THE REMODELING OF THE STADIUM HAS BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL
The slats of the new Bernabéu continue to make people talk
Published:18/11/2023 - 20:35h
Updated:18/11/2023 - 20:35h
The final result of the new Santiago Bernabéu has been the subject of numerous criticisms, especially in relation to the gaps present in its façade. Recently, the reason behind these spaces has been clarified, and the club has confirmed that they will remain despite their poor reception.
To some weeks of the end of the works, although already functional from does several months, the stadium of the Real Madrid has generated numerous criticisms in relation with his new structure reinforced by means of plates of metal. These metallic pieces, whose disposal leaves spaces by which can see the interior of the stadium, have been object of controversy, affecting to the aesthetics of the group and marking a clear difference with regard to the image presented in the initial project.
In the channel of YouTube 'Fanatical Real Madrid', where follows the development of the work day in day out from his start, has explained the reason behind this decision. It is due to the intention to allow the step of the natural sunlight in this specific area of the stadium, known like the Lateral West. This space is allocated to house a panoramic terrace, together with a zone of leisure and restoration.
Because of this function scheduled, does not contemplate make any restructuring neither correction in the design, although, initially, do not result so aesthetically attractive as it expected . The priority roots in the functionality of the architectural work more than in the aesthetics of the group.
The criticisms to the new Bernabéu keep
Nevertheless, the criticisms persist in front of the controversial remodeling of the stadium, and the fans madridista is not satisfied with the result. The images of the works published initially showed a very different perspective to the final reality, especially regarding the façade. Besides, the final cost of the works has triplicado the budget established in 2016 when it presented the project of remodeling, happening of 400 'kilos' to roughly 1200 million euros.
In spite of the criticisms, Florentino Pérez, in one of his last statements in front of the partners, left clear that the house of the whites will be 'the best stadium of the world': "there will be another better stadium. The Bernabéu no only goes to change to the Real Madrid, but to all Madrid. All the reforms have done so that ingrese every day and do not have to live only of the 26 that there is football. I think that we will not have competition", puntualizó Florentino. It is for seeing as they will advance the works in this final stretch but the thing does not seem to go by the way that expected .
