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by gavros
Fri Mar 25, 2016 1:20 pm
Forum: The Sports Bar
Topic: The English Summer of Cricket
Replies: 1292
Views: 88015

Re: Cricket

I reckon Middlesex and Surrey might see the OS as something of a rival to Lords and the Oval, hence they may baulk at the idea of playing there. In which case Essex, Kent, Sussex and perhaps Northants in a mini tournament.
by gavros
Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:45 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

The proposal thy this replaces was a very low grade LED wrap that was frankly crap and provided no insulation whatsoever.

Some people may have been fooled by west hams own fanciful renders, but believe me this is miles better than was on the table.
by gavros
Tue Mar 22, 2016 4:50 am
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Close to a Full House?
Replies: 87
Views: 57738

Re: Close to a Full House?

No great surprise when the marginal cost of using those seats is virtually zero. It's essentially the business model of the German teams post 2006, "stack em high and sell them cheap" as the founder of Tesco put it. Spurs meanwhile will push the higher price, higher quality product. It'll ...
by gavros
Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:44 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Band 5
Replies: 117
Views: 47713

Re: Band 5

He should have got himself a ticket and left them in the UCL east student bar at home games. They'd have a better time I'm sure.
by gavros
Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:28 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Band 5
Replies: 117
Views: 47713

Re: Band 5

two sons over 21 and neither could afford their own ticket?
by gavros
Thu Mar 17, 2016 7:21 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Band 5
Replies: 117
Views: 47713

Re: Band 5

I still think it fails on fire evacuation H&S, and that's the essential reason why away will get both upper and lower tier seats.
by gavros
Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:01 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Band 5
Replies: 117
Views: 47713

Re: Band 5

So you're saying that the concourse should be segregated with home fans in the inner concourse and away fans in the outer concourse?

So how would that work in terms of fire exits and the like? How would you get into the inner concourse?
by gavros
Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:57 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Band 5
Replies: 117
Views: 47713

Re: Band 5

Viewing distances hae nothing to do with UEFA stadium catergorisation, they are a FIFA advisory. The Berlin Olynpic Stadium is category 4, hosted the CL final last year and has seats well outside of the FIFA advised zone.
by gavros
Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:06 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Away Allocation for the Olympic Stadium
Replies: 6
Views: 3576

Re: Away Allocation for the Olympic Stadium

If demand is there from our fans, it should be capped at 3000 which is the minimum requirement.
by gavros
Wed Mar 09, 2016 3:26 am
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

Just realised that Gold has said I am "misinformed" after I tweeted him asking what the hold up was given planing permission has been granted and the LLDC have approved funding the wrap, two things that are in the public domain already. Obviously they're trying to keep their cards to their...
by gavros
Tue Mar 08, 2016 2:22 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

Wrap presentation https://www.london.gov.uk/moderngov/documents/s51663/Minutes%20-%20Appendix%202%20-%20Item%205%20-%20Digital%20Wrap%20Presentation.pdf Planning application. The really relevant parts are the Design and Access Statement (page 2) and Lighting Report Part 1 (page 5). As you can see a ...
by gavros
Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:24 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

the mullions on which the LED nodes sit were solid steel in the plans, i think. Just replace that with hollow aluminium and job done.
by gavros
Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:39 am
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

Your 'name' suggests that you are in the public sphere, either at the GLA or perhaps now LLDC. I really cant believe that the architects or supporting firms (Populous and Buro Happold primarily) would have overlooked weight loadings in their models. You might not be at liberty to disclose that, unde...
by gavros
Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:17 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

Cheers, useful.
by gavros
Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:09 pm
Forum: The Olympic Stadium
Topic: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!
Replies: 56
Views: 19244

Re: Digital wrap now just a wrap!!

Extra work was done (to the tune of over £30 million) to strengthen the superstructure ahead of installing the roof. Populous's computer programmes would have told the them the extra stress on the superstructure from the (relatively lightweight) wrap and whether it would have been within acceptable ...