Spurs reveal new stadium pics
Tuesday, 16 Dec 2008 13:27
A computer-generated image of Spurs' new 60,000-seater stadium
Tottenham Hotspur have released a number of computer-generated images depicting the designs for their new 60,000-seater stadium in Haringey.
The club's proposed new home will replace White Hart Lane and is due to be constructed just to the north of the current site just off Tottenham High Road.
Club chairman Daniel Levy has acclaimed the latest plans, which have been submitted to the local council for ratification before the next stage of planning and construction can begin.
"The brief I gave the architects was to design an iconic stadium that would be one of the best in Europe," he said.
"My overriding priority is to re-create the terrific atmosphere we have at the current stadium, within a world-class stadium that offers state-of-the-art facilities.
"This means designing a stadium which has supporters as close as possible to the field of play and not simply looking to chase headline capacity.
"Our fans will find themselves closer to the pitch than at any other comparable stadium in the UK. This design puts fan experience first."
The design also features plans for a club museum, shops and homes, new facilities for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and public space as part of the Northumberland development projec to regenerate the surrounding area.
David Keirle, the chairman of architects KSS, reiterated Levy's assertion that fans' views had been considered above and beyond any other considerations.
"The key driver has been to deliver the best possible fan experience on all levels," he said.
"The visuals of the new stadium show that it's really seen as a building which responds to the brand, which we see as representing style and flowing lines of football.
"We have spent a great deal of time looking at different roof formations. The roof has been designed to focus the noise back onto the crowd and onto the pitch.
"All seating is enclosed - there are no open corners so everything is focused back onto the pitch and the acoustics will maximise the impact of the vocal support from fans.
"The stadium will have a roof that allows us to have four large screens up in the top corners, which means every spectator will be able to see a whole host of information."
Despite the optimism at the club over the new development, Levy also offered a word of caution that the construction of the new stadium may not be completed for anything up to ten years.
"Development projects on this scale take a long time from the initial starting point to final completion," he continued.
"Any new stadia we have seen recently would have been designed at least eight to ten years ago.
"We are designing for our future and this stadium design has been described as the first of the next generation of stadia."