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Posted by Outside the Box on Tue Jan 13 16:51:58 2015, in response to Re: Madison Cylindrical Garden, posted by FtGreeneG on Tue Jan 13 13:37:28 2015. Replace the MSG roof with a lightweight air supported roof. Take the weight savings and raise MSG.Take a look at the current MSG roof. MSG Roof http://www.newsteelconstruction.com/wp/40-year-ago-americas-largest-cable-suspension-roof-madison-square-gardens-new-york-city/ Its a combination outer perimeter compression ring and inner tension ring system. Cables connect perpendicularly from the perimeter ring to the inner ring. Concrete slabs run between the outer and inner ring in between the cables. All this support the suspended scoreboard and the mechanical systems high above the arena floor. Needless to say, it is heavy. Move the mechanical systems to the perimeter. Seal the building. Retain the cables and rings as backup for inflatable roof. A new larger scoreboard may hang from the ring. Take the rest of the weight savings and raise the MSG building 1 story (~14ft). Modify the Forum Lobby (Theater at MSG lobby). Demolish the ticket offices along the west wall on the Amtrak Concourse level, and link with lower level. That will give Penn Station a perimeter ground floor glass wall for daylight, and better street level pedestrian access. It would give NY Penn a nice 2 story glass wall and column entrance at 8th Ave. Inside, there may be a 3 story atrium near the 8th Ave end, with a high ceiling, and a cutout with escalators and elevators to the Exit Concourse. It would also give MSG a pedestal, and ramps or lifts would give trucks and vans to access MSG loading bay. Its not quite GCT atrium or even the Woods Bagot NY Penn alternate proposal (http://www.woodsbagot.com/news/reimagining-the-garden), but nobody would need to move, and you don't even need to find a replacement space for the Theater at MSG. |
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