Architects had to come up with something innovative due to the conservation areas around stamford bridge. The way it integrates into the surroundings looks brilliant.
Imagine what this cemetery would look like if it had a huge steel bowl looming over it.
Views from nearby streets also show how unobtrusive the design is.
working local to the area, i think it looks okay difficult build because stamford bridge is in the middle of houses, im glad there staying put grounds around residential areas are dying out.
Most stadia are "in your face" and visible for miles in a clear line of site. This development looks like it has tried to be as innocuous as is possible.
From a transport point of view, when Chelsea are at home the whole of West London is an absolute nightmare as it is. Would love to know how they propose to have an extra 15,000 people travelling to games.
Most stadia are "in your face" and visible for miles in a clear line of site. This development looks like it has tried to be as innocuous as is possible.
I think that was the point.
If it was my team's stadium I'd want a bolder statement about who's ground it is but as a local resident I'd prefer the low impact.
Personally would've been a fan of them moving into the battersea power station site (even though they would no longer technically be in chelsea). Would've looked really epic with a proper london landmark. Instead we've got luxury flats...
Personally would've been a fan of them moving into the battersea power station site (even though they would no longer technically be in chelsea). Would've looked really epic with a proper london landmark. Instead we've got luxury flats...
That would have been an amazing development.
Stamford Bridge comes under Hammersmith & Fulham rather than Kensington and Chelsea anyway (H&F have 3 grounds in their borough which must be a record)
Personally would've been a fan of them moving into the battersea power station site (even though they would no longer technically be in chelsea). Would've looked really epic with a proper london landmark. Instead we've got luxury flats...
That would have been an amazing development.
Stamford Bridge comes under Hammersmith & Fulham rather than Kensington and Chelsea anyway (H&F have 3 grounds in their borough which must be a record)
it would've been great, a lot of modern grounds get bemoaned as having no atmosphere, i think that ground would've instantly felt it had some atmosphere with those chimneys bearing down on you.
I'm particularly amazed that Spurs chose to build their new stadium in the same location as WHL - the traffic/parking/public transport is appalling already and will be twice as bad when it opens.
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
I'm particularly amazed that Spurs chose to build their new stadium in the same location as WHL - the traffic/parking/public transport is appalling already and will be twice as bad when it opens.
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
Was having this same discussion earlier. The transport system around WHL is abysmall as is. With a greater capacity many fans will leave early to get away. Arsenal have excellent transport yet their stadium is half empty on 85 minutes.
Back to the design. It doesnt look great from overhead, but from street level is looks decent.
I'm particularly amazed that Spurs chose to build their new stadium in the same location as WHL - the traffic/parking/public transport is appalling already and will be twice as bad when it opens.
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
There are so few decent sites in London. Arsenal were incredibly lucky to find a site round the corner from the Emirates.
And people from the city will take the train from Liverpool Street to WHL station.
I'm particularly amazed that Spurs chose to build their new stadium in the same location as WHL - the traffic/parking/public transport is appalling already and will be twice as bad when it opens.
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
There are so few decent sites in London. Arsenal were incredibly lucky to find a site round the corner from the Emirates.
And people from the city will take the train from Liverpool Street to WHL station.
Getting the site for the Emirates didn't come without it's problems but yeah, as you say, they were very lucky.
It's just a shame that the design is shockingly bad. But this was forced a bit by the space constraints they had.
Anyone else think the Spurs capacity is just a direct dig at West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal? They all have 60000 seater stadiums but the new Spurs stadium will be a 61000 seater stadium...
The Chelsea stadium looks amazing from the outside, but apparently they'll need to move out for 3 years whilst rebuilding it, where will they groundshare? Fulham and QPR are too small, West Ham is a non starter, Spurs and Arsenal are doubtful too, and I wouldn't want them at Wembley for that amount of time
I'm particularly amazed that Spurs chose to build their new stadium in the same location as WHL - the traffic/parking/public transport is appalling already and will be twice as bad when it opens.
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
There are so few decent sites in London. Arsenal were incredibly lucky to find a site round the corner from the Emirates.
And people from the city will take the train from Liverpool Street to WHL station.
There's strong talk of a new 'spur' of the Victoria line, up to Northumberland Park on match days. There's already a tube depot there with the lines, its just a matter of building a station.
Anyone else think the Spurs capacity is just a direct dig at West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal? They all have 60000 seater stadiums but the new Spurs stadium will be a 61000 seater stadium...
The Chelsea stadium looks amazing from the outside, but apparently they'll need to move out for 3 years whilst rebuilding it, where will they groundshare? Fulham and QPR are too small, West Ham is a non starter, Spurs and Arsenal are doubtful too, and I wouldn't want them at Wembley for that amount of time
Spurs might be playing at Wembley when Chelsea need a home anyway.
Wembley or Twickenham have been rumoured as the likely grounds.
Anyone else think the Spurs capacity is just a direct dig at West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal? They all have 60000 seater stadiums but the new Spurs stadium will be a 61000 seater stadium...
The Chelsea stadium looks amazing from the outside, but apparently they'll need to move out for 3 years whilst rebuilding it, where will they groundshare? Fulham and QPR are too small, West Ham is a non starter, Spurs and Arsenal are doubtful too, and I wouldn't want them at Wembley for that amount of time
Spurs might be playing at Wembley when Chelsea need a home anyway.
Wembley or Twickenham have been rumoured as the likely grounds.
The '61' is significant as its a permanent memory of the 1961 double winning year.
Anyone else think the Spurs capacity is just a direct dig at West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal? They all have 60000 seater stadiums but the new Spurs stadium will be a 61000 seater stadium...
The Chelsea stadium looks amazing from the outside, but apparently they'll need to move out for 3 years whilst rebuilding it, where will they groundshare? Fulham and QPR are too small, West Ham is a non starter, Spurs and Arsenal are doubtful too, and I wouldn't want them at Wembley for that amount of time
Spurs might be playing at Wembley when Chelsea need a home anyway.
Wembley or Twickenham have been rumoured as the likely grounds.
The '61' is significant as its a permanent memory of the 1961 double winning year.
I'm particularly amazed that Spurs chose to build their new stadium in the same location as WHL - the traffic/parking/public transport is appalling already and will be twice as bad when it opens.
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
There are so few decent sites in London. Arsenal were incredibly lucky to find a site round the corner from the Emirates.
And people from the city will take the train from Liverpool Street to WHL station.
There's strong talk of a new 'spur' of the Victoria line, up to Northumberland Park on match days. There's already a tube depot there with the lines, its just a matter of building a station.
The Victoria line is already at full capacity though, I can't see it happening
Anyone else think the Spurs capacity is just a direct dig at West Ham, Chelsea and Arsenal? They all have 60000 seater stadiums but the new Spurs stadium will be a 61000 seater stadium...
The Chelsea stadium looks amazing from the outside, but apparently they'll need to move out for 3 years whilst rebuilding it, where will they groundshare? Fulham and QPR are too small, West Ham is a non starter, Spurs and Arsenal are doubtful too, and I wouldn't want them at Wembley for that amount of time
Spurs might be playing at Wembley when Chelsea need a home anyway.
Wembley or Twickenham have been rumoured as the likely grounds.
Spurs have Wembley in 2017/18. If their ground is ready, and construction seems to be going well, that would leave Wembley free
Twickenham would be better for the Chelsea fan axe though
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Architects had to come up with something innovative due to the conservation areas around stamford bridge. The way it integrates into the surroundings looks brilliant.
Imagine what this cemetery would look like if it had a huge steel bowl looming over it.
Views from nearby streets also show how unobtrusive the design is.
Spurs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4tjzdUh1jhU
Chelski
If it was my team's stadium I'd want a bolder statement about who's ground it is but as a local resident I'd prefer the low impact.
It does have a cathedral look about it.
Stamford Bridge comes under Hammersmith & Fulham rather than Kensington and Chelsea anyway (H&F have 3 grounds in their borough which must be a record)
How on earth will they sell thousands of corporate hospitality tickets especially to midweek games? "Delighted you can attend our box Mr. Very Important Client - just hop on the Victoria Line to Seven Sisters then it's a short 30 min walk through arguably London's most beautiful area to the stadium."
Back to the design. It doesnt look great from overhead, but from street level is looks decent.
And people from the city will take the train from Liverpool Street to WHL station.
It's just a shame that the design is shockingly bad. But this was forced a bit by the space constraints they had.
The Chelsea stadium looks amazing from the outside, but apparently they'll need to move out for 3 years whilst rebuilding it, where will they groundshare? Fulham and QPR are too small, West Ham is a non starter, Spurs and Arsenal are doubtful too, and I wouldn't want them at Wembley for that amount of time
That's a stunning photo, I love little peeks in to North Korea.
Capacity of 200,000 people (115,000 seated)
Wembley or Twickenham have been rumoured as the likely grounds.
Twickenham would be better for the Chelsea fan axe though