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North Stand Construction Discussion
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If you are talking about the two wings, they are the exact same height. The office and the hotel are both just under 34m to top of parapet.
The hotel has a stepped one storey lower on the side leg, and the 'cut-away' above the screens is different on the two, but the overall height of the main wing is identical.
I don't think people appreciate how complex the roof geometry is here. Particularly around the two towers, skybar and the main stand roof.
I've noticed it a while back, the different bitty steps and junctions that will all need tied up and weatherproofed. For example the main curve of the roof extends over the skybar projection, but is interrupted by the flat bits of the towers. Which then by basic geometry arent consistent on all sides as thet meets a curve. Which also slopes! Always thought they would have tried absorb that into the curve. And all that before you get to the steps in roof to the rear blocks.
You are not kidding!! The most complex detailed part to reinforce was the podium slab, falling in 2 directions in places, scratched my head on that one for a few days......I don't think people appreciate how complex the roof geometry is here. Particularly around the two towers, skybar and the main stand roof.
I've noticed it a while back, the different bitty steps and junctions that will all need tied up and weatherproofed. For example the main curve of the roof extends over the skybar projection, but is interrupted by the flat bits of the towers. Which then by basic geometry arent consistent on all sides as thet meets a curve. Which also slopes! Always thought they would have tried absorb that into the curve. And all that before you get to the steps in roof to the rear blocks.
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They have started assebling the skybar truss, which will be lifted in one piece to bridge the tops of the two towers. They can't do that till the west tower is fully connected to the ground, but looks like they are getting ready to do it very quickly after that though.
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It will be sad If Colin misses the lift of the truss !!They have started assebling the skybar truss, which will be lifted in one piece to bridge the tops of teh two towers. They can't do that till the west tower is fully connected to the ground, but looks like they are getting ready to do it very quickly after that though.
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They have started assebling the skybar truss, which will be lifted in one piece to bridge the tops of the two towers. They can't do that till the west tower is fully connected to the ground, but looks like they are getting ready to do it very quickly after that though.
Nice.
Wasn’t sure if it was that or just another piece of the west tower.
Think the positioning and the props below and around it look like it is that.Nice.
Wasn’t sure if it was that or just another piece of the west tower.
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Some of them hotel rooms will have shit veiws.
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I find it amazing how they can perfectly match up the old terracing to the new terracing. One thing that I have noticed at the beginning of the video is there does seem to be a slight difference in height but I think it’s intentional. Spurs’ one tier stand also has a sort of small step up divider in the lower/middle area.
Bring back the B of the bang!Some of them hotel rooms will have shit veiws.
Some of them hotel rooms will have shit veiws.
Yeah true, arguably. Some will have good views. That's the case for most hotels.
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It looks to me like the Steps are being cast on site in the blue molds, at 3.50 you see the blue mold and a set of steps to the left recently cast.
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I didn't think you could see the swamp from there.Some of them hotel rooms will have shit veiws.
Whatever they do it surely can't be as bad as the south stand corners!I don't think people appreciate how complex the roof geometry is here. Particularly around the two towers, skybar and the main stand roof.
I've noticed it a while back, the different bitty steps and junctions that will all need tied up and weatherproofed. For example the main curve of the roof extends over the skybar projection, but is interrupted by the flat bits of the towers. Which then by basic geometry arent consistent on all sides as thet meets a curve. Which also slopes! Always thought they would have tried absorb that into the curve. And all that before you get to the steps in roof to the rear blocks.
Whatever they do it surely can't be as bad as the south stand corners!
I did say complex, rather than bad ;).
"Well might I ask exactly what DO you expect to see out of a Manchester hotel window? The Sydney opera house perhaps? The hanging gardens of Babylon? Herds of Wilderbeasts sweeping majesticly...."Some of them hotel rooms will have shit veiws.
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Part of the hotel will have great views of the City centre skyline"Well might I ask exactly what DO you expect to see out of a Manchester hotel window? The Sydney opera house perhaps? The hanging gardens of Babylon? Herds of Wilderbeasts sweeping majesticly...."
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Having had a hotel room in the Hotel in the main stand of MK Don's stadium - I really did have the 'if Carlsberg did Hotel Rooms' moment - I could see the pitch through the patio doors that opened to the back row of the stand - not ideal parading around the room exposing your gentlemen's sausage mind!