos
2008 Photos
Grand foyer
Staircase leading to mezzanine
Water-and-wave motif on the railing
Imitation crow's nest attached to the building
Originally a children's play area
Mezzanine level Headlines Sports Bar
Sports motif
Hockey goalie pads decorate the bar
Primary colors motif
Hockey plays decorate the floor
Goalie Ryan Miller wall posters
Blue tiled vomitory (a passage taht allows people to enter or leave an auditorium or stadium)
Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame - Official Website (2008)
Sabres Store
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HSBC Pavilion Patrons enter the building through the glass enclosed Pavilion that wraps around the north and west sides of the building. The five-story, 40,000- square-foot Pavilion is 330 feet long and has a 65-foot-high clear glass barrel-vaulted ceiling with skylights that flood light into its interior and imparts a dramatic ambiance of light and space. The wave pattern on the green and blue floor and wave elements on the railings introduce the water and wave theme that is carried throughout the Arena. The Pavilion, the primary point of entry, is a festive gathering space for event-goers. On the east end is the ticket lobby, the brightly colored red, yellow, and violet Cash Court, and a sculpture of a rotating hockey player and basketball player on a tall red pylon (photo). On the west end is The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame and the 5,000-square-foot Sabres Store. At mezzanine level inside the Pavilion is the Headlines Sports Bar featuring Buffalo sports history as seen through its headlines. The hockey goalie pads used around the bar and the columns, along with the basketball hoop lights, add to its appeal. At either end of the concourse are escalators that carry patrons up to the seating levels where they can enter through a blue tiled vomitory to their seats or circle the perimeter of each seating level in wide corridors with access to restrooms, concessions/restaurants and clubs. |
