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HSBC Pavilion Research by Penelope Silverman Edited by Wendy Guba and Paul Waara All are staff members of Arts in Education Institute of Western New York 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.

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