====== The bare bones part can always be resolved later with upgrades> Getting the main design right from the start is a really important step. It so early, but will ask anyway... if added on needs to be done, whats a realistic new capacity and where do those seats go ?
There aren't any MLS stadiums with a roof on only one side, are there? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Soccer_stadiums
I believe he is referencing the fact that Houston's roof isn't going to be one continuous roof that wraps around the entire stadium. There is a break, and a separate roof structure for the stage. In the mock ups we've seen for the San Jose stadium, it is one continuous roof structure that wraps around the three stands.
BMO Field has a small decorative canopy above the press box. And Pizza Hut Park's original renders also showed a canopy over the suite/press box area. But that was nixed from the final product, replaced by a stage canopy instead. I actually think the original Pizza Hut Park renders look way better than the final product. But sadly, that's the story of SSS in MLS 1.0...
Are you serious? You don't see all those differences? The stage, the second tier, the angle grass behind the far goal. It looks quite different.
The put a stage where the grass is in the rendering. Other than that, they more or less stuck to the original design.
I noticed that.. Was that for High School football??? And I definitely think paying to maintain a grass berm makes much more sense than a revenue enhancing stage..
The general concept of the venue is the same. But there are more changes than just a stage. 1. Original render clearly shows a roof. 2. Original renders also depicts a second tier of seating above suites. 3. Covered Party Pavilions at corners are larger in the original rendering. Not to mention they are located on another level elevated over the main concourse. In the finished product, those party areas are in the bowl, not elevated over it. These elevated areas probably would have made PHP a lil more visually appealing as it would've added a lil more "height" to the facility. I'm not saying a grass berm would've been better. But obviously the stage area could've been designed a whole lot better than the monstrosity that sits there now. See LSP's stage, hidden beneath removable seating. And it's not like this is such novel friggin invention. Multi-purpose venues across the damn country have been using removable seating sections for decades. From the cookie-cutter multipurpose stadiums of the 60's/70's like the Astrodome, the Vet, and Three Rivers to the newest sports arenas of today, shifting from a hockey setup to a basketball setup. The idea has long been there and could've been done for cheap. Thankfully, the Dynamo are following SKC's lead on this...
New video from the construction site of Dynamo Stadium. Video shot from very top row, shows just how intimate the venue will be. http://twitvid.com/TODJ4 Also, video shows fans in Eastside stands will have a view of the Downtown skyline from their seats. Well, if the weather wasn't so damn dreary. You can see the base of many of the Downtown skyscrapers behind the Westside roof. This gives you an idea of what the view may look like when the weather is cooperating.
Yep - the live action photo shows a fully packed stadium, while the rendering shows only seats. Nice observation! The Houston Stadium looks super excellent, by the way.
You misspelled "beer garden." At least you admit that that "roof" would've been solely for visual appeal, and not for anything functional. Props to you. If I had a dollar for every time that someone advocated putting a roof over the east stands to shade the people in those stands, I could actually construct that roof to demonstrate that it would actually shade the people in the parking lot behind the east stands. (If you wonder why I say that, ask yourself: Where is the sun at 3:00 in the afternoon?) Honestly, I'd rather look at the ivy that's there right now than some bleacher seating.