is a sizable bike storage rack that may tempt a few locals to use two wheels to get to games , but most will have to use public transport . Luckily the stadium could not be nearer to a main rail line , with Kew Bridge station just a few paces away , providing direct access to Waterloo . However , this station only has one access / exit point , meaning that it will require some imaginative crowd flow processes once crowds are allowed back to football .
Multicoloured Swap Shop
Above : A view from Kew Bridge station showing the blocks of flats and , through the gap , the stadium
Moving inside , it ’ s fair to say that the new stadium ’ s main talking point has been its interior design . Being wedged into a small odd-shaped space has resulted in some peculiarly angled stands and roofs and the club have also settled upon a novel colour scheme for the seats , all of which has attracted praise and criticism in equal measure .
The eclectic design of three of the stands and the sharply angled roofline between the main stand and each end are undoubtedly unusual but they do add a certain uniqueness to the overall look of the stadium . Fitting more than 17,000 seats into such a tight space called for some ingenious engineering solutions and the result is remarkable . One thing ’ s for sure , no one will accuse this stadium of being a clone .
The unusually angled roofline of the new stadium
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