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It'll give us more emergency exits, which is the main obstacle in terms of raising the capacity as far as I know

Hi guys.
So it has been a while, but I have been busy! I have been working on some internal views of th stadium. Now that the planning application is in, I was able to really make very detailed internal models without too much guess work. Of course, there is some degree of guessing as to exact finishes and materials. I have tried to use only materials I have seen in the official images, or those that have been mentioned in the planning documents.
In making the images, it become very apparent that the finish materials will have a drastic effect on the overal design. The geometry is fairly simple, but the forms really change with the asemeteric design. The only thing that really binds the unusual spaces together is a limited pallet of materials. The brick really gives a rich texture to the spaces and frames openings. The flooring could be an issue. When I modelled poured concrete on the floor and walls between the brick columns, it quickly started to look cold, and I hate to say, a little like a car park. But, if the floor stone work from outside the building is continued inside, it begins to look a lot more rich. Add to that careful lighting and the spaces I think start to look ever so dramatic. I really got the sense of a castle or fortress. And with the many layers of columns and vaults, it looks a bit like the roman colleseum. I love the view looking out from the concourses to the outside of the stadium, through the forest of brick columns. And the scales of the main entrance in the west stand is rediculous. People will feel tiny moving within that entrance.
I hope you like them.

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The thing I'm the most worried about regarding us sharing Wembley with Spurs is how well the pitch will hold up when you take into account that there will be played 36 league matches, many cup games, both domestically and in Europe + international fixtures over the course of a season. I mean, how will the pitch look when we enter January 2018? 

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

I can understand why people are hesitant towards the design, but in my opinion, it's completely crucial for the atmosphere that the stadium doesn't look like your average Wembley, Emirates, Etihad or even the soulless toilet seat that will be the new White Hart Lane. It's made for football, it needs to be ugly, it needs to intimidate the opposition, it needs to create a vibe that is on the other scale of everything connected with corporate stuff. There will be a lot of corporate seating within the stadium, but with a design like this, that doesn't have to matter. The Bridge today is like a library, but I want it to be a place known for its loud crowd and intimidating atmosphere, and this looks to me like a brilliant start. If we'd gone for a design similar to what Spurs is building, then I think our chances of achieving that would suffer greatly. 
 
Lastly, I'd have to say that I've never been this grateful to Roman as I am right now. He's decided to keep José during a turbulent time where he'd been long gone by now if this was a few years ago, and he's funding this football colosseum out of his own pocket. London has so much beautiful contemporary architecture - this looks completely different not just in general terms, but also in the world of football. No one has a stadium even remotely close to this, and in 10 years people will envy us. Us against the world, lads :)

The single tier stand will be impressive, but the stadium itself will not imo. It's basically a modernized version of The Emirates. I'm so glad we're not going for something like that.

The single tier stand will be impressive, but the stadium itself will not imo. It's basically a modernized version of The Emirates. I'm so glad we're not going for something like that.

The single tier stand will be impressive, but the stadium itself will not imo. It's basically a modernized version of The Emirates. I'm so glad we're not going for something like that.

The single tier stand will be impressive, but the stadium itself will not imo. It's basically a modernized version of The Emirates. I'm so glad we're not going for something like that.

Hi. Here is a first *rough* colour render. I've so many things to fix on this image, but thought I'd show you what progress has been made.