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Post by Everton News. on Oct 29, 2021 10:41:19 GMT
The second episode of the Official Everton Stadium Podcast has arrived and it's 'filled' with information from Bramley-Moore Dock. Construction workers have began to infill the site with sand from the River Mersey, while pumping water from the dock right back into the sea. In our second instalment, Darren Griffiths caught up with those working on site making the Everton dream a reality. We also hear from Stadium Development and Project Manager, Alix Craig, who has been the link between the Club and those working for Laing O'Rourke, and Director of Stadium Development, Colin Chong lets us know of some interesting discoveries deep in what is soon to be the foundations of our new home. Listen HERE
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Post by Everton News. on Nov 8, 2021 16:07:18 GMT
STADIUM DESIGNER MEIS BACK IN MERSEYSIDE
Stadium designer Dan Meis made an emotional return to the city this weekend to visit Goodison Park and the site of Everton’s new £500m stadium.
The American architect was a special guest for the Blues’ Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
And Meis also took time out to check on the progress at Bramley-Moore Dock, home to the Club’s ambitious new 52,888 capacity stadium on Merseyside’s historic waterfront.
The Colorado-born developer, who recently re-joined the project, told evertonfc.com: “It’s really great to be back.
“I haven’t been in a lot of stadiums for the past couple of years, but this is the one to be back at, for sure.”
Meis was responsible for creating the designs for the Club's new stadium before officially leaving the project last year, at the natural end of his role as designer.
But the 60-year-old, who has since been re-engaged in a stadium guardianship role to oversee the technical aspect of the build, was delighted to be back on the site last weekend for a flying visit.
“I can’t tell you how good it feels to be back on the project,” beamed Meis.
“Everyone knows how important this has been for me for the past couple of years, so to come back and see the stadium under construction is just unbelievable.
“I went down there before visiting Goodison and saw the construction going on and the dock buildings being removed, which I hadn’t seen before, so it looks real now.
“I think there were a lot of people who thought it would never happen and it’s a long process in the best of cases, especially this one, because it’s a difficult site and there are a lot of obstacles to overcome to build a building on a dock.
“It’s just incredible to see the work taking place and I am sure everyone is now starting to believe!”
Work already under way at Bramley-Moore Dock includes the infilling of the dock itself, with sand dredged from the Irish Sea, while early piling on the dockside is providing some of the foundations for the steelwork.
That work is expected to continue over the coming months, before the infilled dock then forms the base for work to begin above ground.
Meis added: “When I look at it, I see it in my mind’s eye, because I know how big it’s going to be.
“That’s sometimes a shocking thing to people because the difference between the renderings and the actual scale of it is quite something.
“So, standing there and seeing the site cleared and imagining the height of the building gives you goosebumps.”
Watch out for a blog by Dan later here on evertonfc.com later this week, discussing the build process and the pressure involved in replacing Goodison Park.
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Post by jimmy on Nov 9, 2021 21:01:35 GMT
Welcome back to the Meister.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Nov 11, 2021 17:06:54 GMT
All getting a bit real now , hopefully by then we will have a decent team to match the stadium
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Post by Everton News. on Nov 15, 2021 22:30:51 GMT
ARCHITECT DAN MEIS ON BRAMLEY-MOORE DOCK PROGRESS
Stadium architect Dan Meis made a return to Merseyside this month as he begins his Guardianship role at the Club.
Writing in a blog for supporters, the American discusses the new stadium build at Bramley-Moore Dock, the importance of fan engagement and the pressure involved in providing a worthy replacement for the historic Goodison Park…
It was so good to be back in England. Being in the UK always gives me a different perspective as an architect, seeing the old alongside the new.
The Board and Chairman invited me to attend the Spurs game and it had a been a while since I had been in any stadium, never mind a Premier League stadium, which I know is ironic for someone who is known for designing them for a living.
Being at Goodison Park is always a wonderful occasion and although the stadium, sights and sounds don’t change that much, my return reminded me how much I missed the character at this historic old building.
The atmosphere and feel inside Goodison is quite something and the job we all have – you and us – is not only replicating that in a new, bigger stadium, but creating something that will become unique to Bramley-Moore Dock.
While Goodison is a very special place, let’s not forget that Bramley-Moore Dock is a very special site in a very special city for a very special club.
Those things all coming together is the magic and it’s going to be unique; not just another stadium.
From a personal point of view, it feels great to be involved in the project again.
I’d like to thank the Chairman Bill Kenwright and Colin Chong for the opportunity and I look forward to working with the wider team again.
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My role will be focused on ensuring we maintain the best elements of the original design concept, keeping an eye on how things are developing with the construction and the execution of the building.
I’ll be reviewing the technical construction specifications, engaging the compliance team ahead of key stages of development and working alongside the Club’s Communications and Fan Engagement departments to continue to understand what Evertonians want to see from their new stadium.
Every major project needs a guardian to ensure the client, in this case Everton, are comfortable with the fact that what they are investing in is really what they saw in the renderings and early designs.
To have the honour of delivering the vision of the Chairman, the Board and the fans is something I won’t be taking lightly.
There’s a real buzz about what is developing at Bramley-Moore Dock and that’s a great credit to everyone in the process; from the Chairman seeing a vision early on in a sketch and model, to all of the people who have been involved in helping get us to this point.
The investment the Club has made is amazing, along with their faith in the process.
One of the first things I did when I landed in Liverpool last Sunday was to go to Bramley-Moore Dock and see the construction site.
I had been following it from afar but when you see what has happened with the warehouse buildings having been removed, the infill process well underway and the piling for foundations starting, it brings home how real it all is.
What is taking place at Bramley-Moore Dock really is a feat of engineering.
The timelapse produced by the Club should give you a real feel of the progress that has been made to date.
Once the steel structure starts going up and people start to see the rake of the seats, or the truss of a roof, then I’m sure they will then begin imagining what the end product is going to look like.
At that point you can picture the stadium filled with fans and all the noise that comes with it.
As an architect, you do feel a certain amount of pressure when you are replacing a stadium that carries a prestigious history and something that has been the fabric of generations of Evertonians’ lives.
The inclusive design process the Club undertook and the consultation and surveys you’ve responded to has hopefully made you feel a sense of ownership over that building.
It is that ownership that will help make Everton’s shiny new waterfront stadium work, not the number or colour of seats or the height or size of the stadium.
We have to capture the magic of Goodison and bring that with us through you, as the fans, and that goes way beyond the actual building.
It’s every little thing that goes into the conception of the building and the programming of it and how people experience it, in and out of the stadium.
That’s been important to me from the very beginning and I think that’s what will make this project successful.
In that respect, fan engagement has been a massive part of the process and I’d like to thank the supporters for all their feedback and comments.
That’s so important; more so than any other project I’ve ever been on, largely because the fans here care so much about the Club.
They care so much about Goodison and don’t want to give it up for something that’s not going to be that much more incredible.
So, that process has been so important to me and I know that working alongside the Club we have plans to continue engagement through a number surveys and focus groups in the coming months and years.
Moving forward, you’ll be hearing from me in blog posts and updates on some of the work I’m doing in the coming months but in the meantime, I’ve enjoyed meeting old friends and making new ones on Merseyside as I start my new role on this once-in-lifetime project for Everton.
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Dan Meis
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