Huhu ^^ But the lion awaits the fleeing shophouses on the other side of the river ! ^^

Hmm...is the roof going to stay that way??

I hope not... But I'm afraid so :-(
I think I've seen some lightning already on another day... Capital tower style... But only one color. Maybe some testing ?

The 'monster' pic should be entered in the Urban Photo Competition! :D

I hope not... But I'm afraid so :-(
I think I've seen some lightning already on another day... Capital tower style... But only one color. Maybe some testing ?
Geee...that sucks.

I can almost predict the torrent of accusations from ppl screaming....

"height cheat"! :D

5 Jan 2005

Rainy Day
http://img139.exs.cx/img139/1307/rain8uh.jpg

1 George St - Lights On
http://img119.exs.cx/img119/7799/dscn02102yp.jpg

those lights appear to be on all night

http://img145.exs.cx/img145/6135/1georgestreet1az.jpg

http://img145.exs.cx/img145/5671/1georgestreet15gc.jpg

very interesting facade, the crown looks opaque up close..weird

From far, the facade looks nice and glassy...
Nearer, it looks dizzying... :dizzy:

very interesting facade, the crown looks opaque up close..weird
YES! Very very stange...did they just prop up panellings in a few hours? :D

OMG I think they might have! :eek:

I dunno...anyway all I can say is I'm not obsessed about this building but I'm very happy its around cos it really adds to the skyline...

haha..hope can sneak up this one :D

Haha...anything which is taller then the previous building, and I am generally happy so long that it isnt jarringly ugly! :D To think that not too long ago, I was walking beside the site, and saw the previous building demolished!

yah..i keep reflecting on how fast this one rose...its only like yesterday Cliff made this depressing thread which was about Pidemoco Centre's demolition (pg 1) :cool:

I prefer the crown looking like Millenia... :bash:


So it's supposed to be opaque?! :eek:

They did not put the panelling recently. The trick is that there's only the north side with glass panelling on the crown. No clue why they've done it like this.

Huh?! :eek:

This is really strange!

could they be solar panels?

They did not put the panelling recently. The trick is that there's only the north side with glass panelling on the crown. No clue why they've done it like this.
Dont quite understand....they only panelled up 2 sides of the roof feature, you mean?

Is it two sides or one side? :?

looks like one side, as can be seen in this pic by hyacinthus, taken 6th Jan

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/152/dscn02316fb.jpg

Eh, we need more recent pics from across the river in order to confirm... :yes:

It IS one side.
Here is a shot from today. Something strange is being done on the river-facing side:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050111_one_george_street03.jpg

Maybe someone told them the cladding was ugly and they're removing it ? Huhu ^^

Ok, my game of today was: let's try to make the good out of this awful thing.
As I said already, the side facing Chinatown looks quite OK. I even think it adds to the skyline quite well ! Too bad that there is this skeleton crown :-(

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050111_one_george_street01.jpg

The holes don't look too clumsy from this angle. Not as good as NTUC building but not bad.

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050111_one_george_street02.jpg

And finally... the good angle of the ugly mouth of One George Street !
Tubescrapers ! ^^

http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050111_one_george_street04.jpg

(very bad light, unluckily)

huh i dont think it looks bad from any angle!! actually i quite love it!

That 2nd pic looks good! It makes the shophouses stand out

but I would prefer if they covered the entire crown and not just 1 side

Eh? :eek:

What are they doing???

Hmm....actually I LIKE the building overall, except that I think they should fill up the entire part of the top with solid material as has been done for the Western side.

Nah... should leave it bare, a la Millennia! :cool:

It IS one side.
Here is a shot from today. Something strange is being done on the river-facing side:
http://membres.lycos.fr/pengui/tour/050111_one_george_street03.jpg

Maybe someone told them the cladding was ugly and they're removing it ? Huhu ^^


What is happening is the filling-up of the voids left by the crane ties and Alimak. First the left-out glass is installed then the sunscreen will be fitted.

Ha... Checking back a few pages ago:

http://img51.exs.cx/img51/3599/gs210.jpg

You are right :-) That's where the crane was. Thanks for the tip ^^

looks like one side, as can be seen in this pic by hyacinthus, taken 6th Jan

http://img111.exs.cx/img111/152/dscn02316fb.jpg

Looks like a creepy skull! :eek:

Nah... should leave it bare, a la Millennia! :cool:
Sorry no. That is going to suck big time!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/1%20George%20Street/1george5.jpg
^Hmm... Looks like only 1 side???

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/1%20George%20Street/1george3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/1%20George%20Street/1george2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/1%20George%20Street/1george.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/redstone/1%20George%20Street/1george4.jpg
^The dizzying facade :dizzy:

Haha..yes indeed I do like the facade!

looks amazingly fat in the 3rd pic :eek:

21 Jan 2005
I have seen the workers on gondola removing blue protective sheets from the facade... See it's kind of ugly... when it isn't blue now... :(

http://img21.exs.cx/img21/1534/1george5no.jpg

Aye....so its grey?

Btw, what are you doing up in the UOB? :D

still looks blue and okay mar..

I prefer the lighter shade of blue...this building is so full of surprises :cool:

Haha....now I am seriously wondering whats happening to it! :D

What would be the final colour?
Light or dark blue?:?

25 Jan 2005

http://img174.exs.cx/img174/7453/1georgest3mh.jpg

Looks so provocative...
The strong red...

that lsat picture is so nice!

how come the top portion of the building looks like 3 panels have fallen off??

31 Jan 2005

http://img134.exs.cx/img134/4487/dscn01270af.jpg

http://img115.exs.cx/img115/4725/dscn01329pu.jpg

Closeup
http://img66.exs.cx/img66/9107/dscn01286tp.jpg

Scrolling up & down while staring at the last pic is dizzying! :dizzy:

i really like the geometry of the last pic :)

Still see that they have missed out on three panels. :D

Haha... :lol:

Blur blur contractor lost them? :lol::jk:

Sharp edges

http://img107.exs.cx/img107/4199/gs3hg.jpg

Nice angle. ;) The workers look pretty alone.

Interior of 22nd floor
http://img225.exs.cx/img225/4791/gsint1lb.jpg

whats the interior of the elevator like

hmmm...the lifts are spacious, reminding me of Capital Tower's lifts.

The lobby at ground level is housed in a circular enclosed space.

When it is time to board the lift, 2 full-length light panels on either side of the lift doors light up.

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/5985/gslift5vq.jpg

OneGeorge St. One Inspiration. One Destination. :cool:

that sounds interesting... can take a vid of the lift in operation?

Initially, I was lost what is everybody discussing about "One George". After stumbling upon this thread,
then I realised what it means...

OneGeorge,
OneInspiration,
OneDestination,

taken on a...

OneWarmFebruaryNight :-)

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/5797/2005onegeorge010kv.jpg

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/118/2005onegeorge021aq.jpg

It actually looks good at night with the plants illuminated in the void :)

Looks like a creepy skull...
Wonder what would foreigners and locals think of it...

16 March 2005

landscaping works at the base and skygarden

http://img102.exs.cx/img102/1148/gs16030th.jpg

A skull with punk hairdo munching on vegetables! :eek: :D :lol:

Gross.

A skull with punk hairdo munching on vegetables! :eek: :D :lol:

thats a very unique interpretation..i never expected that! :lol:

Oooooo there's a river on the roof garden!:D

thats a very unique interpretation..i never expected that! :lol:

Kinda looks like this (image inside):
http://peglapunk.tripod.com/

It grows on me. It looks rather massive, but not in a negative light. A good marker for the skyline.

It does overally looks very nice, except the crown part is a bit too large for it.

Oooooo there's a river on the roof garden!:D
Hahaha......Raffles River....

The skull's drooling... :lol:

Landscaping at the base.

Those lakes of water look quite nice.

http://tinypic.com/4r73mw

i like the pond.

I hate the podium carpark... wonder why they don't build underground?

hmm..maybe construction is faster when carparks are above ground, amongst other factors. This one rose very very fast.

Means lesser office space than it looks....

The whole 'lower jaw ( :lol: ) is the carpark..... :(

same with NTUC Centre

8 May 2005...same old view from across the river:

http://img148.echo.cx/img148/1638/img00077s3zi.jpg

wow...

the crown feature looks kind of interesting, like its half-complete

the trees contrast interestingly with the inorganic look :cool:

Underground is always more expensive and more time consuming plus the technical aspect. I agree that it doesnt look good with carpark at the podium.
.
Further more why the stupid looking crown at the top, should have build taller, why only 23 floors ! so sad...

^

actually the crown makes this much taller than a 23-storey building...my only wish is that they would have lighted up the crown at night

in this case, the carpark is concealed in the facade so its not so ugly.

I actually noticed that they do light up the crown on the side facing the river. Very simple and soothing.

does anyone know the height of the buildings?

The floor to ceiling per floor is about 3.2m, the lift lobby itself is about 15M high. My estimate is about 95-100m.

The building is I think about 146m tall including the crown

someone posted some height figures here several pages back.

Thanks RC !

Wow that's quite a tall building, about the height of a 30-35 storey good quality office tower! Its a pity they build it so short, wonder is it due to the plot ratio. Lets see what will happen to the piece of land opposite hong lim park, its huge.

I think the height might have been deliberate...

if you stand at the Singapore River and look, the buildings gets gradually shorter from

UOB -> OCBC -> SingTel Tower -> George St

but it still adds more to the skyline compared with the former Pidemco Centre

http://tinypic.com/6z4vo0.jpg

hmmmm... they put up the missing panels which hw noted earlier in this year.

I think... if possible... the top could be converted into a restaurant and/or discotheque with great views. :)

lol...I wish...that rooftop garden is probably the exclusive relaxing area for whichever tenant takes the top floor...just like the NTUC Building.

Anyway UOB Plaza offers better views :P

Just a thought. anyway, I meant the area where the water tanks are. :)

A product of a forced skyline.... :bash:

I think it looks great on the skyline, it gently lowers the height gradient after the SingTel building...who cares if its 'forced', planning is sometimes better.

One George street upclose,taken without tripod (16/7/05)....:D

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/2894/pic0331619zj.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/9535/pic0331019zm.jpg

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/9408/pic0329917rv.jpg

I love the blue....its simply one of the most alluring buildings at night now...it doesnt scream for attention, but draws you to it like the moon at night.

The pools at the plaza below are also very nice.

very apt description! except i think it does kind of call out for attention, in singapore's case anyway

the most awesome part of this building to me, would only the the lobby, podium or whatever you all called it... just to confirm, its the 1st floor... other then that, if its altogether alot taller then what it is now, it would absolutely be alot more striking in the skyline...

Sky gardens

http://img312.imageshack.us/img312/7127/gshole8jw.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Dizzying.... :dizzy:

Poll it!!!:cool::D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=5768115#post5768115

Interesting facts about this strange tower:

"A state-of-the-art facade system which allows optimiun daylight penentration while reducing glare and heat transmission

Extensive use of landscaping and skygardens to reduce ambient air temperature.

The building is also structually designed to allow future extension floors. This eliminates the need to demolish and rebuild in the future."

From a pdf document.

____________________

Some info:

"A true combination of an excellent location and a world-class design - One George Street is easily in a class of its own. Together, this experienced partnership has succeeded in providing a secure, productive and unique office space that is One George Street – the benchmark for future offices to come.

Designed by renowned architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, this new age financial centre is set to grace the Singapore skyline first quarter of 2005. One George Street has integrated recreational and commercial facilities to produce an office building with a difference. Large efficient floor plates, dedicated trading floor, private lobbies, panoramic views and beautifully landscaped sky gardens are just some of the unique features of this premium office building. An infinity-edge swimming pool and gymnasium are also located within the building for you to recharge yourself at the end of the day.

One George Street is the ultimate platform for your business lifestyle.

Official name: One George Street
Address: 1 George Street
CBD Location: Raffles Place
Floors: 25
Unit Size: 7,000 sq ft and up
Floor Size: 27,000 to 30,000 sq ft
Other: Private lobbies, panoramic views, beautifully landscaped sky gardens, swimming pool and gym"


More info in pol. :cool:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/gscloseup.jpg

Wow.....didn't know there is a swimming pool......thought it was just a normal skygarden.....:cool:

maybe there is a fitness club in there...not sure, but it sure stands out from the crowd :yes:

EXCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!!! Views from the pool

1.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/ylstan02/One%20George/DSC_0008.jpg
2.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/ylstan02/One%20George/DSC_0011.jpg

I suppose they are small trees?

Or if not they'll crack the concrete one day... :eek:

I'm sure they would've thought of that already before going ahead with the pool deck.

:pepper::cucumber:

cheers

excelsvr

EXCLUSIVE!!!!!!!!!! Views from the pool


WOW!! Great pics babystan! :banana:

maybe there is a fitness club in there...not sure, but it sure stands out from the crowd :yes:
There is a Fitness First gym just next to the pool. I believe they conduct aqua-aerobics classes for members there.

Yes I've been there to enjoy the view a few times although I'm not a member. There was even a cafe up there, but it closed down.

why the cafe close down? is rental too high? or is it because the owner SUAY then kena no money.
Anyway OT a little... anyone know when the office building opposit 1 George Street, Apollo Centre, was built?

cheers

excelsvr

It looks like it could be between 20-30 years old.

Apollo Centre up for sale for over $200m

4 Sep 07

Price tag amounts to $1,345 psf of net lettable area

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2007-09-04/BT_IMAGES_UMAPOLLO4.jpg

APOLLO Centre, a commercial building in Havelock Road, is for sale for more than $200 million, the property firm marketing it said yesterday.

The 99-year leasehold property is being sold by Singapore-listed Apollo Enterprises.

And since the sale was announced, there have been many enquiries from potential investors, said marketing agent Knight Frank.

'Given the lack of similar investment buildings in the market and the many interests expressed, a transaction price in excess of $200 million is not unexpected,' it said.

At $200 million, the price would work out to $1,345 per square foot (psf) of net lettable area.

By comparison, almost a whole floor of nearby Chinatown Point was sold recently for about $1,250 psf of net lettable area.

The Apollo Centre, a seven-storey office and retail building, has a land area of about 54,600 sq ft, and a gross floor area of around 217,500 sq ft. At present, the net lettable area is 148,700 sq ft.

There are shops in the basement and on the first and second storeys and offices on the upper floors.

Because of the limited supply of office space in the central business district, Apollo Enterprises has obtained in-principle approval to change the use of the building's second storey from retail to office.

If the whole floor is converted to office space and targeted at a single occupier, the lettable floor area could increase by about 11,000 sq ft, Knight Frank said.

It said rents in the area range from $7.50-$8.00 psf per month (psf pm) for office space and $8.00-$8.50 psf pm for retail space.

The tender for the Apollo Centre is open until 3pm on Oct 16.


By UMA SHANKARI

^ Wow....seems like Singapore is doing a cleaning up session(for old places)....:yes:

Haha that's where my father's office is. Anyway, thanks RafflesCity! If I'm not wrong, it's very :old:, around 25 years old.

cheers

excelsvr

Yes, its time to clean up or rather bring some life to places that have fallen behind and becoming obsolete.

They have already done so. Look at the Leisure Park Kallang, a lifeless and obselete place, but now they have rebuilt it and are going to open in November.

http://www.pbase.com/gomus/image/95854866/original.jpg

What is on the roof of this building, looks like 7 floors of nothing?

Nice building but a bit short. i also like the circular lobby shape. Interesting!