Belmore Upgrade and Centre of Excellence

[UmoGus]

I came

 

[Sandra's Bollocks]

Is this already a genuine proposal or are you hoping this reaches the right people via TK?

 

[D.O.W.]

Some might not agree but I'd love a grandstand to be built on the hill opposite the other stand.

Agree, Definitely a stand where the hill is and also behind the posts on the residential side to sit right on top of the field - Parra Stadium is a decent blueprint in that regard and sizing.

Hats off for the applied effort Bulldogdoove, looks good & it would certainly be a welcomed upgrade - I’d personally choose a different design for the actual stadium but each to their own.

 

[cookieman909]

I thought the dogs got some funding to renovate the centre of excellence? Or build a new one?

 

[senshidog]

Really well done. That must have taken you some time to do!

Tweet the link to Gus Gould and I'm sure he'll look at it. He loves stuff like this.

Biggest issue would be the train line as there needs to be corridors there for access, but a direct rail line to the stadium would be awesome. Maybe that could be done by the trainline and station on one side, and a walkover bridge to the stadium. That said the close proximity to Belmore Station means a shuttle bus would work just as easily.

Not a huge fan of the natural wood not being straight, and the white would discolour pretty quickly.

Apart from that it looks amazing.

 

[enoughsaid]

What about the houses on the other side of the railway line?

As much as i love Belmore Oval having grown up overseeing the ground
and now With Souths leaving Homebush
Homebush is our home

that video is a pipedream
nice presentation thou

 

[billy beane]

Footy hasn't been the same for me since we left Belmore.

It truly was a hostile environment for opposing teams.

Feel we have lost a bit as a club by not having a proper home.

 

[Rodzilla]

unfortunately only parramatta are allowed to burn down their stadium then get 2 stadiums built to replace it

we must relax and play second fiddle

 

[_G-Dog_]

Good work.. but wheres the kebab shop..

 

[Total Fool]

Man that’s a great effort…. I can barely draw stick figures without f{}cking it up

 

[Craystar]

Great work mate

Respect

 

[TwinTurbo]

Yes all very pretty but they won't let you build over the railway for starters and there is also a small pizzling matter of,

WTF, have you been to Hurstville railway Station? It has a farkin huge shopping centre built over the top of it. Using/selling the air space above railway lines has long been a plan of Transport NSW.

Always a Bulldog

 

[Dogmonster]

Nice work, although not just parking is a major problem, but getting in and out of there on game day is and would be horrendous. Need to get a better location with better access.

 

[Ewan McGrady]

You’re incredibly gifted! Outstanding work….oh and would you like a job in Regional Queensland…..?

 

[Grunthos]

WTF, have you been to Hurstville railway Station? It has a farkin huge shopping centre built over the top of it. Using/selling the air space above railway lines has long been a plan of Transport NSW.

Always a Bulldog

Then that just leaves the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[The DoggFather]

I still say knock down the race course and build a Suncorp clone with heaps of parking

 

[OldDogFan]

I still say knock down the race course and build a Suncorp clone with heaps of parking

That is also an excellent idea.

 

[Bulldogdoove]

You’re incredibly gifted! Outstanding work….oh and would you like a job in Regional Queensland…..?

Thanks- Regional QLD? What did you have in mind

 

[Bulldogdoove]

Thanks everyone for the feedback, really appreciate it. There has been talk that NSW gov was making money available for a centre of excellence at Belmore which sprung the idea. They have had an architect do a survey of the site - read they were looking at a site in Liverpool as well. I actually think the U-Shape as one member suggested would work better - Bankstown council has a parkway and access proposal being around the training fields behind the hill which is why I looked at the option over the railway, still keeping the existing residential and using the land near the rail line which just looks like a bit of a dumping area (from google maps). I am based in Newcastle and have only been to Belmore a couple of times so it was just a concept to start the conversation - a lot that needs to be fixed/ changed/ resolved. Couple of other things raised;

Car park and terminal under ground instead - yep, brilliant idea

Grandstand closer to the field- yep, agree. The reason it was stepped back was to get some light into the walkway under the grandstand shown in the video - this was to do with the Bankstown council proposal as well regarding access and walkways.

Grandstand should be steeper - agree with that as well.

Concept or proposal - yep just a concept. Im only one guy and would need a team to put together a full proposal. Would love it to get out to the right people like Gus as @Sandra's Bollocks asked - I dont have twitter or any contacts - just a Bulldog tragic...... hahahaha.

Thanks again guys, appreciate it. Cheers

 

[InGusWeTrust]

What about the houses on the other side of the railway line?

As much as i love Belmore Oval having grown up overseeing the ground
and now With Souths leaving Homebush
Homebush is our home

that video is a pipedream
nice presentation thou

My first thought too. The design of the C of E looks way too big, unless properties were bought. I suppose the design in general is a pipe dream. I'd rather they modernise the old grandstand and build a partial or full one on the eastern side. Proper seating (30 rows maybe) at both ends would suffice.

It'll never happen though. I doubt we'd ever commit to BSG for all matches.