Rangers Unveil
Globe Life Field
Sales Center,
New Ballpark
Roof Details
W
hile construction crews and towering cranes
are busy building the Texas Rangers’ new
retractable-roof ballpark, die-hard fans can
already check out model suites, choose their seats and
explore other stadium features at the newly opened
Globe Life Field Sales Center.
“To this point we’ve released renderings, and you can
get a certain amount of feel for it when you look at in
an image. But, when you can come, walk all the way
around it, watch the roof move from east to west and
open and close, I think it adds an element of excitement
that is pretty cool for our customers,” said Rob Matwick,
Rangers' executive vice president of business operations.
The Rangers unveiled the Globe Life Field Sales Center,
which is in what was formerly the Hall of Fame space on
Randol Mill Road, during a media event on November
27. One of center’s attractions is a 3D model with a
functioning retractable roof to help fans better visualize
the seating bowl, field and open-air feeling of the new
40,000-seat ballpark. Globe Life Field opens in 2020.
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In addition to showing off the new sales center,
the Rangers announced key design features for the
retractable roof. The roof, which measures 240,000
square feet, is designed to provide a climate-controlled
atmosphere for fans and players 365 days a year while
still letting in natural light.
HKS Principal John Hutchings said Globe Life Field will
feel like an outdoor ballpark when the roof is open.
The challenge of making the ballpark feel more like an
open environment than an enclosed space will be aided
using translucent building material known as Ethylene
Tetraflouroethylene (ETFE), a plastic polymer related to