This is how you build a stadium where there’s no room to build a stadium. I’ve been checking on the construction over the past year from the road on the left, but seeing it from this angle answered a troubling puzzle.
When they framed out the steelwork or this, I noticed that the big green-windowed structure is cantilevered out over 75 feet from the building. It was an impressive design and I wondered how they were going to show it off. But as they added the stonework, the open space was hidden. Now, from this angle, I see why they did it, there’s a road under it! I was aware of the highway, but there’s also an access ramp behind the row of columns. The entire terrace around the building is actually a bridge over the roadway, I didn’t realize that until now. I can’t wait to check the place out in person this summer!
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Those crazy engineers…..they’ll try anything !!!
I believe the reason why they added the stonework underneath the “big green-windowed structure” otherwise know as the Metropolitan Club was because the Twins organization wanted to add restrooms and concessions under the club to improve the fan amenities. The original plan did call for a much larger cantilever, but the Twins organization had different plans. If you compare older renderings to newer renderings you can see the difference.