When you see this in person I think it looks very nice. Looking at the over run I doubt they ever had intentions to try and hide whats behind it. It also gives the building that extra floor's worth of soar. Anyway I prefer this to the dark crown that we got with Willis. Its worth looking at the render london lad posted at the start of the thread, the over run was always going to be transparent. I like the way this has turned out.



http://i18.tinypic.com/2ajnvc1.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/2qlvl2x.jpg

It looks like they could put the cladding over the existing concrete columns in the corner, are they going to do this? I think it would look better. Looking at the renders above its hard to tell what the plan is, but I suppose if they were to do this then they would have already done so?

The facade overun hasn't been completed and its clear, in the pic above, that the glass hasn't been installed on the overun part where the crane is. When all the glass has been installed, the plant and machinery works will be almost hidden, at least to a untrained eye.

a few pics from above

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/2275106711_05ceb277bf_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2389/2275901828_74ac04a27a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2325/2275901440_fe737e1fb6_o.jpg

...they're good:)

nice one! Great to see it from above! :cheers:

Looking a lot better but those corners are still niggling, they're gonna look even more obvious when it's complete

...and as Darren said the light glass on the overrun just looks like a big fence around the top.

^^ To be fair, it also appears like that on the above renders.

nice pics btw :)

^^To be fair, it IS a giant fence :p

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/fit3xl/London519.jpg

Should this now be T/O ?

Tossed off? :dunno:

Tossed off? :dunno:

Tinted Orange?

http://fc05.deviantart.com/fs28/f/2008/051/a/8/to_by_JohnnySix.jpg

^^ Cool!!

If only. Ah well, looks nice in the sunlight- Today from behind the Heron tower site.

http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs29/i/2008/051/4/7/Dashwood_house_08_by_JohnnySix.jpg

Here's how it's looking now from the Barbican... A few months difference between these before/after pics:

1
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/saladfingerslondon/dashwood006.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/saladfingerslondon/afer1.jpg

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http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/saladfingerslondon/dashwoodxx.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/saladfingerslondon/afer2.jpg

There's something else going up in this pic (between the two Barbican towers), but I'm not sure what it is? Whatever it is, it's slow progress... Anyone know? thanks

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff57/saladfingerslondon/afer3.jpg

Ropemaker Place?

Ah yes - guess it must be, thanks.

All done now. Just a couple of stray panels to replace and a buff and polish and she's ready on the outside.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2298598080_ddc72275ef_b.jpg

Should this now be T/O ?

Do building reconstruction projects exen top out?

Anyway, it won't be long before the new exterior is completed.

Do building reconstruction projects exen top out?

Anyway, it won't be long before the new exterior is completed.

I suppose on this occasion it would apply, the building had 4 storeys added to make it look a little less stumpy.

when i went on my school trip to the docklands we stopped at a station and i looked out the window up to the sky by chance and we were straight underneath this building! it looks fantastic to me. i like it in the pictures but now i like it even more!

arn't SKANSKA breaking the law by putting their company name at the top of the tower lol.

arn't SKANSKA breaking the law by putting their company name at the top of the tower lol.

Technically yes, a breach of contract with the CoL 'skyline advertising' code.

Technically yes, a breach of contract with the CoL 'skyline advertising' code.

There are a few at Straford and the big re-build over the bus station at Chelmsford that do it too - maybe the laws have changed or been relaxed?

The base of the building (which I didn't get any shots of today) still remains unclad and appears very much under construction still :

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/073/2/9/Dashwood_house_10_by_JohnnySix.jpg

There are a few at Straford and the big re-build over the bus station at Chelmsford that do it too - maybe the laws have changed or been relaxed?

The base of the building (which I didn't get any shots of today) still remains unclad and appears very much under construction still :

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs30/i/2008/073/2/9/Dashwood_house_10_by_JohnnySix.jpg

Ah the law only applies to the Square Mile.

The facade overrun is looking a lot better now its completed and uniform

Double post, sorry, please delete.

I agree, i think on the whole this building has turned out really well (although i liked the old facade), has a kind of optical illusion with the lighter panels going on which i like, nice little touch of colour here and there, overall a nice an improvemment on the skyline.

I like the facade overrun - but overall the cladding looks a state.

The different corner cladding is major schoolboy error - and the lighter coloured glass panels just look messy.

I noticed the render sheen the other day in the bright sun after a storm, the cladding overrun is the only guaranteed good bit though, i quite like the overrun appearing much lighter as it highlights the fronds like an aquatic organism

couple of shots from today, not much has changed. Looks OK from a distance as a background building but not impressive close up really

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj219/mjf297/CIMG2895.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj219/mjf297/CIMG2892.jpg

looks fine, all part of the 'extreme makeover' the City is currently undergoing, though I think the Stock Exchange Tower reclad has had the most dramatic effect, a miserable grey building that seemed to suck the whole life out of the whole skyline has been transformed in to something glossy and new...cheers for all the photos today.

thanks for the photos; i wish the stone cladding on the corners went all the way up though, but it still looks fresh and clean, a good background building.

On the latest renders of heron tower, dashwood house is on some of them and seems to have some multi coloured fins added to the glazing. Also on the latest photos of dashwood house there seems to be slots in the sides of the glazing, which i originally thought was just bad detailing. Does anyone know if the fins will be added, i have not seen any renders with them.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/luke82/BuildingPics120608010-1.jpg

Ah the forgotten tower! Thanks Luke great composition - but unfortunately this is turning out a bit dull when compared to all the other developments going on.

this reclad and conversion really has been super speedy. Great work by Skanska. Now they can move across the road and get cracking on Heron.

I actualy quite like this..along with the Stock Exchange etc its all part of the masive makeover of the City

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

im a fan of reclads. there the only way you can be certian there will still be a building about with a little height or soar, and thay always look better afterwards!

This ones turned out superb, I reckon... I might actually prefer it to the stock exchange reclad, because this one seems a little more subtle and not as.. gleamingly new

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa278/fit3xl/london/various061.jpg

Well I think it's fucking hideous.

I quite like this.
Doesn't stand out or give a big empression on the skyline.
Like a filler really?

:)

I like it but it looks like a boring version of Birminghams Snow Hill Offices.

Well I think it's fucking hideous.

I agree - the random strips of lighter cladding really add to overall crappy nature of the building :|

Hmm, not quite the Stock Exchange reclad is it.

But I wouldn't call it hideous (assuming its the first tower you see between the Gherkin & Tower 42 when exiting Liverpool St. Station by McDonalds?) I couldn't really see the different coloured cladding, its an OK block that's clean & inoffensive. I liked it before the reclad anyway.

^^ Yep - here is the view when you exit Liverpool Street station

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3237/dashwoodvx0.jpg

I think it looks hideous from some angles yet somewhat okay from others. I think using clear glass for the overrun is a big mistake, and quite inexplicable. Overall I think it is rather shoddy, especially given its prime location.

I believe we have ourselves a completed project.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3093/2880553258_8ab28f9c9e_b.jpg

Nice picture. Broadgate also looks stunning in this.

It has turned out ok. Far more fluid in appearance than before which is a good thing as the Victorian terrace below stands out more. Creates a bit more drama as you come out of Liverpool St. again another positive. Thats about it though.

One more for the record

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture124_325hdr1.jpg

Completed Project

Yep, the foyer has been all kitted out too.

Job done nicely, I don't even remember what it looked like before the reclad. :D

Great, I'll move the thread.

One more for the record

http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc360/londonfire/Picture124_325hdr1.jpg

I like this. I think the glazing is slick, and I don't mind the opaque panels, they aren't too overpowering IMO. Same goes for the coloured stripes, hard to notice them from far away, but up close they add a little bit extra to the scheme that makes it more interesting. Considerably better for the area IMO.

Any shots of the ground floor/entrance?

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/dashwoodhouse/5.jpg

Great shot there, Will.. Almost something quite continental about it, a little Frankfurt-like (well, never been so probably not, lol). They make a great trio, I'm presuming Heron will start to appear in this view with time? Will it be behind 99Bishopgate from here or behind the left tree?

Good pic, an excellent reclad next to a rubbish one.

They make a great trio, I'm presuming Heron will start to appear in this view with time? Will it be behind 99Bishopgate from here or behind the left tree?

Actually, Heron will appear some way off to the left. You can already see it if you walk a bit further to the right.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/4566656484_8c38d29e18_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4566659006_84f7967734_b.jpg

just uploaded the dashwood house to google earth. Not my best work, but check it out ;)