Quote:
Prime Example.....MileOne.....was good back when, but nowadays its getting too small for the area. |
Hey do you guys think that it would be possible to expand Mile One? by like adding a second level of seating?
Maybe if they do a design fanning out as it rises .. keeping the footprint not as large as it is higher up the building?? https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...78890472_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...27763575_n.jpg There's a bit of space around it but there isnt much ... we could demolish city hall and use that land too ... build a new city hall in the west end DT :D JK maybe in a creative design they could expand right to new gower street and have the bus area on top of the stadium from the street behind (an advantage of the elevations) |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
The need is there now. When you have (according to the Ice Caps) approximately 2500 on the wait list for season tickets and 95% of concerts (even 2nd and third shows) sell out very quickly then it is not rocket science to realize Mile One is too small for the area. |
What do you guys think mile one centre capacity should be if expanded?
|
Quote:
Hockey -------13500 Concert/events Depends on how the stage is set up. |
Quote:
and by convention centre I ment mile one centre |
Quote:
|
Quote:
With the Airport upgrade and a larger stadium where an artist could do one show and get the amount of people they would for 2 and a half shows then be able to rely on getting in and out of the city.. I could see am increase in larger performances |
news from cbc webiste
A little bit of news on the convention center front. Looks like they are about to award the primary contract. Hopefully council doesn't balk at the increased cost.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfou...ender-401.html St. John's city council has been told that the cost of building a massive expansion to the city's convention centre will be significantly higher than previously thought. In a memo to council for Monday evening's regular meeting, city engineer Walt Mills recommends that councillors accept the lowest bid for the job of expanding the St. John's Convention Centre, off New Gower Street. Pomerleau Inc. had bid $52,695,420.52 for the work. In August 2011, officials outlined a $45-million plan to expand the convention centre, with $15 million each coming from the city, the federal government and the Newfoundland and Labrador government. The expansion will nearly double the amount of floor space available for trade shows, meetings and conventions. City Council believes the expansion will allow it to compete for conventions considered too large for the current facility. Three other companies — Bird Construction, Olympic Construction and Marco Services Ltd. — had higher bids on the project. |
here's another article about it with renderings
Convention centre expansion to cost almost $10 M more than estimated Quote:
http://www.thetelegram.com/media/pho...316_resize.jpg http://www.thetelegram.com/media/pho...317_resize.jpg |
Based on the article they are increasing the convention capacity from a maximum of 600 guests to a maximum of 800. Seems like a lot of work and expense for a 25% capacity increase. It is good that they are expanding it but I think this is a waste of a huge opportunity. They should have increased the capacity to 1000 at the very least and looked at including a hotel on the site, as has been mentioned here before.
|
Quote:
And more pedways? Fantastic. But I think many commentators are right - the City is not aiming high enough with this expansion. Nevertheless, the design is pretty uninspiring. As is often the case, our City's contemporary architecture is poorly thought out and poorly designed. -- There will not be any expansions to Mile One any time soon - the City subsidizes Mile One upwards of 1 Million per year (it used to be closer to 2-2.5 Million before the ice-caps resurfaced). And do we really want a bigger stadium that accommodates 'concerts' with twice as many people? The ones that are already there are pretty lousy because the performer is so far away. Bigger doesn't always mean better. Perhaps an outdoor venue could be designed for larger performances... |
Definitely more could have been done with the Convention Center. While its great to see the size increasing, and our potential to host conventions increasing, I feel like the potential just isn't being met. I don't hate the design too much, if all they want to put there is a one or two story space that can accommodate an extra 200 people. What I hate is that such a small increase in capacity is all they want to put there.
|
Quote:
As for the design. It really does nothing for me. I think they were trying to incorporate a "traditional" downtown St. John's feel with the colored portions but to me it looks like it wouldn't be out of place out on Stavanger Dr. |
Quote:
*Shudders* this design looks so ghetto. Embarrassing. Civic buildings are supposed to be inspiring... |
Quote:
Quote:
|
I'm continuing to assume that the white rectangles underneath all the black brick are windows, simply because I'm trying really hard to like the design.
|
I'm going to have to agree with the sentiment that the rendering is of an very uninspired building, not at all befitting a landscape as dramatic as St. John's or Newfoundland as a whole. The island and city have a very good reputation, and should be able to capture a huge convention centre business, but you need a signature, world-class building design to drive home the message and get signatures on the dotted line.
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 8:17 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.