OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 3 hours ago, S-Platt said: Where is the shop going? It'll be in the Villa Live building 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: I thought they might do a Liverplop and build the new stand behind the old one to keep the capacity up. They've not done this for two reasons - firstly the structural issues of removing the "goalpost" roof structure and secondly and most importantly they wanted to get rid of all the banking outside of the back of the North Stand - at the moment there are all sorts of ramps and stairs and stuff to get you into the North Stand - all of that will be flattened so we'll be on one level from what's now the back of the shop right to the entrance to the stand, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted June 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: It'll be in the Villa Live building gonna be a pretty big building then? if it's going to have a shop, bars and restaurants, and a 2500+ music venue? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 hours ago, sidcow said: I think you will also see Villa Live pitching at the Asian Wedding market Maybe - I think it'll be a big competitor to the O2 in Birmingham city centre for touring mid-sized bands - you'll get more than 2,000 in there for that. You'll also see a couple of thousand in for England games and TV rules allowing, the odd Villa away game - personally I'd love that - being in with 2,000 Villa fans for an away FA Cup game would be a great atmosphere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 hours ago, The_Rev said: In my mind's eye I'm picturing something like this. Not the design (this is a multi storey car park) but there's no brick in this building from a structural point of view, it's just a steel frame with a facade hung on the front, the brick is there but it's about half an inch thick. I think brick slip (I think it's called that) is very much in their minds from a weight and sustainability point of view - it was talked about at the meeting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: They've not done this for two reasons - firstly the structural issues of removing the "goalpost" roof structure and secondly and most importantly they wanted to get rid of all the banking outside of the back of the North Stand - at the moment there are all sorts of ramps and stairs and stuff to get you into the North Stand - all of that will be flattened so we'll be on one level from what's now the back of the shop right to the entrance to the stand, There is really nothing worth keeping in the North stand. Its run its course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 So there’s a Villa Way and a Villa Live. Someone please tell me there will finally be a Villa Engine??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: It'll be in the Villa Live building With one of these on top of it (hopefully being eaten by our lion)? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, tomav84 said: gonna be a pretty big building then? if it's going to have a shop, bars and restaurants, and a 2500+ music venue? Indeed - don't underestimate this one - it's a sort of version of what the NEC have done with the Resorts World building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted June 28, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Indeed - don't underestimate this one - it's a sort of version of what the NEC have done with the Resorts World building. It's just replacing The Villa Leisure Centre we demolished that used to have loads of gigs back in the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2022 A few things that I think are worth pointing out - they've worked hard to separate parking and cars from people in the plan - so all of the parking is in the area at the back (furthest from the new stand) and all of the pedestrian routes are nearer the stand. There's one exception to that and that's with the players busses - the new design incorporates a plan to make the arrival more of an event and part of the day - it's hard to see the players when they arrive currently and the club have planned to make this easier for fans and more of a feature in the day. it's also worth noting how many trees there are in this design - one of the things the designers noticed is that Villa Park currently has walls and fortifications everywhere and part of their desire with the project is to sort of blur some of those lines and open the place up more - they're suggesting a feel that the park should look like it's sneaking into Villa Park's ground - that you don't just go from a beautiful Edwardian park to an industrial car park - but that it feels a bit more like the two are linked. There's a plan view that we saw yesterday that showed the area between Villa Live and the edge of the site in more detail and you can see in that where the parking will go and how the space will be used - there are loads of trees and nice spots to park your bum pre match. Someone mentioned EV charging points and my understanding is that there will be some of these in the parking area. Just to point out a couple of things: Firstly the underpass - which will give a direct route from the Brookvale site to the stadium - it'll also make Station Road feel like an extension of Villa Park and it's noticeable that the club are extending some of the paving and street furniture along a stretch of Station Road. The Brookvale centre will become part of the matchday experience with the stuff that's currently in the Academy building moving there and the use of the space for some other stuff. The walkway they're talking about will cross the rive and go under the railway. Ideally for the future the club would like to work alongside the council in remodelling Witton Station so that fans can reach the platforms from this side and we can cut out some of the walk around the traffic island. Secondly, the Aston Hotel - this building is currently in use as a hostel, but with the Academy building gone, it will back directly onto Villa Park - that will make it much more attractive to breweries and developers and whilst the club has no plans to buy and develop it themselves, it's not beyond the realm of possibility that someone else might take advantage of what is a really nice old building that suddenly has a much more prominent location. What the club has done is allocate a space there for a garden that is within our grounds but has the potential to be opened up if the Aston Hotel were to re-open as a pub. There's loads of little clever stuff - they're talking about putting in trenches with the TV cabling so that we don't need the fleet of vans in place - a truck entrance under the Holte End so that we can put the staging in for a major concert quickly and easily, additional seating with better access for fans with disabilities, the potential for a modern, interactive 'experience' style museum-y thing within the Villa Live building that changes it's offer to reflect the occasion - not a dusty room with trophies, but something much more interactive. To be honest there was so much on the different things they're putting in that it's hard to remember everything - this is not being done on the cheap. The thing for me that impacted most though was the seating bowl - it looks like the Holte End with wings - it's going to make a massive difference to the way Villa Park looks, sounds and feels - it could be like having a Holte End at both ends - it's going to look massive and Villa Park will sound awesome. We're going to have awful lot to be proud of. 21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blandy Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: Someone mentioned EV chagrin points and my understanding is that there will be some of these in the parking area. Will a lot of people regret these EV purchases and console themselves with looking at the revamped ground? 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 Just now, blandy said: Will a lot of people regret these EV purchases and console themselves with looking at the revamped ground? You're quicker than my editing skills! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, S-Platt said: It's just replacing The Villa Leisure Centre we demolished that used to have loads of gigs back in the day. But with shops, restaurants, bars and Villa-y stuff in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam-AVFC Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: This is really exciting stuff but for next season I wish they would just sort out service in the Doug Ellis upper. I like a half time pint but why do I have to leave 15 minutes before half time to have a chance of getting one and making second half? It’s shocking. Just pour them ready! Annoyingly this seems to be a common theme across all stadia. You'd think the newer stadiums would manage it, but I've been to Wembley on a few occasions and never managed to get a pint before the 2nd half kicks off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, The Fun Factory said: That's fine. We are Villa and its our god given right to have a moan. No it’s not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 44 minutes ago, John said: With one of these on top of it (hopefully being eaten by our lion)? Or crapped on by our lion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
id92 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: Yep - 28 meters to be exact! It does, and the big advantage to that inside is that the club can create a huge single conferencing area that runs from the Doug Ellis corner of the new North Stand all the way through to the Holte End corner of the Trinity Road stand - with the extra bonus of a post conference evening venue in the Villa Live building outside - that's a game changer for non-matchday conference and banqueting and will allow the club to compete for business they don't currently get. My understanding is that the lower tiers will join together, but the upper tiers remains separated. Meaning it’s still visually a standalone end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted June 28, 2022 Moderator Share Posted June 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, id92 said: My understanding is that the lower tiers will join together, but the upper tiers remains separated. Meaning it’s still visually a standalone end. The middle Trinity will be joined on (I'm never quite sure if the Trinity should be described as two or three tiers) the lower will connect pretty much in the way it does now - the extra seating will be in that central bit. The upper remains separate as much as anything to protect the light for the residents of Nelson Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, Sam-AVFC said: Annoyingly this seems to be a common theme across all stadia. You'd think the newer stadiums would manage it, but I've been to Wembley on a few occasions and never managed to get a pint before the 2nd half kicks off. It’s crazy. It’s all I ask for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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