Proposed New Development
Posted on: Wed 17 Nov 2004
There has been much talk about the proposed new facility at the north end of the Moss Rose. What exactly will this development, designed by Bower Mattin contain?
Side view (From London Road)
GROUND FLOOR
1 Existing Terrace (Not connected)
2 Community Sports / Events Hall
3 Retractable seating for events
4 Community Cafe
5 Club Shop
6 Creche and Lounge
7 New turnsiles and exit gates
8 W.C.
The community sports/events hall has the capability of providing for a wide range of sports including indoor football, badminton, basketball, cricket practice, gymnastics, martial arts, volleyball, netball and wrestling.
The Hall is also designed to be suitable for a range of cultural and community activities. It is intended that the floor is suitable for exhibition vehicles. There will be bleacher seating for up to 400 people in an audience and the room will also provice projection facilities and a cinema screen. It is intended that in addition to the sporting activities the hall will be promoted for a regular calendar of events such as Theatre, boxing nights, choral evenings, music and dance, local exhibitions and conferences. These activities are essential to suppliment the revenue cost of running the project.
A community cafe is planned to act both as a foyer for the theatre/multi purpose hall and to act as a matchday facility for supporters when it will replace the current temporary portakabin social club. It is planned that the community cafe will be open through the week.
The ground floor shop is purely a retail unit dedicated to the sale of sports clothes associated with the Football Club. At this level there is also planned a small sessional creche for informal use on a matchday.
FIRST FLOOR
1 Existing Terrace
2 Upper level of Sports Hall
3 Solarium / Bodycare
4 Aerobics Space
5 Multi-Gym
6 Toilets linked to terrace
7 Refreshment kiosks for terrace
GROUND FLOOR
1 Existing Terrace (Not connected)
2 Community Sports / Events Hall
3 Retractable seating for events
4 Community Cafe
5 Club Shop
6 Creche and Lounge
7 New turnsiles and exit gates
8 W.C.
The community sports/events hall has the capability of providing for a wide range of sports including indoor football, badminton, basketball, cricket practice, gymnastics, martial arts, volleyball, netball and wrestling.
The Hall is also designed to be suitable for a range of cultural and community activities. It is intended that the floor is suitable for exhibition vehicles. There will be bleacher seating for up to 400 people in an audience and the room will also provice projection facilities and a cinema screen. It is intended that in addition to the sporting activities the hall will be promoted for a regular calendar of events such as Theatre, boxing nights, choral evenings, music and dance, local exhibitions and conferences. These activities are essential to suppliment the revenue cost of running the project.
A community cafe is planned to act both as a foyer for the theatre/multi purpose hall and to act as a matchday facility for supporters when it will replace the current temporary portakabin social club. It is planned that the community cafe will be open through the week.
The ground floor shop is purely a retail unit dedicated to the sale of sports clothes associated with the Football Club. At this level there is also planned a small sessional creche for informal use on a matchday.
FIRST FLOOR
1 Existing Terrace
2 Upper level of Sports Hall
3 Solarium / Bodycare
4 Aerobics Space
5 Multi-Gym
6 Toilets linked to terrace
7 Refreshment kiosks for terrace
2 Upper level of Sports Hall
3 Solarium / Bodycare
4 Aerobics Space
5 Multi-Gym
6 Toilets linked to terrace
7 Refreshment kiosks for terrace
SECOND FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
1 Existing Terrace (Not connected)
2 Sports / Presentation Hall with retractable screen
3 Meeting / Classroom
4 Incubator Units
5 W.C.
A suite of consulting/classrooms is planned for the upper levels of the hall. This is intended to expand the education and training activities of the club which have been consolidated by the IT Skills Training Room. At other clubs such rooms are used for health/doctors consultancies and for basic education such as numeracy and literacy teaching. For example, at Leyton Orient, the local Education Authority have referred truants to the Football Club and generated a sucessful service.Incubator Units are targeted at start-up business ventures. This demand is similar to that fulfilled by Ventrue House. Secretarial support, computers, faxes and meeting rooms are provided as a part of a common pool to the emerging businesses. Technical and training support isprovided in the suite of classrooms. This type of facility will be targeted initially at residents of South Macclesfield.
THIRD FLOOR
1 New Stand - 793 seats
2 Corporate Hospitality - 3350sq ft
3 W.C.
The hospitality suite will function on match days as a bar/resturant but at other times will be available for conference use. It is anticipated that this will mainly be used by the incubator businesses and club sponsors.The new stand will offer a further 793 covered seats. These will be used by the matchdat guests in the hospitality area as well as the general public. This, added to the cover afforded to the existing terrace means that this would become a 'Home' end. Away supporters would then be housed in the Star Lane End.
ARTIST'S IMPRESSIONS
External view from Moss Lane
External view from London Road
FAQ's
WHO WILL PAY FOR IT? No: The two budgets are entirely seperate and no money will be diverted from team building. The team budget will depend on gate reciepts, season ticket sales, sponsorship commercial activities, TV money. Nationwide and money recieved via the official website.
WHEN WILL IT BE BUILT?
This is subject to the funding packages. The earliest start date is likely to be August 2004 and construction will take around 12 months. This may have to be phased.
WHY DO WE NEED IT?
To improve the range of facilities for our supporters
To increase our supporter base by involving the whole community in the club.
To improve the Stadium so it is more consistent with standards elsewhere in the League.
To move the stadium towards a 10,000 capacity.
To act as a catalyst to increase sponsorship and revenue for team building.
Potential replacement of temporary buildings currently used by the club.
Side elevation
View from Star Lane End
The new stand will be funded entirely from grants and external investment.
DOES THIS MEAN THERE WILL BE LESS MONEY FOR THE TEAM?
DOES THIS MEAN THERE WILL BE LESS MONEY FOR THE TEAM?
WHEN WILL IT BE BUILT?
This is subject to the funding packages. The earliest start date is likely to be August 2004 and construction will take around 12 months. This may have to be phased.
WHY DO WE NEED IT?
To improve the range of facilities for our supporters
To increase our supporter base by involving the whole community in the club.
To improve the Stadium so it is more consistent with standards elsewhere in the League.
To move the stadium towards a 10,000 capacity.
To act as a catalyst to increase sponsorship and revenue for team building.
Potential replacement of temporary buildings currently used by the club.
Side elevation
View from Star Lane End
