North Stand Construction Discussion

Coatigan said:
Couple of things I hadn't really paid attention to before.

The two brick sides of the covered square are at different heights, the office block one is a fair bit higher than the hotel. The screens on each are a different width, which we did point out before. The etfe roof sits higher up on the inside faces than the sails on the outside facades, cutting them at a different height. They did not seem to care much for symmetry or anyone with a hint of ocd.
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Oh FFS. And here was me hoping the square was going to be even!
 
jrb said:
It gives a true impression of the size and scale of the whole North stand redevelopment.
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Yeah, the hotel and office can sometimes 'look' relatively small, next to the big stadium. But place them in a dense urban part of town, and they take up a pretty big chunk, sometimes a couple blocks at a time.
 
wolfie1988 said:
Oh FFS. And here was me hoping the square was going to be even!
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Ha, trying to work out if you are being sarcastic or not.

But it is true, the images are good at hiding some of the 'sins', but there are a fair few odd things happening that have probably gone unnoticed. Not that most would care on the day of course.
 
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Coatigan said:
Yeah, the hotel and office can sometimes 'look' relatively small, next to the big stadium. But place them in a dense urban part of town, and they take up a pretty big chunk, sometimes a couple blocks at a time.
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The concrete cores give a good sense of scale, even though they are only 9 stories high. Once the steel frames are added I think most of us will be surprised if not shocked at the size and scale of the 2 claws and the dead leg hotel.
 
Coatigan said:
Ha, trying to work out if you are being sarcastic or not.

But it is true, the images are good at hiding some of the 'sins', but there are a fair few odd things happening that have probably gone unnoticed. Not that most would care on the day of course.
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I'm not! It's going to kill my OCD. Just like the North Stand looking different to the South Stand will!
 
wolfie1988 said:
I'm not! It's going to kill my OCD. Just like the North Stand looking different to the South Stand will!
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Oh well, maybe look away now ;).

Found an image (presumably slightly older) that shows both sides of the City square. Again, just pointing out it went somewhat unnoticed because most show only one at a time. But that height difference and roof placement is still the same.

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jrb said:
The concrete cores give a good sense of scale, even though they are only 9 stories high. Once the steel frames are added I think most of us will be surprised if not shocked at the size and scale of the 2 claws and the dead leg hotel.
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The Dead Leg Hotel, mmmm I like that.
Illustration and digital graphic design | House of Deadleg
 
Coatigan said:
With no new footage or pictures, an image from the latest video, for bearings against what's where and the steel etc.

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The size of it might sometimes be lost a bit, because it sits next to a massive stadium with lots of space around it.

So here it is at the bottom of Deansgate, for a more relatable sense of scale.

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The covered square takes up the whole of the road, pavement, and almost a row of buildings either side, under the roof! Those screens would be hard to miss too!
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Massive, truly massive.
 
Coatigan said:
Yeah, the hotel and office can sometimes 'look' relatively small, next to the big stadium. But place them in a dense urban part of town, and they take up a pretty big chunk, sometimes a couple blocks at a time.
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Add the constrained area around the claws, hotel and the Coop Live Arena. It's going to look pretty dense and impressive as you walk up Joe Mercer Way, and walk up the steps from the Etihad Metrolink tram stop.
 
jrb said:
Add the constrained area around the claws, hotel and the Coop Live Arena. It's going to look pretty dense and impressive as you walk up Joe Mercer Way, and walk up the steps from the Etihad Metrolink tram stop.
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The COOP live monstrosity should have been build down by the gas tower end of the campus, like looking at a neighbours annoying conservatory from your favourite comfortable chair
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My comfy chair looks at the pitch, and after being sat in the New Kippax and the Gene Kelly stand what we see now as we enter and leave the ground is infinitely better.
 
eyalluvitt said:
The COOP live monstrosity should have been build down by the gas tower end of the campus, like looking at a neighbours annoying conservatory from your favourite comfortable chair
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Sorry. I can’t agree. I like the Coop Live Arena. I think it’s great that it’s adjacent to the new North stand, fanzone, museum and hotel.The combination is a leisure and hospitality destination in it’s own right, which City fans, tourists, and visitors to Manchester will enjoy. Making people traipse up to the car parks reminds me of traipsing to the City fanzone from the stadium in Istanbul. There would also be limited parking spaces for match days and arena events.
 
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Not watched full video yet but from jrb's screenshots, you can see the height difference in the next level of hotel columns. There is a platform round the back of the anchor now too, of the anchor node on top of the pier within the west steel tower. Wonder if they will build the last two bays if the middle to join onto the towers, or hold off till the piers are out.
 
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