North Stand Expansion

[Centurions]

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Nice, you can see the first bit of steelwork for the base of the Skybar and the 5 elevated rows of seats in front of it. I love this stage as things look like they're absolutely flying along.






Edit: or is that for the suites underneath the Skybar?

 

[HelloCity]

Nice, you can see the first bit of steelwork for the base of the Skybar and the 5 elevated rows of seats in front of it. I love this stage as things look like they're absolutely flying along.

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Edit: or is that for the suites underneath the Skybar?

Which doc is that diagram from?

 

[pride in battle]

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What are the giant concrete blocks for ?

 

[Centurions]

Which doc is that diagram from?

136763_FO_2023-NORTH_STAND_NORTH-SOUTH_SECTION-2230708.pdf

Edit:

That's from the planning application in case it wasn't clear.

136763/FO/2023 | Alterations to the Etihad Stadium North Stand and adjoining land to provide an overall increase in Stadium capacity, hospitality, and concourse facilities available for use both during and outside of event days, an a

pa.manchester.gov.uk

136763/FO/2023

 

[Centurions]

What are the giant concrete blocks for ?

Do you mean the tall cores that have gone up? They're for the stairways and lifts, I think it's for fire proofing exits in case of emergency.

 

[wolfie1988]

Nice, you can see the first bit of steelwork for the base of the Skybar and the 5 elevated rows of seats in front of it. I love this stage as things look like they're absolutely flying along.

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Edit: or is that for the suites underneath the Skybar?

Looking at it last night and was really confused by the existing support and and cables. How do they manage the moving or re-jigging of it?

 

[pride in battle]

Do you mean the tall cores that have gone up? They're for the stairways and lifts, I think it's for fire proofing exits in case of emergency.

Yes mate, thanks

 

[Centurions]

Looking at it last night and was really confused by the existing support and and cables. How do they manage the moving or re-jigging of it?

There's new support steelwork going on top with cables to hold up the cable net system, the old, big angled supports then gets taken out. Search for @Coatigan recent posts on here as he's covered it very well.

 

[Coatigan]

Nice, you can see the first bit of steelwork for the base of the Skybar and the 5 elevated rows of seats in front of it. I love this stage as things look like they're absolutely flying along.

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Edit: or is that for the suites underneath the Skybar?

Part of it, but not quite the same bit, that is further along and the bit that looks cantilevered currently is still going to come down to ground eventually.

The overhanging sky bar is a few bays along. I'll highlight on a section a bit later on.

 

[Coatigan]

Do you mean the tall cores that have gone up? They're for the stairways and lifts, I think it's for fire proofing exits in case of emergency.

What are the giant concrete blocks for ?

The whole hotel wing is, I'm fairly convinced, going to be built in-situ concrete. The cores are a part of that.

The scale is deceptive, i've heard people call it 'the lift shaft', but that core actually contains 6 lift shafts, and 1 of 2 staircases, the other will attach to it. The smaller core you see rising is a lift a stair and a riser, and the one to the side which is still at pit level will be 2 lifts and a stair.