that time again. the Latitude thread part 2 has reached 20 pages so new thread time.
old one can be seen here>>
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=1544827#post1544827

some pix from last few months.
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromwaldorf.jpg
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latup.jpg

FABIANS>
View from York Street

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p790b82be8948f43e6c8afa24d117d015/f8fe4ffa.jpg

From Liverpool Street

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p77587852bfde6d5986cf2517bf8df79e/f8fe4ef2.jpg

It's Amazing what can be done in a year. The pic on the left was taken a year ago tomorrow.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p8dd4d4b51df63194cab4df80d04f1291/fc530a99.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p77587852bfde6d5986cf2517bf8df79e/f8fe4ef2.jpg

Closeup of work on plantroom

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/pdf28b8be5564571fe96ab1188aac6f96/f8fe4f27.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/lat.jpg

CLIMBING CRANE>

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p4c383349a1d022139f47a39863bdd045/f8fb65f9.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p1386e19f26fedce807a4d8b9328c9481/f8fb6525.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p93fca55b53b7c42b28d42a104fa3bc47/f8fb6383.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p19d24c7d960bf675bd3f3264f8927d0c/f8fb6469.jpg [IMG]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid112/p6b4cbe1bbc26c0ebd44f291cae326800/f8fb6220.jpg

FABIAN>
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid113/pa89a817685f19238227376a94331578f/f8e747c7.jpg

TRANCES>
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pbfc2536956c8e1ea105c03bacf28fdfc/fab8c3eb.jpg

Latitude Saturday 24th April, 5pm at sunset.

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/lat01.jpg

I love the way the facade details catch the sun differently to the glass itself.

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/lat02.jpg

Latitude today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p6b09d90dfa09c6cbaee4b6d686df38c3/f8da67ec.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p4c21a53d530466deac2b4c045123b339/f8da67fb.jpg

Yah you used my shot !. The glow on that one rock Crane ! Looks bathed gold!
I miss sydney

Yah you used my shot !. The glow on that one rock Crane ! Looks bathed gold!
I miss sydney

They were taken by Gazmo. I love the golden tinge the setting sun has produced.

They were taken by Gazmo. I love the golden tinge the setting sun has produced.

Yep, they're mine.

This is just the best time of year for this golden light - it's a real magic hour!

Latitude from College St today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid114/p83d6384fd929dfca30dc7f928dbdb574/f8d5c02f.jpg

8am today.
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/wtlat.jpg

looks slender from this angle.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/lattall.jpg

ljjj

view from Sega world today!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latwtfromsega.jpg

view from Regis towers today!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromregis.jpg

close up. the large 5storey/15m tall plantroom is still to be added!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latclosefromregis.jpg

Latitude yesterday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/pa5593bd49496ebfc40fb22b4359f8be3/f8c0831b.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/pdf5b05c5874e1f2e84f31f73089380ae/f8c08309.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/pe2533877f5f4ea3676d0ca9bf05fd28f/f8c0827f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid115/p9672f40be4c2e3b2212048edad098376/f8c0826a.jpg

taken 8am today. only 1 more office level to glass clad.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latitudemay10.jpg

This one is almost done
wish i was there to see it close out the final stages
Thanks again for all the images Cul

view from St Martins tower
beautiful clear day + windows were clean!
i think MULTIPLEX are teasing us with the last 15m high plantroom!
its 175m high bulk has been like this for a while now. maybe over next couple of weeks the top section will be added? and 70m spire!!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latitudemay11.jpg

Latitude today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid116/pccf7936532c3a5c771e375f30d7465f6/f8ad07f3.jpg

same view comparison with EAST model.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromregis.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126lateastbest.jpg

hurry up with plantroom!!
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromgolgurbcarpak.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latupmay17.jpg

I spy a nice horizontal white pin-stripe at the top of the office floors in the first pic.

hurry up with plantroom!!
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromgolgurbcarpak.jpg

When does the signage go up ?
Will there be an open party ?

When does the signage go up ?
Will there be an open party ?
the top 15m highplantroom still needs to be added then when that is completed the sign will go on! hopefully next month?

Sydney's tallest piece of glass!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/lat150mface.jpg

from Thomas st (wheres WT??)

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromhaym.jpg

That's a stunning new view Cul, and who would have thought that 230m+ WT would be consumed so quickly (go Latitude you good thing!)

The glass looks fab, and as long at Multiplex are careful enough to fix the defects in the facade (note the missing horizontal elements above and below the West facing vent on the lower plant level), it's going to be kick-arse!

You really do have to feel sorry for anyone who bought *any* of the south-facing apartments in WT - cuse all they are going to be staring at is green glass!

LOL Yerrrr, where's our new tallest, W.T.? Great that another new scraper can block out the view.

After Latitude, we can look forward to a stream of 20-40 storey structures popping up all over.

Our next tallest will be John Boyd Tower and perhaps City One. :)

I would be happy with John Boyd ATM.

The glass looks fab, and as long at Multiplex are careful enough to fix the defects in the facade (note the missing horizontal elements above and below the West facing vent on the lower plant level), it's going to be kick-arse!


Speaking of this, I counted four missing facade elements on the western face of World Tower today, kinda randomly distributed, and I know I've noticed them on the eastern facade as well in the past.

I've also noticed peeling grey paint on some of the lower level blacony slab edges.

Do you think they just havent gotten around to finishing it all off yet, or was there some typically shoddy work on Meriton's part and pieces are falling off?
:hammer:

Is City one still a real ?
Looks like E&YC has blocked out WT !
Goog angle I would love to see it from the cross section of Central Station
as you look down G Street

Speaking of this, I counted four missing facade elements on the western face of World Tower today, kinda randomly distributed, and I know I've noticed them on the eastern facade as well in the past.

I've also noticed peeling grey paint on some of the lower level blacony slab edges.:eek:

yeah the grey models (approved colour) in our city model are fast disapearing. Just this week i coloured 4 new towers all in one city block!
720 George st-35storeys
East-32storeys
Royal garden conversion-16storeys
Park Central- 15storeys
all these will go ahead within 6 months!
hopefuy Jboyd will start this year too!
as for City one?? you never know luck in big city.

Speaking of this, I counted four missing facade elements on the western face of World Tower today, kinda randomly distributed, and I know I've noticed them on the eastern facade as well in the past.

I've also noticed peeling grey paint on some of the lower level blacony slab edges.

Do you think they just havent gotten around to finishing it all off yet, or was there some typically shoddy work on Meriton's part and pieces are falling off?
:hammer:

You can really see them in this shot I took of Latitude in April. You can also see numerous missing elements from the north face too.

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/lat02.jpg

That's a pity about the peeling paint too. I'm sure that once the BMU goes in there will be a final spit-polish-and-fit process before the handover.

Heck, they should employ us as Quality Inspectors!

sorry about blurry image.
glass frames being put into place on roof. nice green

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latglass.jpg

go the wallabies

todays. the green panels look cool

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latmay24.jpg

That's one sexy glass wall... damn fine!
We're so fortunate to be gettting Latitude built in this area of the CBD. So glassy n' classy for Sydney. Bee-ute-ah-ful.

BTW, how grey is it in Sydney today? Bloody hell!

another gloomy day for sydney town.
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latmay25.jpg

just some goss on latitudes construction! ive chatted with a Multiplex guy today and i asked him when top cooling/ plantroom will commence? he said next week the first of the 5 cooling towers will be put into place while the steel frame and cladding will also start. This just be finished by late June (about 4 weeks) and then the 70m spire will be put into place by 4 segments. All completed by last week in June! The crane on george st will then come down in july.
looks like July will be a great month to photograph the LAT!

just some goss on latitudes construction! ive chatted with a Multiplex guy today and i asked him when top cooling/ plantroom will commence? he said next week the first of the 5 cooling towers will be put into place while the steel frame and cladding will also start. This just be finished by late June (about 4 weeks) and then the 70m spire will be put into place by 4 segments. All completed by last week in June! The crane on george st will then come down in july.



Hey Culwulla,
I noticed you mentioned Lat's spire height at 70m. This added to its structural height of 188m would take its total height to 258m
I thought Lat's total height to spire was 222m?? Did the spire grow??

nah, the spire is (70m in total length),sort of like Q1 and Auroras, the spire starts 4 office levels below roof, and extends over 47m above current roof height of 175m.
confused? i know i am.lol
heres a pic i took of Auoras 70m spire, it starts some 30m below roof.
similar to Latitudes
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/auoraaspire.jpg

lookng nice there
Cant wiat to see it in OCt when I come home !
Side note: Weather miss that to, it adds a great range to viewing building and how the city looks.

Latitudes green glazing to top plant is really complmenting Wt s colours especially white trimming mimicing WTs concrete columns.
should look good with dark plantroom and spire!
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/wtlatmay27.jpg

Yes, beautiful match yet retain their own characters.

It's amazing that Latitudes's stick is only going to be reach just 8m below the height of World Tower (Equivalent to 26ft ;) ). Should look great!

Latitude today from Kent St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p73e07fbf00a6ec260864a53f3bbdebd7/f87f26d3.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p3f63e9b1644293e061e8895b78bd15ba/f87f27ce.jpg

Closeup of the plantroom

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p1b59b79243e812e13b818d9856a4c186/f87f27be.jpg

And one from Goulburn Street

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/pc07e138fd7fd4dd4c42893e79bc614e6/f87f255f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid118/p73e07fbf00a6ec260864a53f3bbdebd7/f87f26d3.jpg

^^^ Dang!, Looks rock!!

Yeah they look so cute together :D

Latitude looks awesome with an A

theres a new company in town! YO homeboy its ERNST & YO!!
know wot imsayin!
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/eandYclose.jpg

earlier
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latlong.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/southskyline.jpg

What a scoop. You seem to be at the right place at the right time!!! I'm surprised to see it up so soon with the rooftop still far from complete.

Walkin' down da street just doin' mah ting
I'm lookin' up ta heaven and wot did it bring
A big 'n hunky sign on da skyline
Bringin' the truth to yo mah darlin' valentine

All da ladiez in da house say 'Yo"
All da fellaz in da house say "ung"

chicka, chicka, chicka....rika, rika, rika (sratchin' sounz)

;)

Last week Hilton, the week b4 that Meriton, this week Ernst & Young.

Surely they're not going to switch them on, on this side so that it's daylight 24/7 for about 10 floors of World Tower.

They look smaller than those to go on the other side too (the red and blue signage of the model).

...

I spy some neat signage.

Great was waiting for this to happen :)

Love it! Sydney's classiest glass.

Pity about the white rectangle on the north face. WTF was the point I say.

thats there long term ? I though it was temp or some thing

Obviously a feature. IMO It's kind of clever. It brings your eyes up to the signage.

LOL @ Crunchy Insect Goodness Randwicked :rofl:

Ooooh, looks nice! Here's the info I found out at the Monday morning meeting at work today:

Should be fully completed by late October, we move in early November and I will be on Level 38 - much better than my current Level 16 in the present E&Y HQ! ;) :okay:

I feel sorry for the people in the opposing units from the sign - especially if it is illuminated at night! Haha, no sleep for them! ;)

What a scoop. You seem to be at the right place at the right time!!! I'm surprised to see it up so soon with the rooftop still far from complete.
as i said the whole project will be completed within a month! this week the plantroom tower starts and will be completed by end of june and spire will then go also.
The crane will come down first week of July.
I actually went up roof today with "Lozza" from melbourne who was up here for a couple of days. he was blown away by the size of Sydney and the speed of the projects since last up here a year ago.
he said there is so many 20-30storey bldgs, theres hundreds!!
twas a nice day toboot!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/southskyline.jpg

'scuse me fellas, but do I spy Civic's crane a shrinking in this photo??? Or am I confusing myself?

It's coming down Pikey. Civic is just about done.

correct pikey. i posted this pic in Civics thread after i noticed the crane on its way down. should be gone by end of week!

im sure the E&Y sign on southern elev is going on plantroom which is yet to be built
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latjun1.jpg

sign complete
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/eandysign.jpg

Thanks for mentioning me CUL ! hehe !

Latitude is awesome !

So was the Mongolian Lunch ey ! hehe !

cheers

Lozza :drunk:

Well i walked to QVb today as i had 1/2 an hour to kill after missing the bus (doh!). But what can i say about this building??? Simply awesome, its just so modern, well designed, Architecturally brillant. I love the 'comb' type of effect near the staircase, the simple sheer wall of glass, the aluminium trimmings.
Also i have to say the signage on the top is simply perfect. I wonder what material it's made from, it looks so modern and regal at the same time...
Can't wait for regent to compliment it.

I still like my Goulburn Street vistas although the view down George from Town Hall is ripe as well.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid119/pfc806cc7a1564625453d62585ac1a318/f873db06.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid119/p258b4da30c9269f99d99192d162fe0dd/f873dc3e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid119/pfc806cc7a1564625453d62585ac1a318/f873db06.jpg

AWESOME! My ALL TIME favourite angle, nice work! I have waited so long for a view like this. WT and LAT are a match made in heaven.

Earlier this morning I noticed they are starting to complete the wedge on the Goulburn Street side where the plantroom/s and huge Ernst & Young illuminated signage will be :) i.e. on the southern side.

From the inner west I can see some large plant equipment on top of the current construction.

Earlier this morning I noticed they are starting to complete the wedge on the Goulburn Street side where the plantroom/s and huge Ernst & Young illuminated signage will be :) i.e. on the southern side.

Yeah, they both look like large turbos. Maybe some kind of generators or aircon "whirlygigs".

i mentioned a few posts back, that the 5 cooling units will be put up 1 by 1 over next few weeks! the construction of the large plantroom which will house them will start soon and this will have the E&Y signage on it.
Muse. the southern E&Y signage will go on the cooling plantroom structure which hasnt commence yet.hppefully this week.
im really fed up with the 175m hight its been for 5 weeks now! i want the top 15m now!!
top pix cc.

E & Y today from York Street

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p3426d383bf6461ab0d9a88e57dfa4c62/f868fb28.jpg

George Street ( no need to dodge traffic here)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p878094a47a566b78a06595808d75e43a/f868fa8f.jpg

Muse requested a shot of 688 George, which forms apart of Latitudes podium. Three floors have been cladded so far. The window blades????? (is that what they call them?) are being installed at the moment. It doesn't look too bad.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p3f631946e88e24ac64603379b8c23133/f868f7a3.jpg

Latitude Licks Lisa's Lentils peoples as these photos were taken during the event of Civic Towers" crane release rowable Ruth.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p6781bc7d009d858f2ea1133a90c8a702/f8660c89.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/pb42d1734c73c1da280b3a28af3b75e5f/f8660b61.jpg

The original size to this shot:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/pb42d1734c73c1da280b3a28af3b75e5f/f8660b61.jpg

is quite literally, the shit. (http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/pb42d1734c73c1da280b3a28af3b75e5f/f8660b61.jpg.orig.jpg)

Is the Eastern facade seeing much sun in the mornings? or is it blocked by all the Pitt and Castlereagh towers' shadows?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid119/p258b4da30c9269f99d99192d162fe0dd/f873dc3e.jpg

also: if they've finally got around to cleaning its windows, someone walk into the Hotel Ibis on the other side of Pitt Street, go to level 15 etc, and as you walk out of the lift, there's windows facing the site which will give an absolute purla elevated view of the tower from the above purla angle ;)

Yes tayser, it would see the morning sun....a bit less so in the Winter than the Summer months due to the sun being further north and lower on the horizon. In deep Winter, Hordern Towers may effect the eastern side more so in this respect.

The lower half of Latitude will virtually see no morning sun in any season due to DCM's East construction and the above mentioned regarding Hordern Towers.

The afternoon sun is a totally different story for Latitude.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/p85b36d293c40880affd88e5c095af164/f865ac01.jpg

How did that appear here. Are you a woman, climbing_crane?

How did that appear here. Are you a woman, climbing_crane?

LMAO, for your sake you'd better hope (s)he is, otherwise I'm sure (s)he'd appreciate that obersvation.

Can't be, (s)he's in men's toilet. :D

tays why do office towers need sun? no need. the internal atmosphere is for workers who stay for 8 hrs.ts warm or cool adjusted for needs.
It would be dif story if it was apartment block.
windows on new highrise dont get cleaned until well after its complete. the BMU has to be installed and running to commence on cleaning.latitudes wont start until aug/sept.

I'm not a woman, do I act like one eh?

Crane! You had better come clean !
Glad the signs are all up looks great now

I'm not a woman, do I act like one eh?

I think he's implying that you look like one... :runaway:

today from St Martys!
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/eandyjune7.jpg
2 of the 5 cooling units are now atop.
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/endytopjune7.jpg
the world and lat are starting to look great together.

https://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/06/270539.jpg

AWESOME!! can't wait to see the spire! :)

I think he's implying that you look like one... :runaway:


Yeah I'll take ya on, after my compleete breakfast.

Well you know...
There are quite a lot of desperate women out there in this planet who's willing to search "men" in oppisite sex's toilet just to find a perfect guy.

Taking a photo in a toilet just for the "sight-seeing".

Hehe. J/K

AWESOME!! can't wait to see the spire! :)
I wonder what colour it will be... not sure if a white spire will go well with the building's current colour scheme. a grey one might be better.

the spire will be white!
heres some pix from ent cent carpark today! looks like we have a east facing E&Y sign also! when too many logos are never enough! lol

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latjun8.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromgoulbjun8.jpg

Yo! Nice pics CULWULLA. The signage is so cute! I'm trying to picture the point where the spire will begin its ascent.

(...and stop with the c_C in the loo already :|)

Yo! Nice pics CULWULLA. The signage is so cute! I'm trying to picture the point where the spire will begin its ascent.

(...and stop with the c_C in the loo already :|)
muse, ive just looked at plans, and the spire will start at lev45 or exactly where it is now!!! so this will be attached in 4 segments over next month!

Ooooh, looks nice! Here's the info I found out at the Monday morning meeting at work today:

Should be fully completed by late October, we move in early November and I will be on Level 38 - much better than my current Level 16 in the present E&Y HQ! ;) :okay:
finn, just glanced at plans and level38 is 3 levels above middle plantroom(levels34/35. Levl38 RL is 123.6m or 113m above grd!

Gotta love the 'artwork' on the bus shelter. Never ceases to amaze me how many drongos live in this city.

Gotta love the 'artwork' on the bus shelter. Never ceases to amaze me how many drongos live in this city.
your not going to believe this but that is on the poster itself! its about being a "young" volvo driver.lol

LOL, are you for real? I've never seen that before! Then I guess it sets a new record in the opposite direction... the first bus shelter/phone booth in Sydney that HASN'T been vandalized!

LOL, are you for real? I've never seen that before! Then I guess it sets a new record in the opposite direction... the first bus shelter/phone booth in Sydney that HASN'T been vandalized!

i think someone wishes they were a bloody volvo driver.. ;)

lol that ad cracks me up...(the woman one is pretty stupid tho)

Fro, there are already white "pin-stripes" on the eastern face, and the white feature in the northern face. The white spire on the western face will be a vertical extension of the vertical pin-stripe running the full height of the eastern side.

I wonder what colour it will be... not sure if a white spire will go well with the building's current colour scheme. a grey one might be better.

Interesting that the signage is white, while on that Expensive scale model the signage was coloured.

the spire will be white!
heres some pix from ent cent carpark today! looks like we have a east facing E&Y sign also! when too many logos are never enough! lol

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latjun8.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromgoulbjun8.jpg

Latitude yesterday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid121/p95d99fe101bae752faad220eb929280a/f854642f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid121/pffb2e6995e801ee983bf6d0e8c235484/f8546481.jpg

Latitude lookin' dark and ominous. Tall as can be - thanks Fabian.

today fom DHarbour
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/wtlat.jpg

^ Bonus ^ The construction of the Harbour Street portals for the Cross City Tunnel.

taking there time with the top.
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/EandYjuneseventeen.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/sydneysouthjune17.jpg

Greetings Latitude fans

Thought you might be interested in our little project

This link: www.remoteimaging.com.au is to a prototype system we've developed for remotely photographing large scale engineering projects. We've been running it on Latitude since Nov 2002. We've just about ironed out most of the bugs and are now having a scratch an a think as to the best way to market the system.

The camera is solar powered and transmits its pics using a wireless internet connection. The web site updates itself automatically every time the camera sends it a picture.

The animation is contineously looped. It will run slowly the first time as it loads the frames and then speed up. If you're lookin at it on a reasonably grunty P4 it should get up to about 5fps.

As a taster, here's yesterdays snap

enjoy

http://www.remoteimaging.com.au
http://www.remoteimaging.com.au/email/2004_06_16.jpg

Hi shutterbug and welcome :)

Muse here. Chief Construction Nerd & Latitude's No. 1 fan (don't listen to the others as they jostle for your attention around the base of my pedestal ;) ).

That is a pretty nifty program @ =<5fps...and thanks for the wonderful taster beamed in from the roof of the Mandarin Club Building - lookin' big, bold and beautiful! Theeee perfect angle for a Latitude construction pictorial documentation.

Will you also be doing it for the closer section of World Square Retail and/or DCM's East, considering you've also been capturing the construction of 688 George?

I'm sure if your company did a press release with an accompanying paid add (revenue incentive to print the related article) for certain publications, most notably Building Australia Magazine and National Building News Monthly, future business would be generated. Also further industry media interest could be spawned. Especially with such a prevalent & prestigous project as Latitude on the "resume". Anyone who is anyone in the industry (not in the snooty sense but more so in the serious sense) would not only read but study such publications from cover to cover. Not only in Oz mind you, as there are O.S. subscribers/recipients of the above mentioned.

Nothing beats word-of-mouth either.

Certainly none of this meant to be unsolicited advice as perhaps you've already thought along such lines.

Now if you'll excuse me, I must tend to my pesky foot-soldiers.

...

Thanks shutterbug.

This could of been the webcam that was being talked about two years ago. Multiplex wanted a webcam mounted on top of nearby building. If Multiplex wanted it here, it would of been a pretty good choice in the end. The view is great and unobtrusive.

I took two more shots at street level yesterday.

Just after 2pm yesterday, the sun was shining in full along the western side.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p7459dbe6a0887f1767c36616de9ceded/f83c13b3.jpg

The entrance to the office complex is taking shape with an awning taking shape.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/p70b3bd63b3703cfded6c1960275b56d9/f83c13cf.jpg

Lattitude is looking so damn nice!

hi shutter. its a great little system and should prove popular with devlopers (at the right price).These types of devices should actually coincide with a DA approval and become part of a skyscrapers development process!
Latitude was such a joy to watch grow over past 18 months. It set an incredible pace (probably due to steel frame construction. hopefully it wont be to long until next one!
The adjacent EAST apartments will commence soon and Multiplex will probably erect the 31storey tower.This should complete the entire World Square complex which has been going for nearly 20 years!
cheers

That picture was awesome Shutterbug, truly a nice shot encapsulating the ENTIRE Goulburn St section of the site! Love! Can't wait to see EAST rise from that vantage point! Make sure you stick around and get us more of those brilliant pics! :D

I spotted a third Plant Unit on the roof today. I guess it won't be long before they are incased in glass!

taking there time with the top.
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But don't these plant units seem to be disappearing below??

I'm sure I saw about 4 of them last week and now some have disappeared without any extra rises.

today
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But don't these plant units seem to be disappearing below?? I'm sure I saw about 4 of them last week and now some have disappeared without any extra rises.:? The 4 are still up there. Looks like another space for 1 more too. Saw them up there earlier.

there will be 5 large cooling units! once all are up the 15m tall beams/frames of the plantroom will envelope them and will complete the 190m design!! then the 70m spire will be attached in 4 segments. all should be done with 2 weeks.lol

Latitude today

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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p249728131d960ca35b0cb5796f32d659/f8230249.jpg

All five plant units are now up. The plantroom is also being cladded grey.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p7d5c6a31432f9e0a7bb9add6a5ed1076/f822fc69.jpg

Hmmmm, I'm being picky here, but are you absolutely sure the cladding is grey or is it possible it's really silver and just looked grey due to the weather?

They've done so well in this building to match World Towers materials and colours, I'm hoping like mad thay didn't cop out at a bit of extra cost to go for some aluminium cladding like World Tower.

Mark Taylor from SS.com took these piccies from inside the site.

Looking right up at the transfer blades

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p6f08ad72b227c21f7d2bd117d60ae1ac/f8215163.jpg

Progress on the awnings at the entrance

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/pbf0f70ed249e03b7d9d4d36d8b5ef401/f821514c.jpg

The entrance and foyer. Some of the captions mention of Gallery Lane. Is Gallery Lane part of the World Square retail complex or is it for something else?

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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid123/p17ac463199ee7f647732ccf9775cb82b/f821513a.jpg

Hmmmm, I'm being picky here, but are you absolutely sure the cladding is grey or is it possible it's really silver and just looked grey due to the weather?

They've done so well in this building to match World Towers materials and colours, I'm hoping like mad thay didn't cop out at a bit of extra cost to go for some aluminium cladding like World Tower.
Tony, it s actually white!!

today at 10am. not best pic but shows white cladding

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latjune25.jpg

White? Wow! Key's in well with the other white facade elements like the pin stripes and the box and logo.

However, will it reduce the impact of the spire?

I was thinking more of the signage... that's white too.

Plus love those shots from INSIDE the construction site! Looks 100% high class!!

glass! GLASS! EVERYWHERE! Love it.

I was thinking more of the signage... that's white too.

Plus love those shots from INSIDE the construction site! Looks 100% high class!!

glass! GLASS! EVERYWHERE! Love it.

..hhmm signage - that's what I meant when I said logo.

Remember how that expen$ive scale model had signage that included a red logo in the signage. Obviously there's been a deliberate change in styling somewhere during the construction phase.

Latitude from level 11 of Capitol Terrace.

http://www.realestate.com.au/objects/props/7053/101607053ml1086757820.jpg

The whole area in the left foreground needs a major overhaul. Should be made into Hong-Kong style housing developments 150m+. It looks really crap how it is now.

Anyone know when the cranes come down???

Anyone know when the cranes come down???

Culwulla says they are coming down in July (so basically this month as it will be July in 2 and a half hours!)

That's a great view to illustrate Latitude's towering dominence of George St South, and the way is marks the new southern edge of the "big-end" of town.

Grat spot diff view looking straight at the glass walk and world tower blocked out
But the angle makes the city look empty on the right side

Grat spot diff view looking straight at the glass walk and world tower blocked out
But the angle makes the city look empty on the right side
There's not much hope for scrapers in that sparse south-west section of the CBD is there?

One can only hope. Love the perspective of that picture. It's an angle we rarely get to see.

the george st crane supposed to come down this week, and other crane before august!

Thanks for the update Culwulla. I also noticed today that 1 crane is gone from the Hilton.

Latitude this week.

The podium continues to take shape. Check out the supports!!!!

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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/pa6ba8cae3b9b53adc1f358364117b7f5/f80731c8.jpg

Closeup of plantroom & roof

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid125/pb6a5cdbb950e83fc33482288ee8afaa3/f80731b0.jpg

George Street

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Closeup of logo

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Closeup from Darling Harbour

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sha-wing!

sha-wing indeed! Great clear pics Fabian.

They're just starting to construct the enclosure for the crown on the Golburn Street side. Small reinforcements have started to appear.

One downer though is that @ the base of 688 George on the Goulburn Street side is they are placing masses of that fuckin' grey grating. The same grating that graces the mid-level plant floors of Latitude Tower. Underneath all the high-tech glass cladding too! :cry:

Give it time Muse, in time we'll see what the intended use of the grating is for.

I was standing in front of the George St entrance yesterday and was more worried by this horrid all-steel external stair-case that looked like something from an old back-lane fire-escape. It was so out of place being so close to the schmick looking fin's on the underside of the southern face of the building.

Passed the site yesterday arvo and they've placed the first section of the spire. It's just on 5-levels high and reaches the level with the small "E & Y" signeage on the western side.

You're right gazmo. I've been having a closer look @ the grating just above street level on Goulburn, and I think It is going to be covered with something much more attactive. It's set back and I was also having a look at the renders for W.S. retail and there are no signs of the grating.

Passed the site yesterday arvo and they've placed the first section of the spire. It's just on 5-levels high and reaches the level with the small "E & Y" signeage on the western side.Low and behold, left home this morning and they had already added more to the spire. It's now higher than the 4 cooling generators! Gee they're quick.

how is the cooling room going? has it even commenced? its weird how the spire is going up before the cooling room.

HOLY CRAP!! Someone get a picture of the spire quick!! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!!! Quick! It'll be complete by tomorrow afternoon at this rate :D

...where was your camera Muse? (after you picked me for not having my camera once....) :runaway:

Low and behold, left home this morning and they had already added more to the spire. It's now higher than the 4 cooling generators! Gee they're quick.

i would be right there but im on leave up at central coast!lol
i can get some on Monday! hehe

how is the cooling room going? has it even commenced? its weird how the spire is going up before the cooling room.Posted 4 July:They're just starting to construct the enclosure for the crown on the Golburn Street side. Small reinforcements have started to appear....where was your camera Muse? (after you picked me for not having my camera once....) :runaway:No need to runaway. Unfortunately my USB port is fucked and my top-of-the-range $1,500 Pentax Optio 550 is sitting in my lap just itching to take pics and post them. My back-up computer is not worth fixing so I'm saving up for a completely new one; top-of-the-range of course ;) . ....and gee you have the memory of an elephant as they never forget.

All I can do is report what I see ATM so others who may want to take the pics can get 'em for all to enjoy. My altruistic streak :)

USB Port? (as in a single port?) Most PC's have multiple ports and they work independently of eachother.

...You can get USB boards for less than $50 these days, or consider a card-reader incase the cable or port on the camera stuffs up.

However, the thing is, did you take some photos, but you can't xfer them to the PC?

(sorry for talking shop - I have an IT company)

Posted 4 July:No need to runaway. Unfortunately my USB port is fucked and my top-of-the-range $1,500 Pentax Optio 550 is sitting in my lap just itching to take pics and post them. My back-up computer is not worth fixing so I'm saving up for a completely new one; top-of-the-range of course ;) . ....and gee you have the memory of an elephant as they never forget.

All I can do is report what I see ATM so others who may want to take the pics can get 'em for all to enjoy. My altruistic streak :)

gazmo, I sent you a PM so that we don't clog up the thread "talkin' shop". I'll look forward to your reply :)

Go Latitude!!

I'll grab a pic of the spire over the next day or two. The weather looks like it might be a bit grouchy today with tomorrow promising to be better. Maybe tomorrow is a better day.

Thanks for the scoop Muse :)

10 mins later at 6:20, I've peered out into the dawn and guess what, not a cloud in the sky. I think I'm off to check it out.

I really really llike E&Y Sydney version.. for a conservative building got a modern 'edge' to it..

Can't believe that 15-year core at the WT site has finally been fixed!

^ Yeah A-Brain. It's more affective than a Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" publicity stunt. Longer-lasting too.

Cool Fabian. Go for it!

come on guys! im all the way up central coast and still beat ya! lol
i was lucky today . my work mate emailed me at 2pm. looks like top 40m section of spire- which will reach 222m above George st!!

looks huge at ground level!
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up she goes!
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done!
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looking good
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I just caught a glimpse of it from the inner West. Looks super smick.

I'll be going into the city soon to get some hardware, and I'll be packing the camera!

Pity it's getting cloudy now.

[edit that, the client now want's me to visit tomorrow, so I'll photograph it then]

Historical shots there Culwulla.

Im starting to get all nostalgic and emotional, as I remeber back in my newbie days on this forum standing on George Street taking photos of the 12 stories of bare barren core, wondering what it was. I am now witnessing the end of what has been an amazing and equally beautiful contruction period. I cant believe i have just seen pictures of the spire being erected, it really is amazing stuff. :(

Latitude, you, with your bigger brother World Tower (who you compliment mighty finely) have transformed 'Third World Square' into 'World Class Square', and have effectively doubled the length of the Skyline. It has been a pleasure watchin you grow, and everytime I look at you it will remind me of the wonderful times we had together as you grew.

I went and checked it out. It was very icy even just before 10am. Brrrrrrrrr

Here are my shots of the spire being assembled. These were taken around 10am

The spire which had already been assembled and added


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/p9bea6c97fcb209d54bd8dc7ee7f6f8d8/f7f041c1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/pec2e74321a8d587d64847dc8e54421b6/f7f0410a.jpg

The assembly of the two remaining parts at street level

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http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/p86524d30d8e7ab4e5ebe56153f23204b/f7f040d7.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/p293afecbbf0e385aabd9273dd4d50c27/f7f04075.jpg

A shot of the tower that I took as well

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid127/p6804e738b6d0e5b3f01d64a254795dfd/f7f0419c.jpg

All we need now, is an Australian Flag

Top work guys... weeeeee.... look at it go up!!

I couldn't resist. (sorry, about busting your bandwidth). The rainbow is pure bliss.

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How many more metres to go before Latitude tops out at 188m.

OH MY FUCKING GOD.
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My heart literally skipped a beat when i saw this photo. How unbelievably good does this look? The reflections off the black and green glass on both WT and LAT, the blue lantern on WT.. wow... And the spire looks fuckin awesome from that angle.. OMG OMG AwEsOme!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

OH MY FUCKING GOD.


My heart literally skipped a beat when i saw this photo. How unbelievably good does this look? The reflections off the black and green glass on both WT and LAT, the blue lantern on WT.. wow... And the spire looks fuckin awesome from that angle.. OMG OMG AwEsOme!! :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Yes, the south-west is definitely this building's 'good side'.
:)

All the shots are good, but your last two are magic, pure and simple. I'd settle for a wife half as good looking as that!

@ Fabian. Great, you got some wonderfully clear shots of "history in the making"

@ gazmo. Whoooo. wonderful shots. Must have been cold 'n shaky out there - bet you needed a hot drink after that ;). I must say the Sydneydude "Oh my...." one is supoib! ....and a rainbow happening the very day Latitude got its full height - very profound & symbolic.

@ Tony P. You need to see "The Stepford Wives" when it starts next week.

LOL at above gobsmacked posts... :lol:
Yeah, gazmo, you excelled yourself with those shots. I love the last two. WOW. And to think Latitude is still not complete yet! Still a bit more on top. Then it'll be bloody awesome with the huge south facing sign.

Only a little bit longer... :D

How many more metres to go before Latitude tops out at 188m.
Latitude Tower is currently 176m to roof. The cooling plantroom should go one this week or next and this will reach 190m above street!!

YAY! (Pure and Simple ;)) Latitude Rocks! it looks so good!

Anyone looked at Latitude today?

I was in the city and noticed that a white panel has been fitted to the spire. I think its the start of the final level of the plant room.

If so, to could say that Latitude has finally reached it's finished height to roof.

Either way, it makes the spire's impression with seen from north or south on George St much bolder.

Stop the Press!!!

Latitude's Northern Crane has been lowered dramatically - I think it's coming down!!!

just looking at some photos - how freaky would it be to be one of the crane operators for latitude? I mean your in a little box almost 200 metres up with a thin steel structured town supporting you!

just looking at some photos - how freaky would it be to be one of the crane operators for latitude? I mean your in a little box almost 200 metres up with a thin steel structured town supporting you!
I think its the best job in the world its definatly not physically demanding but mentally come the end of the day you feel totally drained,as long as you have a head for heights and dont get seasick,oh and if you are a social butterfly forget it,can get quite lonely uptop.Dont forget the crane goes up with the building so its not as if 1 day you come to work at 40 meters the next 200 meters so climbing 4 or so towers every couple of months the height dosent really figure but the views are fantastic :cheers:

@ gazmo. I was in town yesterday too....Central Square to around Campbell St. So of course not taking my eyes off the damn thing , the white panel adhered to the spire looks like an edge to clamp onto the glass-enclosed crown. Not sure if it reaches exactly where the tower will be topping out though.

The northern crane is just hangin' in there today. The eastern crane is still a'flyin' high (just had a peek outside "me" door).

Yeah, I don't know whether the panel is a structural member or a temporary support for the spire. I don't see how the glassy plant room enclosure is be form from this starting point.

I've been watching the northern crane all day, and despite the rain, it's been lowered further. The crane cabin is now comfortably below the roof-line.

@ gazmo. I was in town yesterday too....Central Square to around Campbell St. So of course not taking my eyes off the damn thing , the white panel adhered to the spire looks like an edge to clamp onto the glass-enclosed crown. Not sure if it reaches exactly where the tower will be topping out though.

The northern crane is just hangin' in there today. The eastern crane is still a'flyin' high (just had a peek outside "me" door).

The panel is as Nappy San white. It looks as though it will clamp onto one of the corners comfortably working as a stabilizer for those once-in-thousand-year wind forces that they musn't be expecting over the next month or two while the crown is completed. Maybe doubling-up as an aesthetic crowd-pleaser too. :)

It's the quickest way I know to convert a great looking spire in a giant golf club. :runaway:

The panel is as Nappy San white. It looks as though it will clamp onto one of the corners comfortably working as a stabilizer for those once-in-thousand-year wind forces that they musn't be expecting over the next month or two while the crown is completed. Maybe doubling-up as an aesthetic crowd-pleaser too. :)

when the 15m high cooling/room goes on top of Latitude, it should reach the height of the eastern crane cabin.
also not to forget the 10m high lantern atop cassia G which is yet to be built should create a unique bit of Sydney just in the area encircling World square

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/latitude_spire/img_0141.jpg

Well, Cassia Gardens needs somethin' to jazz it up...like real bad. .... and the white panel doesn't reach the same height as the crane cabin. Looked too short comparing to the model too.

@ gazmo. lol :runaway:http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmilies.de/rough/zzwhip.gif

wow looks great within all that crap! except that shit arse spire....

You guy's have been in the forums longer than me, do you think this pic is good enough to enter the urban pic comp?

when the 15m high cooling/room goes on top of Latitude, it should reach the height of the eastern crane cabin.
also not to forget the 10m high lantern atop cassia G which is yet to be built should create a unique bit of Sydney just in the area encircling World square

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/latitude_spire/img_0141.jpg

@Gazmo

ABSOLUTELY!!!!! go get em tiger!

wow looks great within all that crap! except that shit arse spire....

Chris, as shown by the renderings Latitude is a great looking building, which has been well designed. The rooftop is still being built with the 15 metre cooling room to be built towards the southern side of the tower which along with the spire should top it off perfectly. It's greeny, glass facade is outstanding. Gazmo's pic show's it's ability to connect with Sydney's weather conditions from the constant sunny conitions to the dark and grey skies when storms are approaching . You will be impressed with the final outcome. :)

I may conceed that the spire appears identical to that Aurora Place but as they have been able to incorporate it into the design fairly well, it looks great and as already stated; that it tops off the tower perfectly.

And Gazmo, go for it. Nothing can stop you.

Gazmo, I think it is easily good enough, but I think the shot of the Sydney skyline you took from the same spot would get higher votes.

Thanks for the words of encouragement - maybe I'll submit both!

Gazmo, I think it is easily good enough, but I think the shot of the Sydney skyline you took from the same spot would get higher votes.

Wow cul (or whoever took that pic) that is an absolutely stunning pic of the WT precinct.

Even the spire on Latitude looks fantastic the way it's a sliver of light into the sky.. it still doesn't count jack towards height - but it looks great the way a spire should..

Wow cul (or whoever took that pic) that is an absolutely stunning pic of the WT precinct.

Even the spire on Latitude looks fantastic the way it's a sliver of light into the sky.. it still doesn't count jack towards height - but it looks great the way a spire should..
not me. gazmo took that surreal photo! Latitude spire WILL look great once coolingroom is on. also this southwest view is undoubtly the best vantage point for Latitude.

Chris, as shown by the renderings Latitude is a great looking building, which has been well designed. The rooftop is still being built with the 15 metre cooling room to be built towards the southern side of the tower which along with the spire should top it off perfectly. It's greeny, glass facade is outstanding. Gazmo's pic show's it's ability to connect with Sydney's weather conditions from the constant sunny conitions to the dark and grey skies when storms are approaching . You will be impressed with the final outcome. :)



And imagine once KENS is going to be built with its weather beacon!!! Sydney is going to be a city of night light!!!

diagram showing missing plantroom

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p1abbf31f42dd76c3e702840b19557ac6/f7e2a8c9.jpg

ur getting good at those helpful drawings, cul.

ur getting good at those helpful drawings, cul.
LOL, they good aren't they! He's even got the sky background too! :D

heres a pic from kent st today. crane has come down heaps!
@Muse-the cooling plantroom will rise up double the height of that white blade. (not to top of blade).
cheers
http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latspirejuly13.jpg

that spire does look great from so many places

....Now this is pure speculation on my part - but wouldn't it make sense of MultiPlex to retain the hire agreement of that tower crane coming down right now and reassemble it on East??

As one building finishes, another begins...

im not even sure Multiplex is building EAST?

It would be even nicer if they turned that spire into a huge flagpole. Like the one in North Ryde outside Dick Smith.

Really? I thought it was Multiplex that wanted the design comp finalised quickly so that as they finish Latitude they would begin East.

Anyone got any ideas?

im not even sure Multiplex is building EAST?

Flag pole now there is an idea
not to many of those in the city :9

Isn't there already a HUGE flag pole in darling harbour?

the highest flagpole in Oz would be the one atop Capita Centre which reaches 183m.
The tallest free-standing flagpole in Australia is the 76m flagpole out at Rydlemere, near parrmatta. The Thomson Marconi Sonar Flag pole is located at front of factory. they make under water sonar equipment for defence force.Ive stood under it, very impressive!
the one at Dharbour is 61m or 200ft. each feet represents each year Australia was when the Bicentenial project was made.

CUL I love you man thats great facts

Dick Smith ain't there any more, it's now the offices of MAN. I think it closed at the time the Dick Smith store moved into the Macquarie Centre under the "Power House" brand.

It would be even nicer if they turned that spire into a huge flagpole. Like the one in North Ryde outside Dick Smith.

Just to ask a stupid, ill informed question, but doesn't latitude have a spire on each side, or am I confusting myself with another project?

Just to ask a stupid, ill informed question, but doesn't latitude have a spire on each side, or am I confusting myself with another project?

Just the one spire :)

Dick Smith ain't there any more, it's now the offices of MAN. I think it closed at the time the Dick Smith store moved into the Macquarie Centre under the "Power House" brand.

Ahh figures. It's been a long time since I've been by there.

But is the flagpole still there?

The 38m flagpole at Dicksmiths is still there.i drove past 2 weeks ago.This steel pole was Australias tallest flagpole on completion in 1986.The flag itself is 16m x 8m & covers 120sqm.

That crane will go on the weekend.

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Some more piccies from yesterday taken by me :)

This view is sadly been eaten away by works on the retail complex for World Square

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p4857cf3aa6097926eba3ebbdb1d2a002/f7d85256.jpg

View from the retail complex of Hordern Towers

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p3aa8830495c4728dbbae19f0a0f5a533/f7d851d5.jpg

Some other shots

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/pd3b25803d91220470fdb683a464807ac/f7d850fd.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p110cf7231604f9173505a4e84440acbd/f7d8512a.jpg

nice tower, though the spire looks crap, and the top is very plain and boring!

Cul was saying that theres another 15 to 20 metres to go on top of it to cover all that crap up on top, hopefully that will make it a bit better up top.

nice tower, though the spire looks crap, and the top is very plain and boring!

I don't think the top of a tower would be plain and boring if it has a nice series of setbacks. The spire plays it's part too and without it I'd would probably be boring.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126lateastbest.jpg

Model shot by CULWULLA

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Great pics guys. This building has come out a stunner!

I looked at it this morning from the train and it definately is a very smart looking skyscraper. E&Y should be very proud of their new corporate HQ.

Finally another chapter closes in the Worls Sq story ......

Wow, the pictures really show their dominance on the southern CBD!

Obviously nobody else has been downtown today to notice the huge section that they have lodged onto the white panel for the begininning of constructing the crown.

Large squarish metallic skeleton on the western side.

The crane is now gone. It's now officially complete?

not really, stil got plantrooms and the bottom shopping centre

Latitude had two cranes. is the eastern one gone yet?
matix- the entire cooling plantroom is yet to be erected. this is over 4storeys high!! 10m x45m huge part of latitude.
maybe completion is in August?

Eastern crane is still as high as ever. It's lifting the huge skeletal cubes that I mentioned earlier.

thanx muse. thought they would use that crane for rest of the structure. they will asemble the frame this week i reckon pretty quick process.

thanx muse. thought they would use that crane for rest of the structure. they will asemble the frame this week i reckon pretty quick process.

BTW: What happened to ya Latitude model? Someone nicked it from ya model room?

That green model is worth some fair bit of dough. That crane will go tomorrow. Hopefully George Street will be closed for a few hours.

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Juicy selection there c_c!

Well. It won't be the eastern crane going. Just as I type, it is placing the 2nd "cube" atop for the crown.

The crane is on it's way down right now. During traffic updates on the radio they said that there were disruptions along George St between Liverpool & Goulburn Streets due to a "crane operation". ;)

EDIT - I was refering to the western crane.

Eastern crane is still high and a'flyin'.

matix- glad you asked that. there will be alot of models missing over next few months due to "modelcraft" borrowing them to copy for updating of Customs house city model whhich goes back on display in Sept. I gave them a list of 80 bldgs which were missing from the customs model.it hasnt been updated since conception in 1999.they should only have a group of models for 3 days at a time to copy then they come back for another 5-6 scrapers. they are copying models from south to the north, so they are currently up around world square area.

The crane is on it's way down right now. During traffic updates on the radio they said that there were disruptions along George St between Liverpool & Goulburn Streets due to a "crane operation". ;)

EDIT - I was refering to the western crane.


i walked past there today it was terrible, only 1 lane in each direction and the traffic was terible, it affected all nearby streets in at least a 300m radius to about the broadway,pitt st, george st and lee st intersection

The crane is on it's way down right now. During traffic updates on the radio they said that there were disruptions along George St between Liverpool & Goulburn Streets due to a "crane operation". ;)

EDIT - I was refering to the western crane.I believe it was the northern crane and it was already well and truly down. Just waiting unassembled to be picked-up.

Did anyone just see Latitude on Seven News???

A window on the one of the lower levels of the George St side was shattered during todays wild weather!!!!!

Did anyone just see Latitude on Seven News???

A window on the one of the lower levels of the George St side was shattered during todays wild weather!!!!!

I was there this afternoon. George St in front of Latitude was closed by the police and there was a full of onlookers. A window shattered by wild weather doesn't sound good... Was it a cause of corner-cutting in the construction?

Eastern crane is still as high as ever. It's lifting the huge skeletal cubes that I mentioned earlier.

I took these today of the skeletal cubes for the cooling plantrooms atop Sydney Tower this morning en route to Uni. At 4:30pm this afternoon more framing had been added and from ground level, it looked huge. It is very indicative of the final height too

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid129/pf36850953318d0180b4b7f378b9ae0fd/f7cabce5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid129/p840da79d4b69c05d3571bff4dcc3aa91/f7cabd0f.jpg

I also tried to locate the spire on the skyline from Burwood on the train but the crane even though it was on the eastern side wasn't visible one bit.

Well the whole row is now complete and ready to be clad.

I imagine they will be lifting the E & Y neon signage into soon.

So when is the othe crane going to be dismantled?

the last crane supposed to be gone by end of July. maybe early August.

some from today!

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromcarpk.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/lattopp.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/lutup.jpg

Love that last shot! What an amazing building.

hmm that spire dont look to well attched I image it breaking lose coming down and spearing into the ground
But great shots

....So the plant enclosure isn't going to be glass after all but white louvers.

CULWULLA, was the 1st pic you posted from today taken from atop the Goulburn St car park?

However as gazmo pointed out re the white louvers :?

No indication of white louvers on the model (bit blurry however indicative):

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That model has been so way off - no white "pin-stripe" elements, no white box feature of the northen face - completely different logo forms and colours. Obviously it primary feature defining the form the enclosure is ventilation - it's a double-desker plant room (if I recall, 5 units, then 2 more on top). That must generate a heck load of heat and require lots of ventilation to dissipate it.

i think the model was made 2 years ago, so it was out a date. im pretty sure there has been many subtle changes to facade. the tops of these bldgs always seem to change right up to the last minute.

@ CULWULLA. That last lot of pics that you posted are just superb! However you didn't anwser my question about the first pic taken from atop the Goulburn Street car parking station.

BTW I just had a look outside on my landing and the white "louvers" or bandings seems to be attaching themselves to the skeletal cubes. I'm still sure that there will be E & Y neon signage adhered, eventually being visible from the top of George Street south.

@ Muse. I don't think there's going to be signage on the louvers, but (faithful to the model) below it on the glass below the plant level.

Look at Cul's pic below carefully - you can clearly see vertical mounting brackets on the glass below the louvers and the way the horizontal fins abruptly stop as they come around the corner to the southern side to me indicates it's making room for signage.

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/latfromcarpk.jpg

@ Muse. I don't think there's going to be signage on the louvers, but (faithful to the model) below it on the glass below the plant level.Misunderstanding there gazmo.

My meaning was a general one about the neon signage being placed. Similarly to the E & Y signage on the northern and western sides of the tower (and like every other tall in town), I feel that the E & Y neon on Latitude's southern aspect will be affixed to the exterior of the crown.

Got ya. :okay:

Misunderstanding there gazmo.

My meaning was a general one about the neon signage being placed. Similarly to the E & Y signage on the northern and western sides of the tower (and like every other tall in town), I feel that the E & Y neon on Latitude's southern aspect will be affixed to the exterior of the crown.

yes muse the pic was taken atop goulburn st carpark.im quite sure the E&Y signage will be below lourved cooling room.

Latitude as seen from George Street at Central on Thursday. It looks colossial!!!! A nice scraper to be treated too as you enter the CBD.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p51ac64dc1c11f0f1f87e03cb00e7c990/f7ba1d8a.jpg

Closeup of the Louvres being assembled

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p680478fc05f4b0c9d5c27455a8b547ef/f7ba1d76.jpg

hey what happened to world square?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid44/p12eca28c64022e730ae960afa1a73cd8/fcdd4776.jpg

Wow, those louvers are really see-through from that angle... If I remember correctly, there was a sun-access plane issue - which was why the crown was going to be glass.

I guess they found something better because this structure really does let the sun through.

Latitude as seen from George Street at Central on Thursday. It looks colossial!!!! A nice scraper to be treated too as you enter the CBD.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p51ac64dc1c11f0f1f87e03cb00e7c990/f7ba1d8a.jpg

Closeup of the Louvres being assembled

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid130/p680478fc05f4b0c9d5c27455a8b547ef/f7ba1d76.jpg

today from st martins
im sort of disappointed with the top section of latitude. looks very 2nd rate
im also finding out today if its the planned 190m high cooling room. i have a suspicion its been lowered! damn

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/closeupjuly26.jpg

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/EYtopjulyy26.jpg

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS !!!!

BTW : Who is the architect?

Crone Associates

http://www.cronepartners.com/latitude.html

big news!! ive got my hands on some recent renders of the top section! its totally dif than original envisaged! its remains opened ended from the north views but now a blade rises across from spire to rear and its now taller!!! its up to 192m!!tall now! at the moment its approx 186m high.
they have a fair bit to go looking at todays photos. The whole top is now white.
im happy!
ill scan renders and post them tonight!
im also getting plans to update our city model.
ist amzing how archietcts can progressivley keep altering the building all the way right up to the last door knob is screwed on!

Lets just hope they do the same adjustments with Eureka ! HEHE !

Maybe , 325 metres perhaps ???

Cheers

Lozza :lock:

Passing by the site yesterday, I noticed that the windows shattered during last Sunday's wild weather had not been replaced.

The shattered windows were mainly on the bottom half of the building on the western side with a few near the top

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid131/pa314bbdb6d7139611a9364169b8f111d/f7b29ed8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid131/pe19fc95676c025168c676c311a6b4ed1/f7b29ebd.jpg

Fabian, I don't think those boards in the last image are where shattered windows, I assume that those boards are where the crane attached itself to the building before it was dismantled. Or am I missing something? :?

That's what I thought although I did see Latitude on the Sunday night news a week ago during those gale/storm force winds. Who knows.

as promised.
as you can see the large horizontal blade hasnt been put up yet. also the 4x 10m high cooling compartments. being white it compliments the spire quite well

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/newlatrender.jpg

south elevation

http://img52.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/newlatrendersouthele.jpg

You wouldn't want to be living in one of those south facing apartments with such a make-shift looking plant room.

It barely constitutes being an enclosure!

ummm interesting concept but I don't think it looks very good. It doesn't match to slick finish of the rest of the tower very well, looks unfinished.