The coliseum’s outer rim will offer a series of developments that could include a tech hub, affordable housing, youth sports complex, and retail space. The A’s current home Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum would be transformed to a low rise sports park and amphitheater amidst a grassy landscape while keeping the Oracle Arena–which will be vacated by the Golden State Warriors after the current season– for concerts and events. The stadium will also feature a unique ribbon of green space on the stadium’s accessible roof that will be “open and accessible to the community at all times.” It is a ballpark that builds inspiration of past ballparks, such as its former home in Philadelphia, and will be designed by Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group that has designed concepts for the Washington Redskins and FC Barcelona. Outside the of outfield walls would be 20 story high rises overlooking the field with stunning views of both Oakland and San Francisco. The facility will not overlook the bay due too windy conditions that could scoop up would be homeruns into infield popups, but would be open to a long walk way that would run parallel to the waterfront. The club’s new “jewel ballpark” will have a capacity of 34,000 (smallest in the major leagues) and located on a 55-acre site at Port of Oakland Howard Terminal, just north of Jackson Square. Indeed it’s still in its early planning stages and there are many financial questions that have to be answered but the Oakland A’s seem to have hit a “homerun” with its ingenious design that pushes the boundaries for baseball stadiums the same way Connie Mack did when he designed Shibe Park for his Philadelphia Athletics in 1909.
Have you seen the renditions of the new Oakland Athletics baseball stadium? If you haven’t, I suggest that you keep reading this article, because this is the ballpark that I’ve been waiting for and just may be the next big thing in Major League ballparks.
0 kommentar(er)
