Italian business man Andrea Radrizzani purchased Leeds United football club In the Summer of 2017. Following the purchase of the club the new owner quickly re-purchased the famous old stadium Elland Road and immediately set about upgrading one of the best-known traditional stadiums in English football.
One of the key developments took place in the East Stand of the stadium with the Lord Harewood Suite and Chairman’s Suite combined to create a luxurious new facility. The exclusive pitch view restaurant formed a brand-new hospitality concept for Leeds United known as The Legends Club.
The idea behind the Legends Club was to allow guests to watch the games in the best possible setting alongside some of the most famous faces from the club’s Champions League era in a world class hospitality facility. Glazed partitioning was fundamental to the design of the lounge with modern, floor to ceiling glazing allowing guests optimum views out to the football pitch. The lounge would directly lead out to the corporate seating areas outside meaning new glazed doors need to allow for in and out access, a flush threshold, the option for modern screening and the ability to open up the lounge on warm days.
Delivery
Having supplied products to other hospitality areas within the ground Leeds United contacted us to offer our expertise and again install our bespoke products but this time for the new Legends Club.
After a showroom consultation we agreed that the ideal solution was our premium XP View bi-folding doors complete with hard wired, remote control operated integral blinds. The three areas within the lounge each span 6.4metres x 2.2metres high so without altering the structure of the stadium we installed the following products:
Product Used
4 x 3300m x 2200m three panel XP View bi-folding doors.
4 x 1550mm x 2200mm fixed picture windows.
We also replaced the existing white fascia’s with our own bespoke pressings to ensure a cohesive look throughout the entire span of the lounge when viewed from the outside. To add even more of a wow factor, we led the designers away from choosing the products in white, instead choosing one of our exclusive Elite colours in Tempest which looks both striking and stunning whether sat within the lounge or in one of the different stands in the stadium.
The project has been a resounding success with the new lounge looking stunning and achieving its objective of offering a completely unique matchday and restaurant experience within Elland Road stadium.
Our bespoke bi-folding doors are of such premium quality that they’re ideal for commercial heavy usage such as this, and ideal for residential use. The key factors that made our bi-fold doors perfect for the Legends Lounge mirror many of the same requirements for our customers extensions, new-builds and renovations so please explore our project case studies for more inspiration or visit one of our showrooms.