Lord's Cricket Ground has released visualisations showing two new stands designed by Wilkinson Eyre, which will stand either side of the Stirling Prize-winning Media Centre by Future Systems.
Wilkinson Eyre has designed the pair of structures to replace the Compton and Edrich Stands at the historic London stadium. The images were released as the ground's owners, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), submitted a planning application for the development.
Wilkinson Eyre has designed two stands as the latest development of Lord's Cricket Ground
In total the new stands will have a capacity of 11,500 spectators ? 2,500 more than the existing stands ? increasing the ground's overall capacity to 30,500.
The pair of three-tiered stands will be built either side of the Media Centre, which was named the UK's best building in 1999, when it won the Stirling Prize. As the new stands are taller than the existing Compton and Edrich Stands, they will stand directly alongside the Media Centre for the first time.
The stands will be connected by a walkway overlooking the nursery
Both stands will have restaurants in the central tier and will incorporate large media screens. A walkway will connect the stands and overlook the Nursery Ground.
"We are very aware of the responsibility we have to protect everything that makes Lord's so special, and we are delighted with the positive feedback we've already received from our membership," said Guy Lavender, MCC chief executive, when the pla...