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Manchester City FC have recently gained the approval to redevelop a stand at its stadium in Manchester, UK. This is to increase capacity while adding a museum and hotel to its pitch according to Dezeen website. The exclusive Populous design will see the redevelopment of the Etihad Stadium’s North Stand increasing the venue’s capacity by more than 5,000, as the expansion will also add a large entertainment and hospitality building connected to the stand. Flanking a covered square, it will contain a 400-bed hotel, a museum and a club shop.
One of the world’s most renowned architectural firms known as Populous is redeveloping the North Stand at Man City’s Etihad Stadium. The development received planning approval last week to see a large upper tier added above the existing lower tier that will be retained. A sky bar with direct views of the pitch will be integrated into the top of the stand, which will be topped with a “stadium roof-walk experience”. It’s just like the one that the architectural firm Populous created above the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London that was opened in 2019.
The latest expansion to Etihad Stadium, a home to Premier League football club Manchester City will include a covered square. Originally designed by Arup as a 38,000-seat venue to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, it was restructured into a 48,000-seat football stadium. Populous previously added an expanded South Stand to the building in 2015, which increased the stadium’s capacity to 54,600.
The current expansion will be completed in 2026, as it’s being built as part of the redevelopment of the Etihad Campus, where Populous is also creating the Co-op Live arena that will open next year.
According to Populous Senior Principal Mike Trice, “for Populous, it is extremely exciting to witness the development of this project, located just a stone’s throw away from another of our projects, the Co-op Live arena.” “These ambitious ventures represent two of Manchester’s greatest loves football and music, and will bring significant benefits to the local area by drawing in visitors and delivering further regeneration.”
The inventive design thinkers architecture studio Populous have also unveiled some exclusive projects like; the largest purpose-built soccer stadium in the US and is currently designing an “intimate yet intimidating” stadium for NFL team Buffalo Bills and a solar-powered arena as a “landmark for Munich” in Germany.
Project Info:
Name: Manchester City Etihad Stadium
Location: UK
Architect: Populous
Client: Manchester City
Photography: Courtesy of Populous
Edited by: MJ | Buildace Magazine
