checked it at lunch. watched it for 20mins. excellent stuff. i could sit there all bloody day and watch this baby grow!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/215320.jpg


http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/215321.jpg

I love the glass. Very reflective.

And the second pic suggests a core rise is on the way????

Great pics Cul. I can't believe how fast this baby's growing!

...and that glass, I'm really lovin' that!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
checked it at lunch. watched it for 20mins. excellent stuff. i could sit there all bloody day and watch this baby grow!
Hehe. I did that yesterday for about 15 mins. Lots of other people were looking up iin awe as well.

The glass is gunna be great. It has olive green panels at certain intervals in between the darker glass.

FLASHBACK

A sight us Sydney Siders remember all too well- that 12 storey core that looked like this for 12 years.... From my archives :) , taken 01/06/02

http://www.lewycomputing.com.au/andy/oldlat.jpg

Your link isn't working. Culwulla should have one in his archives.

Check out the old core decked out in orange world square thing-a-mijig in this pic of the masonic centre

http://www.sydneymasoniccentre.com/images/vr1small.jpg

Originally posted by Fabian
Your link isn't working. Culwulla should have one in his archives.
heres the oldest pic on ss.com for the latitude site. its yours fab, taken oct,2002. looking a pretty sorry sight.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/01/177215.jpg

just compare it to now.10 months later. its progressed well!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/215320.jpg

view from THH today. does anyone else think that Latitudes green glass will be similar to MBFs? looks like it. ive never minded MBFs dark green glass. it should look even better at 200m high!
http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/215768.jpg

I think it will match MBF. They just look so alike. At least it's better than black as suggested by the renderings.

And looking at the core, it looks like a core pour is about to commence meaning a core rise by early next week.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
FLASHBACK

A sight us Sydney Siders remember all too well- that 12 storey core that looked like this for 12 years.... From my archives :) , taken 01/06/02



Why did it sit there for 12 years??? I didn't realise...

So this year they just put a core box on it and continued the construction??? How intresting!

Originally posted by kasperluke
Why did it sit there for 12 years??? I didn't realise...

So this year they just put a core box on it and continued the construction??? How intresting!

Yep the developers of Latitude went bust in the late 80's and there sat 12 storeys of core... until about a year ago when work started again.

World Square actually has an amazing history- It used to be home to the biggest department store in the Brittish Empire, the Anthony Hordern Department store. It was HUGE and took up the entire world square site. It closed down and became a carpark. Then in the 80's developers bought the land, tore down the department store and there were a few proposals.

Eventually the square was divided up and sold to separate developers. The crash of the late 80's saw Latitude halt construction and a hige crater sit where WT now stands, for over 10 years.

In the late 90's, Hordern tower and the Avillion hotel were built on a part of World Square. WT, Latitude and East will fill up the rest! Has to be one of the tallest and densest squares in Australia!

In fact, it used to be called 'third world square'... how things have changed...!

It laid dormant because the Asian developer needed financial incentives and concessions from Sydney City Council but Frank Sartor who was a very tight mayor said no and the hole would stay. Industrial disputes also added to the problem when there was construction.

In fact, it used to be called 'third world square'

Don't remind us. That eyesore caused a lot of migraines for the longest time I can remember.

Where did the concept of first world square, second world square all come from?

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Originally posted by SydneyDude
HAHAHAHAHAHA

LOL

Anyway, those comparisons sure make you wonder how far finished it will be in another 10 months...

3rd world sq!lol
i still think the original World Sq would of looked ok. it would look very 80's but we would have an office tower-232m high, office tower-188m,residential tower-168m and hotel-130m high. all sitting on a 30m podium!
anyway, what we will have come 2005 will look bloody awesome! i cant wait to stand in the centre piazza sipping on a cupacchino looking straight up at WT,latitude,Horden and east and take a happy snap!!

What we will have there next year absolutely SHITS all over that 80's design! Thank God it never got built!!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
3rd world sq!lol
i still think the original World Sq would of looked ok. it would look very 80's but we would have an office tower-232m high, office tower-188m,residential tower-168m and hotel-130m high. all sitting on a 30m podium!
anyway, what we will have come 2005 will look bloody awesome! i cant wait to stand in the centre piazza sipping on a cupacchino looking straight up at WT,latitude,Horden and east and take a happy snap!!

I cannot wait to check out all the shops and activity the developments will bring to this quiet part of town.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude2.jpg

I like that vista from George St. It's now as tall as Sydney Central which is another sign of the scraper gaining promience in the city skyline.:)

pic from today!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latitudesept9.jpg

Are we due for a core rise this week?

Originally posted by Fabian
Are we due for a core rise this week?

Id say so, the crane is jacked up heaps above the corebox, and it been a while since the last rise.

either today, tommorrow or thurs!

I had a look at the foyer of World Tower Yesterday and it is a bit boring and dull for a tower like this. I would have expected it to be a bit more luxurious. I stood on the corner of sussex street near the pub on one side and bakery on the opposite corner and from there you can really see how massive and awesome the two towers are. They look really massive from there and in fact they look far bigger in real life than on camera.

Originally posted by Fabian
I cannot wait to check out all the shops and activity the developments will bring to this quiet part of town. Fabian it is not a quiet part of town. Walk down Liverpool St any time of the day or night and you will see people, people everywhere. What WILL pick up is Gouburn St and Pitt St - these are a bit lonely and dark at night now, they'll brighten up quickly when the square is complete!

I just want a full size Coles in the centre retail area! And SWT, wait for all the glowing shit to be installed before judging the foyer. Of course blank concrete walls don't look luxurious. It looks pretty good in the designs.

A lot of the fine detail being added now - doors for fire hydrant access, signage, gaps being plugged and I-bars being capped. And does anyone know what's going on with the George St frontage? Still looks like a bomb hit it.

hk

Oops, this is the Lattitude thread! Lol I got confused and was talking about WT! It's Steve's fault for distracting me

hk

Originally posted by hk-star
Fabian it is not a quiet part of town. Walk down Liverpool St any time of the day or night and you will see people, people everywhere. What WILL pick up is Gouburn St and Pitt St - these are a bit lonely and dark at night now, they'll brighten up quickly when the square is complete!

I just want a full size Coles in the centre retail area! And SWT, wait for all the glowing shit to be installed before judging the foyer. Of course blank concrete walls don't look luxurious. It looks pretty good in the designs.

A lot of the fine detail being added now - doors for fire hydrant access, signage, gaps being plugged and I-bars being capped. And does anyone know what's going on with the George St frontage? Still looks like a bomb hit it.

hk

The retail area affects all towers on the site. This post can be relevant to the thread.:)

They have begun work on the retail part of World Tower with the small tower in front to be complete by 2005 I guess when Latitude should be fully complete.

Latitude is now visible from Darlinghurst as shown by Bulwara's pic of World Tower taken yesterday

http://images4.fotki.com/v38/photos/2/22045/307766/205september2003-vi.jpg

well o-o-o-nly just

Only pips at the moment but thats great.

Also I think I can now see it all the way out from Monterey.

pix from today. looking superb!


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latfar15sep.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latclosespe15.jpg

Fantastic images. I'm starting to notice this tower now as it gets taller and taller.

By the way, is there a core rise this week or will we play catch up again with the floorplates?

from Museum Towers today!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/218456.jpg

Originally posted by Fabian
Fantastic images. I'm starting to notice this tower now as it gets taller and taller.Bit slow off the mark there matey.

I can understand why CULWULLA is posting (great) pics of this development every other day. Reason being is that it IS climbing very quickly. Every time I go downtown which is about 3 - 4 days a week, there are either new floors, the core has jumped or new rows of the glass cladding have been fitted.....or a couple of the above.

I was standing under the development last night on Goulburn Street and it was looking structurally massive!!

Latitude is going to look stunning from that angle!!!

And like World Tower, it looks like the base is going to be done up last.

Exciting stuff!!

First World Tower and now this beaut arising a stones throw away. I think it complements World Tower really well though I'm disappointed that they're not incorporating the red columns into the design as I think they look great with the cladding.

core rise! now lev28/110m high.

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/218910.jpg

Originally posted by Fabian
Latitude is going to look stunning from that angle!!!

And like World Tower, it looks like the base is going to be done up last.

Hi, Long time reader first time caller.........I have a big interest in this site and the World Tower project and have watched both threads for a while.

This may not be new but recently, my work took me to a meeting with Meriton, re: World Tower, at which I was advised that the base/podium level you refer too on the corner of George and Liverpool has actually been bought by Multiplex about a month ago and will not be developed by Meriton at all. No more details I'm afraid, but hopefully interesting none the less.

Meriton are currently advertising commercial suites in world tower at present.

Thanks Ed for that tid-bit. Some of us had been wondering about the bases of each site. I had been wondering myself about the logistics of the bases from each site 'meeting up' and working as one entity pers se. Not that a linear straight forward base should be frought with such great hurdles.

With it all under Muliplex's arm now, there will definately be no hurdles to overcome in regard to these factors. Intricate negotiations are also lessened and construction (perhaps) quicker as a result.

I believe that W.T. was hoping to have their side at least completed by the end of 2004.

pic from today! glass is now up to level 18, floor frame up to level 26 and core 28 exposed!

http://www.skyscrapers.com/files/transfer/6/2003/09/219472.jpg

When did the core rise occur??? I'm losing count.:bash:

Originally posted by Fabian
When did the core rise occur??? I'm losing count.:bash:
no core rise since last week.

LOL CULWULLA. Were you dodging traffic to stand in the middle of George Street to get the pic of E & Y @ Latitude? Still a great BTW with the accompanying info :okay:

@ Fabian. In all due respect, not only in regard to this development but also in regard to other Sydney CBD developments, stop trying to keep up with other core rises. Esp. with your endless questions in regard to core rises and usually directed to CULWULLA. Stop it for cryin' out loud - you're a broken record :bleep:

If there is a significant core rise, CULWULLA (amongst others) will let us know in this and other threads as most of us do.

I truly hope I'm not wasting my breath http://qopt.phys.msu.su/pasha/smiles/smiles1/couto.gif :bash:

Culwulla - The Serial road photographer

You've taken it even further than me, not to mention to the high level of risk that goes with it.

nah wasnt dodging traffic but must look it.lol. you have approx 1minute when walk indicators go green! heaps of time!

Well, it seems from that pic above that the glass "cladding" is progressing well. Can someone confirm if they're putting the glass on the George St frontage? I haven't had a chance to check it out for myself.

Originally posted by fro
Well, it seems from that pic above that the glass "cladding" is progressing well. Can someone confirm if they're putting the glass on the George St frontage? I haven't had a chance to check it out for myself.
to answer your question yes. took this minutes ago!

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

the facade's looking..... divine!

*licks lips* ;)

I wasn't sure when I saw the renders how WT and Latitude would look beside each other but looking at them now they seem to compliment each other.

Why aren't they numbering the core like they did with World Tower ? What level is the core up to now on latitude ? Is the core half way yet ?

Originally posted by Steve World Tower
I wasn't sure when I saw the renders how WT and Latitude would look beside each other but looking at them now they seem to compliment each other.

Why aren't they numbering the core like they did with World Tower ? What level is the core up to now on latitude ?

If you click back a page you'll be able to find out ;)

Originally posted by tayser
If you click back a page you'll be able to find out ;)

Thanks

The cladding is just fab!!!.

Yeah, the cladding is fab, Fab's ;)

Here's how things were looking as I walked home. Love the three cranes in alignment!

http://images3.fotki.com/v37/photos/2/22045/307766/190latitude-vi.jpg

Nice sunset pic there Bulwara!:cool:

A very unique crane formation there;)

I need to check out the cranes from my part of town so I can see the tower rise from my part of town.

Thanks for the photo-reply Cul! Nice shot! I think this tower will SPECTACULAR once it reaches full height! Imagine it! 190m of pure glass! WOW! we ain't seen nothing yet!

Originally posted by fro
Thanks for the photo-reply Cul! Nice shot! I think this tower will SPECTACULAR once it reaches full height! Imagine it! 190m of pure glass! WOW! we ain't seen nothing yet!
dont forget the 70m gleaming steel spire attached to the front reaching 222m!!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latitudesep25.jpg

Is the core thinning out as it goes up higher?

The glass on latitude looks similar to the glass on the United Nations building in New York.

I don't think so. The UN Building appears either a bit darker or lighter than that.

I'm a fan of glass facades but not when they put those bulky horizontal "joints"at each level. This building would look better with just a smmmooooooooooth curtainwall.

I think the glass facade looks great! the "joints" at each level give the tower a point of difference:cool:

Originally posted by MrTall
I'm a fan of glass facades but not when they put those bulky horizontal "joints"at each level. This building would look better with just a smmmooooooooooth curtainwall.

They're not actually joints - they're sun control devices because that is the northern facade.

The northern facade gets the most constant direct sunlight, which can be a bastard in summer for controlling temperatures within the tower! The southern facade won't have the same joints - I think that wall is going to be more of a smooth glass surface.

I work at Ernst & Young and am very excited about the new tower, but everyone at work is bitching and moaning about having to move to this area of the city! They think there's terrible crime in the Town Hall/George St precinct. :|

Originally posted by finn
They think there's terrible crime in the Town Hall/George St precinct. :|

It's urban myth. Yep there is some crime from time to time but it isn't that bad. Most of the crime actually occurs at night, after people leave work.

Why have they chopped a quarter of that core box off??? It's been like that for 3-4 days now.

Originally posted by Bulwara
Yeah, the cladding is fab, Fab's ;)

Here's how things were looking as I walked home. Love the three cranes in alignment!

http://images3.fotki.com/v37/photos/2/22045/307766/190latitude-vi.jpg


Seriously top picture. Those 3 cranes are truly a rare sight. 2 years and onwards you will always look back on this photo and be amazed. I mean, what other building in Syd can you think of with 3 cranes in it's construction.

You have perfectly lined up World Tower, it looks so good tucked away on the left. The light is perfect, looks like 30-45mins before sunset. And those cranes, so close together, wow. I wanna buy that picture.

Those blades on World Tower are at the exact edge of the photo. And it seems it's more like 10 minutes before sunset. 10/10. Your a class photographer Bulwurra. Pat on the back.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
You have perfectly lined up World Tower, it looks so good tucked away on the left. The light is perfect, looks like 30-45mins before sunset. And those cranes, so close together, wow. I wanna buy that picture.

I'd be better if all of world tower is there.

Originally posted by Fabian
I'd be better if all of world tower is there.
not neccessarily! it aint finished anyway and the focus is on latitide. It makes WT look taller anyway because you cant see where tower ends.one of the pix of the year!!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
not neccessarily! it aint finished anyway and the focus is on latitide. It makes WT look taller anyway because you cant see where tower ends.one of the pix of the year!!

i agree with u there cul

but i wasnt suprised... the person who took the photo was after all Bulwurra... IMO one of the best photographers on these forums!

Originally posted by Fabian
I'd be better if all of world tower is there.

Completely wrong. Having WT cut off on the left gives it the illusion of extreme height. It also gives scale to the surrounding buildings, and most importantly, the focus of the picture, the cranes.

Photography isn't about everything interesting getting in the shot. A lot of it is leading the viewers eyes to a certain point. One thing in particular that is critical in tall tower photos, is SCALE. Scale is the magic word.. Something I've been struggling with in my photography.

Wow, top pic Bulwara. Simply beautiful lighting.

Shame about the buildings in the foreground. Ugh, cream coloured dung heaps the lot of 'em.

Also, Crane, won't KENS be having at least 3 cranes? and possibly 101 Bathurst... so it ain't all over for the 3 crane work site. Which is a bloody good thing.

Great Pic Bulwara!

Lol at finn..crazy ironics!

Also went into china town today...WT is looking huge and I ws blown away by the height of latitude! Last time I saw it it was still the 12 storey core with corebox....now its fudgen massive!

Originally posted by Noonos
Great Pic Bulwara!

Lol at finn..crazy ironics!

Also went into china town today...WT is looking huge and I ws blown away by the height of latitude! Last time I saw it it was still the 12 storey core with corebox....now its fudgen massive!

I'd be very surprised if WT was suddenly looking tiny, lol:D (had to say it;) )

Originally posted by flyin_higher
I'd be very surprised if WT was suddenly looking tiny, lol:D (had to say it;) )

It looks tiny from it's northern and southern sides lol.

7am Sunday morning !

http://members.fortunecity.com/pete999/asdf2.jpg

http://members.fortunecity.com/pete999/asdf.jpg

from Wt today!

https://www.emporis.com/files_transfer/6/2003/09/220698.jpg

Wait a few months and you won't even need to bend down because it will be in your face.:)

wow sweet pic cul!

It just keeps munching away @ the view of W.T.'s height from Central Square:

________http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude5.jpg

I don't mind the view of World Tower going. The southern CBD needs some scrapers such as Latitude to provide some balance to the very dominant World Tower.

Nice pic SydneyDude..

For a second there i thought that street pole was part of the tower!!! Took me a while to figure out it wasnt hahahaha. :D

yeah the core got smaller last week after it reached the mid level plantroom! at lev26/27. now theres 17 more office levels to go, then 3 more large plantrooms.

Originally posted by Fabian
I don't think so. The UN Building appears either a bit darker or lighter than that.

The reason why it looks darker or lighter is because they both reflect the colour of the sky.

pic from today. looks like the 'white stripe" is popular with new scrapers-E,Q1 have white stripping on facades, now latitude. i think it looks fab!

https://www.emporis.com/files_transfer/6/2003/10/221137.jpg

I didn't expect the white stripes but they fit in quite well.

The overhangs on the Goulburn Street side are being enveloped in a shiney relective metal. Similar to the metal used on G.P.T.'s blades.

Possibly see more of it for co-ordination on future parts of the building. Perhaps on its crown. Dunno???

Yeah, stripes look pretty good:cool:

Latitude today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/p16dc1ae66d7f9b00aa5fc620b604c7bb/faeef24f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/p7700dadc44cf8fa40755ca06630c252d/faeef203.jpg

Good and steady progress! Thanks for this update.

Latitude from Darling Harbour

Photo by spazpecker

http://members.fortunecity.com/pete999/wt.jpg

People keep saying construction stops when it rains. Is this true ? And how do they decide how much rain is enough to stop work. What if it starts raining an hour after they start working ?

Originally posted by Fabian

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/p7700dadc44cf8fa40755ca06630c252d/faeef203.jpg

Hey, in this pic here; On the lower two levels of the tower, the glass is covered by a silver covering thingy, is this the carparking levels? where silver facade part=carparking level ventilation??

Originally posted by Steve World Tower
People keep saying construction stops when it rains. Is this true ? And how do they decide how much rain is enough to stop work. What if it starts raining an hour after they start working ?

I guess interior work wouldn't be affected, an some exterior stuff could be done, but forget core rises and pouring.

And Flyin higher, the carpark will be underground!!!

Flashback to one year ago - October 3 2002

Work had just begun!!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pbe3e603e333520895787eee35e10eb2c/fd354bd9.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/p3cd62c4dc360fc2cba3efec32c946a07/fd354bf8.jpg

And time for a comparison shot. I've had to cut back the zoom as this tower has risen.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pbe3e603e333520895787eee35e10eb2c/fd354bd9.jpghttp://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid82/p7700dadc44cf8fa40755ca06630c252d/faeef203.jpg

Originally posted by flyin_higher
Hey, in this pic here; On the lower two levels of the tower, the glass is covered by a silver covering thingy, is this the carparking levels? where silver facade part=carparking level ventilation??

that silver facade is actually over the plant room levels. The carpark, like many Sydney buildings, is underground! (10 levels i think)

ahh, i see, makes sense! ;)

Cheers SydneyDude:cool:

still no rise-

https://www.emporis.com/files_transfer/6/2003/10/222303.jpg

It looks so much taller now and much more visible too from high up.:)

It's still puny because of world tower next door, but it still has a long way to go. In fact the top of Latitude if complete would not be visible!!!

The website has been upgraded!

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/images/ernst/img-3-1_1.gif

Different images, heaps of info, and site webcam coming soon! Check out the Sydney video, it has amazing images of Latitude on the Sydney skyline! :D

Some interesting material on the revised site, not to mention EAST still being pegged as an office tower depending on demand and precommitment. It's raised my hopes up:)

And the retail area is going to look really impressive too as shown by the rendering, not to mention very lively.

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/images/retail/img-6-1_1.jpg

That one makes it look like driving into Maroubra Mall instead of setting off a whole new precinct - Get It On ;):

Thanx finn-ster

Some Q-Time videos to boot.

Possible further web site upgrading to be done as....

...obviously the East is not the one we're hoping for & still to be connected up to the site in front of W.T. that Multiplex purchased:

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/images/688george/img-4-1.jpg

cool! cant wait for the webcam, finally!!
As for EAST, its weird how they left the old DA. Its definately going to be the 31storey residential tower.

Originally posted by Fabian
Flashback to one year ago - October 3 2002

Work had just begun!!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/pbe3e603e333520895787eee35e10eb2c/fd354bd9.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/p3cd62c4dc360fc2cba3efec32c946a07/fd354bf8.jpg

Help fill in an ignorant south aussie, but what happened in the earlier shots??? Did the project start and then fall on it's arse???? Talk about an eyesore - I would've guessed something would have been done to cover this up for the Olympics??

Originally posted by pikey
Help fill in an ignorant south aussie, but what happened in the earlier shots??? Did the project start and then fall on it's arse???? Talk about an eyesore - I would've guessed something would have been done to cover this up for the Olympics??

For the olympics they opened retail shops along the street frontage of the structure, so it was fine from ground level - from a distance it just looked like a slightly weathered construction site with shops at the bottom. It wasn't too bad.

pikey, to cut a long story short, about 13 years ago the latitude project fell tit over ass, and there sat the 12 storeys of core until about this time last year when they started constructing it again.

:D cheers

Some of the signage from the shops is still in those pics from last year.

enough reminising! can we stop the "flash backs'! If we want to see what itlooked like a year ago, its easy just to scroll back!!!
as with Eureka threads and others, some guys tend to go off the track and its filling up the "Official" threads with spam! how about just updated photos or status on project. You think something has happened and you open thread and find yourself staring at crap!
anyway !


core rise!!

now level 29, up 1 level from this pic i took yesterday!

https://www.emporis.com/files_transfer/6/2003/10/222303.jpg

:rant:

Originally posted by CULWULLA
enough reminising! can we stop the "flash backs'! If we want to see what itlooked like a year ago, its easy just to scroll back!!!
as with Eureka threads and others, some guys tend to go off the track and its filling up the "Official" threads with spam! how about just updated photos or status on project. You think something has happened and you open thread and find yourself staring at crap!
anyway !



What about placing photo's from a year ago next to the new photo's. Is that OK?

yeah but how about just one photo!
anyway, dodging traffic at 4pm!

core rise!!

level 29,



you can just make out the core which has risen .

https://www.emporis.com/files_transfer/6/2003/10/222505.jpg

I don't see anything wrong with side by side comparison pics. This is why I am interested in scrapers in the first place.

I saw the core box today and couldn't take my eyes off the middle crane which is totally wedged in the core box. Good stuff.

I really like the look of this one! is that a new retail arcade in the render?
and shite its the same height as woodside currently and looks tiny in the skyline

Originally posted by chrisaus
I really like the look of this one! is that a new retail arcade in the render?
and shite its the same height as woodside currently and looks tiny in the skyline

IMO woodside looks pretty small in the Perth skyline too. But I agree, WT totally dwarfs poor old lattitude at the moment.

Latitude I think is also built on low ground compared to other parts of the city. Don't think it will ever look real tall from around Bathurst Street.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p27650d7b5845a6640f8cabbc0f841eaa/fae15fc6.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/pe4b422aea9982bd78225bd47c025bd99/fae161d5.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p714ea7e15f3d43eb484e5b740cf70473/fae162e1.jpg

The crane has a new computer at last.

cool pics C_C. Latitude's glass is looking edible;)

Another fantastic pic of the cranes in alignment.

From www.latitude.com.au as posted by finn on page 43 of this thread:

A pic of the retail base; instead of a more lively looking new precinct in the southern Sydney C.B.D., it looks more like driving into a Maroubra Junction shopping mall ;):

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/images/retail/img-6-1_1.jpg

A nice urban feel to it. I like it:)

Originally posted by Muse
From www.latitude.com.au as posted by finn on page 43 of this thread:

A pic of the retail base; instead of a more lively looking new precinct in the southern Sydney C.B.D., it looks more like driving into a Maroubra Junction shopping mall ;):

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/images/retail/img-6-1_1.jpg

Hehehe - aww, I like it! With the appropriate advertising lights and bollards we could have a Times Square wanna-be on our hands! ;)

Originally posted by finn
Hehehe - aww, I like it! With the appropriate advertising lights and bollards we could have a Times Square wanna-be on our hands! ;) I'm glad you said a Times Square wannabe as that's about the gist of it. Even though in Sydney we have quite a few moving neons - the most obvious being the Coke sign @ the top of Kings Cross and the relatively large computerised neon on the facade of Star City Casino :)

Latitude has now made it's first appearance in York St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/pf88fe28cfbfe43dd777071535de47781/fadf9c57.jpg

A closeup from George St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p74906b9fbd70301db79debd08fc2a081/fadf9c4e.jpg

Love the first pic Fabian. Very nice.

Top pics fabian:cool:

Pic from MeTcEnTRe


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/p9cc59b0a37115bfe83ece05c7063aff4/fadbd139.jpg

Latitude looks taller up here than down there.

Just had a scan back on the first few pages. Most of the images are in-accessible. Not good JAN. Is this because those pages haven't been seen to for some time.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Latitude looks taller up here than down there.

I tend to get that impression when I go up scrapers because the buildings as you go up tend to be more dominant because of their height. Latitude doesn't look as tall from ground level than above the street.

Originally posted by Fabian
I tend to get that impression when I go up scrapers because the buildings as you go up tend to be more dominant because of their height. Latitude doesn't look as tall from ground level than above the street.

True. But have you stood in Chinatown and looked up at Latitude. By god, it's huge from that area.

Originally posted by fro
True. But have you stood in Chinatown and looked up at Latitude. By god, it's huge from that area.

I've seen it with World Tower but thats only as tall as it can get from street level.

lattitude actually looked GREEN yesterday arvo...

i was standing on the corner of george and livo streets and it the glasss was greenish! Too bad i didnt have a camera.. this chik i was wid had one but i didnt wanna ask cause that woulda been gay LOL

Originally posted by rondeez
Too bad i didnt have a camera.. this chik i was wid had one but i didnt wanna ask cause that woulda been gay LOL


:?

rondeez, if you are embarrassed about bein a scraper geek, you are a DISGRACE to Ozscrapers and everyone on it!

We need to be PROUD to be scraper fenatics, and let the world know about it! :D

lol ;)

Originally posted by rondeez
lattitude actually looked GREEN yesterday arvo...

i was standing on the corner of george and livo streets and it the glasss was greenish! Too bad i didnt have a camera.. this chik i was wid had one but i didnt wanna ask cause that woulda been gay LOL

Just carry the camera in your pocket and say your taking a pic of world tower "because it looks very tall." I hope they can understand that.;) Hopefully they don't notice;)

todays pic-

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/223414.jpg

Kent House looks like a dwarf now.;)

Originally posted by Fabian
Kent House looks like a dwarf now.;)
It was a stand out back in 1917~

So mcuh glass cladding has changed in last few weeks
Still the towers are looking so cold right now
Hope that changes

So mcuh glass cladding has changed in last few weeks
Still the towers are looking so cold right now
Hope that changes

So mcuh glass cladding has changed in last few weeks
Still the towers are looking so cold right now
Hope that changes

Heh, must be an echo around here...

Anyway, I was thinking idly, as one does at 5am in the morning, that would there, by any chance, the cranes on Latitude would/could hit world Tower? I mean, from the pic above, it looks quite possible.

But then again, I'm tryin to remember the distance between the towers... And these crane drivers, they're pretty good. They won't fall asleep on the job.

2day
http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/223687.jpg

WOw I must say again it looking so flat and cold ( a good thing in some ways )
And it goes up flat for how many floors
whats the white clading on the lower floors

Good to see that work on the base has begun but I don't understand why that it is always done up last.

My god, I have to say that tower is looking mightly sexy... will surely be a very smart-looking beast once it's complete :D

It's things like this that make me miss Sydney.... :(

Originally posted by Fabian
Good to see that work on the base has begun but I don't understand why that it is always done up last. The main 2 reasons being:

1) There is a lot of structural engineering machinery around the damn (great) thing and

2) To refrain from the lower-most sections being damaged by the upper-sections going up beforehand.

Makes obvious sense?

Latitude today. Looking nice.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/pbffc955dfec06bbc471c8523a6c043f7/fad1ede7.jpg

core rise!!! level 30!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/224349.jpg

Cul- so I guess that makes it about 130m above ground level ( about the height of Santos in Adel), meaning another 60m to go ?
I've said it once and I'll say it again, a tallsheer black glass curtain wall scraper is a god send for this part of town ! :cool:

For once, the core has decided to race ahead. I hope it only leaps further ahead.

And despite the increase in height, it still appears too bloody short all because it's in the lowest part of town.

Yeah, I was thinking about that too Fabian. It's on a slope going into a dip. The only way to appreciate its full height will be from directly across the street @ the base or from the top once completed.

However, that's Sydney's topography for ya - hills 'n slopes.

I haven't even been at that intersection for months. I have become very neglectful about pics from this angle. I cannot wait to grab a better snap next month.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/p3cd62c4dc360fc2cba3efec32c946a07/fd354bf8.jpg

The opening credits on the re-runs of E-Street on Channel 10 has a shot of skyline with that core, and when was E-Street made?Originally posted by Fabian
I haven't even been at that intersection for months. I have become very neglectful about pics from this angle. I cannot wait to grab a better snap next month.Oh that explains a lot then.

No wonder you've been saying for a few months that it still looks short while others have been gasping at its growing height.

Gotta get 'out there' every chance.

Originally posted by spazpecker
Cul- so I guess that makes it about 130m above ground level ( about the height of Santos in Adel), meaning another 60m to go ?
I've said it once and I'll say it again, a tallsheer black glass curtain wall scraper is a god send for this part of town ! :cool:
its actually 120m above ground so still 70m to go!
Looking from this angle, the wall measures 65m across and will reach nearly 200m! that should look awesome!

I hope you don't mind waiting a few weeks for me to get those shots. I've got some big exams to do then I can return to taking pics of our marvellous city.

And E-Street was made between 1989 and 1993 but I don't remember seeing the latitude core in the opening credits. I only remember the Darling St shot where your treated to the northern CBD skyline.

And ten is doing reruns weekdays at 1:30pm.

It just hit me. This baby is going to be only 3m shorter than gov. phillip tower!!! WOW:eek2:
yeah i know DUH! but really i didnt expect that.. will look great looking up through the glass ceiling of the piazza!!! Or on ze street corner
:pepper: :carrot: :banana:

Originally posted by zulu69
It just hit me. This baby is going to be only 3m shorter than gov. phillip tower!!! WOW:eek2:
yeah i know DUH! but really i didnt expect that.. will look great looking up through the glass ceiling of the piazza!!! Or on ze street corner
:pepper: :carrot: :banana:

Spire wise yes:)

But to the all important roof - No

Originally posted by Fabian
I haven't even been at that intersection for months. I have become very neglectful about pics from this angle. I cannot wait to grab a better snap next month.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid34/p3cd62c4dc360fc2cba3efec32c946a07/fd354bf8.jpg

You will have to walk about 20 metres farther down George Street to get it all in focus. Even from that bus stop it's hard to get it all in frame.

Got a stack of images last night. I FINALLY realized the best time for pics a a little before sunset.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/pb3bd79ad3554daa77700be492e7c8af1/facbbfc4.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p426bcfb20a56bad1b476fc553fb7eecc/facbbf99.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p1581448c425e93fab777dda17fd65b8f/facbbf40.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p7b7e78dc21b4482a57bffe7359e434e9/facbbeb4.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/p62e8aec8343fd9f4693997bb324226d5/facbbe90.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/pa4c1d34357d31da87740c53a0a22b72c/facbbc4d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid84/pcc8f2d0246b2c3448484318e626b2cdd/facbbc12.jpg

Starting to look nice and tall from Haymarket.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Latitude today. Looking nice.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid83/pbffc955dfec06bbc471c8523a6c043f7/fad1ede7.jpg

Finally it's looking tall from around this area. Just check out the core box. You have to lift your eyes. A true sign.

this mornin

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/225094.jpg

today-

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/225335.jpg

Close up of metal blades -aka- GPT.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/225337.jpg

Thats what they look like to me !

Excellent pics Culwalla

I was expecting a tall Latitude from the intersection with Goulburn st and I still get a puny tower!!!

#@$%

@ Fabian. Wait till this beauty tops out, esp. @ roof level an beyond (not including spire).

This is going to be quite a significant tall in Sydney's southern CBD. Just wait and see our good friends/posters in this thread and other who may have doubts about Latitude's significance in Sydney's southern CBD.

Believe me, it will have a significant impact on Sydney's southern C.B.D. :okay:

Originally posted by Muse
@ Fabian. Wait till this beauty tops out, esp. @ roof level an beyond (not including spire).

This is going to be quite a significant tall in Sydney's southern CBD. Just wait and see our good friends/posters in this thread and other who may have doubts about Latitude's significance in Sydney's southern CBD.

Believe me, it will have a significant impact on Sydney's southern C.B.D. :okay:

I recognise it as a signficant development in the southern CBD, revitalising the area, but is not living up to it's expectations height wise.

Fabian, I truly respect your opinion, however your expectations in regard to height at this stage are are proving premature.

However, just wait and see when this one i.e. E@Y @ Latitude, World Square tops out next year, @ at least exteranally, 2004.

This baby has already exceded my expectations. I thought it would be much shorter by this stage. I can't get enough of that glass either. It compliments World Tower very well.

Originally posted by Steve World Tower
This baby has already exceded my expectations. I thought it would be much shorter by this stage. I can't get enough of that glass either. It compliments World Tower very well. Too true, Steve W.T., too true....to say the least :okay:

core rise! level 31!
top of core box now RL135m or 125m above street!
view from St Martins today-


http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/225546.jpg

One of the few places in Town where Latitude looks tall. Good Stuff Culwulla.:)

Originally posted by Fabian
One of the few places in Town where Latitude looks tall. Good Stuff Culwulla.:)

Fabs, Latitude will be tall, like Muse said. Just have a little patience! If I'm correct, Latitude will be just a smidgen above the top of Cul's picture. That's bloody tall in my books, and for the area, it'll be big. Heck, anywhere in the CBD it would be impressive.

Also, Im impressed by that silver cladding "fins" on the bottom end of the tower. Looks impressive and matches a bit with the WT fins. good stuff. This is one classly tower.

I love those fins too. Very very similar to Governor Phillip.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/p00d17921cee4f04256da115271889b59/fabd8166.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pd2244ae15ef09b1d44bcd70b46ae80d1/fabd8146.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pa248c6c2bec80ef0fab0b180cb91f63d/fabd8126.jpg

World towers just over powers the entire photo of Culs recent one.

World Tower is one of the reasons why Latitude appears to be short- because it is so dominant.

For cryin' out loud Fabian!!

Anyway, just can't get enough of the metal finns for the overhang!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude6.jpg

lol @ fab.
heres todays pic.
its hard to believe latitude will reach the top of this photo when topped out!
With this mass on the left and meriton Tower and 101 bathurst on right, should give thiis vista a whole new look!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/10/226354.jpg

Culwulla - The new road warrior

I actually like the overhanging fins as they are fairly creative

Had some free time today so went in to the future and grabbed this image of looking down George Street.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pbfc2536956c8e1ea105c03bacf28fdfc/fab8c3eb.jpg

Well its just a quick render I did any ways. Sorry if not up to scale but working with the images I had. Still gives a impression of the sort of glance you may get and the impact on the area in the next few years.

:drool: OH yeahhhhhhhhhh

jjeeeezus!! Great rendering of New York.. oops i mean Sydney!

You should dedicate a thread to the before/after images of Southern Sydney. Its pretty amazing stuff

Thats a great pic. Great Work.

Originally posted by Trances
Had some free time today so went in to the future and grabbed this image of looking down George Street.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pbfc2536956c8e1ea105c03bacf28fdfc/fab8c3eb.jpg

Well its just a quick render I did any ways. Sorry if not up to scale but working with the images I had. Still gives a impression of the sort of glance you may get and the impact on the area in the next few years.

wow, thats great work trances! talk about wall street! george street is truly scraper haven! Also in next decade i can see the hotz centre getting its 150m slab on top to complete the vista!.

Impressive rendering Trances! Will look tall and good at completion, despite WT's dominance

Some thing tall is needed where George St kicks off down near Chinatown ! that would really give us a View like the ones allow Pitt Street looking North in and around the Quay. You know where I mean.

And Hoyt’s will Add to it. Am just waiting for that one to go off in next 5-10 years. But when it does I do hope that we get a mixed tower there or at least a large food court or retail space as well.

Originally posted by Trances
Had some free time today so went in to the future and grabbed this image of looking down George Street.http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid85/pbfc2536956c8e1ea105c03bacf28fdfc/fab8c3eb.jpgWow, more free time for you mate!! That's just fucking excellent Trances.

We look forward to new thread from you specifically on images like this for Sydney.

Good one! :okay:

Middle of 3rd year Uni Exams right now for me. It was more of avoidance and idea of the moment more than any thing. But Yes I will do more. Every photo that is posted here I save in Database on My Computer. So should come in handy once I get more time

Thats pretty good and accurate. At least I will be guaranteed a nice tall tower when looking at it from George St.

Originally posted by Muse
Wow, more free time for you mate!! That's just fucking excellent Trances.

We look forward to new thread from you specifically on images like this for Sydney.

Good one! :okay:


Trances or anyone what's the address for this future sight. It's fantastic.

Love your render Trances. Will Meriton really look THAT TALL? It looks 180m+ !

That render looks like a completely different city.

Well it is on top of the village site which is much closer than world tower and Latitude. Almost a half a city block closer in fact. But no it just a quick render. But still be a nice vista. I want development on top of the Star Bar ( Planet Hollywood). But that might interfere with the views of century tower.

Disclaimer from the outset, previous page:Originally posted by Trances Well its just a quick render I did any ways. Sorry if not up to scale but working with the images I had. Still gives a impression of the sort of glance you may get and the impact on the area in the next few years. The overall perspective, can't really falter on! :)

Q: Do you sing and dance as well as you render? If so, weddings, bahmitzvas, anything. Oz Idol 2 even?

Idol blows : Booooo

errrrrr, I guess the answer in "no" then. ;) A man who doesn't accept compliments easy - a tough act...hrmmm.

Sorry thanks for the Compliment ! just don’t care for Aussie Idol that’s all and wont miss an opportunity to call attention to that. Back to Latitude Now :)

Indeed. Back to Latitude.

Anyone know how to tell what floor plate it is up to at any time?

Due to the large base and overhang, I can never tell :dunno:

I think the plates have reached level 25?

Originally posted by Muse
Indeed. Back to Latitude.

Anyone know how to tell what floor plate it is up to at any time?

Due to the large base and overhang, I can never tell :dunno:
yeah. looking at my elevation, --the first floor "above metal blades" (plantrooms) on southern face is level 12 above ground! or the official level-20.
So currently the floor plates are level 28 above ground OR lvel36 in total!

There will be a total of 55 levels altogether! or 47 above George Street!!!

core rise!! that was quick! right on 7 days since last rise! now level31. the top of corebox is 128m high.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latoct30.jpg

Nice shot there. If I didn't know better I'd think Latitude was an extension of World Tower.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
yeah. looking at my elevation, --the first floor "above metal blades" (plantrooms) on southern face is level 12 above ground! or the official level-20. So currently the floor plates are level 28 above ground OR lvel36 in total! There will be a total of 55 levels altogether! or 47 above George Street!!! In other words, we're virtually half way as far as floor plates (above the blades) go.

I was thinking it wasn't quite as high as that yet :(

Originally posted by Muse
In other words, we're virtually half way as far as floor plates (above the blades) go.

I was thinking it wasn't quite as high as that yet :(

I dont know if you will understand what im trying to point out, but ill give it a go anyway. The floor plates are half way, so obviously there is another half to go. But the bottom half of the the tower encompasses that huge 12 storey void. It would be looking much taller from ground level if the floor plates went right down to the ground.

Anyway, the next half of the tower is pure floor plates, so we will all be pleasantly surprised at the eventual height. If you dont know what im on about, just wait and see ;)

A bit of a surprise to see the rise particularly when no work was done on Monday due to the walkout.

Anyone want to bet that Wednesday will see the next rise?

@ Sydneydude Cheers, when the slick base is complete, all the hard core machinery is whisked away, another 20 floor plates to go, glass cladding to the top and roof features with spire have all been completed, then we'll all be happy fellows. :) :) :)

BTW Thanks CULWULLA. Now I can count 'me' floor plates (being more of a floor plate than a core guy).

Top render there Trances. I love it! I think it's just made me realise how down good that 500m of George St will be in 3 or 4 years time when everything is complete. Easily one of the classiest stretches of road in the country!

Originally posted by Muse
In other words, we're virtually half way as far as floor plates (above the blades) go.

I was thinking it wasn't quite as high as that yet :(
the current height of floor scaffold is lev27 or 106m above george st.So yep were over half way up!

I could clearly see Latitude clearly from Monterey today, a sign of it's increasing promience in the city skyline. Like World Tower, it should be a standout from this part of town.

From Goulburn Street:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude8.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude7.jpg


http://qopt.phys.msu.su/pasha/smiles/smiles1/french.gif...and I call zis one, "Cranes in Flight and Action No. 3" - Original US$220,000.00, prints $100.00 at the door on way out

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude9.jpg