North Stand Construction Discussion

jrb said:
You really get a sense of how far back the back of the 2nd tier is from the pitch in that picture.

I hope City allow the fans to have a look around the stand before City fans apply to relocate there.
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The image has been posted many times but it’s not that different to the back of the south stand which is actually one of the most vocal and popular parts of the ground these days.
 
HelloCity said:
The image has been posted many times but it’s not that different to the back of the south stand which is actually one of the most vocal and popular parts of the ground these days.
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Perhaps it’s just me, and because it’s a bigger single tier than SSL3, and seems to go further back.

Until the original roof comes off we won’t see and appreciate the true size and scale of the NSL2 terrace.

I’m really looking forward to seeing the old NS roof coming off next year.
 
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jrb said:
Perhaps it’s just me, and because it’s a bigger single tier than SSL3, and seems to go further back.

Until the original roof comes off we won’t see and appreciate the true size and scale of the NSL2 terrace.

I’m really looking forward to seeing the old NS roof coming off next year.
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It will probably come off under the cover of the new roof, so you may never really truly 'see' the full extent of the tier from those angles above, without any roof in the way.
 
julio jordio said:
It’s really starting to take shape and looks really imposing walking up Joe Mercer way. Thanks for all the contributions keeping us upto date. Apologies if already discussed but has anyone got any pictures of how the corners will look externally once completed? I’m struggling to imagine when I see it in person how old will join and meet with new with what I assume will be a new section of roof in those corner sections specifically.
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julio jordio said:
I’m thinking specifically from this angle, how will the corners look please.
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They are just accepting a straight step in height, clad on the sides here, unlike the south stand where they tried to sort of but not really (i know it is 'meant' to be temporary) match the wave.

Closest angle to what you have asked.1000031741.jpg


Similar from the other side
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And from the inside
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Seriously I do wonder how good a view fans get from the upper levels behind the goals at any stadium, it is bad enough in ickle Bournemouth, a 12k capacity stadium
 
julio jordio said:
I’m thinking specifically from this angle, how will the corners look please.
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Coatigan said:
They are just accepting a straight step in height, clad on the sides here, unlike the south stand where they tried to sort of but not really (i know it is 'meant' to be temporary) match the wave.

Closest angle to what you have asked.View attachment 141627


Similar from the other side
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And from the inside
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Yeah, the external part of the south stand corners actually blend in a lot more with the east and west stands when compared to this new build. The work was obviously done as part of the temporary corner work but came at the expense of the internal area of the corners looking rather…errrr….raw.
 
HelloCity said:
Yeah, the external part of the south stand corners actually blend in a lot more with the east and west stands when compared to this new build. The work was obviously done as part of the temporary corner work but came at the expense of the internal area of the corners looking rather…errrr….raw.
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I agree. The step approach here is 'cleaner', but I am not sure it is necessarily 'better'. Comes down to personal preference I guess, but I am still not entirely convinced I have to admit.
 
I’ve always thought it’s disappointing that the North stand roof doesn’t match the rest of the stadium design more and surprised more effort didn’t go into this. However, maybe this is the start to replace the other roof structures because the east and west sections are now over 20 years old and probably close to 30 by the time we do this upgrade. It’s possible the North stand roof will be the standard
 
chiswick blue said:
I’ve always thought it’s disappointing that the North stand roof doesn’t match the rest of the stadium design more and surprised more effort didn’t go into this. However, maybe this is the start to replace the other roof structures because the east and west sections are now over 20 years old and probably close to 30 by the time we do this upgrade. It’s possible the North stand roof will be the standard
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It’s likely got a lot to do with creating clearance / eliminating clashes with the existing roof cable net. Very little in construction, particularly on a project like this, happens by accident.
 
chiswick blue said:
I’ve always thought it’s disappointing that the North stand roof doesn’t match the rest of the stadium design more and surprised more effort didn’t go into this. However, maybe this is the start to replace the other roof structures because the east and west sections are now over 20 years old and probably close to 30 by the time we do this upgrade. It’s possible the North stand roof will be the standard
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I don’t think it’s overly different to be honest.

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The roof just isn’t as seamless at the corners (internal and externally) because they’ve avoided the temporary corner structures as with the south stand. It does mean we avoid the internal roof supports on show though, as with the south stand corners, which many will find is a plus.
 
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HelloCity said:
I don’t think it’s overly different to be honest.

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It’s just not as seamless at the corners because they’ve avoided the temporary corner structures as with the south stand.
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Does look very different in the other pics from the top but yes from the above pic not so different. Still from a design point of view would have been good to be symmetrical
 
chiswick blue said:
Does look very different in the other pics from the top but yes from the above pic not so different. Still from a design point of view would have been good to be symmetrical
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Same design just bigger and not as seamless at the corners due to no temporary corner structures as at the south stand.

It’s actually closer in design to the original roof than the south stand roof is overall though since the south stand roof features a much larger transparent area to let extra light through.

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Bournemouth Blue said:
Possibly, but nobody knows yet
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They’re definitely temporary corners. It’s confirmed in the design documents. They’re made to be easily removed when the time comes for the sides to be expanded. Seeing as though they haven’t replicated this idea with the north stand, it goes without saying that this was seen as maybe being a bit too forward thinking…
 
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