New Stadiums That Are Samey, Characterless, Boring, Or Much of a Muchness........

[Simster]

Something like this?

PLEASE let that stadium get built. That Kop just looks f***ing MINT.

 

[Hillian1]

PLEASE let that stadium get built. That Kop just looks f***ing MINT.

Imagine a mini version of that behind the North.

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

If they did though they wouldn't fit with the East and West lower, If you had a seat in the corner you wouldn't be able to see half the pitch. Unless of course as the East and West lower stands moved towards the ends they raised up half a step per seat to eventually reach the correct height? Think that'd look swish as well.

The additional concrete, structural steelwork and strengthening re-bar add to the cost. Then there's the risk of trip hazards as people moved along the rows, probably quite dangerous, especially if the stand had to be evacuated in a hurry. I can't think of any auditorium using 'bucket' seats anywhere that has attempted this other than in small individual partitioned 'boxes' ( eg. St. Davids Concert Hall in Cardiff, Waterfront Hall in Belfast ).

 

[Drumstick]

Something like this?

No as the North would be higher than the East and West in order for it to be steeper so it would be the opposite that which would block some views unless we found a way to slope the side stands to match.

 

[Drumstick]

The additional concrete, structural steelwork and strengthening re-bar add to the cost. Then there's the risk of trip hazards as people moved along the rows, probably quite dangerous, especially if the stand had to be evacuated in a hurry. I can't think of any auditorium using 'bucket' seats anywhere that has attempted this other than in small individual partitioned 'boxes' ( eg. St. Davids Concert Hall in Cardiff ).

Which is why it wont happen, Would a low grade slope a ml per foot or something? Meaning no step to trip on.

It will never happen as the cost and time would outway the pro's but purely speculation lioke?

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

If you mean a 'Velodrome' type slope arrangement I doubt you'll ever get it approved by the building inspector ( or de facto the planning authority ) as it would contravene building regs. And generally people don't expect seats to be placed on an inclined surface. I think it could be designed, and if you had more money than Tony Bloom, constructed, but I think most people would complain about having to walk up a slope rather than up steps.

 

[Drumstick]

If you mean a 'Velodrome' type slope arrangement I doubt you'll ever get it approved by the building inspector ( or de facto the planning authority ) as it would contravene building regs. And generally people don't expect seats to be placed on an inclined surface. I think it could be designed, and if you had more money than Tony Bloom, constructed, but I think most people would complain about having to walk up a slope rather than up steps.

Interesting thanks, I know little about planning and building but have a decent imagination and in my mind it would be wonderful.

 

[JJB]

I don't really have a problem with the identikit stadiums (except maybe MK Dons), they are well designed, cheap to build and usually miles better than what they have replaced. Don't get me wrong I much prefer having The Amex as a home but I'm not going to continuously try and look down on every other new ground in the country.

This. We were at the Dell, really needed a new ground and paid £32million for a 32,000 seater. Great deal.

It will also be the case that stadiums built over the next 20 years will look like the Amex.

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

Something like this, but with seats on the wooden cycling lane as well...... ?

 

[Dessie]

When they are finished you can add Blackpool and Rotherham to that list.

To be fair, a lot of these teams didn't have the same type of money to chuck at relocating that you've had.

And Rotherham's doesn't look that bad compared to some

rotherham business news: News: Rotherham United unveil latest plans for Community Stadium

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

It will also be the case that stadiums built over the next 20 years will look like the Amex.

I don't think there will be many, at least in this country. Too costly.

 

[34064 Fighter Command]

Best attempt at it I can find, but only using temporary staging.

" Ballerup Arena

Location: Ballerup Arena Velodrome, Denmark
Project: 2 grandstand platforms of 54m wide and 7 rows height, accommodating 300 seats each.
Challenge: realizing a 600 seat grandstand in an indoor Velodrome
Market: Installations

Creating a grandstand based on the foundations of an indoor Velodrome is a 3D nightmare. But it was exactly this that our StageDex distributor in Denmark, DETO requested. This project involved two galleries each of 300 seats over a length of 54m being installed at the Velodrome. "

If you focus right towards the end of the stand you'll see that the steps, or gradient become progressively higher, if the steps had a constant fall height then you might get away with it, but you'll never be allowed to admit the general public if the step height, or gradient, progressively changes (increases) the closer you get to the end - it will put people off-balance.

 

[Drumstick]

To be fair, a lot of these teams didn't have the same type of money to chuck at relocating that you've had.

And Rotherham's doesn't look that bad compared to some

rotherham business news: News: Rotherham United unveil latest plans for Community Stadium

Wasn't a critisism at all I was purely listing all the bowls, Like others have said had you offered us one 6 years ago we would have bitten your hand off I'm sure.

 

[Drumstick]

Best attempt at it I can find, but only using temporary staging.

" Ballerup Arena

Location: Ballerup Arena Velodrome, Denmark
Project: 2 grandstand platforms of 54m wide and 7 rows height, accommodating 300 seats each.
Challenge: realizing a 600 seat grandstand in an indoor Velodrome
Market: Installations

Creating a grandstand based on the foundations of an indoor Velodrome is a 3D nightmare. But it was exactly this that our StageDex distributor in Denmark, DETO requested. This project involved two galleries each of 300 seats over a length of 54m being installed at the Velodrome. "

If you focus right towards the end of the stand you'll see that the steps, or gradient become progressively higher, if the steps had a constant fall height then you might get away with it, but you'll never be allowed to admit the general public if the step height, or gradient, progressively changes (increases) the closer you get to the end - it will put people off-balance.

That's about as close as you'll get to my image yes. My original point was that it was due to the reasons you've stated that it'll never happen.

 

[countryman]

St Mary's

I quite like it. But that could be more the fact of how good an atmosphere we created when I went there rather then the stadium itself.

 

[W.C.]

When they are finished you can add Blackpool and Rotherham to that list.

Quality post. There are a lot of stadiums in there that I've thought 'hmm they are alright' but putting them all side by side they there's not a lot to choose from them.

that said, if the Amex had ended up like one of them I would still love it. At the end of the day ANY stadium looks fantastic when it's full.

 

[W.C.]

one other thing though, how pony are ALL of the seat lettering?

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

And to the list - Sunderland's Stadium of Light -

 

[Easy 10]

one other thing though, how pony are ALL of the seat lettering?

Agreed. Hulls is particularly crap lettering with that itallic comic-sans font. RIDICULOUS.

Whoever had the idea of putting seagulls here and there on our seats is a GENIUS who deserves a big kiss.

 

[Storer 68]

PLEASE let that stadium get built. That Kop just looks f***ing MINT.

From my hazy recollection of the site, I'd doubt that there is enough room to accommodate that kind of development around White Hart lane or Tottenham High Road