Geoff Cheong, newly hired by HOK, the architectural firm designing the new Marlins' ballpark, reveals a few of its planned features....
"It's bound to be controversial, which is not a bad thing because it
gets people talking," Cheong says. "Some people may think it looks like
a spaceship, while others will see it as a piece of art. The Marlins'
owner is an art collector and he's made it known he wants the stadium
to be a ball park as well as piece of sculpture."
Part of the expected controversy is the stadium's location--amid a
number of single-storey homes.
The building is also being designed to be environmentally friendly by
adhering to the silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design) standard. Achieving that will rest--in part--to the building's
retractable roof which will allow it to be air conditioned during the
hot and humid Florida weather.
One unique feature will be the movable outfield wall which when removed
will provide good views of the city's skyline, and permit a natural
flow of air across the grass field.
That's important for the natural grass to adequately dry out, says
Cheong, adding great consideration was also given to the building's
orientation so the grass could receive a daily minimum of four hours of
exposure to sunlight to keep it healthy.
"It was important to have a real grass field," Cheong says. "The
players prefer it. You even get some players using that as a way
deciding which team they want to play for."
(BCLocalNews)
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