^^ Hasn't moved at all.

This was posted by Culwulla in the WDN. :)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4344669549_11a07df721_o.jpg

Great diagram!

Good to see Culwulla doesn't have the number of floors in Tower 42 as 42, but it's actually 49 levels above ground, not 47.

So why was it given the name of tower 42? I tbh thought that WAS the reason, the number of floors. Anyway thats off topic, to the shard, great diagram, I always enjoyed watching Culwulla's diagrams of burj dubai/Kalifer, now this :)

Fascinating diagram-makes me realise how far the cranes have to go from where they are now,ditto the core of course.Is it possible to access this diagram regularly,and is it updated with the height of the core,etc.,from time to time,do you know? Don't wish to be greedy but it is really helpful having an accurate measure of the core rising rather than doing it against the screen with my old ruler!

Well if Culwulla does it anywhere near as regurally as the Burj Kalifa, it will be either like every week or a few times a week etc, depending on major progress I guess. It was just 'every so often' an updated diagram of Burj Kalifa appeared on its thread.
What amazes me is the width of the core, its so chunky in all the photographs I've seen, yet compared to the steel work around it on the diagram it looks puny, makes you realise just what a real true monster Shard is going to be, especialy being on its own at the other side of the river.

Fascinating diagram-makes me realise how far the cranes have to go from where they are now,ditto the core of course.Is it possible to access this diagram regularly,and is it updated with the height of the core,etc.,from time to time,do you know? Don't wish to be greedy but it is really helpful having an accurate measure of the core rising rather than doing it against the screen with my old ruler!

Well I've had a previous version of this diagram as my Desktop for a while now (again from a post in WDN). Albiet minus a core and some steelwork - I'll have to replace it with this one and it's only been up on the PC for a couple of weeks - great! :)

Toetallix and Francus M.,
that's great,thanks.

So why was it given the name of tower 42? I tbh thought that WAS the reason, the number of floors. Anyway thats off topic, to the shard, great diagram, I always enjoyed watching Culwulla's diagrams of burj dubai/Kalifer, now this :)

42 = no of cantilevered office floors

/offtopic

Thanks for the diagram, shows we've still got a long way to go though :)

That diagram was posted on here a couple of months back

Thanks for the diagram, shows we've still got a long way to go though :)
I certainly hope so, otherwise the Shard is going to be VERY short indeed. ;)

That diagram was posted on here a couple of months back
It's been updated to show the progress of the core/steelwork.

http://i47.tinypic.com/34hcbxd.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/33axcif.jpg

http://i49.tinypic.com/x1j7nb.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/nlpegx.jpg

Cul's diagrams are legendary on SSC.

Hasn't he got the height wrong anyway, it's 309m. (shall we keep that quiet ;))

Well the area around London Bridge is populated with business interests, journalist offices and law firms, it my eyes it is an extension of the city, its basically a walk across London Bridge or Tower Bridge and you are in the true square mile.

Central London or South London, the district can be described as both. As I said before, it is more commonly referred to as South London.

I thought they would have started to attach the steelwork to the core by now. Anyone got inside info? :gaah:

I am impressed at how fast this is going up. Last summer when I had a look from the footbridge overlooking the site, what I could see was, well, just that: a site, no hints yet of the evidently advanced stages of construction witnessed in the pictures posted in this thread. Thanks for the great photos everyone by the way!

I thought they would have started to attach the steelwork to the core by now. Anyone got inside info? :gaah:
They're probably waiting for the concrete to cure some more. Normally concrete is allowed to cure at least 30 days before being loaded.

http://i50.tinypic.com/13ygh01.jpg

I thought they would have started to attach the steelwork to the core by now. Anyone got inside info? :gaah:

Look again...

"Synergy" n. Interaction of concrete and steel forming a structure greater than the sum of their components

1. "That Shard thingy has certainly got some synergy"

:cheers:

They're probably waiting for the concrete to cure some more. Normally concrete is allowed to cure at least 30 days before being loaded.
I saw on sonme documentary that the concrete at the centre of the Hoover damn is likely to wet to this day.

I saw on sonme documentary that the concrete at the centre of the Hoover damn is likely to wet to this day.
Not wet, but still curing and giving off heat.

Greetings from America! I'm hooked and certainly will be spending time here with you. Keep the photos/livecams running! Thank you.

^ Welcome to the forum!

I thought they would have started to attach the steelwork to the core by now. Anyone got inside info? :gaah:

Sadly, you can't see it on the web cams, but the side were the access lifts to the slip form are ( facing the station) the steel work is already joined to the core, and delivery of the floor plates has began today

Thanks guys. So the marriage has started! :bow:

So are they working through the night on this then?

So are they working through the night on this then?
Core yes, steel work no

Greetings from America! I'm hooked and certainly will be spending time here with you. Keep the photos/livecams running! Thank you.

How did you discover the Shard?

Sadly, you can't see it on the web cams, but the side were the access lifts to the slip form are ( facing the station) the steel work is already joined to the core, and delivery of the floor plates has began today

You can see the first of the packs of floor deck to the right of the core already loaded out onto the steel on the head down cam

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg

Next week should see a lot happening

Shots from this evening:

http://i48.tinypic.com/6j2ixw.jpg

http://i48.tinypic.com/2ex2fdx.jpg

http://i45.tinypic.com/11ht4ir.jpg

quite stunning pictures SE9 thanks a bunch =)

I apologise if I am telling the obvious, but did anybody else here notice that the core is growing up even at night-time?
I just did a refresh of the webcams after a few hours, and with much surprise I found out that the core has gone up dramatically in the meantime.

Ah, since I am here, greetings from Pescara; I hope to come back to the beautiful city of London to see the Shard and the Heron tower, this summer I watched the Strata under costruction and it was yet an outstanding view even from a distance; with these new huge skyscrapers I think it will be much more difficult to get lost in London since they will be visible from many miles.

PS Forgive me if my english is not nearly perfect :P

:wallbash:

Central London or South London, the district can be described as both. As I said before, it is more commonly referred to as South London.

The area around London Bridge isn't really known as South London other than when taken as a slight jokey attitude, north vs south. Everyone I know refers to the area around north Borough High street and Bermondsey street as London Bridge, possibly because of the enormous transport interchange there!

Good pics though SE9 :)

sorry, double post

:wallbash:

Sorry if I did a dummy remark, I have been following these threads daily for a long time, and still I find difficult to keep pace with everything going on on the pages of these topics, to be honest I am not really into all the technical stuff either.

Sorry if I did a dummy remark, I have been following these threads daily for a long time, and still I find difficult to keep pace with everything going on on the pages of these topics, to be honest I am not really into all the technical stuff either.

I think it's rather that the same question was answered shortly before your post :)

In answer to the question "So are they working through the night on this then?":
Core yes, steel work no

Great pictures SE9, I'm always underwhelmed at the scale of the building on the webcams, until someone posts better pictures.

^^No need to apologise Gianni. To my knowledge the core has been rising at night for a few days only...I agree with you, many things have happened lately, it's a bit confusing indeed but so exciting I must say:).

Thanks for the pics SE9!

It's gotten so big already, it's hard to believe. Best skyscraper in Europe, here we come! :cheers: I know it's been said before, but IMO this rivals the best designs in the world. With China and Dubai booming it's become a case of quantity over quality, but the Shard is showing how supertalls should be done! :banana:

Great shots SE9 - that first one in particular - the clever angle makes the site look, I don't know, more real and immediate somehow.....

Thanks for the pics SE9!
With China and Dubai booming it's become a case of quantity over quality

I'd be inclined to agree that Dubai is all about quantity, but if I we you i'd rethink saying that about China.....take a look at the Chinese supertall threads, frankly they have quantity and quality.

I have been saving a few cam shots, good way to see the progress.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43807&id=1081422541&l=ea8ec793c9

Hope you guys don't mind me posting this on hear, thought i would try to build the shard out of snow:nuts:
http://i49.tinypic.com/3502snr.jpg

It's lacking a couple of snowballs...

Looks more like... Er... Well I don't think I need to say. And how happy do you look in it's presence! :p jk

Could be a snow sculpture of Green-Bird if anyone remembers that haha

Could be a snow sculpture of Green-Bird if anyone remembers that haha

:lol:Iremember that. I've seen some proposals that I don't like but Green bird was just obscene!

Hope you guys don't mind me posting this on hear, thought i would try to build the shard out of snow:nuts:

Suprised Jordan hasn't been round..

Having just looked at the webcams, its suprising how small the 'MACE'/'Shard' hoardings look on top of the core :| When it started it looked massive and now the core's gaining height it looks like a tiny black strip on the top :D Great to see its sneaking up that little bit more on cam 3

So this is what we can hope to expect...

http://www.bluetang.co.uk/images/shard.jpg

So this is what we can hope to expect...

http://www.bluetang.co.uk/images/shard.jpg

:lol: very good
I will be passing tomorrow, will get some shots of the real thing .

Looks like the Metal Decking packs are ready to be fixed any day now!! Wonder how they are going to get up there to fix them to the steel????

Thanks guys!

The area around London Bridge isn't really known as South London other than when taken as a slight jokey attitude, north vs south. Everyone I know refers to the area around north Borough High street and Bermondsey street as London Bridge, possibly because of the enormous transport interchange there!

Good pics though SE9 :)

The area is referred to as Central or South London interchangeably! The area where the Shard sits is often referred to as South London in a serious context, including by media outlets, journals, organisations and employees. Some examples:

- ITN: "Construction work has begun in south London on what will be Europe's tallest building... (http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist//ITN/2009/03/16/T16030933/)"
- CTBUH: "Construction has finally begun today on Renzo Piano’s long-awaited Shard of Glass in Southwark, south London... (http://www.ctbuh.org/NewsMedia/GlobalTallNews/tabid/468/EntryId/698/Work-begins-on-Shard-of-Glass.aspx)"
- Evening Standard: "A pocket of south London once famous for dockers and pearly kings will soon have the tallest building in Europe... (http://es.homesandproperty.co.uk/property_news/smart_moves/bermondseyishighfashion.html)"
- Achitects Journal: "Construction has finally begun today on Renzo Piano’s long-awaited Shard of Glass in Southwark, south London (http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/1995303.article)"
- BBC: "...But once the 66-storey London Bridge Tower, otherwise known as the Shard of Glass, is built in south London this will become one of the tallest buildings in Europe (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3521644.stm)"
- Sellar Consultant (CV): "Worked with the Finance Director of this £2bn Renzo Piano-designed Shard London Bridge Quarter joint venture development between Qatari Diar and Sellar Property Group in South London. (http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/stuart-eu/5/5b1/83b)"

Referring to the Shard, LBQ or the district as central London wouldn't be wrong; one of the main selling points of the Shard being its central location. Referring to the locale as south London wouldn't be wrong either. :)

I have been saving a few cam shots, good way to see the progress.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43807&id=1081422541&l=ea8ec793c9
Good attempt at the leaning tower of Piza version.
I've been saving cam shots since Oct 09,great viewing back progress every few weeks.Built a Lego Heron,don't think i'll bother with Shard,not enough slopes.
The core must be around 35-38 metres now,i bet it looks massive already in real life-compared with pic's anyways

Looks like the Metal Decking packs are ready to be fixed any day now!! Wonder how they are going to get up there to fix them to the steel????

Thats a good point. All the holes in the side of the core appear to be blocked by wood etc. How will they get up there ?

OMG!!!! almost shit myself with excitement! Walking outside tower hill dlr and right in front of me was SHARD - the core is now visible from the north bank - and it looks huge - and really close to the river........this is going to be stunning!

Thats a good point. All the holes in the side of the core appear to be blocked by wood etc. How will they get up there ?

Access lifts, station side of the core?

Access lifts, station side of the core?

I'd imagne they would use one or two of the steel erector's mobile platforms type thingy, deck and pour the floors then the crane will lift the mobile platforms onto the new floor and then continue with the steel erecting and continue the process of floor laying-mobile platform lifted by crane onto new floor-erect steel- lay new floor-lift mobile platform etc......

the core is now visible from the north bank


:banana:

Pics please (!!!).

I'd imagne they would use one or two of the steel erector's mobile platforms type thingy, deck and pour the floors then the crane will lift the mobile platforms onto the new floor and then continue with the steel erecting and continue the process of floor laying-mobile platform lifted by crane onto new floor-erect steel- lay new floor-lift mobile platform etc......

Cheers Bandy!! might be a stupid question but what stops the deck floor layers from falling, assume they clip to something after being lifted to level by steel erectors??

http://i49.tinypic.com/x1j7nb.jpg

If you look at this image by SE9 you can see the white safety hand rail put up around the 5th floor here, also the workers will be strapped to the cage of mobile platform. Should stop any of this..... :badnews:

It is possible to see why the core stopped for a day or so earlier in the week. It stepped in all around meaning the slipform had to be adjusted.

http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/cranesetcphotos/shard120210a.jpg

Interesting 'hanging' steelwork.

http://www.cranesetc.co.uk/cranesetcphotos/shard120210b.jpg

Grr. Busy week at work meant I've not got to the site with my camera (well, I did on Tuesday only to discover I was out of battery!) :(

Anyhow, I did grab these two on my way to the station this evening...

A small milestone - the core is now visible from the other side of Tooley Street on the walk through More London down from the GLA building

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/94802-2/20100212_0401.jpg

and a little seen hoarding inside the station on platform 13

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/94796-2/20100212_0413.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/94796-2/20100212_0413.jpg

^^ S'alright. :yes:

^^
"Roll on 2012" indeed :D

The core has stepped in already, so early? thought it was few floors up before a step in...
there was a picture posted last month of it..

Considering the shape of the Shard its likely we will see lots of these small step ins as the floor space will become non existant before too long?

Do we have any details yet on who is supplying the cladding? And are there any samples of previous work done by the company.

Really think the cladding has to be superb to really propel the building into a world class icon.

It'll reach the 72nd floor by October apparently.

Do we have any details yet on who is supplying the cladding? And are there any samples of previous work done by the company.

Really think the cladding has to be superb to really propel the building into a world class icon.

Totally agree with you Peyre, the cladding will make or break this. I think there were some renders, actual photos of it posted a while back, I remember it being very light and translucent, which is what is needed, almost akin to the cladding going on the new Rothschild HQ at the moment.

Shard has risen significantly over night apparently :yes:

There's a picture of the actual cladding on here, just let it scroll through the images...

Sellar Website (http://www.sellarproperty.com/)

EDIT: Here you go...

http://leslie-ferris.magix.net/mpfw03/10/69/6E/A2/A0/189B11DFAAA1334852196262/74F9A700189B11DF9819300D03206B12.jpg

I dont realy like clear glass, hmm
but I guess will have to wait and see when its all cladded up :D

pretty sure its time for some webcam shots huh? :D

Ground Cam
http://i47.tinypic.com/np53qp.jpg

Aerial
http://i46.tinypic.com/257lzcn.jpg

London Bridge Sation, It growen :D
http://i49.tinypic.com/1tq90g.jpg

Heya. Normally just lurk here but I was just wondering: where is the link for cam 3? It doesn't seem to be on the Shard website and I can't find it anywhere.

p.s. This is an amazing site and thank you to everyone who is more proactive than myself.

look at my sig...

Do we have any details yet on who is supplying the cladding? And are there any samples of previous work done by the company.

Really think the cladding has to be superb to really propel the building into a world class icon.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/fit3xl/shardfacade.jpg

Is a sample of the cladding.

Nice. That core is racing up.

Weather isn't great, but oh well:

http://i50.tinypic.com/w0jse0.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/vpf9c7.jpg

Is anybody else looking at this site and pinching themselves that this beauty is flying up, and the core is visible from now from certain places at groud level. As a skyscraper nerd this is like one big christmas present evelving before my eyes.

http://leslie-ferris.magix.net/mpfw03/10/69/6E/A2/A0/189B11DFAAA1334852196262/74F9A700189B11DF9819300D03206B12.jpg

In opacity and colour that really is reminiscent of the cladding at New Court and that looks very good so far.

Looks much more transparent to me :dunno:

http://i50.tinypic.com/jza0pd.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/r739qh.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2yy3xw7.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/34eomf5.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/rjie0m.jpg
Not the best of shots but the core can be seen from afar now:)
http://i50.tinypic.com/14wvs3m.jpg

Whoop!:banana:

Is that taken from near the TofL?

That photo from the Tower of London really feels epic. The project that we have watched online, through applications, webcams and on 'that bridge' has broken through the Skyline and from now on the only way is up. Incredible.

Yep. It's the north side of Tower Hill, probably just about in front of the Underground station.

Whoop!:banana:

Is that taken from near the TofL?

sure is :) I'm very much looking forward to the day when i can see it driving down the m11 towards London.

TOWER OF LONDON SHOT
Oh boy, thats gonna DOMINATE this whole tower of london, london bridge area!! Magnificent!!

Ben.Hills83
Tower Of London
Sorry, I know this is off-topic but it's Saturday night---I am intrigued by the mediaeval archer in the Tower-did you put him there and if not who was he shooting at?

Sorry, I know this is off-topic but it's Saturday night---I am intrigued by the mediaeval archer in the Tower-did you put him there and if not who was he shooting at?

English Heritage having one last attempt at stopping this tower ?

Hadn't checked the cams since Friday,Shard is rising fast! It looks massive in a couple of those pic's,and will be an awesome site as it rises for those tourists taking Thames trips!!!.It's constantly pinch time.

Perhaps we should all meet up in the public viewing gallery - Skyscrapercity.com en mass!

There's a mobile crane currently working its way across the fifth floor doing some kind of preperatory work to the core again. It does seem like we might see a lot happening on that level soon.

I passed by London Bridge last night for the first time since the core broke above ground - jaysus it's huge.

Arky

Had my first real-world look at the site for a while today, and the complexity on such a tight site is incredible. Hats off to the contractor/construction manager/whoever's coordinating this job.

sure is :) I'm very much looking forward to the day when i can see it driving down the m11 towards London.

I'm looking forward to the day I can see it cycling to work in the morning along Borough High Street and home in the evening over London Bridge! :goodnight

Came across this while looking up Shard pics on Google - if you fancy a laugh here goes .. it is Shard related ! .....(if you are a devote follower of David Icke I offer no no apology) . http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24430

^^ 100 Internets to you Cat Man Do for finding this site.

I also find it extraordinary how the Shard remind me of the pyramidical Ministry buildings in 1984. :lol:

Came across this while looking up Shard pics on Google - if you fancy a laugh here goes .. it is Shard related ! .....(if you are a devote follower of David Icke I offer no no apology) . http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24430

:nuts:What a bunch of loonies. :nuts:

Came across this while looking up Shard pics on Google - if you fancy a laugh here goes .. it is Shard related ! .....(if you are a devote follower of David Icke I offer no no apology) . http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24430

I feel like joining just to correct them and mention Riverside South that will top One Canada Square in height becoming a non-pyramidal tallest in Canary Wharf. They'll probably go on about the significance of the number eleven though then and it being very roughly in the shape of it and will fail to admit any completely wild inaccuracies. That and the thread is about 2 years dead.

14/02/10. From the Monument..

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030051.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030060.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030055.jpg

At site..

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030147.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/Panorama1-1.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030151.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030170-1.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030175-1.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030172-1.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030192-1.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030191-1.jpg

http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n464/freddycoasterman/P1030193-1.jpg

I notice that the core has now got slightly narrower, that must explain the hiatus we had last week. I wonder how often this will happen as I though it was going to rise significantly before its first alteration.

Great update Freddy.c, thanks

I notice that the core has now got slightly narrower, that must explain the hiatus we had last week. I wonder how often this will happen as I though it was going to rise significantly before its first alteration.

Interesting, I never noticed that. It can't go on like that too far or the elevators on the ground floor are going to need a tunnel to get into. Perhaps its a one-off to provide that little extra support at the lower part of the core?

Came across this while looking up Shard pics on Google - if you fancy a laugh here goes .. it is Shard related ! .....(if you are a devote follower of David Icke I offer no no apology) . http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24430

What does this make Bishopsgate? A mythical representation of a pigs phallus? :nuts::weird:

Thanks for the pics Freddy - lots of steel now attached to the core. I think its the first time we have been able to properly see that.

I notice that the core has now got slightly narrower, that must explain the hiatus we had last week. I wonder how often this will happen as I though it was going to rise significantly before its first alteration.

Sorry for reposting that drawing by Culwalla guys, but it might answer your question Wellenflug:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/4344669549_11a07df721_o.jpg

As far as I can see, I'd say roughly 4...

bending loads are always greatest at the anchored end of a cantilever, so it makes sense to give extra strength at the bottom of a tower. Also, IIRC, there are multi-floor spaces on the lower levels, so the core needs to be stiffer without the support of surrounding steel.

Aren't the cranes going to have to jump pretty soon?

http://i50.tinypic.com/210hq95.jpg

today from north of the river, close to the site of 20FC:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4358952065_a4df40e4d2_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4359693774_91ba81617a_b.jpg

and from Saturday:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4359024339_01d26c7433_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4359022725_a594042fb2_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4359760358_51cabafbfc_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4359758644_f30fdae228_b.jpg

not quite visible from river level:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4358955187_c1d92c1b7a_b.jpg

Someone needs to demolish a vast swathe of the buildings along the riverbank around there, really!

Someone needs to demolish a vast swathe of the buildings along the riverbank around there, really!

Agreed! Those buildings make the area look tatty and ugly. :bash:

I notice that the core has now got slightly narrower, that must explain the hiatus we had last week. I wonder how often this will happen as I though it was going to rise significantly before its first alteration.
I wonder if maybe the interior of the core is still the same size and the walls are just thinner now since they will be supporting less of a load? That way all the elevator shafts would still be continuous.

I wonder if maybe the interior of the core is still the same size and the walls are just thinner now since they will be supporting less of a load? That way all the elevator shafts would still be continuous.
Absolutely.

Aren't the cranes going to have to jump pretty soon?

The shortest crane will definitely need to be jacked up shortly.

awesome! The cheeky blighter is about to start making one hell of an impact isn't it!

A view from Battle Bridge Lane, just off Tooley St...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/15Feb10026.jpg

Hey, I've been following the Shard and this thread with interest for about a year now, although I only just got round to signing up here.:lurker:

Now that the core's going up it's actually possible to see the Shard from the top floor of my college on the other side of central London (Kensington), which is what spurred me to post. I don't have any pics unfortunately as all I have is a poor camera phone. I'll be able to watch it grow on the skyline in the distance and check it out up close when I've got some free time.

welcome! Get involved sport. We're not precious. A view is a view!

Someone needs to demolish a vast swathe of the buildings along the riverbank around there, really!

I presume you're not talking about London Bridge Hospital, St Olaf House and the like? There's some great buildings along this part of the river, including Hay's Galleria..........admittedly there's some crap too like the yellow-ish 80s office block which has to go!

Right, I finally got some time today to pop down to the site at lunch time, so it's a bit of a bumper update with 40-odd pics.

I'll not post them all here, but you can see the rest (and all of them a bit bigger) in my ShardGallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/)

Here's a few picks of the pics.

First up, a little visual trail up from Guy's courtyard on St Thomas Street, round the corner onto Great Maze Pond and up the pedestrian bridge staircase over the street.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4361565423_593acf4d9c_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4361565689_1c9d38194c_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4361565895_5ce93f894d_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/4361566047_5b38a5c587_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4361566181_a733a44203_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4361610597_c83b1a4048_o.jpg


Concrete delivery at Gate #2 (possibly my favourite photo of the day)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4362305984_9873ab4064_o.jpg


Steel fixer at work on Joiner Street side of the core. You can see some of the frame on this side is now bolted to the core.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4362307348_bf689662b7_o.jpg


Goings on from London Bridge Street

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4362307650_516d192e73_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4361567193_75fe838db6_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4361566993_b297462e22_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2725/4361566621_11ae8b51ee_o.jpg


A closer look at the same fixing I noted above

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4362308234_c292448409_o.jpg


Steel on the station side of the site

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4361567545_f8a752b01b_o.jpg



Peeking over the top of the railway from the arcade on the north side of Duke Street Hill.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4362308662_c65e452543_o.jpg

edit: seem to be having trouble with my server this morning, so I've re-hosted the photos at Flickr.

Addendum - I also spotted these babies at the eastern end of the site

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4362305638_84e8245612_o.jpg

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like some floors are going in there soonish.

Not long now and for a short period we get to see what's happening on the top of the core ;0)

http://i47.tinypic.com/257lglu.jpg

cybertect it seems like your server's getting hammered. unfortunately i quite often cannot load your pics. anyone else having difficulty or is it just me?

cybertect it seems like your server's getting hammered. unfortunately i quite often cannot load your pics. anyone else having difficulty or is it just me?

Sorry. I'm not quite sure what's up but it's offline at the minute - looks more like a connectivity problem with my ISP than anything else. :bash:

I've re-hosted the pics I posted in the thread on Flickr for the time being so you can see them.

cybertect it seems like your server's getting hammered. unfortunately i quite often cannot load your pics. anyone else having difficulty or is it just me?

Yeah, same here, he really needs a better web host.......

Looks as though the steel is attached to the core on Shardcam 1, between third and fourth floors.


EDIT as we can now see in Cybertect's photos

I was abusing my computer, haha
I thought it was stuffing up, thats why I couldnt see the pictures :lol:

Addendum - I also spotted these babies at the eastern end of the site

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4362305638_84e8245612_o.jpg

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like some floors are going in there soonish.

Woo, their gonna start laying floors :D
not to long and we will have some concrete! god this is going quick!
There must be an unbelievable amount of money being pumped into this!

Great pictures as always cybertect (Y)

Sorry. I'm not quite sure what's up but it's offline at the minute - looks more like a connectivity problem with my ISP than anything else. :bash:

I've re-hosted the pics I posted in the thread on Flickr for the time being so you can see them.

cheers cybertect, always appreciate your updates :cheers:

Has anyone made up any gifs lately?

There must be some good results from shardcam 2 & 3 by now;)

They've started fixing the floor down

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg

:omg: :omg: :omg:

They've started fixing the floor down

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg

:omg: :omg: :omg:

It's nice to be right about something every once in a while :D

Not much vertical progress in the last week?

If you look at the construction diagram they will pause for a little bit whilst they do works on the ground. After this small pause, it'll shoot up.

They've started fixing the floor down

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg

:omg: :omg: :omg:
You can also see the short tower crane being extended, see the red frame.

Not much vertical progress in the last week?
Its risen the height of the core rig at least ... Thursday the top was lower than the light on the left nearest crane, now the bottom is well past that point that.

wet wet wet

http://i45.tinypic.com/2pooaja.jpg

Not much vertical progress in the last week?

Be thankful that this isn't the Freedom Tower then, It's taken about 2 years to get this far.

Cam 64 is going to be useful, I just wish it was angled downwards a bit more.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9263/camputer64.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/camputer64.jpg/)

Cam 64 is going to be useful, I just wish it was angled downwards a bit more.

You say that now, but before long you'll be wanting it tilted upwards!

Haha, very true :)

Cam 64 is going to be useful, I just wish it was angled downwards a bit more.

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9263/camputer64.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/camputer64.jpg/)

look how much floor they have laid. :banana:

The Shard lettering is now in clear view when standing at Waterloo East station. ;)

look how much floor they have laid. :banana:
Anyone here work for TFL .. that could be the location of your desk!

Dom!

More flooring and it looks like it's grown overnight as well! :banana:


http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/9996/120y.jpg
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/8840/99370220.jpg

Thanks for the pics Ejit, where can i find the live webcam feed?

:)

Cam 1 (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer81.jpg)
Cam 2 (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer120.jpg)
Cam 3 (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg)

At least I think that's the right order.

:)

Cam 1 (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer81.jpg)
Cam 2 (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer120.jpg)
Cam 3 (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg)

At least I think that's the right order.

Cam 1 is down

Cam 1 is back up - I had wondered if it had been decommissioned but alas it came into life this afternoon, ready to see the floor go in soon I hope on this side.

Cam 1 is back up - I had wondered if it had been decommissioned but alas it came into life this afternoon, ready to see the floor go in soon I hope on this side.

Its still saying Tuesday

Its showing a current image for me.

No sign of the core (far right) from St Pancras today. Will be hidden by New London Bridge House for quite some time I suspect.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82/supertek/DSC02631.jpg

Has some spare time at lunch with the camera so popped on down :) looks like the construction workers were on their break too hence not much action on site

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4364844763_52fda51f92_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4365589380_2b3c5cfc8a_b.jpg

another milestone!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2692/4364844051_2fec8f05ab.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4026/4365587006_024e4327ba_b.jpg

It has risen another floor since Cybertect's pics 2 days ago.

I have an auto-refershing desktop of construction webcams. Every morning, I move a folder next to the current height of the shard core. At the end of the day, I can see just how much it's grown :)

If anyone wants this desktop, download:

http://www.extracrispy.co.uk/constructiondesktop12801024.html for 1280x1024 screens

http://www.extracrispy.co.uk/constructiondesktop16001200.html for 1600x1024 screens

And choose it from the desktop properties, browse button :)

[url]http://www.extracrispy.co.uk/

Don't I know you from somewhere? :sly: :D

Popped down at lunch time as the weather was so nice. A couple of shots of the new flooring in place on the Eastern side of the core.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95701-2/20100217_0059.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95695-2/20100217_0047.jpg

I'll probably have some more pics up later this evening.

No sign of the core (far right) from St Pancras today. Will be hidden by New London Bridge House for quite some time I suspect.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a82/supertek/DSC02631.jpg

How did you get this vantage point?

I'll be at St Pancras tomorrow.

^^City skyline looks really meaty from there

More pictures in the sun...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10022.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10002.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10001.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10010.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10013.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10018.jpg

...and a bonus pic of Shard Cam 2 atop Guys Hospital.

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/17Feb10023.jpg

update from last week's pic shows good progress on the core.


Last week
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4342925605_2ed4a1e908.jpg

Today
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4365718468_82e213f20e.jpg

@nauticat: it took me a while to find the core, and when I did my jaw dropped!
Arky
Somehow that sounds like a euphemism.

Don't I know you from somewhere?

Rumbled :D

2-3 more floors and it's the same height as Nelsons column.

Cant wait for the next vertical steel columns to go on but I guess we have to wait until the core is high enough to support it.

This is now very prominent from the Millenium Bridge, I didn't have my camera with me though I'm afraid.

Some photos from earlier this evening:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/SE9/Library-2672.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/SE9/Library-2666.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/SE9/Library-2668.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/SE9/Library-2663.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/SE9/Library-2674.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b281/SE9/Library-2661.jpg

As promised, some more from this lunchtime...


peek-a-boo on St Thomas Street at the junction with Bermondsey Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95707-2/20100217_0021.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95725-2/20100217_0038-Edit.jpg


Access staircase to the new floor on the eastern side of the core, now draped with blue netting

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95731-2/20100217_0040.jpg



a couple more images of the aforementioned floor

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95773-2/20100217_0054.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95761-2/20100217_0045.jpg




I didn't remember all this extra steel at the eastern end of the framework before

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95749-2/20100217_0043.jpg


a bit of context

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95785-2/20100217_0058.jpg


Core fixing of steel has made it to the southwest corner

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95809-2/20100217_0063.jpg



The steel on the western side (Joiner Stret) is getting pretty complex

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95797-2/20100217_0061.jpg


more awaiting being fixed

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95863-2/20100217_0081.jpg


and these are the guys that are doing it

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95869-2/20100217_0084.jpg



The access lift to the slipform rig, on the north (station) side of the site

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95875-2/20100217_0085.jpg


and a few that I just liked the photos... :)


Duke Street Hill - the rig is creeping above the station roof

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95905-2/20100217_0115.jpg


The Friends of Guy's Hospital noticeboard at the top of the staircase leading to the pedestrian bridge

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95839-2/20100217_0072.jpg


Tower crane + Guy's Hospital: there was some nice light around about half one.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/95893-2/20100217_0096.jpg

How did you get this vantage point?

I'll be at St Pancras tomorrow.

16th floor of the Novotel ST Pancras. Just use the lifts (the middle one has a panoramic view as you go up). You can also get a view west by going to the end of the corridor and through the service area to the service lift.

^^Great find, a rare viewpoint of the skyline and definately an impressive one

I've currently got a crack in my car windscreen that is growing steadily day by day. I'm loath to get the screen replaced as it is reminicent of the growth of the core! Every morning I get in the car and it's grown abit more overnight. Don't think I'll be posting any photos though...:wink2:

http://i48.tinypic.com/2d6jcjo.jpg

^^ LOL, sooner or later you really are going to have some real SHARDs too!

And an update on the flooring as well.

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9263/camputer64.jpg

That flooring looks pretty flimsy, obviously it's not but is that it ? Plus what about sound transfer between storeys ?

^^ No they will poor a concrete topping of a few inches on to it once the decking is complete for that floor

Lol ... I want them to slow down a bit - it's going up to fast - not enough time to savour it - (joking - sort of :))

Yes it's going up pretty quickly indeed, that's wicked.

Do you guys know roughly the current core's height?:)

Yes it's going up pretty quickly indeed, that's wicked.

Do you guys know roughly the current core's height?:)

Ummm rough estimate... say... 60m? Using the other towers nearby to get a bearing.

^^ No they will poor a concrete topping of a few inches on to it once the decking is complete for that floor

It's handed over to the client, by the contractor with a primary concrete floor deck, the client then finishes the floor, usally with more layers of screed, sound proofing, and then flooring.

This is rather large now :D

Ummm rough estimate... say... 60m? Using the other towers nearby to get a bearing.


If the cabs are at approx 52 metres,the top of the core looks quite a bit under that still,more like44-48 metres

Yesterday

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/646/10741172.jpg
http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1341/56645617.jpg
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2049/99887016.jpg

Given that they are almost on the 11th floor and floor to floor is about 4m, i would say 44/45m tall.

Highest numbers visible on the core were '13' when I was there.

OMG I can't believe my eyes. When I joined SSC this was always like a far off dream!

OMG I can't believe my eyes. When I joined SSC this was always like a far off dream!

Indeed. Seeing it gradually materialise like this, just doesn't seem "right", does it?

I mean, LBT was always meant to be just a rendering, or a concept that's discussed on forums - not a real, actual building. They would never actually construct a 1000ft skyscraper in London, would they? That's just ridiculous!

Oh wait...

6 days ago:
http://i49.tinypic.com/1tq90g.jpg

Today:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2ia7kv6.jpg

It's handed over to the client, by the contractor with a primary concrete floor deck, the client then finishes the floor, usally with more layers of screed, sound proofing, and then flooring.


Something like this perhaps...maybe some steel rebar goes in too ?

http://www.metaldeck.ltd.uk/floordecking.asp

found this company on Google looks more likely to be the company doing this one, and have got some great ariel photos on their website.

WWW.smdltd.co.uk

found this company on Google looks more likely to be the company doing this one, and have got some great ariel photos on their website.

WWW.smdltd.co.uk

I've seen that contractor on site a few times when passing.

Strangely I saw them a few times last year though, some time before the floors went in ?

getting exciting now its visible from ground level - a few different views
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1010865.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1010850.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1010836.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/SHARDHIGH2.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/SHARDHIGH3.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1010822.JPG
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1010823.JPG

hang about, we appear to be getting the Shard. Its just hit me. Love the photos with Hays Galleria and HMS Belfast. So its at 12 - and keeping on going to 72. Marvellous. Basically its going to overtake Guys in a matter of weeks. Uber marvellous.

Incredible progress. I think I'll still be pinching myself when it's topped out!

Something like this perhaps...maybe some steel rebar goes in too ?
http://www.metaldeck.ltd.uk/floordecking.asp
Actually this is the kind of flooring that will be put in as part of the building. What the tenants put in will be on top of this.

Indeed. Seeing it gradually materialise like this, just doesn't seem "right", does it?

I mean, LBT was always meant to be just a rendering, or a concept that's discussed on forums - not a real, actual building. They would never actually construct a 1000ft skyscraper in London, would they? That's just ridiculous!

Oh wait...

JamesC was the most negative person on the forum when this was proposed.

It's great to see the words 'Shard' climbing into view.

Some more..

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/18022010031.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/19022010040.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/19022010041.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/19022010042.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/19022010043.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/19022010044.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p49/zedferret/19022010045.jpg

Wonderful updates everyone.

That last pic,IMO,conveys the most how high the core has gotten and how prominent it is getting,must be about 52 metres high

Just two quick snaps on this Beautiful sunny morning.

From Platform 1 at London Bridge..

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i279/switch_it_on/IMG00942.jpg

And Departing the station looking back.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i279/switch_it_on/IMG00943.jpg

great to see the core rising from the 'more london' corridor in chest's photos. It's going to look fantastic with Shard at one end and Tower Bridge at the other

I got a picture of the site from the London Eye in December but you can barely see the core, only those four cranes. Wonder how tall it will look in April when I go back to London?

Took a few shots on my visit to london this half term, starting to be visible all across the city now

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/4373015734_97b54ed187_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4373019918_34b23c5475_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4373022414_98b5c19437_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4372293471_620fe5beb3_b.jpg

It' rising so fast! I didn't have internet at home for 10 days. I was not able to follow it as close as before. Time to make soms GIF's.

Fantastic Mr Atmosphere! You're gifs have been sorely missed - even with Cybertect/Chest et al's fantastic contributions!

am sure this has been posted before..........but I love it:)

http://i50.tinypic.com/2irkyue.jpg

http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/8.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/3.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/5.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/6.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/7.jpg



http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/4.jpg

Another 60 levels to go! 1/6

...and then another 15 radiator floors.Yes,a heck of a long way-but getting there fast at this rate.Think this concrete core has to get up to 800 feet,so another 625 or so feet to go.

Looks from the cams as though we'll be getting floors on the west side (cam 1) this week.

Has the steelwork actually "joined up" on the north side yet? Neither the cams nor the sterling work of posters makes it easy to see the "hidden side".

Hi, I'm new here and a local resident, and am looking forward to seeing the shard from my window very soon!

I was wondering, where is webcam 3 located - is it the roof of the Hilton?

Ed

I was wondering, where is webcam 3 located - is it the roof of the Hilton?


Also quite new here (well, as a poster - lurked for years). Hi!

Webcam 3 is on the top of Guy's Hospital.

That's webcam 2 (or that which we generally refer to as cam 2 on here). Cam 3 offers a distant long shot towards the tower from near ground level.

Oops, my mistake, sorry!

Anyway, I was driving into London this afternoon along the M11, and there's a long downhill stretch for a mile before the M25. As you crest that hill Canary Wharf springs into view, immediately followed by the city cluster (and Heron has some very obvious bulk and presence from that distance). I suspect the effect of LBT suddenly jumping out at one from this vantage point will be quite stunning!

Now, I think this is getting a bit too big now. All that nasty old concrete. Ok, it started off as a bit of a joke but enough's enough. I think the naughty builders should now put all their tools away and go quietly home.........

That's webcam 2 (or that which we generally refer to as cam 2 on here). Cam 3 offers a distant long shot towards the tower from near ground level.

OK, so I went and downloaded an image from Cam 3 and perspective corrected it in Photoshop. From that I was able to work out which bits of Guys Tower and London Bridge House lined up with which features on the station, so in theory if I drew two lines on an overhead view, the point where they intersect should give Cam 3's location.

This is what I came up with:

http://www.sarahlizzy.com/X-spot.png

I can't see what this building is, because it's covered in scaffolding on Google Street view, but it's next door to The Shipwrights Arms pub.

ETA: The line from Guy's Tower may be off by a couple of metres, as I had to use my best guess as to where it hit the floor - it's hidden in the Google Maps overhead view, but I'm sure it has to be on the roof of that building, within a metre or-two of where the cross is.

Hmm,i think cam 1 is located on the buliding right next to (and west of) the site..and cam 2 is on the north ledge of the lower part of Guys---overlooking the site

I can't see what this building is, because it's covered in scaffolding on Google Street view, but it's next door to The Shipwrights Arms pub.

It's the former South Eastern Railway office at 84 Tooley Street. I've a feeling there's a paintball or keep fit thing in there at the momemnt.

The other end of it has been housing the Britain at War exhibition for the last few years.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcl/126026713/

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Offices_of_the_South_Eastern_Railway_in_London_-_Redvers.jpg

Took loads of snaps of this on Sunday, but seems many others have too! Anyhow, a couple of extras, 2nd one from Monument...

http://i46.tinypic.com/hwjujr.jpg


http://i48.tinypic.com/2dm8qk0.jpg

Over at the Monument they're trying to figure out what's driving the surge in admissions...

something like this... http://i46.tinypic.com/53jn1s.gif

I cant believe this is going to be a 70 storey concrete core! Never thought I would see that in this country.

...gifs have been sorely missed...

Well allow me to oblige :)
(gif seems to run very slowly on the first cycle, like its loading, but then seems ok)

http://i45.tinypic.com/xqgw0k.gif

^^ HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!??? thanks a million mrtcas

I would imagine they would making the lowest crane a bit higher very soon.

Well allow me to oblige :)
(gif seems to run very slowly on the first cycle, like its loading, but then seems ok)

http://i45.tinypic.com/xqgw0k.gif

this gif is awesome, thx for having posted it. I've quoted it in an italian thread dedicated to London

I would imagine they would making the lowest crane a bit higher very soon.

Not all the cranes are going to rise with the tower, so this might not be going any higher, it was already lower than the others.
The crane nearest the walkway( which is cantilevered) and has a climbing frame on it will be going all the way

I've tried to like Guys, I know it has a few fans here, but try as I might I really can't. What a shame it will have to next to the Shard! A case of Beauty and the Beast!!

great forum, im really excited about this one. As a newby to the forum does anyone know if i can post photos on here yet? my roof overlooks the development and i'll get some great shots over the summer. Any help will be great, thanks.

^^Welcome. Yes you can - upload them to some free image-hosting site like tinypic or photobucket, then copy and paste the [img] code. Look forward to seeing the pics!

something like this... http://i46.tinypic.com/53jn1s.gif

Your cam 1 isn't right. It isn't visible in the photo. Its located behind the original building. If you go to the site and onto the bridge to Guy's, you can see the camera on the roof. It looks over the bridge onto the Shard site.

^^ But look how much progress has been made from when that shot was taken, Southwark towers gone forever, and a new core already rising in its place!

I've tried to like Guys, I know it has a few fans here, but try as I might I really can't. What a shame it will have to next to the Shard! A case of Beauty and the Beast!!
Join the club. No matter how people have tried to play it off as being a great contrast to LBT when they both sit next to eachother, it is just an ugly brute, plain and simple, and doesn't belong in the same city as something as beautiful as the Shard. The proposed reclad looks...interesting, but I'm not convinced it will do much to alter how shit the building itself looks.

Im sure the shortest crane will be jacked up soon, after all it has the climbing frame already attached!

Finally a bit of height increase overnight. It hasn't grown the past couple of days.
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/1358/camputer120.jpg

Does the core need to be this big? Umm

No, they're building it for jokes.

No, they're building it for jokes.

a very expensive joke ;):nuts:

No, they're building it for jokes.

haha joker

Does the core need to be this big? Umm

It wouldn't look so wide if you could see all 800 feet of it!

Can someone clarify something please - Is the core solid concrete, or is there some kind of mould rising up with it (I presume that's what the black SHARD emblem at the top of the core is concealing).

Thanks guys

Can someone clarify something please - Is the core solid concrete, or is there some kind of mould rising up with it (I presume that's what the black SHARD emblem at the top of the core is concealing).

Thanks guys

Various animations on how a slipform works have already been posted, one of which is this:

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/CIVCAL/production/advanced/jumper.gif

There was an even better one if you look further back in this thread.
BTW welcome to the forum.

Various animations on how a slipform works have already been posted, one of which is this:

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/CIVCAL/production/advanced/jumper.gif

There was an even better one if you look further back in this thread.
BTW welcome to the forum.

Brilliant, thanks

Can someone clarify something please - Is the core solid concrete, or is there some kind of mould rising up with it (I presume that's what the black SHARD emblem at the top of the core is concealing).

Thanks guys

Cores are almost never solid. They mostly contain the stairwells, Lifts, pipe conduits and toilet - kitchen areas...those bits sensitive to fire/water/earthquake (add plane strikes these days too). If you look closely at Unclers pic, you can see the doorways that are temporarily closed off (presumably) for the safety of the workers.
http://i46.tinypic.com/hwjujr.jpg

Ah I see, ok. Still a huge dead load, however! Remarkable engineering.

The footprint of the building is small compared to the size of the core. Also the building tapers further reducing the rentable space. I'm aware the core will step in also. Can't help thinking there could have been a more economical use of space. Is this another example of form outweighing function?

@ Nedd :) You are welcome


Some reminders from various public sources:

http://i45.tinypic.com/2d93d6q.jpg

http://i47.tinypic.com/nl50d0.jpg

http://i46.tinypic.com/ev40te.jpg

The footprint of the building is small compared to the size of the core. Also the building tapers further reducing the rentable space. I'm aware the core will step in also. Can't help thinking there could have been a more economical use of space. Is this another example of form outweighing function?

There is no reason why core space cant be used as rentable space if there is any left over and dont forget the highest floors are an hotel tapering to apartments. The top part will be just a stairwell and lifts pipes.

There is no reason why core space cant be used as rentable space if there is any left over and dont forget the highest floors are an hotel tapering to apartments. The top part will be just a stairwell and lifts pipes.

It's very unlikely that the core will be rentable space. It's closer to the truth to say that the rent you get for a view like you'll have in the Shard, pays for the rent lost in the core.

The Net:Gross ratio* on skyscrapers is very poor compared to lower rise commercial buildings. But let's face it, they're built for different reasons.

*In broad terms, the Net area is the floor area you can get rental income on. The Gross area is the floor area overall, rentable and non-rentable combined. In a low rise building you'd expect to get 80-85% efficiency. Skyscrapers can be down at around 60%-70% range (that's a slight guess from me as I've not designed many sadly :D)