Thought id kick this off . The CC (construction certificate) was lodged this weeks so it will start construction ASAP!
Im not sure if they have to demolish the existing 13st/50m Mann Judd House? probably

Rendering

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/184753.jpg

heres a model of the 86m/26storey apartment tower.(grey model) it will complete a 90m high wall along kent st.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/04/187142.jpg

it's a bit .. samey, isn't it? I know it's a challenge with apartments but apart from a few high-profile exceptions they all just look so similar.

Why can't they look a little more .. auspicious? sydney is beginning to look like a cheap resort village. I know we can't pretend to be melbourne, but I'd at least like to see glass and steel .. not just this wishy washy sand-coloured crap! And i'm getting sick of the "token, useless, seemingly random architectural feature" which manifests itself on this project as that white box in the centre extending down a few stories from the roof.

other than that .. it's good to see the market is kicking, ugly buildings are better than no buildings!

hk

I agree whole-heartedly with HK. The design of (ESPECIALLY) residential towers in Sydney leaves a lot to be desired. Where's the diversity? Where's the glass? Where's the other colours besides beige, grey, white, off white and cream?

Hello SCC? Demand better designs! Achk!

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hey what can you do? have you heard of Sydney sandstone colour? where stuck with it! lol

This particular apartment tower is a very upmarket development (as the location suggests), and unfortunately I don't think the upper echelon of Sydney society are prepared to spend a couple of million on an apartment in a "funky" tower! ;)

Besides, the available sites left in this city are just too small and restrictive to venture very far outside of the box - the best designs I have seen that manage to provide something a bit different (to an extent at least), are The Common, and perhaps the new 161 Castlereagh St proposal - depending on materials used.

I guess this is the problem of density - the crowd is big, and very few can be "tall poppies" (especially after SCC cuts them down! ;)).

It's a very upmarket part of town. You need to "up there" to have any hope of obtaining an apartment. This would have to be one most surprising outcomes from residential development in the CBD. No-one was expecting this twenty years ago.

And didn't someone post a few months back that it was starting to resemble New York's Upper East side???

Oh my god. This is right near my work place in the AON Tower and right behind those Lend Lease twins. Culwulla, what would I do without you. It is so good knowing about things well before they even start. You ARE a hero. And I'd say they would have to do some demolishing because there's something there already.
Another 1 to monitor progress of. There would have to be close to 2o buildings I'm monitoring at the moment. I spent $70 on photos today of all the construction sites in 7 rolls of film. Bring it on.

Here is a clearer picture of the model, even though it is not as close as Culwulla's shot

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/p79b249233ae9c82d0d29a40d195d7b4f/fd354b92.jpg

Because of bigger buildings in the area I never really noticed the one that they will probably demolish. After studying it today let me tell you it is a piece of shit and just doesn't look right sitting their between the other apartments. Thank god it's on death row:guns1:

A photo to back up your point

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid49/p3030beeef844899f4567621e48bde177/fcb5a020.jpg

I think it's headed for the ozscrapers jail!

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The Mann Judd House was built in 1965 and was an innovative little scraper for its time.built with reinforced concrete it was built to only 13 storeys which as time went on, spelt doom for the bdg, as the site can clearly hold a much taller development.
oh well, the new aprtment complex will be a welcomed project to the much sought after precinct!

I know I say it's a crappy building and all but I do also realize that it was good in it's day. Take AAPT for example. I quite like that building because it's a biggy but lotsa folks say it's crap. It would of been engineering brilliance all those years ago and I respect that. Anyway when's work gonna start on this Stamford site.

It's not a badly designed tower. It blends in pretty well with Georgia Apartments. It blends in so much it looks like the Georgia is apart of the complex.

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Apparently this month!

Probably after all the holidays I reckon. I haven't been to the model room yet Mr Wulla. I intend to ask for you when I'm their.

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no worries! always look forward to meeting new forumers!:D

Cool.

Even though the existing thing is a shitbox I have already started getting photos. It will be good to look back on it in the future and remember what was once there.

I wanna see demolition on Monday morning when I go to work.

"apparently this month"

ha .. that's what I like to hear! Good shit!

crane you should buy a nice high res digital camera. They're just better these days. I can't imagine what your house must look like with thousands of photos just sitting there! Digital images are so much more versatile ..

hk

Actually this building is growing on me, despite my earlier criticism. Let's just hope we keep those apparently mirrored balcony mirrors and the slightly gold-yellow colour! Looks nice against the blue sky and of course every building looks good at night : )

hk

I think I will have to get a digital. After seeing Bulwara's shots of World Tower at night I need something like he uses, not that I know what he uses. Anywayz I like this building as well. I wanna see cranes.

I know it's minor but today I noticed a fair few bricks have been taken down from the side laneway side of the building.

Still no action. What's the latest news. Have they run out of cranes or something.

For construction to start, they need to have a construction certificate from council. Culwulla, have they been granted one yet?

I think they are getting things together to start within next few months.

Here's a little article from the Commercial Property section of this morning's Sydney Morning Herald (11/6/03):

Stamford Marque Starts

Barclay Mowlem has begun construction of Stamford Land Corp's $108m Stamford Marque development at Kent Street, Sydney.

There sign is at the top of the old building being demolished. That's it so far.

I don't think has been much demolition of the exterior as the interior is probably being gutted and stripped.

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Stamford Marque Starts

Barclay Mowlem has begun construction of Stamford Land Corp's $108m Stamford Marque development at Kent Street, Sydney.</td></tr>
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LOL! You're not wrong about the "little"! ;)

view from pyrmont today. the short man Judd house is to be replaced with Stamford marque whch will fill in that 300ft high row quite nicely.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126marquesite.jpg

I don't think anyone has confirmed whether the old mothball is to be demolished. If so then why is a sales centre set up down on ground level.

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good point i will endeavour to find out today!!
:D

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its history! as i thought, cause the floor plate for Stamford is much slimmer than current 15storey bldg. So the 38 year old bldg will take approx 3months to disappear and excavation will then commence.

well work has started on erected scaffolding to bring the old bird down!
its all go go go!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/07/205055.jpg

I hope they use a dark blue crane onsite.

I guess the interior is being stripped as we speak.

That huge mobile crane they used to take the crane from King Street Wharf was outside this site today. Didn't notice any evidence of it putting a crane in place. Wonder what it was there for??

Nother weird thing, before a fortnight ago I'd never seen this mobile crane and now I've seen it 3 times in 2 weeks. Once today, then King Street Wharf, and also last week putting up that crane at 101 Waterfront Apartments. Weird.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/pb78ab1d72e0e4618200fffd34ae97470/fb2dcc43.jpg

Originally posted by climbing_crane
That huge mobile crane they used to take the crane from King Street Wharf was outside this site today. Didn't notice any evidence of it putting a crane in place. Wonder what it was there for??

Nother weird thing, before a fortnight ago I'd never seen this mobile crane and now I've seen it 3 times in 2 weeks. Once today, then King Street Wharf, and also last week putting up that crane at 101 Waterfront Apartments. Weird.


That crane sounds like a total construction slut! Getting around all over town! ;)

BTW, glad to see that there are finally obvious signs of that little tower coming down! Thanks for the pic c_c! :)

I saw that today, but when it was much cloudier. I didn't get a picture because my camera was running short on battery.

sometimes i think its sad when a highrise comes down! This bldg was built in 1965 ,so its same age as me!! it was an early example of reinforced concrete construction. it has had a lot of memories flow thru the bldg and that will be razed from existence!! oh well its all for the better this time! the stamford marque will be double its height and be around probaly til end of time! (due to strata titled)lol

They have been saying the same with office buildings, many of which are now becoming strata tiled, making it hard for residential developers to snap up towers to build towers.

Originally posted by Fabian
They have been saying the same with office buildings, many of which are now becoming strata tiled, making it hard for residential developers to snap up towers to build towers.

It makes it hard (nay, impossible!) for developers of any kind of property to purchase sites for development!

Originally posted by finn
It makes it hard (nay, impossible!) for developers of any kind of property to purchase sites for development!

There will always be at least one person who is not prepared to sell in such situations even if the offer is pretty high.

view from maritime centre today!
down she comes!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/218918.jpg

from today! its comin down fast now!

https://www.emporis.com/files_transfer/6/2003/09/220919.jpg

haha, you reject lol

And noone even cares that your going.

view from pyrmont bridge today!
its almost gone! quick!! must be down to only a couple of floors? you can see bulldozer working away on a floor.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/228187.jpg

haha, the injection must of killed it quick.

Just the basement levels to demolish now.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p31e2d9421ffcdde5be4e1718c2d83fb0/fa855362.jpg

nice pic CC, been out there lately?
this must be a hole now?

I see it every day. It's hard to see in but I still think it's at ground level.

These pics give an idea of where its at.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p0ab6d8771fb5dd697d36a9d7c84bc8bc/fa46f599.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/pe6a1cc75a6695df0c51612033bf52c7d/fa46f54f.jpg

right on the spot again! the hole should start soon and concrete pumping by march next year!
pump it, pump it real good!

There's no fences at the back anymore so views are easily visible, but not for long they will hoard it over soon.




http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pd73a8b4aebfd0767d31954229c9d4789/fa0cbca6.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pd255b9b1eba267527e64992ee7228fef/fa0cbac4.jpg

Site is now level from back lane. Here's 1 from out front showing new advertising.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pe63ff6444774451a5f922aeac58d180c/f9e2a751.jpg

This one didn't turn out how I thought it would.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p8830f2e0fff1f032d73d5298c98755e0/f9c5ef49.jpg

Originally posted by CULWULLA
Pump it, pump it real good! LOL CULWULLA. Why that almost, no does sound very naughty :naughty:

The demolition pics by c_c are reminiscent of the demolishment of the Triple 888 Club for the stinky old Aspect site....For those interested, link: Aspect Demolition Site (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?threadid=2877&perpage=20&pagenumber=11)

Marqueses in todays storm.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p358d08005549a4ecac72d2fa3c69c58a/f9bdb4ea.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p680a8cda5da01b96bb11fbd48f09f917/f9bdb589.jpg

The city will have another deep pit soon.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/p23ebe1acbc5943b3aef1354ae74b0873/f99436d8.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/01/240362.jpg http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/243753.jpg

I was in the area and dropped by the site. It's completely hoarded up but I was able to see through a small gap within the hoardings. It was empty and no one was on site and they still digging for the foundations. This was not what I had hoped for.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid128/p82ec08406719d3d074849c0d16fdbacd/f7d8495b.jpg

I never pass it because you can't see nothing.

The site today. Got alot deeper since I saw it last in February.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid131/p6cda14a13c7f58e443641791379e17f0/f7ae6d17.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid131/pf91f12b6440f3b3e2fb474063a4e7193/f7ae6c4a.jpg

I see you snuck your camera through an even better gap than the one I saw. :)

Seeing that site being idle sure is a sad sight. :( I don't want this site to meet the fate that other sites had in the 1990's which we all dreaded.

GET BACK TO WORK

Might also be a safety issue because of all the people now working in the Lend Lease building and that blind alley where some trucks will go.

WE HAVE A CRANE!!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/pea85ccf159a6ef62db0538882df5fc4e/f6de2193.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid140/p3513fcfab9ba9a875c39795668386645/f6de219c.jpg

Cool, that one snuck in out of nowhere....excellent to see this one hasn't bitten the dust, hope we see some good action on the way soon.

Good stuff!

i dont any "bite the dust" anymore. they eventually go ahead. you cant loose in Sydney property market. Its eventually worth building! lol
they just had to get there shit together!
another 300footer here we come! but unfortunatley, it wont be a landmark but more of an another piece of a wall.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/stamfordcranespe27.jpg

love the giraffe digger!!!


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

Beisdes the already lodged crane, great to finally see some real foundation action on Stamford Marque!!

*Muse dreams of exactly the same happeing on Aspect's site, right NOW!!*

BTW The same type of giraffe painted track hoe was used for assisting with the foundations of Pacific Place's plaza area just to the east of Epica in Chatswood, as such (Taken by moi on Sept 12, 2003):

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379epicaconst8.jpg

^^ Even the same attached green accmpanying mobile.

very cool

the 8storey deep hole is nearly done.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/culwulla/stanfordmnov22.jpg

That crane is only in operation about 20% of the time

I went past site today and corebox has yet to reach past hoarding but not long away!

that Digger is used up near Dural on the highway

still nor visable core
http://img116.exs.cx/img116/5464/marquecrane9ma.jpg

hmmmm.....

we have a core. lol its actually still some 6 storeys below ground.
http://img246.echo.cx/img246/462/stamfordcore7fg.jpg

core has risen heaps. should be above ground in a few weeks
http://img74.echo.cx/img74/7520/stamfordmay253sv.jpg

Thanks for going so far out of your way to update us on this Cul, Even when I was in Sydney earlier on this year, I still didn't manage to make it out to this one. Looks like it is indeed rising quickly!

ive just viewed latest plans of stamford and its come up a floor and 2 more metres in height to now consist of 27storeys and 88m high. Its amazingly deep hole is 31m from kent st or 11 levels of carparking.The colours were indicated as browns and 'alpolic' silver trimmings-similar to 126 phillip streets.
should look c00l.

another interesting thing i noticed on elevations was that there was NO level 4, 14 or 24! It said it was a 30 storey bldg but really its 27. superstition?

another interesting thing i noticed on elevations was that there was NO level 4, 14 or 28! It siad it was a 30 storey bldg but really its 27. superstition?

You mean there's no 4,14 or 28 but there's a 13? That's strange.

yes theres a 13. sorry ive edited post i ment 24th floor. so the number 4 seems to be omitted from floor numbers.its apparently UNLUCKY in Chinese superstition.

I've heard that "four" and "death" sound the same in Chinese.

core has reached Jenkins lane
http://img131.echo.cx/img131/5503/stamfodmargq7me.jpg

core box is now 1mtre above kent st, so wont belong until you will see it above haording.

yes theres a 13. sorry ive edited post i ment 24th floor. so the number 4 seems to be omitted from floor numbers.its apparently UNLUCKY in Chinese superstition.

Yeh, 4 is a very unlucky number to the chinese. It indeed sounds like death in Chinese, so quite commonly used instead is 3A or 13A, etc. On the other hand, anything with an 8 in it is deemed to very lucky, so thats why so many buildings in Asia have 88 floors. In a lot of cases, some buildings also have 8 sides. It'd be funny if people start creating buildings with at least 167 or 169 floors for those other Asian Australians who understand what it means. :)

today. core is in level with hoarding so next rise you will be able see the sonofabitch.lol
http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/1053/stamford8zu.jpg

^lol sonofabiatch

Yeh, 4 is a very unlucky number to the chinese. It indeed sounds like death in Chinese, so quite commonly used instead is 3A or 13A, etc. On the other hand, anything with an 8 in it is deemed to very lucky, so thats why so many buildings in Asia have 88 floors. In a lot of cases, some buildings also have 8 sides. It'd be funny if people start creating buildings with at least 167 or 169 floors for those other Asian Australians who understand what it means. :)
no wonder the building's height is 88m?

core now 2 floors above street
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/3350/stamfordcore8ve.jpg

NO REAL PROGRESS IN AUG

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/1734/stamfordaug300rs.jpg

LOL No real progress ever! What a frikken dud this is.

...and to think it's not even the slowest site in Sydney. Depressing.

LEV6 IN BOX
http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/6672/stamfordm9oy.jpg

LOL No real progress ever! What a frikken dud this is.

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

interesting fact : 4 also sounds like the word death in japanese.

Now that is some real progress for the beginning of sept. Keep it up, even though this isn't a particularly interesting building- both architecturally and for its impact on the skyline...

BTW Muse, gonna go and check up those Parra reports now before I forget again!

level 10 in box
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1910/stamfordmoct127sf.jpg

Hooray! We have lift off. Good progress in one month.

Thanks ParraMan :) (first time I saw that post)...thanks CULWULLA :okay:

lev12 in box. 40m high
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9545/stamfordmoct248eu.jpg

yes!! progress finally!

wow, leve16 in box.
the brown colour is shown on south face.
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4971/stamfordmarqnov241lz.jpg

lev19 in box
http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/8104/stamfordmdec93vh.jpg

Last week

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1527/p10557085hl.jpg

CULWULLA started this thread in April 2003 and I remember finn first posted a render of it on the old OZScrapers site. I had to go back and check out the render on the first page as I had truly forgotten what it was envisaged as. Gee, you'd think they were rebuilding the Empire Stated Building.

True meaning of a "filler".

from today
rear
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9351/stam5gh.jpg

not long before top out
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/7731/stamford6vr.jpg

i think core has 5 levels to go.
http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/184753.jpg

Well it took a long ime to get going, but is showing good progress for the last six months. I'd also forgotten how it was supposed to end up looking. Like said, is just a filler, but looks quite nice too.

Making its mark from Pyrmont. Just Another eight floors to go.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/968/p12760338ux.jpg

^^^^ wow what a chock-a-block view!!

great shot. actually fabian, only 4 floors to go.doesnt quite reach roof of georgia.

It certainly is a chock-a-block view :eek:

great shot. actually fabian, only 4 floors to go.doesnt quite reach roof of georgia.I think Fabian meant floorplates, which 8 would be about right. See below...


http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/184753.jpg

heres a model of the 86m/26storey apartment tower.(grey model) it will complete a 90m high wall along kent st.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/04/187142.jpg

...

view down kent st from bathurst st
http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/3046/10016245wx.jpg

It certainly is a chock-a-block view :eek:

I think Fabian meant floorplates, which 8 would be about right. See below...

...

I should of been more specific and yes it had eight levels to go floorplate wise and another three or so levels for the core.

its ok fabian, you dont have to apologise. its just a forum. ;-)

i think its topped out
front
http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/8651/stamforddup3rn.jpg

rear
http://img45.imageshack.us/img45/6086/stamfordup8hf.jpg

looking good

...'balcony city'...and not one spot of washing to be seen :D

Charcoal grey seems to be the go http://www.sayhey.co.uk/invboard/html/emoticons/scratchchin.gif - EuroTower take note.

core box gone.
couple more floors to go
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2120/00000536dl.jpg

today from prymont brudge. the hong kong wall is nearly complete.
just about done. this took soooo long to start but has zoooomed along once it got past street level.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7908/stamfordm9az.jpg

LOL @ Hong Kong wall.

What are they constructing on the south-western corner of Stamford Marque? Looks Like a funky patterned privacy shield in regard to the building immediately to its south, as that has apartments that face onto Stamford Marque.

In the pic posted by you CULWULLA on 1st March, it's also visible in the first pic. In the render, it just appears as white rectangular panels and doesn't go all the way to the top. Just suffient enough for it and the neighbouring building.

today
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3637/imgp62081zd.jpg

It's chockers down there...

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379StamfordMarqueA.JPG

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379Stamfordmaruqefromsussex.JPG

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9584/00002637ud.jpg

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/9669/00003131xg.jpg

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/6874/00003573op.jpg

crane is down, painting about done. anyone want to take some completed shots and ill turf this in archives.

overall. ok. like the vertical lourves.brown colour different
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1736/0000589qk0.jpg

^^ :okay:

Took a while to get started, but worth the wait for what it is. Nice addition to "the wall".

:puke:



I'm sorry. :( I really don't like this building. The louvres are like bits of cancer all over the building along with the dark colours makes it a visually depressing eyesore.

i dont think anyone really cares what there unit looks like. Its all about location and views these days.

^^

Yes and that is why Sydney is so far behind. If it were me I would be worried if my apartment looked like shit from the outside. In a highrise, IMO the importance of the aesthetics to exterior are in the ratio 3:2. While you are the only person that can see the interior, many thousands of people everyday will see the exterior, and if it looks like shit, they will not think much of you if you live there.

If more people cared about what their place of residence looked like on the outside Sydney would be 10x better. But it's people who don't give a fuck that bring the aesthetics of Sydney down.

If I ever gain a high role in Sydney's developments I will certainly get this thing reclad, or removed and replaced with a nice glassy residential building. It has one of the best views in the city and yet it looks like a pile of dogshit. Yep, a reclad or replacement is definitely needed.

I think this is one of the most hottest apartment blocks in Sydney. I love the outside. I think it is an example to developers of what to do, rather than what not to do.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/438019453_78b13f4b92_o.jpg

^yes, the tower was designed from inside out. apparently excellent units. shutters do look good.

The apartment towers at that end of town are good given the limitations that the sites have. Liking the vairations in the facade along its southern side. Normally you'd see a blank wall.