Prototype Design No 1

Football Stadium for Derry City Football Club

I believe strongly that a new stadium is essential in Derry City our football team is to grow in anyway prosperous in the future. At the minute, the Derry City Football Club Stadium is situated in the Brandywell. This is a small residential area. The stadium is too small, and cannot accommodate the increasing fans. Another major problem regarding the current stadium is that there is no parking available, only the streets surrounding the stadium. Therefore congestion is a big issue. In this prototype, there is parking facilities available, due to the size of this 14 acre site, Therefore congestion would not be a problem anymore. The proposal is also economically stable, generating income from a number of sources. Firstly from ticket charges, from concessionary charges within the stadium, i.e. bar, shop, merchandise. Income could also be generated from the car parking mentioned above, people will have no problem paying for the parking due to it’s convenience. Income is also generated for the city as a whole due to the tourism attracted, from matches, with people travelling from far and wide, especially, for example, for UEFA matches. The stadium would also provide employment for local people. Another requirement of this proposal is that the prototype should promote local culture, which it obviously does do, due to the nature of it. It promotes the city’s local football team and the city in general. There is also a 21st century transportation link at the site with the introduction of a new light railway system, i.e. the tram. The prototype is also environmentally friendly, with solar panels attached to the roof of the stadium, in order to power the flood lights and other electronic devices. The tram link also encourages environmental friendliness by reducing the congestion in and around the Fort George site.