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Originally Posted by getbak
One part of the design that I really like, and have thought would be an interesting concept for the Flames' new arena, is that a significant portion of the concourse will be outside the arena footprint under a glass roof. It sounds like it will be open to the public during the day, then serve as the concourse for the arena during events.
The Red Sox do something similar at Fenway, where they close off one of the adjacent streets next to the stadium prior to game time and turn it into essentially an expanded concourse. |
Not quite the same thing, but the MTS Centre's concourse has ton of large windows/natural light, and it's close enough to the street that between periods you feel more like you're standing in a store or a even a bar rather than a hockey arena.
It's actually really really nice touch, high ceilings help the effect to. Feels a lot less cavernous than other barns I've been in.