Proposed 'Parklands Arena', Liverpool

[Timbo]

Sydney’s south-west has raised its hand as the perfect candidate for a new, world-class, multi-purpose stadium.

The NSW Stadia Strategy was implemented in 2012 to provide a framework for NSW Government investment with an aim to provide the community with increased access to stadia, encourage multi-purpose usage of stadia, improve facilities for participants and spectators, and improve the competitive position of NSW when attracting major events.

As part of the Strategy, the NSW Government has dedicated millions of dollars to stadium upgrades across the state. Most recently government officials have been in talks with ANZ Stadium Management over the idea of a $250 million upgrade to the Olympic Park-based venue. It is clear that the state Government realises the need for existing stadia to be improved in order for NSW to remain competitive when bidding for major events.

The NSW Stadia Strategy indicates that redeveloping an existing Western Sydney stadium is not the only option. The development of a new stadium in a strategic location would also be considered by the state government.

Delegates from Kleinmann Wang, a sport industry consulting firm, believe they know the perfect location for such a project, having conceptualised and designed a multi-purpose stadium specifically for Sydney’s growing south-west. It is understood that representatives of Kleinmann Wang have had preliminary talks with key stakeholders from the Liverpool and Fairfield City communities and council’s over the idea of a multi-purpose arena being constructed in Sydney’s south-west.

Parklands Arena, the working title of the concept stadium by Kleinmann Wang, is designed to seat 39,000 patrons and can be expanded to seat 54,000 patrons within 10 days and with near-zero construction costs, at any time.

Kleinmann Wang’s concept is highly functional, with a retractable field for optimum turf maintenance. Further, the stadium is designed to be used to host a number of non-sport related events such as concerts, conferences and exhibitions when the field-of-play has been fully retracted, giving genuine meaning to its multi-purpose claim.

In an Australian first, the Parklands Arena concept includes field-level suites for a unique fan and corporate hospitality experience. In total, more than 130 private suites and over 120 corporate boxes have been incorporated into the design providing improved corporate hosting and revenue generating capabilities for tenants.
Retracted Pitch

A giant screen features on the exterior of the stadium that can be viewed from a strategically placed amphitheatre which also doubles as a seating bowl for the retracted field capable of accommodating up to 4,000 people comfortably.

In the 21st century sustainability is always a key factor that differentiates successful projects from the failures. The Parklands Arena concept has been designed as an environmentally and economically sustainable model. Solar-panels are mounted to the roof of the stadium capable of providing power to the facility and rain-water catchments being designed into the roof enabling water reuse. Kleinmann Wang also reports that the total investment in the stadium could be recouped within 20 years.
Parklands Overhead View

Anter Isaac, chief executive of Kleinmann Wang, said that the Parklands Arena concept was designed specifically with the local community in mind and that its construction would induce many positive social and commercial benefits for Sydney’s south-west corridor.

“Following discussions with key stakeholders, we are aware that both the Liverpool and Fairfield City Councils acknowledge the positive community and commercial benefits of such a facility and precinct in their local areas and would actively support such a project,’’ said Isaac.

‘’Sydney is growing westward. Over the next six to seven years there is expected to be about 40,000 new dwellings in the south-west Sydney growth centres.

‘’The fact that Liverpool city is the only major western-Sydney city with no stadium, the impending substantial population growth and planned infrastructure investments in the south-west corridor, and the anticipated imminent announcement of Sydney’s second airport at Badgerys Creek makes the construction of an arena of this calibre a justifiable and viable concept.’’
Interior

The Interior of Parklands Arena.

With various road-widening projects, a new south-west rail link to Leppington and Edmondson Park, and the M7 motorway running through the area, transport to Parklands Arena would not be a problem.

Isaac also stated how the construction of the venue would lead to countless opportunities being created for local job seekers.

‘’A project of this nature should also lead to the creation of thousands of jobs and considerable trade instigated by the construction, management and maintenance of such a precinct,’’ he said.

‘’Such an arena would provide Sydney’s growing south-west corridor with a truly multi-purpose venue that could be used 365 days a year, 7 days a week and 24 hours a day, as a commercial and retail centre and of course, enable facilitating sport and entertainment as well as exhibitions and conventions, within a world-class venue.’’

Further details on the Parklands Arena concept are expected in the coming weeks.

http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/new ... rn-sydney/

--------------------

If you follow the link, there are some pretty cool concept sketches.

Hard to argue with a lot of the logic in that article. The two locations that keep getting talked up are Liverpool and Blacktown, and Liverpool seems to have more going for it to be honest. It does have some vague shades of the 'Oasis Project' debacle from a decade ago though.

I feel we'll still probably end up with a band-aid solution at Parramatta though.

[dibo]

Well that's clearly never going to happen.

[gyfox]

Possible site 1.5km from Leppington Station identified in the Parklands Management Plan.



http://www.westernsydneyparklands.com.a ... ds/244.pdf




http://www.growthcentres.nsw.gov.au/med ... ass_p1.pdf

[yob]

Aother variation of the multi useless concept - just don't build half the stadium.

[the crow]

Possibly the worst stadium concept I've seen in some time....if something ever got built out there it would be bundled with Badgerys Creek Airport aerotropolis infrastructure.

And that's going great!

[Simmo79]

Sydney definitely needs another stadium in the middle of nowhere. Greenfields FC must be the principal tenant because I can't think of any real clubs that would play there

[gyfox]

Why do you say the airport site is better than the Leppington site? Leppington will be 2 stations or 11km from the airport and the stadium would be central amongst a population of nearly a million by 2025 when the airport would open and bigger than Adelaide is now by 2036. The Leppington site is within a short walk of a city core that is roughly 2km by 2km and will be mainly 4-6 story office blocks, retail, and mixed business premises that house 13k jobs. The Leppington site is immediately below the North point on the legend in the plan below up against Bringelly Rd.

[Boba Fett]

Well, the stadium looks great.

How much is it going to cost? I noticed there was a remarkable lack of any mention of costs in that article.

Who is going to play there? The only NRL team that might consider it is the Wests Tigers. And assuming they manage to make it through their current financial woes, they already play their south-western Sydney games at Campbelltown Stadium. They generally don't fill that 20,000 seater, so why would they move to something that has twice the capacity? No regular tenant = no stadium.

Classic case of proposing a stadium concept without demonstrating any need.

[bazza]

Who is going to play there?

If the AFL throw in a fiver, they can make it an oval and GWS can play a pre-season match there

[yob]

They would need to weld the retractable seats in place to make it AFL standard.

[Orel Puppington]

good place for the thunder?

[Boba Fett]

good place for the thunder?

Er, did you not look at the pics? It's a rectangular playing field.

The Thunder should just move next door to Spotless Stadium.