http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/1639BroadgateTower_pic3.jpg

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/7089/londonbroadgatesv4.jpg

Pictures of site will be added, many forumers have noticed lots of activity on site :)

whoa finally a london design i like,the structural expressionism looks great on this building i really like the diagonal cross x bracings really give it a nice touch,the base of this building looks fantasic and bit bulky but can look pretty good from certain angles/.

Will, Goths site says underconstruction, and it was expected to start in December, but there is lots of activity on site atm.

Oh and chop, chop, fix that rendering :D

A bit fat looking but suits London very well. Its a nice tower

Love the design!

Hello, i'm back.

Wow, i can't believe it is this actually U/C now?

This is gonna be the first tall tower construction ive followed in London

Any pics of the site yet?

I love the dessign. The building is massive.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/1639BroadgateTower_pic1.jpg

My favourite pic of the tower

although it won't be that slim, jeez you wouldn't have space to walk :D

I like

Is there any renders of it on the skyline along side T42 and Swiss Re yet?

This tower looks fat and it won't add anything to London's skyline IMO.

Not bad.

Its modest.

It is an interesting design, a little squarish but I like it.

not my tpye of buildings but still good for the sklyine!A goop gap filler ;)

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/london2012/23.jpg

holy shit guys, you got to be kidding :eek:

Nice as an "inbetween" tower; it won't carry the load of representing London, but than again it doesn't need to. I think it will be a great as an ordinary, boxy, no nonsense counterpiece to the beautiful Bishopsgate Tower.

:omg: A really massive tower!

Is this tower really U/C? That's fantastic! How come I didn't know about this before?

It was always predicicted to start in December, even when Bishopsgate was annouced in the summer

It has now been confirmed by british land. Also it is said to be completed for 2008.

where will broadgate be in this pic?

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/9173/londonskyline6bw.jpg (http://img506.imageshack.us/my.php?image=londonskyline6bw.jpg)

And will it be visible in this pic? If, then where?

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/4924/skyline6at.jpg (http://img506.imageshack.us/my.php?image=skyline6at.jpg)

I doubt it will be visible from there.

but the first pic? Where will it be?

To the left of St Paul's, off the edge of the image, in the distance.

Why so far from the cluster?? The tower won´t change the skyline at all! has anyone got a render of broadgate tower together with the city cluster, so we get to see how far away it will be??

Web Cams up

http://www.britishland.com/content/images/201WebCam/images/camputer3.jpg

http://www.britishland.com/content/images/201WebCam/images/camputer30.jpg

and a new render

http://www.britishland.com/images/201-Visuals_2_0001.jpg

Could you post the link for the webcam?

This is the link
http://www.britishland.com/page.aspx?theLang=001lngdef&pointerid=69E11633342343B4A73006514E995BCA

Nice!

Quite increadible considering the whole thing will be suspended over nine railway lines. Yet anothe city expansion to the northeast. Bishopsgate on one side and Algate on the other. You could draw a line between rich and poor. Its almost like the city is this unstopable steam roller towards brick lane, clearing away the Algate slums. And may it roll on to Canary Wharf, then the skyline will truly be increadible. :okay:

Why so far from the cluster?? The tower won´t change the skyline at all! has anyone got a render of broadgate tower together with the city cluster, so we get to see how far away it will be??

It will make a hell of a difference when viewed from the north.

And it's not THAT far away. Sure, it won't be packed amongst the other towers (Heron, DIFA, Leadenhall, etc.), but it will still be close enough to be considered part of the main City cluster.

And don't forget, there are plans for a couple of other towers nearby.

Loving the cross-bracing on these towers :okay:

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/1639BroadgateTower_pic3.jpg

http://www.pipers.co.uk/source/models/gallery/gallerypics/201_bish_01.jpg

http://www.pipers.co.uk/source/models/gallery/gallerypics/201_bish_00.jpg

The glassy roof connecting the lower part of the tower with the main one is very nice.But that's all :D

if this cladding is as good as the render (they should get intouch with whoever did plantation place) then this will be a quality addition, not just to the northern skyline, but also the ground level around there.

Great! The shape of the building is very visible in the structure now!

A crane is arriving on site - the core is about to begin rising!


http://i2.tinypic.com/qozo5f.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/qozqra.jpg

That's such a lovely project.

Nothing special :wink2:

^people from Madrid are turning into such skyscraper snobs just because they are getting 4 (admitedly beautiful) skyscrapers. Don't get carried away mate, its not that great. you will still have an average to below average skyline!

So many great projects in London.

A 2nd crane is arriving on site.


http://i2.tinypic.com/so4go2.jpg

London sure does have a lot of weird towers U/C and proposed. This looks like the BOC in HK, although I dont think the criss cross pattern really suits the building...

Looks like they're starting on the ground floor:-


http://i2.tinypic.com/takc1t.jpg

Gotta love all the construction webcams in London. Something like this should be mandatory for all huge construction projects around the world :)

Nice to see the construction plot in real

it's such a busy site.

2nd crane is now fully set up. :cool:


http://i3.tinypic.com/vry7au.jpg

Lets hope to see this rise, should be a great addition the the ever growing London skyline :)

Hmm, I'll have a look at the site tomorrow, heh, those cranes will probably reach 180m+

If ya think the Limey is getting tall and will make an impact on the skyline, then.....

maybe not from the usual Waterloo bridge view, but it will definately be visible in other parts.

those cranes will probably reach 180m+

Oh, I think they'll reach higher than that.

Lime Street has only reached about 100m and already the main crane is higher than Tower 42.

^people from Madrid are turning into such skyscraper snobs just because they are getting 4 (admitedly beautiful) skyscrapers. Don't get carried away mate, its not that great. you will still have an average to below average skyline!

don't be over-senstive now... the broadgate tower is nothing special. if it were being built in toronto or san fran, it would never been given anything like the attention it receives for being in london.

it remains to be seen, the cladding, details and implementation of street level redevelopment will be pretty darn good IMO

I would totally agree with the Spanish forumer who remarked that this building was nothing special. However, for the City skyline it will make a huge difference.

It will irrovocably change the atmosphere of Bishopsgate area, transforming it from a midrise realm full of groundscapers and 3-4 storey townhouses (typified by Broadgate, the new Allen & Overy hq and the quaint Bishopsgate Institute) to a fully fledged highrise area. The bulk of this tower will be considerable.

When the Heron Tower and its smaller sibling, Heron Plaza are completed in 2010/11 the transformation of Bishopsgate will be well on the way. Hopefully the Bishopsgate Tower at 1016ft will be completed before the 2012 Olympics showing that the City has completely reinvented itself for the modern age.

I can't overstate how different the City will feel after these skyscrapers have been built. Lime Street and the Gherkin have already made a massive difference to the area.

don't be over-senstive now... the broadgate tower is nothing special. if it were being built in toronto or san fran, it would never been given anything like the attention it receives for being in london.I guess also traditionally we don't associate scrapers with London City as much as such cities mentioned. So for London it is relatively tall, and that is the word, "relative".

A 3rd crane is going up :cheers:


http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4646/camputer306jf.jpg

Yes, its very exciting for us Londoners when very tall tower cranes go up :D

3rd crane is now fully cranked up, and they're putting together a 4th crane at the southern end of the site (nearest the camera).


http://i3.tinypic.com/w1uqsm.jpg

4th crane is up.

Btw - this building will be topped out by December.


http://i3.tinypic.com/wisw1d.jpg

Btw - this building will be topped out by December.

December 2007 I assume.

erm nope. The core will have topped out by Christmas. It won't be complete and ready for use until 2008

December 2007 I assume.
As Peyre says - December 2006. :)

This building will go up super-fast...

^ WTF!!

What kind of construction methods are they using that's allowing a building to go up so fast?!

Why can't this be applied to other London 'scrapers (once they actually start construction)?

As Peyre says - December 2006. :)

This building will go up super-fast...

:cheers:

^ WTF!!

What kind of construction methods are they using that's allowing a building to go up so fast?!

Why can't this be applied to other London 'scrapers (once they actually start construction)?


Steel core, not conrete. All they do is put it all toegether like a giant meccano set :)

Update: Above-ground steelwork is beginning to rise, only 30-35 weeks(6-7months) left until it tops out at 164m :cool:

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8136/camputer302hs.jpg

Extra large rendering -


http://www.britishland.com/images/201-CGI.jpg

Night-time rendering -


http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/344/2232/1600/broadgate%20and%20201%20bishopsgate%20render%203.1.jpg

Current structural status.
http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/2692/camputer39pw.jpg

Pics by DarJoLe:


http://static.flickr.com/56/155010620_a3e93f8462_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/48/155010618_a3e93f8462_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/60/155010617_ddf63895ac_o.jpg

That was really fast! Is there going to be a concrete core?

Great and sleek tower

That was really fast! Is there going to be a concrete core?

No, 100% steelwork like SwissRe

Wow looks nice.

I'll have to take a visit to London later in the year to get a closer look at Broadgate and the others in Bishopsgate.

Look for the red cranes in the middle of the pano. This gives a really good indication of where it will stand in relation to both the City and Canary Wharf clusters (credit to John of SSP for this pic)


http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/449/pict20393ob.jpg





2012 renderings by me (note that LBT (http://www.shardlondonbridge.com/) would be visible just off to the right) -


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/london2012/25.jpg


http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/london2012/27.jpg

Wow!! That skyline is really going to change!!

Brilliant!

Skyline of London in 2012 looks amazing.

Not wishing to brag, but we have even more proposals not included in this rendering. These include:

80-88 Bishopsgate (192m)
Northgate Tower (180m)

Plus LBT (310m) which would stand just off the right edge of this view. Then a little further to the right, you'd see Beetham Tower (220m), 20 Blackfriars Road (176m), and the Doon Street Tower (168m).

Oh! I don't realize that,thanks

interesting development, would it fit the skyline

http://i4.tinypic.com/15ejuds.jpg

http://i4.tinypic.com/15ejvci.jpg

Looking good, not too long before we start to see the frame popping above the roofline of the area.

It is coming along well. It does look boxy from the side and someone could easily be fooled into tihnking it was one of them 1960's things but from the front its great. I can't wait to see it shoot up out the ground.

Now tht's what i'm talking about.Stunning Project!!

Growing damn fast!!! :eek:

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers2/london2012/25.jpg



The columbus tower has been shelved now because the owner of the site sold it on...shame...that was a great looking tower.

http://i4.tinypic.com/15ejuds.jpg

http://i4.tinypic.com/15ejvci.jpg

bloody hell thats fast...hope the build quality is still great though.

How is it anchered to the ground if theres no concrete core...steel being driven into the ground?

is it me or is the diagonal bracing of the building not following the rendering?

in fact its facing the opposite direction....its rather confusing.

i love the tower though. i cant wait till it starts rising above the skyline

That's surprisingly fast!!!. very efficient though.

The steel frame is bearing on the Raft steel which was erected over the Railway about 10 years ago.
Same Steel Co.who are erecting 51 Lime st. !!!!

Thats an excellent building anybody no what has happened to the Minevra building? any news on minevra anybody?

Thats an excellent building anybody no what has happened to the Minevra building? any news on minevra anybody?
"Minevra"? What's that?

"Minevra"? What's that?

Dont be nasty....you know what he means.... :)

Sorry but I can't stand bad spelling. :)

is it me or is the diagonal bracing of the building not following the rendering?

in fact its facing the opposite direction....its rather confusing.




I noticed that too

its actually slightly annoying me now, because i really want to know why they are building it the other way around...

^^ Somone tell the builders....QUICK, they are reading the building instructions wrong....

Just like when you make somtime out of Lego....or that damn Flatpack furniture........it all seems good when you begin, but if somthing is slightly misplaced a few stages down the line it all fucks up and you can't make head nor tail of anything.

:):);)

this building is quite similar to another ones, but no bad

Heres the webcamshttp://www.britishland.com/content/images/201WebCam/images/camputer3.jpg
http://www.britishland.com/content/images/201WebCam/images/camputer30.jpg

so much rust, why can't they use the better way, concrete

once this is built, its going to be iconic and idiosyncratic just like the tower bridge and big ben has always been a international london landmarks.

^it's just a box

so much rust, why can't they use the better way, concrete

Concrete! 120 years of Iron fighting and you want Concrete!
The only way to build scrapers is in steel !!! :bash:

^^ Somone tell the builders....QUICK, they are reading the building instructions wrong....

Just like when you make somtime out of Lego....or that damn Flatpack furniture........it all seems good when you begin, but if somthing is slightly misplaced a few stages down the line it all fucks up and you can't make head nor tail of anything.

:):);)
Are you living in cookoo land or what !! These guys are professionals, One piece at a time thats how they build it!! Just like a well oiled Machine!!!!


:bash:

Bloody hell at this rate it'll be finished by lunchtime next Thursday... Its flying up!

WOAH THAT IS SO QUICK LOADS HAS GONE UP THIS WEEK!

Are you living in cookoo land or what !! These guys are professionals, One piece at a time thats how they build it!! Just like a well oiled Machine!!!!


:bash:


it was a joke dude :)

:) The building is getting built really fast

http://i2.tinypic.com/205th1g.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/205thtf.jpg

Good updates, London Rises

Thanks for the updates wjfox! I like this project, and this part of the city (because is full of interesting projects) !

Couple of pics I took earlier -


http://www.willfox.com/images2/skyscrapers2/broadgate/construction/1.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/Broadgate-2.jpg

ugh...cant see how that mass of iron is gonna turn into the beautiful building that its supposed to be at the moment. It looks like a 3 year olds been let loose with a K-nex kit.

Some of that steelwork is only temporary, apparently.

More pics.



http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/1.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/2.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/3.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/4.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/5.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/6.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/7.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/8.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/9.jpg

One of my pics from yesterday -


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/9-1.jpg

... And just think Heron's going to rise slapbang in the middle of this pic :)

I think you can safely say that in a couple of years one building you won't be able to see from the Willis building will be Broadgate

Yes - Heron Tower, Heron Plaza, and 80 Bishopsgate will completely obscure this view.

Floorplates have started going on.


http://i5.tinypic.com/246wdj9.jpg


http://i3.tinypic.com/246wdw9.jpg

^^ Seemingly such a large site and a complicated construction process.

Thanks for the construction updates wjfox2002.

It's going to prove a great tower for the London skyline, without a doubt :okay:

It's going to prove a great tower for the London skyline, without a doubt :okay:
Hmm... I'm not so sure.

I'm a bit worried about its bulk and the effect it will have on St Paul's cathedral.

^^ Despite what I posted above your comment, your reply/opinion has to respected. Afterall, you are a Londoner.

Hmm... I'm not so sure.

I'm a bit worried about its bulk and the effect it will have on St Paul's cathedral.

and its too far from the main cluster...

I think we have to move on from this continued discussion on any new building in the city being related to the sightlines from an individual building such as St Pauls, there are many other equally interesting old buildings in the city, what about The Fire of London mounument? What about the city wall etc. New and old can be sited alongside each other and co-exist harmoniously, this has been the case throughout history, one parameter of a building such as height is one one parameter, tall does not mean un harmonious. Move on guys and build the city of the future not one of the past.

Being watching this buiding daily on the web cam as it is moving quite quickly.

I agree with Melanie B. Try to look at building in their own merit.

Does it matter that this building is too far away from the main cluster? In 10 years time it may be part of a bigger cluster.

Does it matter that this building is too far away from the main cluster? In 10 years time it may be part of a bigger cluster.Ah, thank Christ. A man with some foresight!

its only about a 3 minute walk from the main cluster - though it looks a lot further

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/51aug.jpg

It isnt even a 3 minute walk... more like a matter of seconds! You'll be suprised at how close it is, from ground level anyway...

Being watching this buiding daily on the web cam as it is moving quite quickly.

I agree with Melanie B. Try to look at building in their own merit.

Does it matter that this building is too far away from the main cluster? In 10 years time it may be part of a bigger cluster.

The 'gap' between this building and the main City cluster can never be fully filled in, as it appears behind St Paul's Cathedral from the most famous viewpoint (Waterloo Bridge). The only hope is for a second cluster to form at the top end of Bishopsgate, perhaps on the goodsyard site.

It isnt even a 3 minute walk... more like a matter of seconds! You'll be suprised at how close it is, from ground level anyway...

eh? seconds? unless you're at a full sprint, I think not. The site of Heron Tower is 'seconds' from Crosby Court (site of Bishopsgate Tower, and Tower 42), but for Broadgate you have a five minute walk up along Bishopsgate past the start of Middlesex Street and Liverpool Street Station and the new Hammerson development at Spitalfields Market. Mind you, I only walk or cycle it in rush hour when the pavements and roads are crammed.

Great photo chest.

The 'gap' between this building and the main City cluster can never be fully filled in, as it appears behind St Paul's Cathedral from the most famous viewpoint (Waterloo Bridge). The only hope is for a second cluster to form at the top end of Bishopsgate, perhaps on the goodsyard site.

....which may happen as there are towers planned for the Bishopsgate goodsyards and Norton Folgate IIRC.

eh? seconds? unless you're at a full sprint, I think not.

Try it... I commute there regularly. And like i said you'll be suprised. Oh and by the way, dont take what i said so literally... "matter of seconds" = less than 3mins.

....which may happen as there are towers planned for the Bishopsgate goodsyards and Norton Folgate IIRC.

There was an enormous development mooted for the site with several towers ranging up to 70 stories some years back, but I think it was dismissed as being too big for the area... Someone with a better memory may be able to better inform you?

Northgate (http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=4713) is a mixed-use tower being planned next to Broadgate and is thought to be around 180m/50 storeys. It's still in pre-planning, but from the information we have, it seems very likely to go ahead.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/4713Northgate_pic1.jpg



Then there's 30 Crown Place (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=314973), an 80m midrise which recently began construction.

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/622/13hc.jpg

It isnt even a 3 minute walk... more like a matter of seconds! You'll be suprised at how close it is, from ground level anyway...
You must be a very fast walker. :)

^ l like that picture of the skyline chest posted up there :)

http://i8.tinypic.com/259wm75.jpg

http://i8.tinypic.com/259wmdj.jpg

London's right though! It isnt that far! Whenever i come through Liverpool Street Station enroute somewhere if i have a few minutes i will take a walk down to the square with Aviva tower.

For a tower of this size, once you get to Liverpool Street Station on Bishopsgate i think it can be considered within reach, it will be visually very connected to the main cluster.

As for the St. Paul's views.... they are important. What we have here is the opportunity to maintain highlighting one of the most awesome cathedral domes found in any world leading city... and if we don't have to compromise that then i don't think we should.

St. Paul's doesnt stunt the city, it's the airport that causes heights to be cut down.

Further, the low rise elements caused by St. Paul's actually create wonderful dips that allow you to see what is around you. Once the current spate of towers has been built the views around the Liverpool Street Station area will be spectacular because you will be able to be so close yet still see alot of towers within one view. If there were towers everywhere you would of course be limited to what is immediately around you.

Posted by SE9 in the UK forum -


I don't know if these have been posted.. so I may as well post them now:

http://static.flickr.com/77/202676002_9926bf4c00_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/74/202675865_6588393081_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/61/202675930_a5a437b643_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/59/202675798_c29224ff5f_o.jpg

Wow amazing model, it looks very slim from some angles.

GREAT MODEL!! Gives a good idea of the size.

Good to compare it to the webcam pictures.

Cheers Wjfox

It's nearly tall enough to be a midrise now.

A site tour is available next weekend as part of Open House (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=374640).



http://i4.tinypic.com/43z8ztv.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/2d7widw.jpg

Some pics from the UK forum.



Some updates from today, really is full steam at Broadgate, lots of steel being whinched up by cranes. Past the new ABN Amro and RBS Buildings on the way up - only lowrises but quite nice and look quite strange at certain angles.

http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/7195/img1779le2.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/5170/img1782ay1.jpg

http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/373/img1783lk9.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/39/img1786xo9.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/9555/img1789wc0.jpg

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4928/img1790sb6.jpg

Oh my, its risen a lot since the last update.
BTW thanks for the updateS.

I love the fact that they have six cranes working on this building. It's like Edward Cranehands is building it.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h126/wildheart99/100_1001.jpg



http://i9.tinypic.com/433n247.jpg



http://i10.tinypic.com/2ir0lqf.jpg

Very foggy in London today. :)


http://www.tvaerials.net/images/broad131006.jpg

Wow. Is this thing already halfway up?

It really has shot up. I'm looking forward to the cladding.

Wow. Is this thing already halfway up?
Actually, it's only around one-third up.

Going up pretty quickly. Would be good to see some shots other than the webcam shots to get a different perspective on the build.

Starting to break the skyline.

Cladding has started.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/Buildings201006003.jpg

This tower is really flying up!

It isnt even a 3 minute walk... more like a matter of seconds! You'll be suprised at how close it is, from ground level anyway...

Get out of here! I'm down those ends all the time. I'd say it's an 8-10 minute walk at least.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h126/wildheart99/100_1001.jpg


Just noticed the location of bishopsgate in relation to Swiss Re. Cant wait now till it breaks the skyline further and you can see it from tower bridge.

Cladding has started.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/Buildings201006003.jpg

Excellent. Cladding has started. Looks good cheers wjfox
(Got any pics from right next to the site from the other side?)

Nice updates

The tower has now exceeded the height of the neighbouring Broadgate Centre and is visible from Canary Wharf -


http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/8102/broadgatetowerbv1.jpg

Picture credit: El Greco

damm london has just to many place to go updating in december!! ;) :)
This tower has got potential but we will see that for sure when we see real cladding! :)

You can see the Broadgate Tower starting to appear in this webcam view of 51 Lime Street (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=282576). Look to the bottom-right of SwissRe:-


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/camputer21.jpg

17/18 floors, approaching the halfway point now.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/camputer30.jpg

It really amazes me how strong the raft over the railway tracks must be to support all of that steel! I hope they got their calculations right!

Just noticed the Lime st web cam view. Will have to keep an eye on Broadgate rising from a different view point.

Broadgate webcam may have to be moved soon do you think?

bloody hell thats fast...hope the build quality is still great though.

How is it anchered to the ground if theres no concrete core...steel being driven into the ground?

I noticed that. Maybe the dimentions mean it isn't efficient to have a concrete core? Either way it means its going up a helluva lot faster! :)

This project is rising incredibly fast. Really! It's going to be a stunner for sure.

Thanks for the pic updates guys :okay:

I did scan through this thread quickly, but I couldn't see how tall the lower 12-level building will be. I also checked Emporis but couldn't see any details on it. Anyone know?

BTW Why are there 2 women erotically showering together in place of a render of London in 2012 on page 1 of this thread? LOL http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=283649

BTW Why are there 2 women erotically showering together in place of a render of London in 2012 on page 1 of this thread? LOL http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=283649

i wondered that too! :lol:

Its now some fruitcake in front of a piano

nice update, thanks.

The webcam views have been enlarged. Images were 640 x 480 pixels before. They are now 800 x 600.



http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/camputer30.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/camputer3.jpg

When will they start with the cladding?

They've already started cladding the service shafts

What are they doing now on the bottom 6 floors?

Scroll right ----->


http://i10.tinypic.com/2ihp2z8.jpg

What are they doing now on the bottom 6 floors?
What exactly do you want to know?

Wow, London's so feminine and pretty (minus the concrete blocks) in that pic plus she's rising fast in that right corner.

It really amazes me how strong the raft over the railway tracks must be to support all of that steel! I hope they got their calculations right!

this is a good point! :sly:

I'd like to post a picture. Can it only be done by uploading to another http address here?

Trying to post a picture: this should be the first hint of the main cladding.
http://static.flickr.com/118/297564665_9e1057e343.jpg?v=0

It's now grown out of the view of the webcam...

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-6/1031551/BroadgateTowerNovember.jpg

Lol they need to point the webcam a bit higher or move it

Or get a new one.

http://xs309.xs.to/xs309/06474/IMG_5226.jpg


Image credit: Potto

Nice pic Fox.

Would i be right in saying the tower will top out somewhere around the top of the highest crane in the above picture?

Using the diagonals I'd put it as at the top of the crane on the right hand side.

Beginning to have quite an impact now. See the red cranes above and to the right of SwissRe -


http://i12.tinypic.com/2hq75h1.jpg



(not my pic!)

I've just noticed I can see it from my flat thanks to autumnal leaf fall... Only a partial view, mind, so don't get too excited!

On the Lime Street webcam Bishopsgate looks further away

very nic pic!

http://i12.tinypic.com/2cnd26r.jpg

Having seen the cladding up close, it looks really average in my opinion - nothing special at all.

Anyway, here's a few pics I took today -



http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/2.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/3.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/4.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/5.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/7.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/6.jpg

Posted by Chest. You'll need to scroll right -



http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/51.jpg

Photo by Oatmeal_Stout, from 8/1/2007 -


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/350561330_7fe0caa049_o.jpg

Love the Night Shot!
Any pictures of the Cladding WJFox?

This (http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/broadgate/construction/6.jpg)is the only photo I have of the cladding.

Here's a long distance shot, by little_d:


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/10th-Jan-2007.jpg

Pics by Ntn Rawlings -



http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/rawlings_of_pre/DSC00925.jpg

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j154/rawlings_of_pre/DSC00926.jpg

Thanks for posting wjfox.

Cladding coming along nicely :cheers:

NICE!!!!!BRAVO LONDON!!!!!

This tower will appear behind St Paul's, more prominently than expected. I've done a rendering to show this.

BEFORE (you can see the upper floors starting to appear here, but there are still 10 floors to go) -


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/134/357511921_ff5e7d6432_b.jpg




AFTER -


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/St-Pauls-view.jpg

Oh Dear. Surely the protected sightlines were taken into consideration?

Evidently not.

As I said in the UK forum - it's incredible how the (relatively harmless) Heron Tower went through a public inquiry, yet this managed to get through without anyone complaining.

Webcam has been moved to a new location. This is the latest pic -

http://www.britishland.com/images/webcams/201bishopsgate/images/camputer3.jpg


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/camputer3.jpg

Thats much better. We can see it grow again.

Posted by Medo. This shows the view from the London Eye. The tower still has about 10 floors to go -


http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/36/bgwq2.jpg

I get a view just like that from my office window in the Shell centre :)

I get a view just like that from my office window in the Shell centre :)

How do you ever get any work done? I'd just sit staring out of the window all day!

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm i like it ish

From Ally Pally
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207020.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207023.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207025.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207026.jpg

Don't worry, I asked the nice security man first.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207031.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics160207029.jpg

Cheers again Luke for posted. The cross bracing will really be striking when the cladding is complete.

Pics by DSimons in the UK forum -


http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/9875/img0352bj6.jpg


http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9498/img0346nk4.jpg

^^it starts to dominate the skyline already!.

^^ Hardly! It doesn't really have much effect on the skyline from the normal/traditional viewing angles (see recent photos on this thread) but looks pretty big from those photos :D It's about 800m from the main 'cluster' of London's skyline so won't be neighboured by other skyscrapers for some time :(

I saw this tower last year, but today :eek2::eek2: it looks pretty nice, and it has a lot of progress, when I saw it the first time it was only a project now it's a reality.

From KelNet



http://farm1.static.flickr.com/172/401017581_f581e4672d_o.jpg

Great updates the city is really going to grow after seeing all those cranes in that one pic

That is definately one hell of a lump!!!! Didnt expect it to make that much of an impact when I first saw the renderings.

That is definately one hell of a lump!!!! Didnt expect it to make that much of an impact when I first saw the renderings.

Probably because they were all craftily of the narrow side of the building.

How much more steelwork needs to go up... Do we know?

^^ 6 or 9 floor i think

12 floors.

^^ I knew it was in incraments of 3. Thats even better.

looks so wide 4 its height

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/166/404899142_4e85661382_o.jpg

That's one great pano, dark clouds above London. I hope it's just the weather and it won't effect all the current and upcoming projects. ;)

I like the the current transparency of the tower

Very cool pic

Amazing picture. Cheers for posting wjfox

Viewed from the North:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/403292092_b80260ef59_b.jpg

Brilliant photo! It looks great from that angle against Tower 42 and the Gherkin.

Posted by Jonas on SSP:


http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4712/img2515sx9.jpg


http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2382/img2535cl8.jpg

Some pics by GazKinz


http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180009.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180012.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180014.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180018.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180019.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180020.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180021.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180023.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d155/GazKinz/P3180026.jpg

seems that those cranes r not working

all of them r in one direction
:nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

From Potto in the UK forum -


http://xs413.xs.to/xs413/07124/IMG_54372.jpg


http://xs413.xs.to/xs413/07124/IMG_54352.jpg

^^ Beautiful pics.

Seeing that last picture makes me realise the potential this building has to be good. Before all I've been thinking about is it's huge width, but imagine when it's fully clad on a sunny day like that.

It is essential the cladding is good!

Published 22 March 2007 at 11:21

Broadgate engineers battle to get Tower back on track

The construction and erection of six, 25m tall, steel A-frames supporting the eastern base of the Broadgate Tower ran over by three weeks at the end of last year due to the work being more complex than first thought.

Coupled with this, high winds over the past two months have put tower cranes working on the site out of action for a week. Labourers for contractor Bovis Lend Lease and steelwork contractor William Hare have been working extended shifts to reclaim the lost time on the project.

Designed by structural engineer Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) for developer British Land, Broadgate Tower is being built in tandem with the 12 storey 201 Bishopsgate as part of a £292M extension to the Broadgate Estate in the City of London (NCE 20 July 2006).

The difficulties erecting the steel A-frames occurred when engineers attempted to connect them to a 2.4m deep, twin-deck, steel and concrete sandwich raft that sits above the railway lines running into Liverpool Street station. The A-frames do not distribute load evenly.

Three-quarters of the loading transfers through the A-frames on to eight new ground bearing piles on the west side of the building. Only a quarter of the load is transferred into the raft that extends over the railway line. Ensuring this distribution was accurate and connecting the A-frames to the raft took engineers longer than expected.

Winds reaching 160kph at the end of January and during February and March rendered the tower cranes inoperable, losing the equivalent of one week’s work. All six A-frames are now in place and both Broadgate Tower and 201 Bishopsgate are nearing full height.

sharp as a knife...

Taken by me, from the top of Forest Hill

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b387/wjfox2005/London_general/broadgate/190407-wjfox.jpg

^^Thats a beautiful pic

^ yeh the second from last is awsome!

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/469732122_7dac9f17bd_b.jpg

Webcam latest -

http://i14.tinypic.com/29g0n01.jpg

It's similar to Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong…
http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/sixwm/2003/09/218828.jpg

It's similar to Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong…
It's only due to the large bracings.

Definitely a fan of your's wj! You keep us updated so well on all the major projects in London. Loving the one taken from the hill. Kudos to you again! :okay:

Thanks for posting the tid-bit on those huge frames. In being a huge frame & brace buff, this tower has got me.

Cool pic too DarJoLe.

Now all we need is some more of that good ole SOM cladding. It doesn't skimp on its projects.

...

And its FINISHED!!!

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/6666/broadgatetowercd6ms6.jpg

Thanks to Danger Mouse for the pic!

^^
Wow! That's a pretty impressive rendering... otherwise he's got a time machine and a camera...

I'm intrigued what the 'fat' sides will look like though, as those are what I see from my flat.

Posted by Manuel -

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/195/473305080_5dc34baaca_o.jpg

it looks hudge...in the London skyline...:cheers:

And its FINISHED!!!

http://img480.imageshack.us/img480/6666/broadgatetowercd6ms6.jpg

Thanks to Danger Mouse for the pic!

Seem to be certain! :applause:

I nice new tower for London, lookin good. Keep up the good work.

wow its going up fast =]

It's probably a render

A great design!