ARCHITECTS behind Wrexham’s stadium expansion are planning to “create a real cauldron” as work continues on a new 5,500-capacity stand.
Welsh side Wrexham have gone from strength to strength under the ownership of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
After starting off in the National League, they now sit third in League One and are dreaming of another successive promotion – this time to the Championship.
But as Wrexham climb the rankings, they are also looking to grow their stadium at the same time.
The Racecourse Ground is the world’s oldest international stadium after hosting Wales’ first-ever game in 1877.
And it currently holds 12,000 fans as the club builds a new 5,500 stand for their Kop end.
Once completed, it will replace a temporary stand holding 2,000 supporters and will take the Racecourse Ground’s capacity to 15,000.
Plans are already afoot though to grow the arena into a 55,000 seater behemoth, dwarfing current Premier League stadiums including Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge.
Now, the architects behind Wembley Stadium, Tottenham’s £1billion home and the Las Vegas Sphere have lifted the lid on what the atmosphere will be like once the new Kop stand is in place.
Populous’ global director Declan Sharkey revealed it will “create a real cauldron” at the Racecourse Ground, enabling Wrexham fans to truly show off their support.
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But the creation of the stand will also allow the club to easily continue adding and building more room as they continue to make strides.
Sharkey told The Athletic: “I genuinely believe this design would only work in Wrexham.
“When looking at the Kop stand, the plan was to create a real cauldron. We explored acoustic design, our in-house team going into a lot of detail to ensure that the noise will be like no other.
“As a League One stadium, which it is at the moment, the atmosphere is incredible. But what the new stand will do is lift that up a couple of notches again.
“The focus right now is on the Kop stand. But a big part of our design process was considering the rest of the stadium. How it could be expanded or modified in the future.
“All constraints will truly give the Kop stand a unique identity along with the rest of the stadium as we develop it.”
