Building a Landmark Fit for The Kings: New Golden 1 Center Delivers
Photo courtesy Sacramento Kings By Carol Eaton
1 Center in September, delivering a landmark facility that Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive has described as the “first Colosseum for the Digital Age – the fastest and most connected indoor sports and enter- tainment venue in the world.” Te Kings were poised to kick off
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their basketball season this October in the new downtown arena that was finished a full year ahead of the date promised to the NBA. Designed by AECOM Architect &
Engineers, Golden 1 Center contains over 17,000 seats including 34 suites and 48 smaller “lofts.” Te north end of the arena features five 15-foot-wide by 60-foot-tall glass doors that fully retract end and open onto an outdoor community plaza. An adjacent mixed
10 November/December 2016
urner Construction Company officially completed construction of Sacramento’s new Golden
use development is also underway, including a luxury hotel that is under development by the Sacramento Kings and JMA Ventures LLC and a three- part retail development known as Downtown Commons. As general contractor of the
estimated $553 million (construction cost) project, Turner Construc- tion’s work included demolition of an existing mall, construction of the 745,000-sq.-ft. arena and practice facility, and retrofit of an existing parking garage. ICON served as the project’s construction manager.
Connected, Cutting Edge Technology
Visitors to the Golden 1 Center
will experience a venue packed with advanced technology features that promise to personalize their experience from the moment they walk in – a direct reflection of Kings owner Ranadive’s Silicon Valley roots in the technology industry.
Some of the notable high tech
features include: Te NBA’s largest, first 4K Ultra HD scoreboard.
Twin, custom 25-foot-tall LED screens flanking the arena’s grand entrance.
Over 700 miles of cutting edge single mode fiber.
250 miles of purple CAT 6A copper inscribed with “Sacramento Proud,” future-proofed to support 10 GE copper to all edge devices.
Two Ethernet dedicated Internet circuits, each with a capacity of 100 gigabits per second;
An internet connection over 17,000 times faster than the U.S. household average, capable of handling 225,000 Instagram posts, or more than 500,000 Snapchats per second.
One million square feet of Wi-Fi and cellular coverage.
6,000 square foot data center, built California Constructor
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