The New Blackfriars Stand (Part Two)

Part Two of details of the New Blackfrairs End at Hereford United's Edgar Street Stadium. (Part One appeared yesterday)

Appearance:

The new stand shape is defined by a truthful reference to the building structure. There is no existing architectual vocabulary which reference can be made to in the existing stands and as such it is considered that the new stand can make a statement without particular reference to existing building structures.

Materials have been chosen carefully to provide a durable performance with colour reference to the football clubs home strip, black and white.

The lower 2.5m of the stands facade will be hidden behind the existing brick perimeter wall which is to remain as existing.

When designs are prepared for the potential development of the available development land to the rear and sides of the stand it is more than likely that the stand will not be visible from the Blackfriars Street and Edgar Street, these views being blocked by subsequent buildings.

Building Materials:

Roof - Polyester powder coated trapezoidal roof sheeting. Roof edge trims to be powder coated grey aluminium.

External Walls - To the height of 2.7m above ground level building to be clad on gabels and rear with Forticrete Twinlock concrete blocks to give stock pattern with textured finish.

Over 2.7m building to be clad with Kingspan KS 1000 micro rib panels to be laid horizontally (colour-white)

Side gabels to be glad with polyster powder coated profile sheeting (colour-white).

Steelwork:

All exposed steelwork to be painted white.

Galvanised metal guarding to be painted white with infill perforated galvanised panels painted grey.

Generally seats are to be UPVc (colour-black) with galvanised metal frames powder coated paint finish (colour-black). Club initials HUFC to be dipicted with white seat covers and backs across the middle section of the stand.

Access to the new stand:

The new stand will be accessed via existing turnstiles block 3-6 located on Blackfriars Street. Three turnstiles are required to serve the stand capacity of 1587able-bodied spectators based on a flow rate of 660 spectators per minute as defined by the Guide to Safety at Sports Ground (Green Guide).

It is proposed to modify and extend turnstile 3 to form a new designated disabled wheelchair entrance.

The route from turnstile block 3-6 to the stand concourse entrance will be secured with 2.5m high security fence to prevent spectators into the groundstaff compound area located to the rear of the stand. This area measures 199m and will act as an external concourse space, albeit not covered.

Egress from new stand:

Alternative means of exit from the new stand are provided at each gable end.

Emergency Vehicle Access:

It is proposed to construct a new emergency vehicle access route and gated entrance at postion adjacent to the Club Community Office with the new route down the side of the new stand along the eastern side onto the pitch area. A defined route of clear width 3.7m can be provided along this route.

Full details of the planning application can be found at: http://www.ukplanning.com/ukp/showCaseFile.do?councilName=Herefordshire+Council&appNumber=DMCW/100511/F

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