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North Stand Construction Discussion
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Great for a sense of scale, that image.
xgorton
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Could you tell me with all the work going on can you enter entrance C from the metro stop without the need of walking all round the stadium (Ashton road).
Kippaxpete
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Sorry for being an ignoramus Coatigan but what is this 'facade bay mock-up' you speak of? Asking for a friend.
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They will install a 1:1 partial bay of the facade, for the planners to agree the final material finish colour and junction detail, in the arrangement as below.
It is part of the approval conditions, it was initially set for prior to works starting, but they have managed to agreee to defer it to mid april, to allow steelwork to progress and the procurement to happen. Also gives a frame on site to fix it to, as opposed to having to make one up for it.
Kippaxpete
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Thanks for the clarification. Very interesting (in spite of some recent whinging from certain quarters).
I'm curious. Where such a mock-up is planned in to a build, does it allow for significant changes to design, material, finish etc or are we too far down the track? As said, I'm speaking very much as a layman!
It should, that's kind of the whole point. It gives the planners (or indeed the club as a client who would be seeing it for the first time too in the flesh) a chance to make comments or requests, and tweaks. And that does sometimes happen.
Once it is agreed and signed off, it gives the contractor comfort to finalise the orders (almost said financials there lol). And at that point, it is then somewhat a case of too far down the line. There are still mechanisms to change things, but that would be rare, and for unforseen reasons like supply chain issues, subbies going bust etc, rather than by choice if that makes sense.
Sometimes it can be a basic tickbox excersise, sometimes it can become contentious and lead to changes. All depends really, on the actual finish, its percieved importance, and mostly who happens to be dealing with it. But either way, the wider public get to see it as a glimpse of what it all will look like.
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Here is a good example of one, from elsewhere, that @jrb previously posted on another thread. Shows all the key materials and colours against each other for reference and in real life/light.
It gives the planners or client the chance to go, fuck me that pink is too pink, or that bronze is too yellow etc, and change it, before it is on all of it. Should they wish to of course.
Our one will be in the arrangement in the earleir post.
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