North Stand Construction Discussion

Corky said:
The roof was left like that for the first game v Liverpool and then they used pallets to fill the gap and it was a botched job all construction season with a waterfall feature at times.

Glad I am not in the north stand when all that goes on.
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They’re not doing the corners with the North Stand. Seems like a lesson learned.
 
Was going through the planning application and noticed this. May have been mentioned before but I haven't noticed it until now.

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Seems like these 'suites' at the back of the stand are actually hotel rooms. Will you be able to watch a match from the comfort of a hotel room? Bolton style.

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This diagram shows that these suites are located below the sky bar, and their seats will underneath the overhang of the sky bar seats.


"The hotel is directly linked into the Etihad Stadium North Stand and located within the eastern wing of the North Stand expansion, rising to nine storeys. It comprises 391 rooms and offers a wide range of room types – standard, deluxe, suites and accessible rooms, as well as an additional 10 flexible use Etihad Stadium Suites that overlook the pitch for an exceptional match-day experience. These 10 suites can be flexibly used as hotel rooms or hospitality space."

"A further hospitality offering is proposed on Level 4 which is referred to as the Suites. A total of 10 bespoke, high-quality suites are proposed within this area, with a capacity of c.12 individuals each. The Suites will benefit from expansive pitch views and direct dedicated bowl seating."


"A dedicated TV Studio on Levels 4 and 5 will accommodate the media operations and will have direct views out onto the pitch." - I assume this will replace those boxes in the corners of the stadium.

Another thing I have noticed is that throughout these planning documents they seem to refer to the existing L2 as 'Club Level'. Maybe when the whole of L2 eventually becomes corporate/hospitality/premium seating they will refer to it as 'Club Level', like 'Club Wembley.'
 
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I’m sure I saw a planning document drawing that showed the height of the proposed Landing Platforms on the Rooftop Walk. I’m now unable to find said drawing. Is anyone able to locate and post it?
 
somapop said:
I agree here.
The COOP arena, although basic in shape does like interesting, sleek, modern.
I'm really struggling with the visual for the hotel/extensions.

I've rested on them for a few days then search out opinions and seems the general consensus (outside of this forum) is they''re pretty uninspiring at best.
The symmetry (which made the stadium really special) has gone and those 60's school/office building similarities are hardly off the mark.
Drab design (I can't see any evidence of architecture).

Is it too late down the road for these to be sent packing?
Manchester as a city has escaped much of the poor new builds going up in other cities, but seems not in this location and to some extent Salford Quays/Mediacity).

I think I'm just disappointed as this thread once promised a lot of special things (and those super casino proposal visual still look exciting)

This looks utterly abhorrent, like a MS Paint job. Hope I'm proved wrong and it's all part of a masterplan I'm not seeing yet.
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I’m trying to but I’m struggling to like the design of it.

I think this looks okay:
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A bit like the entrance to an out of town shopping centre, but okay.

But this looks like something from downtown Murmansk:
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The Co-Op Arena is already shaping up to being a proper slick design and will outclass the stadium.
 
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