"AC Milan and Inter have made some specific requests to the architects about features they want their new home to have. As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) report this morning, the clubs have given Foster + Partners and Manica a diktat: 'the more vertical the better'. In recent weeks, the two firms have begun designing the new San Siro and they have already put several ideas down on paper."
"exceeding a FIFA recommendation from previous years that calls for 34-degree steepness as a maximum. The new stadium, in short, will be like the Meazza, like Dortmund and almost like Valencia's Mestalla, so very vertical. It will be like that with the fans in mind. It means they will arrive and feel like they are above the pitch, which obviously helps for vantage points and to create a wall of noise that the current San Siro enjoys on the biggest nights."
The new San Siro design sets building height at 52 metres from foundation to roof and will include plentiful hospitality and corporate spaces. The stands are planned with a 37-degree slope to replicate the atmosphere of San Siro's third tier and Dortmund's Südtribüne, exceeding prior FIFA guidance of 34 degrees. The steep bowl aims to place fans close above the pitch for improved sightlines and to generate intense noise. The bowl architecture will enhance the identity of the two home stands, minimise spectator-area barriers, ensure compliance with control and safety standards, and eliminate as many partially restricted-view seats as possible.
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