New Everton Stadium

[maccavennie]

Took some non-local work colleagues for a drive by today. All stunned by the size in person and complexity of the exterior design. But the total lack of the Leitch pattern on the brickwork was big issue raised. It has bugged me for a while. Almost worse because you occasionally spot a tiny random patch of it, then nothing around it.

Has this ever been addressed?? The most recent official renders show it still, maybe not as prominent as the original over the top contrast. Old clip from on site when the panels first started going up saying how detailed everything had to be to get the right bricks in the right spots etc, so didn’t sound like a treatment to be applied post-completion. Meis interviewed right in front of it last month, nothing like he envisaged.

Tbf we’d be waiting until 2028/29 to move in if I worked on site. I’d have had every brick colour matched to avoid this unevenness on brighter days.

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I've mentioned it a couple of times, I don't like how the brickwork has been done. I know they've always mentioned that they're real bricks and sliced and then moulded into these big pieces, but the fact you've always been able to see where the panels have joined have made it look cheap to me, then the discolouration of certain panels even worse.

Maybe before handover it'll change and look perfect. The roof still does my head in as the panels aren't the same colour but apparently the weather will change them all to the same colour due it being an iodine roof ( or something was mentioned a few months ago about it )

There's a lot of things where I think it doesn't look right but hey I reckon I'll be proved wrong because I don't believe they could get those kind of small details wrong on a stadium which has cost upwards of 750m. It's a serious amount of money to not have every single nut and bolt absolutely spot on

 

[AndyRJ]

No.

Here are some other aspects of the construction of the stadium:

Piling
Continuous flight auger (CFA) piles were used to create a podium for the superstructure. The piles were driven 18 meters into the sandstone below the dock infill. Floor slabs were placed on top of the piles to increase stability.

Flood management
The stadium was raised above future flood levels to protect it from the River Mersey.

Thanks AI

There WILL be settlement to areas not supported by piles or having incorporated other measures such as suspended drainage and services. That means the likes of the paving, and the pitch, will need some sort of intervention in the future.

https://www.evertonstadium.com/news/2023/March/22/everton-stadium-suspended-to-counter-settlement/

 

[tommye]

Not sure if this has been posted but cba looking so...

 

[Ruairi77]

Not sure if this has been posted but cba looking so...

as theyd say around these parts, - that's awesome!

 

[mahermi1]

Sure I've seen on one of the latest drone videos they've started doing the metallic panels on the South stand, think it's the South East part, might be my eyes like.

 

[Kevsleftpeg]

Sure I've seen on one of the latest drone videos they've started doing the metallic panels on the South stand, think it's the South East part, might be my eyes like.

Looks that way but none of them zoomed in for a closer look much to my annoyances the lazy gets.

 

[tr_efc]

Drainage issue is a covered topic with answers from LoR.

Just watched this after that video from Mister Drone about the stadium's roof system not being finished - hence the huge amounts of water in the ground the other day. Guessing it's pretty basic stuff if a competent engineer, but for a layman like me it's super interesting.

 

[allen]

I've mentioned it a couple of times, I don't like how the brickwork has been done. I know they've always mentioned that they're real bricks and sliced and then moulded into these big pieces, but the fact you've always been able to see where the panels have joined have made it look cheap to me, then the discolouration of certain panels even worse.

Maybe before handover it'll change and look perfect. The roof still does my head in as the panels aren't the same colour but apparently the weather will change them all to the same colour due it being an iodine roof ( or something was mentioned a few months ago about it )

There's a lot of things where I think it doesn't look right but hey I reckon I'll be proved wrong because I don't believe they could get those kind of small details wrong on a stadium which has cost upwards of 750m. It's a serious amount of money to not have every single nut and bolt absolutely spot on

I know what you mean about the bricks. Particularly, the colour variation between upper and lower portions.

This bit on the East stand, in particular, has bothered me since it went up:

(Image from @cpoverview 's latest video)

I am hopeful, though, that a bit of randomised weathering will help equalise it and improve the overall appearance over time.

And in fairness, it did look great in those close-up pics from a week or so ago:

 

[Jacko93]

Just watched this after that video from Mister Drone about the stadium's roof system not being finished - hence the huge amounts of water in the ground the other day. Guessing it's pretty basic stuff if a competent engineer, but for a layman like me it's super interesting.

It also has the effect of decreasing noise created within the downpipes. Reduces the amount of time water is travelling through the system so it's not a constant drip drip drip and by not drawing in air it reduces the 'gargle' sound.

 

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[Jacko93]

If nothing else, those images give a good indication of what the underside of the West Plaza will look like.

 

[mahermi1]

After 2 mins 7 secs you get a brief glance at the metallic panels on the South East side and in a bit more detail near the end of the video. Don't think the Drone guys can see it unless they are up close.

 

[AndyRJ]

Just watched this after that video from Mister Drone about the stadium's roof system not being finished - hence the huge amounts of water in the ground the other day. Guessing it's pretty basic stuff if a competent engineer, but for a layman like me it's super interesting.

Most large commercial roofs e.g. warehousing, supermarkets etc use siphonic drainage. Much more efficient.

The number of downpipes is reduced dramatically however they are much larger at say 3-5 times the size of a normal gravity system. Hence the significant volumes of water on that recent video, it will have been draining a huge portion of the roof.

 

[tr_efc]

It also has the effect of decreasing noise created within the downpipes. Reduces the amount of time water is travelling through the system so it's not a constant drip drip drip and by not drawing in air it reduces the 'gargle' sound.

Amazing. Seriously fascinating.