The Latest Auckland apartment tower to go up, so may as well get this thread off the ground as well!:)

official stats (so far as known)

Height; approx 130m

Levels; 37

Construction dates: December 2003-October 2005 (construction)

Developer; First City Developments

Website: www.residencesatharbourcity.co.nz (http://www.residencesatharbourcity.co.nz)

Construction Company: Multiplex
An email i recieved from developers real estate agents say that project is going ahead, and construction to start 'soon'
View of the site, taken in July, of Fort St, Gore St cnr, with artistic render of building on billboard visible:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p1cfb580575fe8914780544feb5edd370/fbb8a752.jpg

has anybody heard anything more about this?

yes- see forum dated 20.6.03. Attempting to acquire plans ASAP.

The other day i saw 'official' looking guys dressed in "First City Developments" suit who were promting the project, with a "win an apartment" competition, at the Downtown Shopping Complex, opposite Britomart. Obviously things are going ahead, even though we haven't heard much about it;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid69/p1cfb580575fe8914780544feb5edd370/fbb8a752.jpg

That must be the competition that's advertised on that small billboard in the picture you (flyin_higher) took above.

ayii, it is that, but the billboard is huge, but damn imagestation shrinks my images down...>(

I found this render on the www.firstcitydev.co.nz (http://www.firstcitydev.co.nz) website, sure will be an imposing beast:D
http://www.firstcitydev.co.nz/images/residences.jpg
Construction to start this month (August)!!!:guns1:

Construction has begun onsite, with demolition of current 2 story building, has anyone else been past the site?

Yeah here's a pic from today, if this is the site you mean. It's not looking too good at the moment, but will be great just across the road from NRM when they're both finished!!

Residences@HarbourCity Site, Auckland - Construction Photo (20-01-04):
http://atkinson.orcon.net.nz/fortst01.jpg

Yep, thats the one! Multiplex are the builders, looks like there a fair way into the demolition now.

Took this update pic today. Thumbnail - Click to Enlargen:

EDIT (05/04/04): Images Removed

Slowly munching away at the old building onsite:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid107/p8aff69ca8a145b653c5db04a4460cd84/f954e33c.jpg

Any more news on this one??

I think they've started the foundations and stuff

Update as at August 10:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid134/p0cd5c9a32e8244d111aa3845f8b38bd4/f777c63b.jpg
Foundations well underway with 2 large rigs onsite (the ones you mentioned you saw Tom).

Good Job. What were you doing there on the 10th lol. I think there are some higher cranes on NRM too but could be wrong.

Taken 16/8/04

http://img61.exs.cx/img61/5522/Harbourcity16-8-04.jpg

Nice site overview- and i know exactly where u took it from: that fancy outdoor garden retreat at the Vero Centre across the road- it will be a good place for pics of this tower as it grows!

Yep that's the spot. It's such a nice space i'm suprised i never see anyone there. It's a prime spot for photo-taking though.

You can just see in that pic that some of the foundations (although i can't make out a core anywhere) are already in the ground which means it can't be too far from going upward.

Sweet angle man. Didn't know about the garden there.

She's getting above the ground now:

(Taken today)

http://img94.exs.cx/img94/3890/HC28-10-04.jpg

Awesome pic Sam, harbourcity lookin primed and ready to reach the sky!

was in town today and went over to see how things were going. Looks as if the core is now about 4-5 levels above ground!! Quick progress indeed

How's the top of the Lumley centre going Blade ?
Photos of Auckland are few and far between these days , shall have to do a Search ! :)

Its all looking good Marky. The spire is in place, and it looks as if they are finishing an internal mezanine floor/viewing deck or something before they finally clad the top. Just a few more weeks or so Id say and should be all done :)

How's the top of the Lumley centre going Blade ?
Photos of Auckland are few and far between these days , shall have to do a Search ! :)
Please direct discussion about projects to their particular threads, so that we dont have info all over the show. Cheers! :cheers:

Floors are up to level 7, core is up to 9 in box. Looks as if the box is due to rise in the next day or two too. No pics though sorry.

Thats pretty reasonable progress. Could top out by years end me thinks.

Pictures! Pictures!!!

There's not too much to see at the moment really.. Just a concrete frame. But a few more floors and you should be able to see it from the harbour. I'm really interested to see what the cladding will turn out like too. It'd better be good quality.

Yeah, the renders aren't the most revealing as to what the cladding will be. I'm sure with such a large building, First City (developers) will spend a bit more money on the exterior than they have with their other apartment buildings.

http://img212.exs.cx/img212/75/hcblaa9wk.jpg

Taken today.

this should really start flying up now ! nice to see a real life construction Photo :)

Nice pics, this is looking great! The first I've seen of it. I can't believe I havn't been to the city for ages. Havn't needed to since I stopped posting pictures. I would love to get back into it and fill up the forum with pics but for some reason I've become very skeptical of putting my stuff online.

Anyway yeah this thing should be 'flyin higher' soon lol

lol, you said it Tom! Cheers for posting that pic Sam, its looking ready to sprout indeed :cheers:

I saw NRM today looking nearly finished. Oops I mean Lumley. Anyway, it's not facing the way I though it was going to.

You mean the spires and facade?

Well I dunno. I only saw it from the bridge but the whole building doesnt face the direction I thought it was going to. Maybe it's just an illusion.

I got a shot of Lumley too. I posted it in the project thread.

Hopefully that area will get some nice life into the surrounds look a bit shabby.

I was in that area the other day and the old buildings in that area are amazing. Thank god auckcc have not demolished them like alot in the queen st area.

But isnt that area getting a complete restoration?

Are you meaning the Fort St area? Yeah there are some nice buildings on that street, and some crap ones! Theres a nice three level brown brick building opposite Lumley and right next to the harbourcity construction site. I think it houses a lawyers office as well as some sort of gay club or something. I don't think the City Council are yet thinking about sprucing up the streets around there, but maybe with all this development, something could be in the pipeline that hasn't been publicised about yet..?

Who's is the red face, lol?

lol me terrible pic im gonna change it

Ah ok, sweet as, I wasn't poking fun, was just curious is all :cheers:

Creeping higher - HC as of today:

http://img125.exs.cx/img125/79/hc303056br.jpg

Great Pic. I also took one of it, from the BNZ tower yesturday. It shouldn't be too long before this thing is done.

This is rising fast. You take that from the secret office garden at Vero sam? Its a good posey that.

Yeah that's from the Vero garden. Any taller though and it won't fit in one shot. My camera was zoomed right out there. A floor or two more and it'll be official 'skyscraper height'.

I dont like the HC design at all. Must have taken all of about 35 seconds to design. Not enough windows either..Looks like a match box placed on end.Hopefully the cladding they use will add some life into it.

I also seem to recall that this was the building that had some apartments of approx 28 m2 which is disgusting. 50m2 should be the absolute minimum.

^ I guess because of it's close proximity to the vicinity of the University area, those apartments would probobly be orientated with students.

I think 28m2 is ok if it's a studio apartment for a single person although you wouldn't want it any smaller. And i'm skeptical about the look of the building, but i'm saving my judgement until it's atleast partially clad, because it's hard to tell much detail from the renders we've seen.

When I first saw the design in a newspaper ad a few years back, I was initially disappointed with the design, apart from the air of 'tallness' that it exudes, with its vertical emphasis. I must admit, Clark Brown Architects don't appear to be the best firm. I still have that advert too, dated October 2002.

Yeah they seem pretty average. Hopefully their future developments are better quality. I don't think they'll reach the standards of Metropolis though. Infact i think the quality of Metropolis isn't going to be beaten for a very very long time. In my opinion it's the best quality highrise is auckland. The attention to detail was extremly good in the design, construction and image of the development. I think that's one of the reasons the guy that did the development went bankrupt.

Yeah, Metropolis was almost too good for Auckland.

Yeah, Metropolis was almost too good for Auckland.

I hate to say it but i have heard from a good source that the metropolis has a few shitty design problems with it, for a start the basement needed upgrading because of a few design faults.

but damn.. what a awesome looking building... when will wellington get something that nice :)

Sorry about the post as it doesn't have anything to do with Residences@HarbourCity

Metropolis fitted in perfectly with it's surrounding, true feat in New Zealand architecture in my opinion.

Metropolis fitted in perfectly with it's surrounding, true feat in New Zealand architecture in my opinion.

amen to that

There were some design problems with the Metropolis, mostly the base. Overall it's a great building.

No building is without it's faults though. The shops at the base of Metropolis were integrated very poorly. I don't think HC is going to have the same problem though, being level with the street all the way around.

Anyway the cladding. I won't be suprised if it's just going to be some paint slapped onto the concrete really.

Thats probably what it'll be, paint on concrete. Mind you, if they do a good job of that, it can come out looking reasonably decent.

No building is without it's faults though. The shops at the base of Metropolis were integrated very poorly. I don't think HC is going to have the same problem though, being level with the street all the way around.

Anyway the cladding. I won't be suprised if it's just going to be some paint slapped onto the concrete really.
HC will definately change peoples perspectives of the Fort St. area.

Thats probably what it'll be, paint on concrete. Mind you, if they do a good job of that, it can come out looking reasonably decent.
Yeah i agree. So hopefully they do do it well. Afterall Metropolis is just paint on concrete.

http://img22.echo.cx/img22/10/dscn24493ci.jpg

taken today, hasnt changed much from the last pic posted but a diff angle

I'd say the core is almost at 1/3 of the total height now. :cheers: It's looking alot slimmer than i thought it was gonna be.

Yeah it sure is going up fast. It doesn't seem to be facing a very good angle for views of the harbour lol.

Afterall Metropolis is just paint on concrete.

Surely it's not just painted concrete on the exterior of the Metropolis.

Had to look pretty hard for a render of this thing - the website seems to be gone. Anyway I found some in the article you wrote for the SSC newsletter atkinson & I'll chuck it on here for anyone else that stops by.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/Residences.jpg

I agree, its not the best.

Surely it's not just painted concrete on the exterior of the Metropolis.

I'm 90% sure it is. The base podium is made of large natural stone blocks but the tower itself i think is just painted concrete.. i still could be wrong but i'm pretty sure.

Visited the site yesterday. Something we (or atleast i) hadn't picked up from the renders is that the vertical members are actually slightly zig-zagged. Looks quite interesting i think. A few more core rises and it'll be about half way to full height:

http://img234.echo.cx/img234/9271/harbourcity16058uv.jpg

Close up:

http://img117.echo.cx/img117/2806/harbourcity160512kx.jpg

I wouldn't say it's a top-quality finish, but it's actually a little better than i was expecting. It's not cluttered with unnecessary details which is a good thing.

Hmm, well, there's our answer as to the cladding type, lol; painted concrete! Doesn't look too bad now, in 20 years who knows?

I like the vertical emphasis tho very cool.

Hmm, well, there's our answer as to the cladding type, lol; painted concrete!

Haha yeah we were right about that. The patterning on the front reminds me of honeycomb.

Yes i'd agree with you on that one. I wonder if the white is the actual colour or just the undercoat- the real colour could be honeycomb yellow? lol

Took this today:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/harbourcity.jpg

Top shot Tom! Looks about level 18 floor, level 20 core. Very rapid progress, just over half way!! (37 levels total).

I do say, Scene One looks very boxy and ugly from this angle. Not good.

Good to have an update :)

I do say, Scene One looks very boxy and ugly from this angle. Not good.

All the Scene apartments look extremely ugly and boxy from all angles.... particularly from the harbour. I believe the sole purpose of these apartments is to annoy someone enough to buy the entire building and have it demolished.

You could have some good fun with ya mates and a few wrecking balls. See who can knock one down the fastest/

All the Scene apartments look extremely ugly and boxy from all angles.... particularly from the harbour. I believe the sole purpose of these apartments is to annoy someone enough to buy the entire building and have it demolished.
^^
Yeah totally agree with you


HarbourCity is coming along quite well now... shame about its boxy shape though… when is this building meant to be completed?

Estimated completion is July 06

I went to go up BNZ yesterday too. I went at 3:45pm but apparently they were closed when they were supposed to be open till 4:30. Sam was not a happy camper. Oh well nice shot Tom lol.

Can any one confirm for me that this building is 130 mts. above ground ?
Thx.

Yes it's proposed to be around 130-140m above ground. I don't know if we have an official height though.

Will take a trip to the ACC bulding /11th floor and sight the plans.

^^
Yeah totally agree with you


HarbourCity is coming along quite well now... shame about its boxy shape though… when is this building meant to be completed?

I love the Scene apartments from the other side (harbour-side I think). I also like The Residences@Harbourcity because the columns don't rise up in straight verticals - it is very avante-garde and Wallpaper Magazine will love this building once it is completed (an International stamp of approval). The same applies to the Scene Apartments - Wallpaper is my "bible" and I will let you guys know when they release an article about the above-mentioned buildings. Hold thumbs ;)

I love the Scene apartments from the other side (harbour-side I think). I also like The Residences@Harbourcity because the columns don't rise up in straight verticals - it is very avante-garde and Wallpaper Magazine will love this building once it is completed (an International stamp of approval). The same applies to the Scene Apartments - Wallpaper is my "bible" and I will let you guys know when they release an article about the above-mentioned buildings. Hold thumbs ;)

The scene apartments look very nice from the harbour side (as you say) but from the city side they look extremly out of place. They are intrusive when coming to Anzac Ave (i think thats what its called).

Yes intrusive would be a good word to use.

The thing i don't like about them coming down anzac is the fact that they block the view to the water - when before you got a glimpse of the harbour coming down the hill which was nice.

Bit more than half final height now:

http://img280.imageshack.us/img280/6583/dscf0004g8nv.jpg

If the building looks bent don't worry it's just the photo. I had to quickly stitch two photos together.

I don't like the look of those windows

Looking a bit of a Concrete Mass for my Likeing , hopefully with a few coats of Paint she will look a bit Soft-er :) :)

I don't like the look of those windows
neither do i, they look pretty tacky, what a dissapointment

Yes indeed. I will ofcourse reserve my final judgement until when the last concrete has been poured and all the paint has dried, but for now, thigns do not look promising for this building. I had originally thougth that the height/bulk of the tower would be enough to make it look good, but i can see that the finer details of the building appear somewhat lacking in style.

Will take a trip to the ACC bulding /11th floor and sight the plans.


wouldnt it be ironic if you had an accident in the ACC building. you wouldnt have to go far to get compensation lol

residencies at harbour city looks like a shoe box standing up right with holes cut out for windows by a kid with no concept of symetrics

Haha, indeed it may be such a building.

wouldnt it be ironic if you had an accident in the ACC building. you wouldnt have to go far to get compensation lol
Stay on topic Tom;) :weirdo: :D

Sorry for getting off topic. Yes this tower is getting some good height now. It looks good from the shore and is making a nice little canyon in Fort St. The design isn't too bad.

lol, no worries.
Hey u should try and get a shot from the shore of it?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/sscpost6.jpg

It doesnt show up Tom?

Yeah hang on, photobucket stuffed up while I was uploading the file and I didn't expect anyone to come on the forums that quick lol. I'm just fixing it. Check above.

EDIT: I've fixed it.

Top pic Tom!
Very rule-of-thirds;) Is harbourcity nearly topped off then? the NRM, sorry Lumley carparking podium looks interesting, not sure about it, will have to see it in real life to decide if I like it.

Yeah I saw the carpark and it looks quite cool. The building is looking good from the Shortland St side too.

Here are some more pics:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/sscpost7.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/sscpost8.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/sscpost9.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/sscpost10.jpg

Cheers for those Tom :cheers:

hmmmm I still don't really like this building... its just a bit to boxy

Yes I know what you mean, but i'll wait till its fully done to make a proper judgement

I just counted the floors in your pic tom, its up to about level 27 floor and 30/31 core, so still a bit more to come

Spot the HarbourCity:

http://img274.imageshack.us/img274/2382/hc27905b4st.jpg

Getting taller:

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/1192/hc27905a1dt.jpg

http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/6707/hc279059yk.jpg

In your second shot there Sam its starting to look like how it is depicted in the original renders; very tall and slim! Those windows/balconies aren't looking too hot though.

wow she is almost there... It's wayyyy to boxy for me... hopefully when it is finished it will look nice (fingers crossed)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/ncp01.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/ncp02.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/ncp03.jpg

According to my calculations there should only be 3 or 4 corebox rises left.

wow she is almost there... It's wayyyy to boxy for me... hopefully when it is finished it will look nice (fingers crossed)

so is the rest of auckland LOL

oh well ..
location location location :)

so is the rest of auckland LOL

oh well ..
location location location :)

will break up the Box Buildings , its still so Tall and is adding to the density , why do the windows start half way up the building ? is something Planned for next Door ? Oh will I ever get some money together to get up there !
Narelle is just such a bad influence ,we spend all our money at the Pub and those Army Boys are so selfish , just after one thing , oh well we have a good time ! Where's Enigma ? :)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/4321/dscn27551ru.jpg
very evident from the rest of auckland

Whoa big pic. You can see the putzmeister in action too.

http://media.apn.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/19residences.JPG
The 378-unit Residences in downtown Auckland will be one of the city's tallest apartment blocks, second only to the 40-level Ascott Metropolis. Picture / Richard Robinson


High winds take small toll of apartment block

NZ Herald
19.10.05
By Anne Gibson


Builders putting up Auckland's tallest new apartment tower are three-quarters of the way to the top of the $100 million job.

The 378-unit, 38-level central-Auckland Residences@Harbour City has soared to level 29 but still has a further nine levels to go and only high spring winds have hampered fast progress.

New Zealand's largest collection of lawyers and corporates watched with some surprise this month as a portable toilet was hoisted by crane to the top of the tower, which is now partially obscuring waterfront views in the Vero Centre.

Residences is rising in front of the country's most prestigious office block, the $226 million 3.9ha Vero spanning Shortland and Fort Sts.

But Dan Ashby, managing director of builder Multiplex Constructions (NZ), encouraged the Vero tenants to have some consideration for the needs of construction workers.

Waterfront views from the offices of tenants which include Bell Gully, Russell McVeagh, Vero, Goldman Sachs, JB Were and ABN Amro are being partly obscured by the new block which stands between the Vero Centre and the waterfront.

But Auckland City planners said the same rules which allowed Vero to go up allowed Residences to rise. The central-city is zoned for high-rise and views from existing buildings were not inherently protected.

Ashby said work on the tower's apartment floors was at the 29th level but the tower's central core had reached level 31 because the core was leading the floor work.

A few rough weather days had stopped the crew pushing ahead with more than one floor every six days at the job at 42-58 Fort St.

"It's wind more than rain that dictates work on a high-rise because it can mess around with what you are carrying on a tower crane," Ashby said. "On average, they are building one floor every six days but it can be more than that in a good week."

Residences is the largest project by Australia's First City Developments and will be one of the city's tallest apartment blocks, second only to the 40-level Ascott Metropolis.

John Carter is project manager on the site for Multiplex, which brought equipment and staff to the site in the winter last year and is due to leave the site next June. Apartment owners will shift in next winter.

Multiplex built two other apartment blocks for First City: Century on Anzac and Eden Terrace. Ashby said he had signed no new contracts with the developer.

Ashby announced yesterday that Multiplex had contracted to build the $62 million 30-level 117-unit Sentinel apartment tower at Takapuna for Rick Martin's Cornerstone Group. Multiplex also built Martin's controversial Nautilus apartment block in the heart of Orewa.

The Sentinel work will run through to late 2007 and result in the tallest building on the North Shore.

Multiplex is also working at Sylvia Park for Kiwi Income Property Trust and completing the heritage refurbishment of the Central Post Office at Britomart. It has just finished Zest apartments in Auckland and the Appleby Road Middle School at Albany.

Its a shame that this building is blocking the view of other buildings... I guess they will have to build an even taller one now. so it can see over the top of all these buildings in auckland :cheers:


I quite like the base part of this building... it takes away the boxy look

Only the same as the shame when the IAG building blocked the BNZ tower's views.

Yea well there's that huge vacant site just down from Vero on Shortland St, where there wasa plan for that 30 story tower a few years back (but got cancelled). Maybe they could build something cool there?

Yea well there's that huge vacant site just down from Vero on Shortland St, where there wasa plan for that 30 story tower a few years back (but got cancelled). Maybe they could build something cool there?

yeah like a nice 200m+ skyscraper, with nice glass cladding on the outside :)

..And a huge solar panel roof;)

Here's the beast:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/HCpano.jpg

Great Photo , hopefully the finishing touches give it a bit more Class !

lookin taller every time i see it :) nice update pic

it's ok.. but. .. leaves a lot to be desired in its present state. Hope it looks better upon completion.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/21Nov/11.jpg

Good from that angle, its the height, like you say, that makes it ok. (lol, that rhymes) They just need to finish the exterior really.
If you look at the original renderings, there are vertical stripes going up the length of the building at each end which look quite good, so hopefully they will put those on to finish it off

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/21Nov/11.jpg

There is Obviously ganna be a building against that ugly Blank concrete wall at some stage so won't look too bad and ya can see the white paint going on to but , LOL !

Good from that angle, its the height, like you say, that makes it ok. (lol, that rhymes) They just need to finish the exterior really.
If you look at the original renderings, there are vertical stripes going up the length of the building at each end which look quite good, so hopefully they will put those on to finish it off

wouldn't it be better to finish it off by knocking it down lol :cheers:

thanks for the update Tom... looking tall now... not far to go until they have got the height all done

wouldn't it be better to finish it off by knocking it down lol :cheers:
No that would be a huge waste of resources. Just needs some simple aesthetics changes.

No that would be a huge waste of resources. Just needs some simple aesthetics changes.

yeah like knocking it down and starting again with a good design this time :cheers:

Or doubling its height and cladding it in glass and alucobond;)

looks 38 storeys atm.toppeed out? great shot btw

Yea it must have topped out, haven't heard any reports but looks that way. Like your signature quote too Cul, lol, might need some vines for this one!

Went to Aucks in the weekend for a 21st, took some pics...

It may be ugly (for now) but at least harbourcity has height, a key requisite for any skyscraper:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Flyin_higher/AucklandDec05039.jpg
From the harbour (city);
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Flyin_higher/AucklandDec05055.jpg
There's a nice 3-step-down going on there, with Vero-Harbourcity-NRM

I am going to wait for it to be finished and then I will comment - right now I have a love \ hate relationship with this tower BUT the height sure is amazing .. the tower is making an impact on the skyline when you see it from Harbour Bridge ... AKL's skyline is alot denser.

Good pics - as always ;)

This pic of Harbourcity doesn't look too bad

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v45/Flyin_higher/AucklandDec05055.jpg

I just really hope the final colour they choose is a nice one

cool, so it really is a "skyline changer". not just another tall bldg lost in the CBD. so now when you see skyline shots it will instantly tell you if its pre 2005 or post due to residences@habourcity being visible.this along with the shorter NRM tower is starting to create a nice little skyline this part of town.

Yes great pictures flyin.

Up close it looks ave to poor as yet. But from a distance with the pattern of the balconys, it fits in reasonably well. Points for height.

I have had a thought, I do have them sometimes
What if they paint the entire building a metallic silver or gold or copper colour ?
It reminds me of a bar of chocolate and the paint will look like a wrapper
Stupid idea ?

well, only if you had planned on eating the building? lol

mmmmm chocolate building :cheers:

The front of it looks like a cheese grater to me. Paint it silver and have residents hang yellow towels off the balcony rails.

Yea cheese grater sounds about rite

any change since dec 5 pic? i was just doing the last diagram this year before xmas.
cheers

any change since dec 5 pic? i was just doing the last diagram this year before xmas.
cheers

yes, by me yesterday

http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/ARC%20IMG%20lumley%20vero%20hrbcity.jpg

thanks auckland man.

any recent pix? i think it might be all done?

DONE?... ahhh yes that would be nice.

Can we see update pic. guys? The suspense is killing me!

-thryve

DONE?... ahhh yes that would be nice.

Can we see update pic. guys? The suspense is killing me!

-thryve

Reports indicate it starting to look alot better than earlier and there won't be a need to throw Cabbages at it ! :)

any recent pix? i think it might be all done?

06 FEB 2006: It looks as if they have another 2 floors to go or is it going to be one huge Penthouse ?

http://i.pbase.com/g3/07/617107/2/55738166.c.jpg

Reports indicate it starting to look alot better than earlier and there won't be a need to throw Cabbages at it ! :)

nah im still up for throwing cabbages at it :cheers:

Yea i agree, it doesn't look much better in that pic above

to be honest i dont actully mind it

it sorta blends in

to be honest i dont actully mind it

it sorta blends in

yeah if they painted it with paint that made it invisible :cheers:

yeah if they painted it with paint that made it invisible :cheers:

haha the vero and lumley colours and the rest left as grey cloud (no paint)

Taken today:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9241/harbourcity132055ru.jpg

The extended core looks a little funny.

yeah it looks ok in that last shot, still not a fan of it though. 4/10 for me!

People living in the Chancery vs people living in Residences =

:tiasd:

always wanted to use that pic :)

yeah it looks ok in that last shot, still not a fan of it though. 4/10 for me!

People living in the Chancery vs people living in Residences =

:tiasd:

always wanted to use that pic :)

why did you rate it so high?? more like 1/10 lol

The thing with the Chancery is that the renders of it look so much better than the Residences... but i guess we will have to wait until they start building it before we can compare :)

These are also under auckland photos, but better to put the HC ones under here
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%204.JPG
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%209.JPG
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%205.JPG
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%206.JPG

ENJOY!!!

ENJOYED!!!

nice pics there dude... shame i cant say the same about the building though :cheers:

nice pics there dude... shame i cant say the same about the building though :cheers:

hahaha
tru tru

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y197/atkinson1/2005_0403city0020Large.jpg

nice pic... is HarbourCity at its full height now?

Yes- must be full height now - I thought it was full height 2x months ago or so then they added the 2x levels for machinery / lifts/ A.C. etc. Will now be 130 mtres.
Front on it looks slim ++ - anyone know what height to width : ration is - ? 10:1 ?

one of the worst looking towers ever!

one of the worst looking towers ever!

totally agree... its a shame that it stands out so much on the Auckland skyline... i guess having harbourcity is a good excuse to build even taller buildings just to hide this building away :)

I'm surprised that given it's prime location they have only designed balconies and windows for half the floors facing the harbour! Mind you, we should wait to see what they do with that blank bit of the wall before passing judgement.

one of the worst looking towers ever!

I don't think so... it's just very plain.

I like it... it's cute, doesn't look like some worldly landmark, but it's a cute Auckland building. Hah, it's cool.

-thryve

I think the blank bit of wall must be a billboard. thats the only way it could be used.

I think the blank bit of wall must be a billboard. thats the only way it could be used.
That will help hide at least part of it LOL ! :cheers:

That will help hide at least part of it LOL ! :cheers:

or maybe they need a 140m high billboard that wraps around all the sides of the building... I think most people would like that idea :cheers:

or maybe they need a 140m high billboard that wraps around all the sides of the building... I think most people would like that idea :cheers:

http://www.jokesaround.com/images/pictures/0311.jpg :)

lol, yea it will be all finished soon with the facade done it might look ok?! lol

They could make snap-on plastic "skins" for the tower. Ones that look like shiny blue glass LOL

They could make snap-on plastic "skins" for the tower. Ones that look like shiny blue glass LOL

wicked idea there dude. it could be just like faceplates for a cell phone :)

In this pic harbour city looks really good

http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%2023.JPG

whether its the light i dont know, it just looks good

Yeah it looks like a checkerboard!

The feautres on the building really make a difference, i love it now!

http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%2016.JPG
http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/arc%20img%2015.JPG

yeah its starting to look a bit better now..... but only a bit better lol

Yea the vertical lines they added actually does improve the look of the tower.

i love this tower. great pix.
cheers

I don't love it but it is on the up. I'm still in suspence about the colour of the thing too.

good to see a western australian construction company building harbour city

Yea we'll have our own slice of the 'well built Australian' lol. Acutally Multiplex NZ Ltd is quite independent from the Aussie parent company.

hi guys, crane gone yet?

hi guys, crane gone yet?

Nope - but the world's tallest prison is nearing completion - if they add any more "burglar bars" it is definitely going to be the ugliest building in the world .. it spoils my view ;)

the black top bars are awful - at least paint them white! it would be an awesome prison enigma. this building does add another dimension to the skyline as a whole. Its a slim tower that looks like a honeycomb. Tall and slim is what we need - so 10 out of 10. and the colour is ok. but design is crap - 4 out of 10.

sorry, but i really like it, it adds another dimension to the skyline and makes it look denser without being a blot on the skyline. If the Stanley Apartments are bad it will make the skyline look bad

Yea i partially agree with you aucklandman, this one hasn't turned out as bad as I thought it could have. And no, the Stanley apartments won't turn out bad, don't you worry.

Any update pics?

Yea i partially agree with you aucklandman, this one hasn't turned out as bad as I thought it could have. And no, the Stanley apartments won't turn out bad, don't you worry.

thanks, but i know they wont turn out bad, but IF IT WAS a bad design then it would have a negative effect on the skyline.

She's pretty much all done, just the store fronts at the base.

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/Randini123/DSC08347.jpg

looks great!

i dont mind it

looks ok from that side and angle but seeing it from the other side isnt soo pretty.. also what have they done with the roof top?..just wrecked it !

Hey boys and, any girls, will all these great pictures you should think about taking part in the NZ Heralds Architecture Week photo competition (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/event/story.cfm?c_id=1501104&ObjectID=10396685). There's a Panasonic Lumix DMC – FZ30 digital camera
http://media.apn.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/camera-300.jpghttp://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FZ30/ZFZ30C.JPGhttp://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FZ30/ZFZ30A.JPG
8MP, 12x optical zoom... more specs here (http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FZ30/FZ30A.HTM).

I can’t believe this but... I think it doesn't look too bad after all... damn it looked really bad at some stages when it was getting built

Thanks for the pic Neitzsche... nice to have an updated pic to look at :cheers:

I never liked the initial render of this building, but now that its complete and seeing it up close it looks decent :cheers:

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/mtb_nz/auckland%20trip/ResidencesHarbourCity.jpg?t=1182765903

its ben Months :cheers:

Yea its been ages since u post...like long lost atkinson1.

I think its time for this thread to hit the archives.

its ben Months :cheers:

Been away from here for tooooo long... but will post some more pretty pics soooon :cheers:
Hows Nana?

They've got these Glass Floors , she thinks its very entertaining not wearing Nickers :lol:

http://media.apn.co.nz/regionals/nzbopt/pics/gallery1.jpg