Dan Meis has admitted the late Bill Kenwright set him a mammoth ‘challenge’ when it came to designing Everton’s new stadium.
The Hill Dickinson Stadium has already hosted almost a full season of football since opening over the summer.
Following a turbulent spell, Everton finally look to have made their new stadium their home, with some improved results of late.
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Everton fans have been impressed with their new stadium, which is a result of the demands of their former chairman.
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Dan Meis shares Bill Kenwright’s Everton stadium challenge
The new stadium has not come without its complications. A lot of Everton fans have experienced transport issues in getting to and from the ground on the Liverpool docks.
However, the overriding consensus is the fantastic job done by designer Meis.
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Speaking to the BBC, Meis has shared what the late Everton chairman challenged him to do when creating Everton’s new home.
“Bill Kenwright said he wanted something that was both historical and forward looking – that was a bit of a challenge,” he said.
“I really believed in this idea that the stadium should feel like it grew out of the dock. I did one little sketch that was based on the idea of the Mersey washing over the dock.”
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Moving stadium was never going to be easy for the Toffees, but the club got the design of the Hill Dickinson absolutely right.
There are nods to Archibald Leitch’s design from Goodison and state-of-the-art additions that mark huge advances over what the Old Lady was capable of offering.
The journey has not come without its hurdles, but the new stadium could be set to host European football for next season.
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