Last month, the London stadium hosted arguably the most popular Baseball teams; the Boston Red Sox and new York Yankees in the major league Baseball (MLB) international series.

 

The improvement of the Camiseta Celta de Vigo London Stadium, distinguished as a venue for the 2012 Olympic Games, Premier league football, major concerts and athletics, took just 24 days to convert from football mode to a venue for MLB’s European debut.

 

The two storied franchises have met a lot more than 2,200 times in history, but this was the first time in London.

 

After in-depth analysis of the varied geometries of every MLB field and many option studies, KSS created the Field of Play concept for the London Olympic stadium to host the event. The games between Boston Red Sox and new York Yankees held over the last weekend in June this year was a sell-out success and the event will no doubt repeat and hopefully grow over the coming years.

 

KSS started discussions Camiseta Selección de fútbol de México with the London legacy development corporation (LLDC) and MLB relating to potential baseball planning at the London stadium in 2014. Their role in the improvement included provision of technical information to the MLB to enable ball-flight assessment against a historic database.

 

KSS continued to review field layout options and alternatives throughout 2014-2018, and developed a seating plan arrangement for the 2019 MLB London series overlay. This involved a review of alternative seating and field of play arrangements with the MLB to establish the optimum field dimensions, in Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Croacia particular the crucial dimensions associated with centre field, left and ideal foul lines.

 

London stadium hosted the first ever MLB game to be played outside of the us back in June
 

The playing surface was covered with over 140,000 square feet of man-made turf ahead of the Series. materials such as clay for the pitcher’s mound and home plate area, and 345 tonnes of dirt for the infield diamond were shipped from the USA, while the fence padding for the field’s perimeter was brought in from Toronto, Canada.

 

Andy Simons, director at KSS, said:

We are pleased of the success of the project and the excellent speed of overlay works following the final match of the football season on the 4 may 2019. This involved a retraction of the west, north and south stands, and partial removal of the front of the east stand together with a significant field of play overlay on the athletics track and football pitch for the MLB fixtures.

 

As architects, we are thrilled to have played a major part in the creation of an authentic baseball experience in the capital, transporting ‘America’s much-loved pastime’ into a state-of-the-art baseball extravaganza for players and supporters.

 

Images, courtesy: KSS

 

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KSS will be exhibiting and speaking at ALSD international – Europe’s one and only event dedicated to the Premium/VIP/Club Seat & Hospitality market – taking place at Croke Park stadium this October, where experts from across Europe and north america will be supplying insights on how to increase profits through new builds, restorations and service expansions, as well as by means of the current F&B and technology offerings. 

 

 

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