Casement Park in line for major overhaul - 40,000 all seater Stadium.

[rrhf]

or draw lots.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Some early plans have been drawn up as part of a community consultation process, however all I can see is a yello blob has anyone got any better photos or info or was even at  the leisure centre the other night to give us more details!

http://belfastmediagroup.com/new-casement-on-show/

[AQMP]

Restaurants in the complex, traffic exclusion zone on match days??  What will this mean for the burger vans on the Andytown Road!!

[armaghniac]

What will this mean for the burger vans on the Andytown Road!!

Burgers, baps, sausage rolls and the like will not be allowed as they are redolent of the old Casement. The new Central African Liberation stadium will feature Ciabatta, Lángos and Pongal, espresso coffee and a range of central European beers and Chilean wines.

[JPGJOHNNYG]

Ok managed to find a couple of pictures of the plans

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/2846525827/beaaa39cd694783239c4ccb3ea75dbbc.jpeg

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7lk1-YCEAEDf6C.jpg:large

Found these plans on casement residents twitter account who seem pretty pi$$ed off about not being informed about whats going on. To be fair I thought there was information up at the leisure centre aswell as a Q&A open day. My quick research also found a letter that had been sent to the residents so I dont really know what they are talking about! Reading their comments they dont seem too happy with how the stadium looks either.
What do you think yourselves?
I do think the Andytown road end looks odd but it may grow on me.  Im not so sure about the yellow its a bit much even for an Antrim man , the seats yes, but the rest of it can we not find something more neutral.

[Walter Cronc]

Ok managed to find a couple of pictures of the plans

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/2846525827/beaaa39cd694783239c4ccb3ea75dbbc.jpeg

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7lk1-YCEAEDf6C.jpg:large

Found these plans on casement residents twitter account who seem pretty pi$$ed off about not being informed about whats going on. To be fair I thought there was information up at the leisure centre aswell as a Q&A open day. My quick research also found a letter that had been sent to the residents so I dont really know what they are talking about! Reading their comments they dont seem too happy with how the stadium looks either.
What do you think yourselves?
I do think the Andytown road end looks odd but it may grow on me.  Im not so sure about the yellow its a bit much even for an Antrim man , the seats yes, but the rest of it can we not find something more neutral.

The steep tier along andytown road will definitely lend to an improved atmosphere. My only concern again would be how often it is filled. I know this topic has been discussed at great length and we would be foolish to turn down money when it is available. Would liked to have seen something around the 25k mark with a roof but perhaps that is out of the question. Will the pitch remain in the same location or shift slightly towards the andytown road as the M1 end is quite tight. Big money was spent on a media area at this end. I wonder is it to remain or be relocated?

[NAG1]

Ok managed to find a couple of pictures of the plans

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/2846525827/beaaa39cd694783239c4ccb3ea75dbbc.jpeg

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7lk1-YCEAEDf6C.jpg:large

Found these plans on casement residents twitter account who seem pretty pi$$ed off about not being informed about whats going on. To be fair I thought there was information up at the leisure centre aswell as a Q&A open day. My quick research also found a letter that had been sent to the residents so I dont really know what they are talking about! Reading their comments they dont seem too happy with how the stadium looks either.
What do you think yourselves?
I do think the Andytown road end looks odd but it may grow on me.  Im not so sure about the yellow its a bit much even for an Antrim man , the seats yes, but the rest of it can we not find something more neutral.

The steep tier along andytown road will definitely lend to an improved atmosphere. My only concern again would be how often it is filled. I know this topic has been discussed at great length and we would be foolish to turn down money when it is available. Would liked to have seen something around the 25k mark with a roof but perhaps that is out of the question. Will the pitch remain in the same location or shift slightly towards the andytown road as the M1 end is quite tight. Big money was spent on a media area at this end. I wonder is it to remain or be relocated?

Everything is going 

[Walter Cronc]

Ok managed to find a couple of pictures of the plans

https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/2846525827/beaaa39cd694783239c4ccb3ea75dbbc.jpeg

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/A7lk1-YCEAEDf6C.jpg:large

Found these plans on casement residents twitter account who seem pretty pi$$ed off about not being informed about whats going on. To be fair I thought there was information up at the leisure centre aswell as a Q&A open day. My quick research also found a letter that had been sent to the residents so I dont really know what they are talking about! Reading their comments they dont seem too happy with how the stadium looks either.
What do you think yourselves?
I do think the Andytown road end looks odd but it may grow on me.  Im not so sure about the yellow its a bit much even for an Antrim man , the seats yes, but the rest of it can we not find something more neutral.

The steep tier along andytown road will definitely lend to an improved atmosphere. My only concern again would be how often it is filled. I know this topic has been discussed at great length and we would be foolish to turn down money when it is available. Would liked to have seen something around the 25k mark with a roof but perhaps that is out of the question. Will the pitch remain in the same location or shift slightly towards the andytown road as the M1 end is quite tight. Big money was spent on a media area at this end. I wonder is it to remain or be relocated?

Everything is going 

I think the yellow is just the colour chosen by the design firms when doing the modelling. So would be shocked if it had yellow walls and roof it looks like 2 tiers which is also surprising. I imagine the residents won't be happy about that. Is that green band in the 2nd image a corporate level??

[JPGJOHNNYG]

I think the green area is corporate. The plans show the media area now to be up at the Andytown road end. Will they use all or part of the old one?, seems a waste seeing it was only constructed a few years back. I also remeber in the Irish news a couple of years ago talk about a footbridge over the motoway linking the satdium to musgrave parking to improve accessand paking etc but that has now been shelved. Posted a new thread on skyscrapercity on the subject feel free to add any other picures when they are released.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1563744

[JPGJOHNNYG]

sorry fogrot to add Im pretty sure the pitch will remain where it is as the seating plan looks identical to the existing layout of Casement also the article I attched the other day from Belfastmediagroup states that retaill units including ticket office and merchandise shop will be located at the Andytown road end so no room to move the pitch in that direction as for the colour of the walls -  these days you just dont know lol.

[Walter Cronc]

sorry fogrot to add Im pretty sure the pitch will remain where it is as the seating plan looks identical to the existing layout of Casement also the article I attched the other day from Belfastmediagroup states that retaill units including ticket office and merchandise shop will be located at the Andytown road end so no room to move the pitch in that direction as for the colour of the walls -  these days you just dont know lol.

Good stuff Johnny. Have you a link to any images of the redesign of Pairc Ui Chaoimh??

[JPGJOHNNYG]

The redesign of Pairc ui Chaoimh has very few details as yet and evertime I read any plans they seem to change. Here are some early design pictures from a while pack but they dont really give anything away

http://www.archiseek.com/forum/download/file.php?id=10604

http://www.archiseek.com/forum/download/file.php?id=10603

The last I read the project will be completed by 2016. It will have a capacity of 45000 which will have 2 covered seated 2 tier stands. The ends will be left open and at the moment Im not sure if they will be seated or terraced. The project will cost 67 million euro which seems a lot considering the actual work being done (Celtic park only cost 40 million a few years ago and although not perfect is light years ahead of what is being planned here). It may be a missed opportunity. I think if you spend that much money you should have top class stadium

[Tony Baloney]

The "Shed End" they are planning for the Andytown Road end probably looks worse than it is. I guess they have made that end deeper as they need the extra room for entry/exit points and location of shops etc. so makes sense to build seating above that.

Will there be any room on the site for team buses etc. per the current setup? Looks like the new stadium will take up the entire site as it stands.

[BennyCake]

How far is it from Balmoral station to Casement? Isn't it a bit dodgy around the Balmoral stop for folk wearing GAA tops?

[JPGJOHNNYG]

The walk is exactly a mile so not bad I think the bigger problem is how regular the trains are. As for Balmoral station I lived nearby when I was younger the area is fine and pretty mixed, if anything in the last 20 years it has actually become quite nationalist so you would be unlucky to have any problems.