The cladding is progressing at almost light speed ;)

edit sry, doesn't work anymore

1st pic is stunning:booze:

http://www.ecb.int/ecb/premises/shared/img/webcam/hires/latest.jpg

http://www.ecb.int/ecb/premises/shared/img/webcam/hires/latest.jpg

From yesterday.
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5364/img6931z.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2613/img6935p.jpg

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/3895/img6936l.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/8153/img6938x.jpg

Great update :okay:

Really like the transparent outcome of the facade. Hope the atrium facade will be similar or even more transparent so we can see the spiral sculpture and the two towers remain visually separate.

thanks for the update tom!
too bad the towers won`t be about 30meters higher, so they`ll look rather fat and compact, especially on a -otherwise stunning - perspective like the last pic..
in contrast to goschio i think the fascades are rather reclecting (only the - later - inner parts of the northern tower seem to be more transparent), but i also hope that there will be a clearly visible difference between the cladding of the atrium compared to the fascade of the towers themselves.

is the part of the facade which is concrete the stari case? how tall is it now? go frankfurt!

Btw, Are they going to relocate the iconic 12-stars sculpture to the new location?

Anyone know how public the skyscraper will be? Can a normal person visit the atrium?

Btw, Are they going to relocate the iconic 12-stars sculpture to the new location?

read an article, saying the sculpture does -not- belong to the ecb and they have no great interest in it anyway. it will propably be 'thrown away' thereafter.


http://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/nach-ezb-umzug-frankfurt-will-euro-skulptur-wegwerfen-11538410.html

read an article, saying the sculpture does -not- belong to the ecb and they have no great interest in it anyway. it will propably be 'thrown away' thereafter.


http://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/nach-ezb-umzug-frankfurt-will-euro-skulptur-wegwerfen-11538410.html

What? That's insane! I can take it off their hands. :angel:

does it fit in your trunk? i could stop by and give you the measurements.

I could rent a van a drive it to Finland. :yes:

http://galeria.vystavba.info/var/albums/Ostatne/fotky%20z%20ciest/Deutschland/Frankfurt/ECB/IMG_6078.JPG?m=1329596527

http://galeria.vystavba.info/var/albums/Ostatne/fotky%20z%20ciest/Deutschland/Frankfurt/ECB/ECB.JPG?m=1329596527

http://galeria.vystavba.info/var/albums/Ostatne/fotky%20z%20ciest/Deutschland/Frankfurt/ECB/IMG_6105.JPG?m=1329596531

That middle part will also be sealed by glass, right?

Yes.

http://h9.abload.de/img/chbl__-071005-pic_atreklee.jpg

love this building when is it due to finish (liebe dieses Gebäude, wenn es aufgrund beenden)

webcam

http://www.ecb.int/ecb/premises/shared/img/webcam/hires/latest.jpg

What a pity, this tower is completely beautiful, but it's far from the main skyline :/

I think it works well as a solitary outpost, or in some way a forerunner of the Frankfurt skyline.

The European Central Bank is one of the most powerful European institutions.
Inside the main skyline cluster, it'd be just another skyscraper. That way its special meaning for Frankfurt and Europe is emphasized.

In addition, I think it should remain as a solitary tower there. It'd destroy much of the impact if other towers were built around it (which isn't planned anyway). It wouldn't make sense to extend the skyline in this direction as well.

http://www.faz.net/polopoly_fs/1.1664764!/image/4110388251.jpg_gen/derivatives/width610x580/4110388251.jpg

from http://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/8-7-millionen-euro-frankfurt-bezahlt-umbau-des-kaiserlei-kreisels-11664762.html

Nice tower

http://www.faz.net/polopoly_fs/1.1664764!/image/4110388251.jpg_gen/derivatives/width610x580/4110388251.jpg

from http://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/8-7-millionen-euro-frankfurt-bezahlt-umbau-des-kaiserlei-kreisels-11664762.html

Nice, looks like the cranes unload parts of the new river bridge.

This is already like halfway! I really slept it through, what a surprise! haha

^^ Halfway? More like almost "2/3rd-way"... on ECB-webcam (http://www.ecb.int/ecb/premises/shared/img/webcam/hires/latest.jpg) pic of March, 1st I get 28 and 29 levels for slab and 30-31 levels for the cores. Considering the glass top above top floor, I'd say it's at 100-110 meters now. :)

Will it be possible for tourists to take a tour through the tower?

Seems highly unlikely to me if it will be the ECB hq, for security reasons.

there will be a visitorcenter on site, but you will not be allowed to access the tower itself except you`ll work there..

there will be a visitorcenter on site, but you will not be allowed to access the tower itself except you`ll work there..

They seem to have planned a press-conference room high up in the tower though, where journalists will get to go. We should start The SSC-news agency and send a team of journalists there for press-conferences regularly. :)

Some new photos I took today:



http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_1.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_2.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_3.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_4.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_5.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_6.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_7.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_8.jpg

http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee427/Raptor_1982/ecb_hq_2012_03_15_9.jpg

Why is there a naked drinking lady on that building?

Why is there a naked drinking lady on that building?

Next to it are the brothels "Sudfass" and Eroscenter.

http://www.fr-online.de/image/view/2958176,1955812,highRes,Sudfass+%2528media_620758%2529.jpg

That's Germany http://www.breitband.bz.it/forum/images/smilies/smiley-sunglasses.gif

Next to it are the brothels "Sudfass" and Eroscenter.

http://www.fr-online.de/image/view/2958176,1955812,highRes,Sudfass+%2528media_620758%2529.jpg

The Euro employees will probably find a way to declare those costs as well. :|

this brothel is going to be demolished and replaced with apartments. thank god.

great update, thanks.

Great update! :okay:

awesome tower! can't wait to see it topped out :D

awesome tower! can't wait to see it topped out :D

I agree, it's such an awesome tower :cheers:

I'm not carried away but it's original...I wish it wasn't that massive. The good point about it: its cladding, really beautiful.

Twenty or even 30 m higher and the building wouldn't look as fat and plump, as it will look now.

Besides, isn't this thread in the wrong section? The building will feature a spire (not an antenna) that will bring the height to 220m (as far as I know).

this tower is even at 130 meters just magnificent! I saw it several times this afternoon, just fantastic! ♥

...I saw it several times this afternoon, just fantastic! ♥

I envy you :)

I envy you :)

pictures don't even show 1/10 of its beauty! Wonderful strong lines.

http://www.ecb.int/ecb/premises/shared/img/webcam/hires/latest.jpg

webcam today

some pictures made yesterday by "epizentrum DAF" (http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=331588&postcount=547):

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3621.jpg

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3589.jpg

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3590.jpg

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3611.jpg

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3614.jpg

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3631.jpg

http://www.dafmap.de/d/serve.py?2012/nd7_3641.jpg

and two pics from "skyliner DAF" (http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=331503&postcount=546):

http://www.abload.de/img/img_59888kc73.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/img_5990m4dn6.jpg

I don't like the shape of the frankfurt cluster, and unfortunately this nice skyscraper is so far from it :(

Are those cross-braces really work structurally? or just decoratives?

Are those cross-braces really work structurally? or just decoratives?

just found THIS (http://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/premises/construction/structural/html/index.en.html) on the ECB homepage:

The structural design of the two office towers is based on reinforced concrete frame constructions. The north tower will consist of 45 floors and the south tower 43. Steel trusses and connecting platforms in the atrium join the two towers together to create a single static structure.

Jex7844 posted this awesome pic in the wrong thread..
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9087/27453026.jpg

^^ just WOW.... :righton:

awesome skyline photography :cheers:

Wow this angle with ECB included is very impressive, sehr schön!

Great pictures and great building!

Nice picture and it gives you an idea of how it could have looked like IF it was built in the banking quarters (bankviertel).

nice pictures

i´m not sure if i should post somebody´s pictures here, so...just the source...at the "DAF (http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/index.php)" (Deutsches Architektur Forum) Ghostwriter (http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showpost.php?p=332518&postcount=556) posted some very nice pictures, he made in the last two weeks...just have a look...they´re great!

^ Great photos of a breathtaking building, in deed. Even better, it will grow higher and they will glass the gap between the two towers, thus forming a tall atrium. (Xorcist, to your question: With permission by the owners, you can hotlink their photos. Without, you can only post links to the original website/post as you did in your last post. Thank you for that and cheers to Berlin.)

new pics from monday

http://www.flickr.com/photos/voxs/7039142635/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/voxs/7039143521/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/voxs/6893047996/

amazing!! :)

on sunday i gonna visit the city and i will take lots of pics from the tower and other construction sites also, taunusturm,main-gate etc. :D

Keep them going. so nice.

Update from 04.04.2012:

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc06899mkjkl.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc06905l1kxl.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc06957phku3.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc06959cbjcg.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc06971lzjly.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc069759nk82.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc06979v1j6x.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc069810wk69.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/dsc0712496j2o.jpg

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/5385/img2352nm.jpg

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4561/img2373jg.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/4707/img2409o.jpg

noch ein paar fotos von mir:

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/7876/img2459y.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5351/img2465a.jpg

http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/5581/img2472m.jpg

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/5061/img2498v.jpg

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/5599/img2499o.jpg

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7351/img2518mq.jpg

mit gefällt die verjüngung nach oben hin sehr gut von diesem winkel aus

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6838/img2520s.jpg

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/6215/img2539y.jpg

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7919/img2549v.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8941/img2554wd.jpg

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7899/img2558gb.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2810/img2560gu.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/994/img2563td.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/3937/img2564y.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7524/img2565u.jpg

ich finde die Fassade sehr gelungen, hat eine gewisse Ähnlichkeit zu den neuen WTC Türmen.

http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4927/img2566xk.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3295/img2586rz.jpg

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/4742/img2587s.jpg

from german forum

^^
Beautiful pictures! Thank you very much for sharing! :okay:

Great update! Will be keeping an eye on this one to see how it turns out.

^^
Beautiful pictures! Thank you very much for sharing! :okay:

+1 :drool:

+2

Love this one:

http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/5385/img2352nm.jpg

BUC0vIVHWUE

my video from main tower observation deck

awesome, thanks :cheers:

a slightly old pix

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6922884155_d367d6b43e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonynguyen/6922884155/)
European-Central-Bank | Frankfurt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bonynguyen/6922884155/) by Bony Nguyen (http://www.flickr.com/people/bonynguyen/), on Flickr

I love this baby :bow:

Das ist schon / c'est très joli

Nice building but looks expensive, any update on what the projected costs will be?

I am totally suprised by the speed of this project! :)

Nice building but looks expensive, any update on what the projected costs will be?

at the beginning it was about 1 billion, then they divided the costs. now it should be around half billion, if i am informed correctly :nuts:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3985/e55g.jpg

^^
It's an amazing construciton site, i never saw a highrise being built in that mannor...
I hope that the glass front connecting the 2 towers will be VERY transparent, otherwise i am sure i might look ugly and to stumpy.

Nice developments. Frankfurt should get some more skyscrapers on this side of the citycenter.

looki looki

http://www.abload.de/img/ez1viyei.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/ez2x1bs4.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/ez3jtl32.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/ez6efxs9.jpg

http://www.abload.de/img/ez9zgzb5.jpg

This tower would look awesome, if it would be maybe 30m higer, maybe even a super tall. :( Like this, it will turn out rather fat.
And again, shouldn't this building belong to the skyscraper forum? It will feature a spire (not an antenna) rising up to 218m.

awesome pics!!! :O

To be honest, I think the design is already dated. The fashion of tilted walls and diamond shaped glass boxes was big some years ago. But now it's already cliché and the building isn't even finished. That wouldn't be that bad, if it wasn't towering over the entire city. I think it should have been planned close to the highrise businesscluster.

To be honest, I think the design is already dated. The fashion of tilted walls and diamond shaped glass boxes was big some years ago. But now it's already cliché and the building isn't even finished.

So whats trendy right now? Straight walls and boxy glass boxes? Or cylindrical cones with metal facade again. Keep in mind trends come and go. This tower will stand there for at least the next 50 years. So its compelty irrelevant what is trendy this year or next year. Quality is what matters.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5057/latestm.jpg

:cheers:

it grows constantly :banana:

great cladding imo

go ffm !!

Here are 3 Pictures (Panoramic), shot yesterday, showing the huge connecting Building (connects Skyscraper and the old "Grossmarkthalle"), seen from the north, then a view from the west, a very close shot, and finally a picture of one of the main river bridges...for a bigger version, please click on the picture.

shot yesterday:

http://www.abload.de/img/pan1forumkldsaig.jpg (http://www.abload.de/img/pan1forumgr8vxeg.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/pan2forumklbzbin.jpg (http://www.abload.de/img/pan2forumgrvobqb.jpg)

http://www.abload.de/img/pan3forumkljmaha.jpg (http://www.abload.de/img/pan3forumgrvml3s.jpg)

shot on 4th of may:

http://www.abload.de/img/pan3bearbeitetgrwebkllij5u.jpg (http://www.abload.de/img/pan3bearbeitetgrwebz4jsd.jpg)

all pics by me

Damn, just 185 meters, and such a cool building :cheers: I like it more and more as it rises. Thanks for the updates, and keep them going ;)

i totally agree with you, it should have been taller, at least 220m without spire. It will look too fat when completed.
with the spire it wil be exactly 217m though.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/finestshots/7195735240/

new pics on flickr, of yesterday

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7225/7190967210_3793151d21_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laternamagica/7190967210/)
EZB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laternamagica/7190967210/) von Laternamagica (http://www.flickr.com/people/laternamagica/) auf Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/7002292040_23da6904af_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stannarius/7002292040/)
Skytower under construction May 2012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stannarius/7002292040/) von Rene Stannarius (http://www.flickr.com/people/stannarius/) auf Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7091/7127819383_628be7b7e7_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9157014@N03/7127819383/)
EZB (http://www.flickr.com/photos/9157014@N03/7127819383/) von schremser (http://www.flickr.com/people/9157014@N03/) auf Flickr

:D

It looks amazing, much better than I hoped for. :)

truly a landmark building.

the recent webcam pic:

http://www.ecb.int/ecb/premises/shared/img/webcam/hires/latest.jpg

and new photos on flickr of may,17th.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/goblin2601/7215151806/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/goblin2601/7215102712/