now that the core has locked in at lev38, corebox =142m ,which is exact height of Guys tower.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4831728517_13a01b5d87_o.jpg

That cladding...oh that cladding :drool:

So has is this finally overtaken Guy's? :banana:

If Culwulla's diagram is correct there are still 60 centimeters missing.

^^
thank you CULWULLA

England not have 300m lol but then can :goodbye:

Any speculation on the window washing method?

How much nicer it would be if the Shard was on the river front and not hidden behind those rather ugly low buildings - maybe time for some more demolitions?

Make sure you take some photos for us! :)

It's one of my compulsory points ;) Hope I'll have a chance.

Nice new shoots!

This building will be a star in sunny days, shinning from the top to the base.

Wow, the cladding looks beautiful. I love how transparent it is. Can't imagine how good it will look - even from far away - in the London skyline once it's completed. :cheers2:

now that the core has locked in at lev38, corebox =142m ,which is exact height of Guys tower.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/4831728517_13a01b5d87_o.jpg

still 3 floors missing in the diagram... 1 in the hotel section, 2 in the apartment section.

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000213.jpg

^^ Great shot! I love how this tower will just dominate the neighborhood. Maybe the Empire State Building of London.

Well she's only 10m shorter than The Chrysler Building, so not far off the New York greats :).

New European tallest, am I right?

Will be the tallest in the European Union upon completion, not in Europe though, thanks to those pesky Russians and their towers.

Actually it will most likely be the tallest in Europe upon completion, since I believe it will top out/finish long before Moscow's Mercury City Tower.

nice pic chest

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/Cycle2.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/Cycle3.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y68/El_Greco/Cycle4.jpg

from Hamstead Heath
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1040468.jpg

http://i30.************/2crmrti.jpghttp://i30.************/20ppmpx.jpg

Shard was looking good early this morning as part of the London skyline. Shame the wind wasnt blowing the balloon towards it :-(

The first picture is truly amazing, mate! :applause:

Will be the tallest in the European Union upon completion, not in Europe though, thanks to those pesky Russians and their towers.

hahaha :lol:

^^

Great photographs Robd!

What is that awful thing that resembles a cheese grater with finger holes in the handle?

^^

Great photographs Robd!

What is that awful thing that resembles a cheese grater with finger holes in the handle?

A building that was just recently completed... obviously you guys don't read the lesser forums.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strata_%28building%29

Strata look good funny mankind for that ;)

The strata looks great, it just needed to be built closer to the cbd.....

So it was taken from a balloon....for a minute I thought it might be from Crystal palace tv mast, until I saw the second pic!

I had no idea you could take hot air balloon rides in London (outskirts). It’s a shame the whole skyline is filled by flight paths. Just think of the possibilities!!!

Rite check this out guys, very interesting webcam set up to capture the rise of The Shard. (sorry if this has been posted before)

http://www.theframeworks.com/blog/rise-of-the-shard/

Shard at sunset this evening

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/turbosnail1/Skylines/shard1.jpg


Follow the webcam here -

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=456410

by chest.

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000247.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000226.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000255.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000260.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000273.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000264.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000252.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000253.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000244.jpg

This one just gets better and better. Really great pictures by chest.

look poster red :nuts:

I think the core is half way done! Should be on 36th floor now! :)
The cladding looks just awesome! It's so shiny :D
This will turn out to be one of my favourite skyscrapers I think :)

I see core floor No.37 just begninnig to appear in one of Chest's photos. I think the slow down (1 week from 36-37 appearing) is down to the core reconfiguration.
For those that don't know the concrete core gets thinner somewhere around floor 38,39.
It's going to be interesting to see how much thinner it is when the core climbs past the setback.
Glass looks amazing - I like the way it's super flat so you don't get any bendy reflections!

That mini core appears to be on floor 19 or something. I went to the site in June and it was still on floor 6 or something. This must be about the fastest core to ever go up! Ok it's really thin but it's maintained about 3 floors a week!

The baby core is rising so fast. :yes:

Wow, stunning photos! And still 30+ stories to go! This will be immense on completion! :)

I've been a bit absent of late... family holiday and then catching up with work when I got back has been keeping me off the Interwebz :)

Anyhow, some pics from Wednesday - more in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard).

St Thomas Street/Bermondsey Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107336-2/20100728_0004.jpg


Gate 2

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107420-2/20100728_0021.jpg


SW Corner

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107498-2/20100728_0039.jpg


An emerging new 'wing' just to the west of the hoist on St Thomas Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107468-2/20100728_0031.jpg


Some glazing details.. NW corner, by the bus station

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107570-2/20100728_0054.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107576-2/20100728_0055.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107540-2/20100728_0049.jpg


Joiner Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107564-2/20100728_0053.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107588-2/20100728_0058.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107642-2/20100728_0072.jpg

That's a test section of marble walling that you can see in the middle of level 2 above

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107618-2/20100728_0065.jpg

Taking a delivery on level 2

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107612-2/20100728_0063.jpg

Great pics as always cybertect, the marble wall looks interesting ill wait for more to be put up before i judge it :)

Nice to have you back cyber and cheers for the pictures. What do you think of the progress? Impressive or what! :)

^^ *right-click, save as*

Glad your updates are back cyber. :okay:

The cladding is going quickly and always shinier..D

Here are some pictures I created earlier to (hopefully) help you understand what the building looks like at different angles. If you'd like to see it at another angle just ask me and I'll upload another picture. :)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_3Jh0FfTrnkI/TFQt26ballI/AAAAAAAAAlU/3LxWr46CCVU/s1152/Southwark%20Render%201.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_3Jh0FfTrnkI/TFQt6bs5YsI/AAAAAAAAAlY/0R4uF4xnZ5Q/s1152/Southwark%20Render%202.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3Jh0FfTrnkI/TFQt-26g2gI/AAAAAAAAAlc/HxlPc44igKk/s1152/Southwark%20Render%203.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_3Jh0FfTrnkI/TFQuDrm1LiI/AAAAAAAAAlg/-9WA4WthahA/s1152/Southwark%20Render%204.jpg

this is one of my favorite projects right now, its a great looking building and im sure the completed version will make a lot of londoners proud!

Great job Bottom! :)

I'm more and more impressed by those glass panels every day! Just stunning! :)

i know i said this many times on this thread and the one in the english thread... but.. this is one amazing tower! I like this tower! :cool:

Bit of a belated update, but here's a few shots from the Friday before I went away, 16th July. More here (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/?g2_page=6).

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108020-2/20100716_0113.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107996-2/20100716_0092.jpg

3 shot stitch :)

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107950-2/shard_LBStreet_vpano.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107912-2/20100716_0069.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107906-2/20100716_0066.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107882-2/20100716_0058.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107852-2/20100716_0048.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107846-2/20100716_0047.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107822-2/20100716_0039.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107798-2/20100716_0034.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107792-4/20100716_0032.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107726-2/20100716_0017.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/107702-2/20100716_0013.jpg

^^:cheers:

by mitosan.

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/31072010-shard-1.jpg

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/31072010-shard-3.jpg

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/31072010-shard-4.jpg

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/31072010-shard-5.jpg

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/31072010-shard-6.jpg

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/31072010-shard-7.jpg

The Shard, August 2009:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p161/ricochetj/Shard6Large.jpg

Instant skyscraper. ;)

This Project is really cracking on!

Found a website that has lots of renders, I particularly like the ground level renders as they really make it feel real! Also has a nice time lapse video of the construction up to recently

http://www.openbuildings.com/buildings/the-shard-profile-40.html

I just found a few photos that I forgot I took on film during the early phases of demolition back in mid-October 2007 and thought they might be of interest to see how far we've come.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108040-4/20071017_0030_EOS3.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108034-4/20071017_0034_EOS3.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108027-4/20071017_0035_EOS3.jpg

The scans by Snappy Snaps at the time they were developed aren't fabulous - I'll have to see if I can find the negs and re-scan them some time.

There is 1 part of photos from 2nd August.

Few 'away' photos.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/8256/99034215.jpg (http://img185.imageshack.us/i/99034215.jpg/)

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/476/dsc07594c.jpg (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/dsc07594c.jpg/)

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/6277/dsc07758s.jpg (http://img715.imageshack.us/i/dsc07758s.jpg/)

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7724/43702054.jpg (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/43702054.jpg/)

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/5843/66006868.jpg (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/66006868.jpg/)

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God it’s changed so much. Looking at the last photo, I’m having trouble getting my bearings. I’m not sure I went to that side when I went back in June. Nice shots Cyber.

What I find really interesting when looking cybertect's last set of photo's is how much our taste has changed. Did the buildings around London Bridge including the station ever look good, did people like them? And in 30 to 40 years time, will we be looking at the Shard in the same way?

Its Getting there.....London needs more of this

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1209/camputer641.jpg

The piggybacks steel is going to shoot up now. Dam shame there’s no webcam down there.

why do they build the Shard in such ugly neighbourhood?

So that it won't be an ugly neighborhood anymore.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4857742230_aa68f6cde0_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4857121465_a80789cfa2_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4857120343_c9aeb015f7_b.jpg
Part of the slip form has now been removed.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4857743400_787fc637b1_b.jpg
And baby core is now connected to the main structure.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4857123087_7273cc7a6b_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4123/4857118561_907a908936_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4857745786_e13046ba04_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4857122581_5949ebb148_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4857123635_590cf1ca7c_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4857741114_afbc0b497d_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4857739380_6665943ea7_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4857738332_449bdfc0f1_b.jpg
Really wish Guy's would was them windows!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4857119155_a943ce9511_b.jpg

‘Oh now I understand’ those white things I could see on the Guy’s webcam are the ties for the TC. They will tie the Crain the core(s). Greats pictures man. The pic showing close up action on the South / East of the steel level is one of the best shots I’ve see in a while, really shows the complexity of the joins

Sorry guys that I add photos a bit late. But, you know, London is the city of busy people :D

Second part
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/6712/83944298.jpg

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1553/63302463.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/7510/33180327.jpg

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2135/42895299.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/338/18002862.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/6884/79377279.jpg

By the way I really enjoy my time here and I think this city is one of the best places I've ever visited.

And it is last, third part of the photos.


http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/4547/89836391.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1471/93527443.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/867/46272226.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/3373/77589155.jpg

Photo made from The Monument.
http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/1381/71937302.jpg

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4300/95429261.jpg


Hope that you enjoyed them a bit:)

I love this one! It really shows just how flawlessly flat the glass is - Stunning!
Thanks for the great photos Filipu. :)

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2135/42895299.jpg

That's a lot of new pictures for one day. All in all, I'm happy that the junior core is topped out and connected to the main structure, because I like big, noticeable steps. ;)

Thanks everybody for the wonderful updates :cheers1:

It's good to see big chunks of cladding now, it will certainly look fantastic.

Btw, the core setback must be happening really soon.

Btw, the core setback must be happening really soon.

I imagine they're working on it (they seem to be stuck around 36-37 for quite a while now) - but we can't see it until the climbing system and black canvas move up to 2 floors above the setback.
On the cams the floorplates already look pretty narrow:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=456410
and they're going to get a lot narrower as they go up.
I read the incline is 6 degrees from the vertical. If I was any good at trigonometry I'd be able to figure out how much narrower the building gets for each 10 metres it climbs. Anyone care to do the maths?

And has anyone found a site that has more floorplans?
Somebody posted 2 (from near the top given how narrow it is) back on page 61:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=418897&page=61

Great updates everyone!

I read the incline is 6 degrees from the vertical. If I was any good at trigonometry I'd be able to figure out how much narrower the building gets for each 10 metres it climbs. Anyone care to do the maths?

Perhaps Culwulla could confirm this, since his diagram is fairly accurate. :)

Clearly visible from the train coming out of Victoria.

I was going to get a picture but didnt get the phone out in time on the way in to Victoria then sat on the wrong side of the train going home :ohno:

I am really enjoying seeing the pictures of this building going up, Thank you for sharing them. The glass is phenomenally smooth.

I do kinda feel that is is a little shame that the building is not going to be as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City (1453 ft including comms tower on roof, 1250 ft at the 102nd floor) I think surpassing that height and amount of floors will be the next big step for London, but maybe a little belated. Maybe we will see that within the next 20 years as London is beginning to go more upwards rather than outwards. :colgate:

why are there 2 threads for the shard?
here is the other one
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=407549

why are there 2 threads for the shard?
here is the other one
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=407549

International supertall forum and local UK construction forum

Totally standard for major projects on ssc to have 2 separate threads in separate sections... Only just realised?!

Won't they have to take down the current slip form or at least on two of the sides before it can start moving up again?

why are there 2 threads for the shard?
here is the other one
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=407549

Well spotted

International supertall forum and local UK construction forum

Only just realised?! :lol:

To be honest Supertall they’re pretty much the same. The only major difference is where you find them. I added the ‘Threads Tagged with london’ http://www.skyscrapercity.com/tags.php?tag=london to my favourites list and just mainly work off that. Much easier to access both the Shard threads plus all the other London ones.

I read the incline is 6 degrees from the vertical. If I was any good at trigonometry I'd be able to figure out how much narrower the building gets for each 10 metres it climbs. Anyone care to do the maths?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=418897&page=61

Well, if i remember how to do maths then If i draw a triangle with a height of 10cm and an angle of 6 degrees at the top, the width of the triangle should be how much narrower it gets.

Anyway, I won't bore you with the trigonometry, I worked it out to be 1.05m. Does that sound about right?

distant shot from Greenwich

http://67.202.71.95/images/609366shard-12.jpg

yep, 1.05m
(1.05m = 10m * tan(6 degrees))
using this method, and assuming a point on the top, the base is 65m wide (it would actually be wider).

that glass sure is very flat!:nuts:

I am really enjoying seeing the pictures of this building going up, Thank you for sharing them. The glass is phenomenally smooth.

I do kinda feel that is is a little shame that the building is not going to be as tall as the Empire State Building in New York City (1453 ft including comms tower on roof, 1250 ft at the 102nd floor) I think surpassing that height and amount of floors will be the next big step for London, but maybe a little belated. Maybe we will see that within the next 20 years as London is beginning to go more upwards rather than outwards. :colgate:

Prince Charles or some other busy-body will surely object (if it's built near the centre of London). The reason in fact that Canary Wharf and the surrounding Docklands area was redeveloped in the late 80s was because of all the objections (and lack of space) for any kind of new office development in London. Lots of people claim views of St Pauls from Hyde Park and views of X from X as sacred - so blocking development in most places. I think this Shard was delayed more than 5 years because of these kind of problmes... there's always problems like this with planning in the UK! That's why the UK has so few wind turbines compared with Denmark, Germany, Portugal, etc. The UK is at about 2% of energy from wind - while the above countries are between 10-15%. The UK only leads the way in more expensive offshore wind - luckily we're an island... but I digress!

I see on the webcam that the construction lift girders have got taller - there's 2 prongs that have risen up above that black climbing formwork... based on past history this seems to happen before the formwork rises. So maybe in a few days we'll see the core setback. From a pic I saw on the other thread (god knows why we have 2 threads!) I think the only side that won't setback is the side with the construction lifts - which of course would make sense!
I imagine those lifts don't go from the formwork all the way to the ground - they must remove the bottom bit each time they pour a new floor. Is that right?

Has the 'baby core' topped out?

Here's what the top looked like on August 3rd:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4857745786_e13046ba04_b.jpg

Some images from yesterday. Customary pointer to my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard) for more photos not posted here.

BTW, as I've just upgraded my server, I'm interested to know if it's made any difference to the speed my pics come up as there have been comments about sluggishness in the past.

North side crane tie-back

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108349-2/20100805_0079.jpg


NW corner glazing

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108307-2/20100805_0056.jpg


Fitting a glazing panel at the NW corner

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108337-2/20100805_0077.jpg


SW corner from the pedestrian bridge

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108259-2/20100805_0045.jpg


Development of the 'wing' adjacent to the hoist on St Thomas Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108211-2/20100805_0036.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108295-2/20100805_0053.jpg


Fitting a corner glazing panel above Gate 2

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108139-2/20100805_0020.jpg



New steel between the main building and the backpack by Gate 2

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108175-2/20100805_0027.jpg


A pretty photo of some cranes, just because... :)

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108157-2/20100805_0024.jpg


Secondary core topped out

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108193-2/20100805_0032.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108097-2/20100805_0009.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108121-2/20100805_0015.jpg


Shard Holding Area

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108109-2/20100805_0013.jpg


The view from Tower Bridge

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108085-2/20100805_0003.jpg

Is it even halfway up yet? It going to be a monster that will contrast so nicely with tower bridge...and for once it might bring tourists flocking to the southbank! Ah so glad this is going up after all these years of uncertainty... And god that Glass is quality!! This really is going to be the Empire State Building of London... I personally think the only more important project for it's city being built now to rival this is the WTC... this iis just a massive breakthrough for London!!!! Unbelievable

I posted this on the other thread... but as people were asking here about when the core will setback I thought it deserved posting here too!...


http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv295/nihildicit2/core2.jpg

If you look at this image. In section 3. On the corner facing us, left edge you will see the last 4 levels (at full width) have holes for entry to the lift block. On the right side are 2 gaps.
These correspond exactly with the photos of the last 2 floors of the core that are visible now.
This is DEFINITELY the last floors of the core at full size visible now! As soon as the formwork goes up we'll see the thinner core.

Compare it with this photo from flicker - and all the funny holes match exactly:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4857738332_449bdfc0f1_b.jpg

I'm sure that diagram is super-accurate based on this - and we're going to see the core setback on 3 sides at the next floor... from Guy's tower where this is taken - the only floor that won't setback is the one facing the river! Do folks agree?
FYI - The mini tower is definately in the bottom right corner of this photo (just below camera and below the crane) - so that lines up correct too :)

Based on that blue schematic diagram above (which seems to match what's being built) I figure we have: 37 full width floors (last one visible in that image above) currently.
- 15 in the next setback (allthough the setbacks aren't quite even as one side sets back one floor later)
- 15 in the one after that
- then 3 in the top bit
= 70 concrete floors total.

I've gathered almost a year of webcam pics now :banana:

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Excellent work! :applause:

I love that part when the core had stopped growing for a few weeks and then suddenly jumps a number of floors.

Great video :applause:

http://a.imageshack.us/img823/4584/shard93.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img714/8206/shard97n.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img844/1788/shard92.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img833/1650/shard90.jpg
Very large nuts and bolts!
http://a.imageshack.us/img844/1390/shard89.jpg
Guy's add 20m to keep up with the Jones's
http://a.imageshack.us/img826/9089/shard91.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img203/3765/shard88.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img844/264/shard87.jpg
End caps on.
http://a.imageshack.us/img826/6774/shard86.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img826/7148/shard85.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img844/5575/shard84.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img153/5348/shard83.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img153/9172/shard82.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img833/4595/shard78.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img826/8674/shard81.jpg
http://a.imageshack.us/img203/1467/shard80.jpg

Thanks for the pictures. The cladding really is sublime.

Thanks for the pictures. The cladding really is sublime.

You're very welcome! I'm very lucky to be working right next door! :)

Amazing how far they've come in just a few short months. :cheers:

The cladding really is sublime.

Someone's been watching Gordon Ramsay :lol:

Great time lapse, Atmosphere, that is some dedication getting all those webcam shots. :)

It looks like the only ugly thing about the Shard is the reflection of that concrete hospital it gets on its glass.

The glass looks amazing! and that time lapse video is excellent.
I think Guys Hospital would look better with a new facade or even just a clean up, but obviously the NHS hasnt got money for this.
Guys is a good example of Brutalist architecture and London is full of Brutalist buildings so maybe it shouldnt be renovated, but I'm sure the Shard will outshine Guys Hospital.

The cladding is stunning! I'm looking forward to see this building at night, with hundreds of lights on under this crystal cladding.

I've gathered almost a year of webcam pics now :banana:


Nice vid. I think the webcam needs a new angle :)

This is super massive, nice!

I made my first ever visit to the Shard today! Below are some photos from my maiden viewing...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs126.ash2/39628_10150224943175034_841240033_13850859_230834_n.jpg
Seen from the platforms at London Bridge station.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs243.snc4/39512_10150224946945034_841240033_13850940_300789_n.jpg
Guy's, reflected in the Shard's new cladding.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs117.ash2/39178_10150224944975034_841240033_13850912_4628463_n.jpg
No picture can truly describe how imposing and impressive the building is, and it's not even at half height yet...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs107.ash2/38675_10150224948225034_841240033_13850955_5487741_n.jpg
A comparison between Shard and Guy's, as though there were a comparison. I never minded Guy's in pictures, but in person I was alarmed by just how filthy it looked...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs107.ash2/38675_10150224948230034_841240033_13850956_281103_n.jpg
Seen from the road up to the front of London Bridge station. This is IMO the most impressive angle to hit it from.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs310.snc4/40863_10150224951455034_841240033_13851076_4208614_n.jpg
Finally, a view from Cannon Street station. Here I experienced my first true interruption from station security, something that I don't get as much as you'd expect for a railway enthusiast. After I went and spoke to the station manager the matter was settled surprisingly quickly! :bash:

Hope you enjoyed the pictures half as much as I enjoyed being there!

Some stunning views there!

The last picture gives a bit of an idea of the true scale of this massive beast. :cheers:

When will they reclad the hospital again?

When will they reclad the hospital again?

there are a few plans floating around to reclad the hospital - or at least part of it, though after a flurry of images and small bits of info it all seems to have gone quiet.

the view from Tower Bridge
http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/P1000021.jpg

Oh wow, brilliant photo!
I have few shoots from ship-course-trip. I hope I'll add them soon:)

Incredible Angle!

I didn't know one can get on top of Tower Bridge

Jesus guys is looking dirty, but I'm genuinely one of the people who would be gutted if it was reclad/demolished... I reckon in 100+ years people will see how amazing it is...

Stunning shot! I love the flooring wrapped around the core.

Great shot! Gives us a good idea of just how big this building will be at the end.

Here's a few behind-the-times shots from June 23rd, taken with one of my film cameras (a Canon A-1) using Ilford FP4+. It took a while to get them developed and scanned.

There's a few more over the couple of pages following this (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/?g2_page=27) in my Shard Gallery.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108784-2/A101_026.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108778-2/A101_025.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108808-2/A101_030_002.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108832-2/A101_034.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108844-2/A101_036_002.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108850-2/A101_037.jpg

Jesus guys is looking dirty, but I'm genuinely one of the people who would be gutted if it was reclad/demolished... I reckon in 100+ years people will see how amazing it is...


^^ i dont get why you think that guys is so great, its just a dirty/ugly building ffs!

Webcam latest:


http://i33.************/14vlj6p.jpg

I visited London the past days and visited the site of the Shard construction on the 5th of August. Here are my pictures:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3279.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3280.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3281.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3282.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3283.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3284.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3285.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3286.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3287.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3288.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3289.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3290.jpg

:)

and part 2:

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3291.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3292.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3293.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3294.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3295.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3296.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3297.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3298.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3299.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3300.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3301.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3302.jpg

Its really an awesome project and a great addtion to the London skyline :cheers:

What's with the red framing in the windows, anybody? If it was blue, yes, but the red in those pics is not aesthetically pleasing to a reflective glass and steel structure!

As previously discussed, they're the blind boxes (the blinds themselves will be light grey).

I like it. Renzo Piano likes it.

^^ i dont get why you think that guys is so great, its just a dirty/ugly building ffs!

Guys is great, It must be the tallest brutalist building in the world! I just think it has a certain charm about it is all, and I now see how impressive it is- peoples opinions change over time, and I reckon one day this building will be treasured!

Plus someone mentioned the only ugly thing about the shard was the reflection of guys in the cladding- well I disagree, I think the crystal glass/ concrete contest very well together! Beauty and the beast! I think the shard us the beast tbh (but a darn good looking beast) :)

The cranes will need to jump really soon.....

^^
imagine being taken in at GUYS for a op and your view is the Shard, and its all on the NHS, priceless.:)

does anyone know what floor corebox is up to? cant see to read it.
thanks

does anyone know what floor corebox is up to? cant see to read it.
thanks


Still on 37...:)

Guys is great, It must be the tallest brutalist building in the world! I just think it has a certain charm about it is all, and I now see how impressive it is- peoples opinions change over time, and I reckon one day this building will be treasured!

But remember its function is a hospital, yet looks like a combination of a tombstone and a communist era prison watch tower!.. its a place to go to die rather than get better!
As an object on paper or in model form, within the era it was built, with the context of a forward looking post war modernism, great!... but as a working hospital in the 21st Century,.. well, the reclad is long overdue and the watch tower needs to go. I hate to say that because I love the diversity of London's architecture, and brutalism clearly has its place (not sure where!), but for me the views of the Shard are ruined by it!

Love the clouds reflected on the glass! Thanks for sharing:cheers:

Looking at the webcam page - I thought it looked like the core is rising again - and the set backs were visable - can anyone confirm?

This is the webcam page collection - wish it was in higher resolution - and that there was a camera nearer the core!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=456410

Well, we get high quality updates almost daily anyway, so no need to worry about the webcam's low resolution, we'll see it soon in full quality.

I assume this crane has to finish it's work and come down before the building around the mini core can be completed. I'm curious what's inside the mini core? Is it stairs and lift shafts - I can't imagine more than one narrow stair flight and 2 small lifts fitting - and that would be a squeeze! I can't imagine that they'd have this wing of the building without having a means of escape (stairs) there.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj269/andydie/London%20Shard%20and%20Heron/100_3292.jpg

Magnificent pictures! :applause:

Will they now start building around the smaller core?

I like it. Renzo Piano likes it.

You and Renzo eh! What are you like? :lol:

As I also like it, we can agree that all the main movers and shakers are in accord. :cheers:

Besides the Pictures i also took some video footage of the construction:

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Enjoy :yes:

As previously discussed, they're the blind boxes (the blinds themselves will be light grey).

I like it. Renzo Piano likes it.

I was wondering, surely dark grey or even black...would be a better colour.

We have discussed a few times how the blinds being down in a building can ruin the appearance...light blinds only accentuate this surely?

Maybe with the angle of the glass, they will be hardly noticeable as the sky is reflected.

http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/2134/shard42.jpg
From Tower 42 Yesterday


http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8080/shardrender100percentac.jpg

This is going so quick!! :o

Eddyk, brilliant shoot!
Is Tower 42 open for public or only offices?

^ The top floor bar (Vertigo 42) is open to the public.

Aren't there complaints from the hospital about the noise? Not that they can do much about it anyway...

The patients at Guys have the best seats in the house though! :D

^^ :lol: Too rite. I'd break my own legs just to get in there.

^^ : D lol

by mitosan.

http://www.timporter.net/4skyscrapercity/09082010shard.jpg

http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/16.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/17.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/18.jpg




http://www.willfox.com/photos/skyscrapers/shard/19.jpg

A quick video I made this evening -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4dmSdrZRKM

I took these three photos on Tuesday, August 10th.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/636/img0665copyn.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8254/img0668copy.jpg
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/436/img0670copy.jpg

How tall is it? Around 140 meters?

Around that yes, though I'm not sure exactly.

Just about the same as GT, 143...

How tall is it? Around 140 meters?

The final structure should be 306m tall according to OpenBuildings.com

if that's what you are asking for :nuts:

^^ he obviously meant the height of the tower right now ;)

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/636/img0665copyn.jpg

What will the windows look like where the two different angles come together?

Fab?



This tower actually has 6 sides which IMO makes for a much better looking tower than say if it was a 4 sided pyramid.

Great pictures you guys share here! Thank you! Its great to see how the tower is growing. I will have to visit London in 2012 :)

[QUOTE=Lawrence7;61832251]I took these three photos on Tuesday, August 10th.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/636/img0665copyn.jpg
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You can see in these photos you toook (only 1 quoted) that there's a very slight shape change to the floorplates on those middle floors - and that they'll stagger the shard's exterior glass differently along this diagonal line. Interesting!

I noticed that as well, I'm curious how it'll turn out.

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/6687/shardthing.jpg

A few pics from Thursday afternoon. More not posted here to be found in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard).

Druid Street, SE1

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108868-2/20100812_0004.jpg


Shard Holding Area, St Thomas Street. With some steel awaiting delivery

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108886-2/20100812_0011.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108880-2/20100812_0010.jpg


Eastern side of the core from St Thomas Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108898-2/20100812_0013.jpg


New glazing above Gate 2

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108940-2/20100812_0021.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108946-2/20100812_0022.jpg

and new steel behind Gate 2 filling in the gap between the main structure and the secondary core

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108952-2/20100812_0024.jpg


Great Maze Pond

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108964-2/20100812_0028.jpg


London Bridge Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109012-2/20100812_0037.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108856-2/20100812_0070.jpg


North side tower crane tie-backs

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109042-2/20100812_0045.jpg


St Thomas Street, the western elevation

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109120-2/20100812_0064.jpg


More steel arriving on St Thomas Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109126-2/20100812_0065.jpg

The final structure should be 306m tall according to OpenBuildings.com

if that's what you are asking for :nuts:
No kidding? :weird:

The final structure should be 306m tall according to OpenBuildings.com

if that's what you are asking for :nuts:

309.98 meters according to the planning document.

50cm shorter than the US bank tower in LA, the tallest building between Chicago and Beijing. (I think)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4889014125_c1cf08f584_b.jpg/bmi_orig_img/4889014125_c1cf08f584_b.jpg

Has anyone got any idea where those cylindrical steels are going? (cybertect’s last photo)

309.98 meters according to the planning document.

50cm shorter than the US bank tower in LA, the tallest building between Chicago and Beijing. (I think)

bullcrap ! think twice ! or never heard of shanghai e.g. ? :ohno:

Definitely the best view, from where it looks more massive. Thanks for the update, as usual. ;)

St Thomas Street, the western elevation

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109120-2/20100812_0064.jpg

bullcrap ! think twice ! or never heard of shanghai e.g. ? :ohno:

Distance between LA and Beijing - 6257 Miles
Distance between LA and Shanghai - 6499 Miles

Tallest building in Beijing - 330m

Think twice

Distance between LA and Beijing - 6257 Miles
Distance between LA and Shanghai - 6499 Miles

Tallest building in Beijing - 330m

Think twice

why now L.A. ! you wrote Chicago ! btw. Shanghai is more east than Beijing !
:ohno:

And there's a topped out 330m building in Pyongyang.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4890474237_2df57b557b_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4890474243_5320f04886_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4890474255_45bfa10f3f_o.jpg

why now L.A. ! you wrote Chicago ! btw. Shanghai is more east than Beijing !
:ohno:

has everyone forgot about New York?:lol:

has everyone forgot about New York?:lol:

so you really think that N.Y. is in between Chicago and Asia ?
C´mon ! :ohno:

why now L.A. ! you wrote Chicago ! btw. Shanghai is more east than Beijing !
:ohno:

I said the US bank tower in was the tallest building between Chicago and Beijing.
Which I said to give Londoners a sense of how big it actually is.

You're argument was that there is another city in-between LA and Beijing...Shanghai.
When it isn't. It may be more westerly, but it is more southerly as well.


Here are some more lame facts...when completed in early 2012...it'd be the 11th tallest skyscraper in the world not in Asia.
And the 2 tallest building in the world not in America or Asia.

I said the US bank tower in was the tallest building between Chicago and Beijing.
Which I said to give Londoners a sense of how big it actually is.

You're argument was that there is another city in-between LA and Beijing...Shanghai.
When it isn't. It may be more westerly, but it is more southerly as well.


Here are some more lame facts...if it was finished right now...it'd be the 11th tallest skyscraper in the world not in Asia.
And the 2 tallest building in the world not in America or Asia.

when you draw a line yes, when you look at the latitude no ! :)

when you draw a line yes, when you look at the latitude no ! :)

I suppose if you're looking at it like that, then New York is between Chicago and Beijing, by just over 1°. :D

I suppose if you're looking at it like that, then New York is between Chicago and Beijing, by just over 1°. :D

actually I meant longitude not latitude ! :cheers:

so you really think that N.Y. is in between Chicago and Asia ?
C´mon ! :ohno:

I mean if you looked at a map of the world and drew two lines straight down one at chicago and one at asia NY would technically be inbetween, but there again so would dubai and many other supertall bearing cities.

I mean if you looked at a map of the world and drew two lines straight down one at chicago and one at asia NY would technically be inbetween, but there again so would dubai and many other supertall bearing cities.

Technically you're right, if you're using a standard projection centred on the Greenwich Meridian. ;)

Every city is somewhere between every other two cities! What does this mean?!?!? :dunno:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4954/488429384553d58550ccb1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45801463@N05/4884293845/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7492/4884897788fa13141618b1.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45801463@N05/4884897788/sizes/l/in/photostream/

I mean if you looked at a map of the world and drew two lines straight down one at chicago and one at asia NY would technically be inbetween, but there again so would dubai and many other supertall bearing cities.

OK. This (http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=ORD-PEK) is the shortest distance between Chicago and Beijing - a Great Circle that happens to run nearly over the North Pole.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/scirocco/fun/chicago_beijing.gif


People can make of that what they will.

So thats officially over and done with:lol: back to the Shard, coming along nicely when will the core start growing again?

^^I think they are doing the common 'catch up' with the flooring.

Can you imagine the volume of water coming down the faces of the Shard on a rainy day in London? In some of the renders there are areas not protected by overhangs?

What is the current height of the Shard?

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/lbt/base.jpg

Stunning render :drool:...

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/lbt/base.jpg

Looks stunning - and a big improvement - but I have 2 problems with this render.
1. 2 columns going down the wall at one angle, change and then go inwards, then change direction and go into a bigger column. Structually I can't see that being that clever! That's a hell of a lot of stress on those column joins - and if it's supporting several hundred tons of curtain wall... seems precarious to say the least
2. I can see the water running off that front face like a f***** river onto the people below! It'd be like trying to step behind a waterfall!

Ps. checking out the webcams today... and it seems the core still hasn't started rising again... Looking at the youtube videos of construction progress it seemed to show it would be on the 3rd floor after the setback by now. I assume they're working on floor 38 - which is the first or 2nd floor after the setback. So it appears to be a week or so behind 'that' schedule at this stage... which is actually pretty impressive for something built in London on such a tight, small plot. I recall the Burj Dubai ended up running over a year behind it's originally planned opening date... and of course it's still not fully completed... I don't think all apartments have been handed over yet.

I recall the Burj Dubai ended up running over a year behind it's originally planned opening date... and of course it's still not fully completed... I don't think all apartments have been handed over yet.

The Burj Khalifa isn't finished yet? Is that why it is still in the U/C forums?

Can you imagine the volume of water coming down the faces of the Shard on a rainy day in London? In some of the renders there are areas not protected by overhangs?

Never rains in London. That's an evil myth put about by our foreign rivals... probably the French :sly:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4890474237_2df57b557b_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4890474243_5320f04886_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4890474255_45bfa10f3f_o.jpg

Its gonna be huge!!!
:righton::righton::righton::righton:

Looks stunning - and a big improvement - but I have 2 problems with this render.
1. 2 columns going down the wall at one angle, change and then go inwards, then change direction and go into a bigger column. Structually I can't see that being that clever! That's a hell of a lot of stress on those column joins - and if it's supporting several hundred tons of curtain wall... seems precarious to say the least
2. I can see the water running off that front face like a f***** river onto the people below! It'd be like trying to step behind a waterfall!

Maybe they were going for a green water feature, kinda like the WTC waterfalls but more eco friendly. plus it will make the building more interesting on rainy days.:lol:

Photo taken last friday in the morning. Such a pity the weather was so bad.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4890330449_365782421a_o.jpg

Looks stunning - and a big improvement - but I have 2 problems with this render.
1. 2 columns going down the wall at one angle, change and then go inwards, then change direction and go into a bigger column. Structually I can't see that being that clever! That's a hell of a lot of stress on those column joins - and if it's supporting several hundred tons of curtain wall... seems precarious to say the least

That render has been around a while and is out of date.

The design was changed and the main columns now go all the way to the ground.


http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109018-2/20100812_0039.jpghttp://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108982-2/20100812_0031.jpg

I'm not sure that rain is going to much more of an issue than, say, at the base of the NatWest Tower/Tower 42.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/68966-4/200711_1639.jpg

nice speed guys, keep em growing ;)

From the Hornsey Lane Bridge

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4895811732_cb6252562d_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4880240541_4438017f2e_b.jpg

Far right

That render has been around a while and is out of date.

The design was changed and the main columns now go all the way to the ground.


http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109018-2/20100812_0039.jpghttp://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/108982-2/20100812_0031.jpg

I'm not sure that rain is going to much more of an issue than, say, at the base of the NatWest Tower/Tower 42.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/68966-4/200711_1639.jpg

Glad to see they change the columns - IMHO the other design looked a bit too structually complicated. Makes more sense to carry the load in a straight line than round 2 bends!
Wow - impressive photo. Never seen Tower 42 up close like that.
Of course the Shard has a 6 degree slope to the glass so might catch more rain depending on which way the wind was blowing the rain!

PS - it appears to be night time in London - the webcams are stuck again :(
It's actually interesting to see how the weather in London compares to the weather here in Berkshire!

Of course the Shard has a 6 degree slope to the glass so might catch more rain depending on which way the wind was blowing the rain!

Flipside of that is that, since the building narrows toward the top, there's less area of glazing upon which to gather water.

Kone jump lifts help build Shard

The UK’s first Jump lift has been successfully installed in the Shard at London Bridge.

Developed by Kone the self-climbing elevator system provides an alternative to exterior hoists to improve the efficiency and safety of the building’s construction.

The lift functions by using the building’s permanent shaft during the construction phase and moves higher or “jumps” in the shaft as the building gets taller.

It allows shaft construction and lift installations to continue at the higher levels while the lift is operating in the same shaft at the lower levels below a protection deck.

This innovative approach enables the lift shafts to be used to aid construction at the same time as they are fitted out with permanent cars and put into service as construction progresses.

Tony Palgrave, Construction Director for Mace on the Shard, said: “This solution is fundamental to our strategy of transporting people and materials quickly and efficiently to the top of the building and down again in the safest possible way.

“It represents our ongoing commitment to finding ever better ways to deliver this landmark project.”

Michael Williams, Managing Director of Kone UK added: “We work hard to deliver pioneering solutions for clients and it has been a privilege to be involved with Mace on such a significant project as the Shard.

“Kone jump lifts are an innovative solution that improves people and goods flow and speeds up construction. Our team has worked closely with Mace to ensure the installation of the Jump Lifts runs smoothly and enhances the construction process.”

As principal contractor on the Shard, Mace has ensured the delivery programme accommodates the requirements of the Kone jump lifts.

The first lift has capacity for 21 people and 1,600kg in weight and will mainly be used at the Shard for site workers to get up and down the structure. It will initially serve up to level 12 but will eventually extend to level 26.

In total there will be five jump lifts, the largest of which will be equipped to transport 45 people, with a capacity of 3,500kg in weight of people and materials, serving up to level 34.

The lifts will follow the rise of the structure into the London skyline. The highest of the jump lifts will go up to level 66.

Kone is supplying and installing a total of 10 escalators and 36 lifts at the Shard, 13 of these double deck lifts including the five jump lifts.

http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2010/08/16/kone-jump-lifts-help-build-shard/

Here some pictures the wife took when going to and from Guys this afternoon

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3479.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3500.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3481.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3482.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3483.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3484.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3485.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3486.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3491.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3492.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3493.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w149/DocShergar/IMG_3494.jpg

Cool pics, say thanks to the wife :cheers:

Cool pics, say thanks to the wife :cheers:

She had no idea what it was till i asked her to get some pics. She did good :)

She had no idea what it was till i asked her to get some pics. She did good :)

I am impressed by the progress of this amazing structure and have been following the construction since the beginning.
But I am unsure as well of what the second to last photo is a picture of (i.e. what is the smaller second concrete column for?)

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^^Just love how it overbears its surroundings and it is easily seen from a lot of places. This tower will be the true mascot of the 2012 Olympic Games.:cheers:

Looks stunning - and a big improvement - but I have 2 problems with this render.
1. 2 columns going down the wall at one angle, change and then go inwards, then change direction and go into a bigger column. Structually I can't see that being that clever! That's a hell of a lot of stress on those column joins - and if it's supporting several hundred tons of curtain wall... seems precarious to say the least
2. I can see the water running off that front face like a f***** river onto the people below! It'd be like trying to step behind a waterfall!
http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/lbt/base.jpg


aurora place,sydney has same kan yasuda marble sculpture
http://www.agisoftware.it/arte/5/a/bg/a5u14414.jpg

Ooo its got its own balls

impressive project, stunning!

aurora place,sydney has same kan yasuda marble sculpture


As mentioned on the other thread - those 2 big circular columns (see render above - i'm not quoting that big image!) are not part of the final design (I don't think they would have worked - carrying all that load around those angles!) instead those 4 diagonal's go all the way to the ground.

http://i38.************/5n6wir.jpg

As mentioned on the other thread - those 2 big circular columns (see render above - i'm not quoting that big image!) are not part of the final design (I don't think they would have worked - carrying all that load around those angles!) instead those 4 diagonal's go all the way to the ground.

He wasn't talking about the columns.

He wasn't talking about the columns.

I didn't know anyone was - I was just saying this render is no longer accurate (must be a previous version from a long time ago). Those 2 round columns do not exist in the build.

It was the potential waterfall off the edge of glass in that render we were pointing out. Since the design has obviously changed in that area, maybe they will add a covered area also (or a gutter!)

I can see very well what everyone was pointing out. What I cannot understand is why he responded to someone who was talking about the sculpture by talking about the change in the columns.

by mattomatto.

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Great pics! Working on level 38 of the core now it would seem. :)

Some pics from yesterday - more not posted here to be found, as usual, in my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard).


Arty pic from the Shard Holding Area to get started

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109138-2/20100818_0006.jpg


However, the more interesting development is some new external steel that's appeared at the eastern end of the site by Gates 3 and 2.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109186-2/20100818_0015.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109192-2/20100818_0016.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109174-2/20100818_0012.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109204-2/20100818_0020.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109162-2/20100818_0010.jpg


Some more steel up top on the north eastern side of the tower from St Thomas Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109168-2/20100818_0011.jpg


A broad view of the SW corner

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109312-2/20100818_0045.jpg


Ground level concrete structure progress by Gate 1 on St Thomas Street and Joiner Street

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109270-2/20100818_0033.jpg


Further along Joiner Street toward the station - I've an idea this will be the head of an escalator down to ground level for when the pedestrian bridge is gone.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109330-2/20100818_0052.jpg


From the south end of London Bridge

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109396-2/20100818_0079.jpg


and detail of the NW corner from London Bridge Walk

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109384-2/20100818_0071.jpg

NE corner

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109366-2/20100818_0068.jpg

These walls of glass are superb. :D

Are they starting the work in the baby core then?

Are they starting the work in the baby core then?

I'd say the pictures show that they are indeed doing so.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4907927914_8623e43650_b.jpg

Webcam this evening - just over a tricky piece of steelwork so progress should be pretty quick in the coming week.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/turbosnail1/shard.jpg

A couple of views from the Millennium Bridge today

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109420-2/20100819_0024.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109426-2/20100819_0027.jpg

I'd say the pictures show that they are indeed doing so.

Good, will this extension will be used as offices or will it have any other function?

Noticed a mockup photo of the exterior glazing in the SSC 1WTC pages which appears to use a system of beading and fasteners identical to those employed here. Subtle difference in the glass - the Shard being a pale silver, New York's faintly golden.

Early this morning and the light is a lot different - you can already see throughout the day from this angle how the cladding looks different. It doesn't look very reflective at 6.30 am.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/turbosnail1/shard-1.jpg

Well, with the light coming at the cladding at an almost horizontal level, the tilt of the exterior reflects it upwards, so you wouldn't see any light reflection from ground level. But you probably know that and only wanted to illustrate that. Just thought I'd clarify.

;)

Early this morning and the light is a lot different - you can already see throughout the day from this angle how the cladding looks different. It doesn't look very reflective at 6.30 am.

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/turbosnail1/shard-1.jpg

I think it also looks a hell of a lot worse as at this angle it is translucent instead of reflective - and when translucent what we're seeing is the dark concrete and stuff going on with the construction - when the offices are painted and bright it'll look a lot different.
Yes - once the angle you're viewing it at >45 degrees it seems a lot more reflective (especially if the sky is bright). Viewed straight on it looks quite clear and then all we're seeing is a dark construction site.

A couple of views from the Millennium Bridge today



Particularly in this 2nd image we can see the floorplate is bigger on the south side, and smallest on the North (river facing) side. With the setback currently being worked on the core will set back on 3 SIDES - the exception being the side facing the river. It will then rise for another 15-20 stories or so before the next set-back. See my annotation below...
And yes - I know the lines don't touch the side of the building - but because the photo was taken at a slight angle - i've "averaged" where the edge of the building is on both sides.
Personally I think the floorplates become ridiculously small for the flats on those floors 55-70? Hence why they can only squeeze in one large one per floor - and in fact, according to a floorplan posted on here. 2 floors is a duplex for ONE APARTMENT!
FYI - the angle of the walls is 6 degrees from the vertical.

http://a.imageshack.us/img825/42/201008190027b.jpg

Looking good as alsways, its really starting to look tall :)

Even with the best renders you never know how the actual project will look and fortunately this one is turning out exactly like the renders.:cheers:

Closer webcam of steel activity

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g51/turbosnail1/shardclose.jpg

I wonder if this is the first MAJOR building that contains no brickwork in LONDON!!!!.

:cheers:PD.

I suppose you don't consider any of the skyscrapers in Canary Wharf "major", then?

I wonder if this is the first MAJOR building that contains no brickwork in LONDON!

Are you for real? I thought people weren't this stupid :ohno:

Are you for real? I thought people weren't this stupid :ohno:

Around a week or two ago we had a guy (in the "The Torch" thread iirc) saying that nobody actually lives in Dubai, so anything's possible.

I suppose you don't consider any of the skyscrapers in Canary Wharf "major", then?

Don't forget the City's various skyscrapers(Tower 42, the Gherkin, etc.), Centre Point, the BT Tower, etc.

I guess there are still people who think London is nothing but castles and Victorian terraces. :lol:

Don't forget the City's various skyscrapers(Tower 42, the Gherkin, etc.), Centre Point, the BT Tower, etc.

I guess there are still people who think London is nothing but castles and Victorian terraces. :lol:

Yes they can generally be seen in Westminster town hall and EH HQ ;)

^^ I was thinking that he meant that this was the first building that uses no bricks at all... A lot of buildings (some of which are all glass from the outside) have often little walls of bricks on the inside, later covered with something else....

I think you're more likely to find concrete blocks if it's covered up these days, unless it's engineering brick for a specific structural purpose. Quicker and cheaper to build.

And there's some blockwork to be found in the Shard.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/109271-2/20100818_0033.jpg

Will this be the tallest in Europe?

The tallest in the EU.

If you count Moscow as Europe (which it isn't really IMO) then nope

Its starting to look great with all that cladding :)

I suppose you don't consider any of the skyscrapers in Canary Wharf "major", then?

actually, definitly nope, this is the first one. No brickwork is no brickwork.

^^ in the pic that cybertech posted you can clearly see that there is brick work, i dont think that many buildings are built with out some sort of brick work.....

Will this be the tallest in Europe?

It will be indeed be the tallest in Europe, around ten meters taller than City of Capitals in Moscow. It won't be long until the title returns to Moscow though, as the Mercury City Tower is progressing steadily (though just not quite as fast as the Shard.*)



* = Saying that reminded me of the song "Fast as a Shark" by German heavy metal band Accept. "Fast as a Shard" :lol:

It will be indeed be the tallest in Europe, around ten meters taller than City of Capitals in Moscow. It won't be long until the title returns to Moscow though, as the Mercury City Tower is progressing steadily (though just not quite as fast as the Shard.*)



* = Saying that reminded me of the song "Fast as a Shark" by German heavy metal band Accept. "Fast as a Shard" :lol:

Don't forget that the completion of Eurasia in Moscow can start every moment

What difference would that make?