View Full Version : Commsec Tower l SYDNEY l 145m l 33fl


Fabian
April 20th, 2004, 10:31 PM
Commsec Tower
Sydney, Australia

HEIGHT: 145m
FLOORS: 33 floors
COMPLETION: 1999
ARCHITECT: Denton Corker Marshall



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p9a8c6634dac8a2eb36460b6b2bc70426/fa0a0a0e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid109/p13de0d8da3034087a4040c325c02069e/f92635bb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/p1027d53c576e30d24ad312a2011a47fc/fa0a063f.jpg

Wu-Gambino
April 20th, 2004, 11:53 PM
5/10

Looks really ugly in the first pic, but it looks okay in the last.

nukey
April 21st, 2004, 12:42 PM
I gave it a six- its better than most things that Canary Wharf have built.

The same firm have recently designed what looks to be a fab building: Stonehenge's new visitors centre in the UK
http://www.archmedia.com.au/resources/aa/2003/09/images/100103.jpg
http://www.archmedia.com.au/resources/aa/2003/09/images/100104.jpg

AtlanticaC5
April 21st, 2004, 03:01 PM
6/10 Boxy, looks better in the last pic

Muse
April 21st, 2004, 05:52 PM
2 views from Sydney Tower:

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy03/b/izsy337.jpg_http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy03/b/izsy336.jpg

Interior shot with water feature:

http://www.archmedia.com.au/resources/aa/2000/11/img/george1a.jpghttp://www.archmedia.com.au/resources/aa/2000/11/img/george1b.jpg
http://www.archmedia.com.au/resources/aa/2000/11/img/george1c.jpghttp://www.archmedia.com.au/resources/aa/2000/11/img/george1d.jpg

8.5 from moi.

Kaneda
April 21st, 2004, 06:45 PM
I like the top and the facade. It looks very shiney. :) 8.5/10 ...

Wu-Gambino
April 21st, 2004, 09:04 PM
Alright that's better, I would bump my rating up to a 6.5 or 7 now.

The Messiah
April 21st, 2004, 11:34 PM
Hehe the way how pics are taken can really change your mind.Anyway, 7.0/10 :)

TYW
April 23rd, 2004, 04:11 PM
quite nice. the interior is awesome though
7/10

james2390
April 24th, 2004, 05:25 AM
6.5/10

Muse
April 24th, 2004, 07:24 AM
BTW For the non-metric converted ;) , it's 476ft

Welcome...

http://www.osnet.ntua.gr/Made_of_stone/buildings/Photos/photo0014_01.jpg

2 glimpses inside. Austere; "less is more". IMHO beautiful finsihes:

http://www.osnet.ntua.gr/Made_of_stone/buildings/Photos/photo0014_04.jpg

http://www.osnet.ntua.gr/Made_of_stone/buildings/Photos/photo0014_02.jpg

Fabio
June 1st, 2004, 06:30 PM
7/10


I don't know, but it looks nice and strange at the same time

RafflesCity
August 15th, 2004, 03:14 PM
7.5/10

simple but not boring. Those look like ladders up its slim side and I like how it shines.

Shafick
August 21st, 2004, 05:21 AM
INteresante......un 8...!!!

:)

Þróndeimr
September 3rd, 2004, 10:26 AM
Too simply and too boring, not any masterpiece....5/10

Morn
May 26th, 2005, 08:32 AM
Kind of bland, 6.

DRAKKO
June 3rd, 2005, 03:42 AM
6/10

Medo
June 24th, 2005, 07:25 AM
nothing special, 7

El_Greco
September 27th, 2005, 02:42 AM
7.5/10

DarkFenX
October 1st, 2005, 05:35 AM
6/10

mikep
October 7th, 2005, 02:34 PM
7/10

Artemy13
October 7th, 2005, 02:56 PM
I like this style :)
7.5/10

SeeMacau
October 9th, 2005, 04:47 PM
quite nice, 7.5/10

Accura4Matalan
October 11th, 2005, 04:12 PM
6.5/10

Plex
October 12th, 2005, 04:15 AM
6/10

sander
October 15th, 2005, 11:29 PM
Ordinary box. 6/10

forvine
December 11th, 2005, 05:11 PM
7/10

Sinjin P.
December 17th, 2005, 03:03 PM
Lame 6.5/10

DamienK
January 31st, 2006, 01:34 PM
8/10

anakin
January 31st, 2006, 06:49 PM
5/10

www.sercan.de
February 2nd, 2006, 11:58 AM
6/10

Mosaic
May 15th, 2006, 12:52 PM
7/10

virarch
July 4th, 2006, 06:31 PM
2/10

For the exterior design.

ZZ-II
July 17th, 2006, 10:04 PM
it's ok 7.5/10

marpa
July 19th, 2006, 04:02 AM
9/10

KiBeN
July 20th, 2006, 03:56 PM
7/10

gutooo
July 23rd, 2006, 12:59 AM
7/10

koolkid
July 24th, 2006, 05:09 AM
7.5/10

clarky
July 29th, 2006, 03:05 PM
7/10

SactoSpam
December 7th, 2006, 12:22 AM
8/10

Skyman
March 1st, 2007, 10:20 PM
7/10

Muse
March 9th, 2007, 02:34 AM
Couple more pics for rating....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/CommsecB.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/CommesecA.jpg

Brendan
March 9th, 2007, 10:29 AM
7/10.

Shumway
September 10th, 2007, 10:30 AM
6/10

MasonicStage™
September 10th, 2007, 10:12 PM
8/10 :)

Astralis
September 29th, 2007, 02:03 PM
7/10

W!CKED
August 2nd, 2008, 10:34 PM
7/10

Rutger1991
August 19th, 2008, 01:32 PM
8.5/10 ^^
Cool looking facade!!!!!

Perth4life
September 5th, 2008, 08:01 AM
now we cross to Tom Petrovski at commsec... 7/10.

Kawasaki KG
September 5th, 2008, 10:26 AM
5.5/10

henry hill
September 23rd, 2008, 01:16 AM
7/10

tonyssa
May 4th, 2009, 11:19 PM
7/10

ireneo
May 5th, 2009, 08:56 PM
7/10

RON-E
May 6th, 2009, 07:04 PM
4/10

Jan Del Castillo
July 24th, 2009, 07:56 PM
8. Good building. Regards.

xavarreiro
September 2nd, 2009, 12:08 AM
7/10

Heroico
March 5th, 2010, 12:43 AM
8/10

giangpro
March 6th, 2010, 07:59 AM
6/10

Srdjan Adamovic
March 6th, 2010, 09:20 AM
5.5/10

romanito
August 26th, 2010, 06:02 PM
8.5/10

v-sun
February 13th, 2011, 09:31 AM
7/10

yudibali2008
May 21st, 2011, 04:14 AM
7.5/10

OldBoy137
May 21st, 2011, 04:31 AM
7/10

Geocarlos
October 1st, 2011, 04:10 PM
8.5/10

sieradzanin1
October 29th, 2011, 05:46 PM
http://www.emporis.com/building/commsectower-sydney-australia

8/10

Eric Offereins
October 30th, 2011, 11:40 PM
7/10 :)

mecanico242
November 5th, 2011, 07:44 PM
7/10

Nikkodemo
November 7th, 2011, 08:28 PM
7/10

mossimoh
December 5th, 2011, 11:31 PM
7/10