North Stand Construction Discussion
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These are my last pictures of the mockup, brickwork and pointing. I've done them to death.
Saturday.
It'll do the job at scale. Seen better, seen worse. Bit of an odd colour choice but that's a theme here, and at least it doesn't look cheap. There is good depth to the piers, and they used decent slip for the soffit, can't really ask for much more. Quite a bit of efflorescence already though, a week in, is not a great sign.
As an aside, a few differences there to the approval, at least how I remember it. It was approved as faced pre cast panels, not laid by hand. Could just be for the purposes of the mock-up for speed and ease, and won't really change the look. Just the speed of build. Does the top part have a bit of linnear corbelling, or is that just a really odd bit of perspective? Don't remember that or the random pattern at the back being mentioned anywhere. And again might be purely for the mock-up to keep it simpler, but are the brick piers not angled to match the sails as per below in the PA. If they do go down the traditional build route rather than panels, that bit will be a bit more difficult.
Centurions
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The brickwork does look a bit "rustic" shall we say? Have they got some work experience lad to try their hand at bricklaying for the first time?
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I think they are building 2 examples of the finished brickwork, this will be the one they don't want.
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Do you recon they will build the lift cores in the towers in blockwork rather than concrete?
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Whether you joke or not, that is indeed the claim by Populus.
'A nod to the mancunian industrial heritage' is what they said.
'The use of red bricks is carefully taken into consideration to complete the palette of the City Square. Mimicking the material of Victorian Mancunian docks and warehouse buildings, the brick also adds warmth and emphasises the human scale in and around the city square'
As above, in their own words, it 'softens' the square.
I myself think brick is far better than most cladding products available, coming to ground level for robustness longevity and general experience, wehere that many people would gather. The colour choice aside.
HelloCity
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One thing you’ll notice about the design is that it’s very neutral. They’ll want people going there on non match days and before concerts at Co-op Live without them feeling they’re in an overly apparent City fanzone area.
nmc
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Or spray can ‘Swales out’ on various parts of it.
tailspin747
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It would be a lot quicker. I think (can’t remember) that’s how it was done on the South Stand.
tailspin747
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We had red brick for many years at Maine Road. I don’t really have an issue with it. Given the choice I would’ve opted for a blue option though.
I thought it was a nod back to the old Main Stand at Maine Road as well.
(Covering that brickwork up with crap cladding pretty much typified City in that period!)
You beat me to it!
We had red brick for many years at Maine Road. I don’t really have an issue with it. Given the choice I would’ve opted for a blue option though.
My comment wasn't really to do with it being City colours. More that a better colour of brick would have gone better with the overall development itself. Imo. But I think the bigger issue will be the facades above the brick anyway, so going to drop that one.
Yea not seeing much rebar left poking out, and it would also be easier to manoeuvre around the already installed steel, and not hold up the rest being installed.
HelloCity
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Yes. Just a general observation more than anything. Half the hotel even covers up the view of the stadium.
bluecityste
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Has it been announced yet what will be on the left of the development i.e. the old super-casino site?