Great S&B projects... never realised

[Gatis]

This is thread to put together the renderings of great buildings in our region which have been announced some day but were canceled.

[Gatis]

The winning proposal for "Saules akmens"
Back in the ancient 2001 year Hansabanka organised tender for their new office building. The winning proposal was elaborated by fine architect company "Depo projekts" and it was named "Saules akmens". The building was shaped like a large stone... most likely it was meant to be large piece of amber.
Proposal had some 15 floors, if I remember correctly.
http://img89.exs.cx/img89/914/ko_10_02.jpg

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/843/ko_10_04.jpg

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/9822/ko_10_05.jpg

http://img89.exs.cx/img89/7501/ko_10_06.jpg

[mlm]

"Stjernecentret" is probably the largest Danish highrise proposal that was never built. It was supposed to be build in Århus in the late 80s/early 90s and was actually approved. The height was 150 m. with different floor numbers and planned usages. The design was also changed several times.

The arcitect was Jørn Utzon (Sydney Opera House) and his son.

And the renderings:

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/aarhustour/stjerne1.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/aarhustour/stjerne2.jpg

http://www.mikaellykmadsen.dk/aarhustour/stjerne3.jpg

There's a bit more info on emporis - Stjernecentret (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=166742)

[AtlanticaC5]

Scandinavian Tower in Malmö, 274 m to roof (325 with antenna), 85 floors with hotelrooms. Was cancelled this year. If built, it would have been the tallest skyscraper in Europe.

http://www.wingardhs.se/images/projects/scand_twr/scand_sek.jpg

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/0002/17/tower2.jpg

[Moolio]

This thread should definitely be Finns' cup of tea...

[Geex]

Such tower and they dare to cancel it? They are crazy :(

[John]

The Municipality Building in Vilnius which was never built (27 floors ~100m), and the old verion of New City Center development plans :|
http://www.jad.lt/savivaldybe/render6.jpg

Present look :bleh:
http://www.hanner.lt/common/img/obj/12/big/10.jpg

http://www.jad.lt/savivaldybe/sonas_su_fonu.jpg

http://www.jad.lt/savivaldybe/priekis_su_fonu.jpg

Skyline which will never happen ---->>>>
http://www.jad.lt/savivaldybe/1-as.jpg


Old development model of New City Center...
http://www.jad.lt/savivaldybe/3d-maketas.jpg


...to compare with the newest one :yes:
http://img87.exs.cx/img87/7083/Image475.jpg

[ch1le]

Im Glad that other skyline didnt happen, et is tiny on that! The muncicipality building was very fine i must admit... Sad about all the other projects not coming true...i dont know much about projects not made in Tallinn yet... things usually just POP up then quiet down, and then get attention...

[Edd]

Interesting projects. That proposal of "Saules akmens" looks nice but I think the "Saules akmens" which stands in Riga today looks a lot better.

[sdes]

150meters tall Flatscreen was canceled (1990) because of the recession. The Flascreen plot located almost next to Itämerentori.
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2000/11/120464.jpg
That's the only image I found :(

Ober told me that there were plans to build a 30 (or was it 40?) storey hotel to the Keilaniemi, Espoo. It was canceled because of the same reason that Flatscreen.

[Artis]

Very nice idea. Should be interesting thread.

there will be exhibition opened next tuesday 23 of the November at Museum of Architecture in Riga called "Latvija, kuras nav. Non-existent Latvia" . Exactly the same thema ...

[Estboy]

i dont know much about projects not made in Tallinn yet...
What about the project on the very right of your picture-Maakri/Lennuki Corner
http://www.solness.ee/static/body/151.1.image.jpg
And according to SSP also Maakri 19/21;Maakri 28/30;Maakri 34(never heard of these) and Hotel Viru Annex

[ch1le]

hmm, i belive none of those except Viru annex have been buried...
and thats not my pic :) :runaway:

[Oberleutnant]

Here's some projects that were never realized, no pics though:

1920s-30s:
Several high-rise projects planned to the city downtown

1970s:
150m tall Fortum headoffice was cut to 87m

1980s:
- 100m high-rise in Helsinki downtown
- 150m "Flatscreen" high-rise
- Four 40 story skyscrapers in Tampere (all projects were killed by the economic depression)



@ sdes

If I remember correctly, it was 30 stories.

[Estboy]

i belive none of those except Viru annex have been buried...
and thats not my pic :) :runaway:
Might be that they will be built in two years or so,like you said(like Tartu mnt.15 and Tornimäe Towers-I first heard about them like 3 years ago)
Well lets hope that...

I got the picture of your post in Tallinn development thread and I guessed it is yours...

[sdes]

@Ober
Nice list, "- 100m high-rise in Helsinki downtown" I haven't heard about that one before. :)

I would like to add to the "1980s:" list:

-102m tall Maamerkki was cut to 82m :(

And 1990:
>100m Cirrus was cut down to 92m

[sdes]

Almost forgot this one:
http://www.hel.fi/ksv/projektit/pasila/historia/pop_ups/images/salminen_lt86.gif
30 storey twin towers in Keski-Pasila, 1986.

[Gatis]

Wow! Thanks for input! Turned out to be very interesting thread

[schmidt]

Europa tower is already finished? Looks DAMN GREAT!!!

[Gatis]

@bom, you missed "only" 6,5 months ;)

[Vaidas]

Does anybody have renderings of the first SBA tower proposals back in July 2003? The tallest one was pretty impressive :)
BTW, my interest in the competition for SBA tower design was the reason why I found Skyscrapercity :)

[John]

I still have those renderings :)

The kick-ass proposal of 150+ m high SBA tower
http://img57.exs.cx/img57/8977/IMG_2110.jpg

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/4995/IMG_1308.jpg

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/7167/IMG_2119.jpg

http://img57.exs.cx/img57/3848/IMG_2123.jpg


33 storey 124m high proposal
http://img57.exs.cx/img57/4638/IMG_2115.jpg

~20 storey proposal
http://img57.exs.cx/img57/8734/sba_x.jpg

[ch1le]

how could a 150m masterpiece of a tower turn into a 12 storey midrise?

[John]

@ch1le

they wouldn't allow to build such a tall building in this location. It also seems that SBA decided to decrease the floorspace from ~35,000m2 to 7,000m2 :(
Anyway the current building is going to be a really nice one (unless they would change the project what I hope is not going to happen).

[ch1le]

that very weird ...to reduce floorspace 5 times..

[Gatis]

In order to revive this thread - two more non-realised highrises in Riga
1. Riga City Council, 1939
http://img95.exs.cx/img95/5360/p5sratslaukumaparbuv.jpg
This facade faces Daugava. In order to build it there were destroyed several quartals in Old City in 1939 - 1940. Then started war and the idea was not realised. The tower of City Council is very high - but I do not remember how high it was. At least 150 meters - but most likely conisderably higher.
In general - I am very glad that it was not realised. This concept is just boring. I am completely sure that the new project to come will be much better.
2. End of 1960ies, general plan of Riga.
http://img95.exs.cx/img95/7213/e2hcentradebesskrapj.jpg
Only Hotel Latvia was built out of these highrises. Further away, in place of modern Dailes theater there was planned also 30+ highrise.
Behind Hotel latvia goes Dzirnavu Street. Project planned to make it 3 times wider, destroying more than 100 Art Nouveau buildings. The place where the other highrises were planned also has lots of valuable buildings.
Again - I am very glad that this was not realised.
In early 1970ies local and Moscow architects criticised this concept. Only Hotel Latvia was built - and nearly nobody liked it.

[grendy]

I'm really trying to find some pictures of this project but it has been very hard and so far I have none, but here's the short and sad story anyway:

Four 40-story skyscrapers, a huge round-shaped building and a few triangle-shaped buildings. This is what Tampella area would look in Tampere today if the visions would've came true. Those 40-story buildings would've been about the same height as Näsinneula observation tower (168m).

The area was planned by architect Timo Penttilä in 1989. The project was named Tampere's Manhattan, Tamhattan or Turhattan (the lastest propably invented by the people who were against it, a rough translations would be like uselesshattan or something :) ). The planned area was 26 hectares and the planned floorspace was 420 000-570 000m2.

Tampere city council voted YES to the plan (56-8, two empty, one absent) in 1989. The NO-voters were from Green party (of course) and one man/female from People's democrat-party. The citizens opposing the project were watching the vote/meeting at the balcony and threw roses to the people who voted no. (goddamn idiots, it's been more than 10 years and no progress yet :) ).

Later in the year 1989 there were seven complains left of the plan to the provincial justice. In 1990 the really weird and sad thing happened: The provincial justice invalidates the city councils decision because of FORMAL THINGS: The substitute-coucil members were invited to the hall in wrong order, and two officers were involved in the planning who were "non-competent".

So there went that plan. Nowadays the buildings are mainly 4-8 floors high and the tallest building will be Fenix Sirius which will be 15 floors. The construction still goes on today.

[Oberleutnant]

Big thanks for the detailed English account on what happens. If you get the pics, I'm sure you'll let us know. (I'll try to be more active in ICQ, too).

[grendy]

Oh yes I'll post the pictures here if I find some :). I got some new information about Fenix Sirius also, I'll post that when I get home and can translate the e-mail I got to English..

[Þróndeimr]

Well, this one in Bergen was a great project, but this was never realised either...:cry:

http://home.online.no/~runness/ch/images/Bergen/Bergen%20Stadion%20Hoyhus.jpg

[Þróndeimr]

And we have this one in Trondheim. Lerkendal tower which was supose to be built, but in the last second the owners decidet not to built it. If built it would become 75m tall with 20 floors.

http://home.online.no/~runness/ch/images/Trondheim/Lerkendal%20Tower-1.gif

http://home.online.no/~runness/ch/images/Trondheim/Lerkendal%20Tower-3.jpg

[Gatis]

Seems, Scandinavia had opportunity to get really fine towers. That one in Bergen is absolutely fabulous. Can we move it to Riga, next to Riga Arena? ;)
(Although that arena in Bergen looks way cooler than the arena in Riga)

[Þróndeimr]

@ Gatis

Yeah, it would become stunning, i don't remember how the arena in Riga looks though, perhaps they shuold reconstruct it...:)

[grendy]

That Bergen-project looks definitely awesome! A true world-class building-complex, but once again, sad that the project didn't happen :(

[pablonis]

mother fuchers (srry for my reaction, it's that i've never seen SBA tower like that one 150m+, and i'm angry on those looser's who didn't let to build him, but a place for real isn't very good)

[Dr.Jackal]

mother fuchers (srry for my reaction, it's that i've never seen SBA tower like that one 150m+, and i'm angry on those looser's who didn't let to build him, but a place for real isn't very good)

As for me,I still hope this project be realized by some another customes in NCC. This design is too good to be never built.

[pablonis]

well i hope so to

[Devilution]

Well, this one in Bergen was a great project, but this was never realised either...:cry:

http://home.online.no/~runness/ch/images/Bergen/Bergen%20Stadion%20Hoyhus.jpg


Heh, looks like it was ripped from the movie "I Robot" ;D Kinda cool, nevertheless...

[Swede]

^yeah! it kinda does. Tho IMO the Burj Dubai is even more I Robot-style.

Now for some Sthlm never-beens, all for the same site (at SergelsTorg in the heart of Sthlm) since they're from the same competition. Nothing was built, in fact the 3s building has been removed to be replaced by a new exit from the subway.

Arndt och Malmquist Arkitekter AB
23s/~80m, residential/offices
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/ArnoMa.gif

Berg Arkitektkontor AB - Option 1000 TAC STOCKHOLM
43s/151m, hotel, 16x16m base.
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Berg1.gif

Pawson Williams Architects
6s/20m offices with a 70mor 35m high screen towards the plaza.
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/PWA2.gif

Wingårdhsandellsandberg HB m.fl. option Sergels Torn
111m residential with a small design museum in the base.
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Win1.gif

Wingårdhsandellsandberg HB m.fl option Visionen Annarella
9s/35m Hotel/Deign Museum
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Win2.gif

Albatross team Ann Westerman AB
17s Residential/offices
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Westman.gif

Carl Deurell ”Tre trevliga torn” (Three Nice Towers)
10s various
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Durell.jpg

Hopp och Beramel
70m offices/residential
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Hep.gif

Lindberg Stenberg Arkitekter m fl (the ones who are doing the on hold Kista Residence Tower)
~30s res/off
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/LindSten.gif

Erik Linn
11s, annex to Kulturhuset
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Linn.gif

Millimeter arkitekter
38s/60m 550room hotel
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/SERGEL_A5_b.gif

MOMO arkitekter
25s/81m residential
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/MOMO.gif

Pergamon Arkitekter AB
12s residential
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Perg.gif

Stintzing Akitekter AB
12s/45m hotel
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Stin2.gif

Urban innovation
9s/35m media studios
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/TobiasFader1.gif

Adam Wycichowski, Studio 305 AB m fl
"Inspiration Stockholm"/"Stockholm IT-tower"
154m various
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/Wycin.gif

whew, took a while to make this post :)

[AtlanticaC5]

Millimeter arkitekter
38s/60m 550room hotel
http://www.sbk.stockholm.se/Sergel0005/SerTornUt/Bild/SERGEL_A5_b.gif

60 m and 38 stories? What were the architects thinking? Floor-to-floor is 1,59 m, something is wrong there I guess...

Btw - of all the buildings, I like the first one best, or maybe Wingårdh's. :)