This design pay homage to the second Madison Square Garden, incorporates industrial elements into the Grand Central Station-like lobby and ties to the “classic knickerbocker New York” to give a feeling of experience instead of transaction. The brick-focused façade highlights the traditional and classic instead of the “spaceship” designs of the current age, Malkin says. “I’ve never seen an arena that feels like four-star boutique hospitality,” he says. Malkin says they plan to combine experiences of an arena with that of premium fashion retail or four-star boutique hotels, from the finishes to the individualized suites. The restrooms were an emphasis too, with 68 guest-facing restrooms in the building and a focus on women’s restrooms to reduce the queue. “The thought was they had a place to stand and hang out and have an organic opportunity to share something they liked in common, in this case Islanders hockey.” “When we talked to a lot of our younger fans, they wanted to go the game to meet each other,” Ledecky says. The social experience extends to a bar on the upper concourse mimicking that of an English Premier League venue with standing-room opportunities and a social place with a singular perspective to the bowl. The concession space highlights grab-and-go, including the Amazon Just Walk Out technology. Two suite styles include one with a private lounge, bar and bartender behind front-row seats. We got rid of the suites and created a social atmosphere that does not conflict with the experience we wanted in the bowl.”Ĭonstruction at the main entrance of UBS Arena from June 2021. They don’t want a corporate box and artists don’t want to look at 220 suites. “They want to be able to have a quality moment in time where they can share that experience. There’s even a “secret bar” mixed into the social spaces. “Fans want that social moment, social interaction,” Leiweke says. The club spaces offer different styles for varying purposes. “We got rid of the suites,” Lewieke says, “and created a social atmosphere that does not conflict with the experience we wanted in the bowl. And some of those get tucked under the bowl. Instead of the 220 suites at Staples Center that can give the venue a walled feel, UBS will have 56 suites. With that, UBS Arena has less suites and more clubs. “We can convert into a hot, sweaty hall for music so they feel like they can reach out and touch that last row.” “It is critical there is that connection between fan and artist for them to come in and say it was the greatest experience I have ever seen,” Leiweke says. With a ceiling height of just 93 feet-three feet higher than Nassau-coupled with an uninterrupted lower bowl as steep as modern codes allow, the entire 17,500-seat arena pushes every seat closer to the ice. The Islanders, a team that made Nassau Coliseum its home since 1972, save for a few years at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, with its off-center hockey alignment, will now have the league’s first hockey-specific arena design, the owners say. Leiweke says he’s a firm believer in not competing with the artist or the team when designing a venue, so creating a bowl that placed the focus solely on the entertainment proved crucial. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Getty Images
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