Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Big House To Get Bigger

Renovation plans for the Big House should be complete for the 2010 season. We'll need to go back in a few years.

Details and diagram with the luxury boxes are available.
Men—urinals and toilets Existing: 358 (includes portables)Proposed: 505 (+41%)
Women—toiletsExisting: 317 (includes portables)Proposed: 542 (+71%)
Concessions —including tentsExisting: 294Proposed: 335 (+14%)

Q: What will the new capacity be once the renovations are complete?

The current seating capacity of the stadium is 107,501. As part of the renovations, approximately 83 suites and 3,200 club seats will be added. Other actions, such as widening seats and aisles and adding seating for mobility-impaired fans, will result in the loss of some seats. When the renovations are complete, capacity at the "Big House" will top 108,000.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I saw zero "existing" urinals during our trip to the Big House. Troughs do not count. Yuck.

That will be one huge stadium (not that it isn't already). I like that they are adding a tower to the opposite side. From an architectural perspective, it will balance out the design.

Brian Bauman said...

I think they are replacing the existing press box with suites (on both sides) and the new press boxes will be part of one side with the suites. It will look cool.