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Interesting anyway

22 level development (of unknown height as the plans are too blury) proposed by Shafston College, next to their accomodation tower. Will include lecture theatres, classrooms, staff offices and shops in the base, 144 apartments in the main tower.

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Wow...How very unique.

What a great looking building.:banana2:

How very revolting. it looks like a space age football :gaah:

Looks OK, and is definitly an improvement on the present 6-7 level 70's style old hotel that is on that site.

is kevin hayes the architect for this job?

actually i change my mind - it looks like a fat penguin...
I worry these types of modern buildings will look stupid in like 20 or 30 years. i prefer timeless and sophisticated, much like Brisbane Sq. or Waterfront Place, Stamford plaza even. But this doesnt even look sophisticated, it just looks stupid.

I don't mind it actually.

Love the base!!

Just the sort of effort and imagination Brisbane needs. Fantastic.

Here is the location, so it's a huge improvement.

Shafston campus seems to be getting pretty big, I go jogging around this area and there are lots of students about, it seems very popular with Asian overseas students.

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I like it

I like it. It seems fitting for the area and a new architectural design.

Couple more taken this morning whilst driving by

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Hahahah it's been said, Fat Penguin. But its fitting for the area, its different, it doesn't seem cheap and it's a hell of alot better than what is there now. I hope the council DOESN'T cut the height either, if they can't have height in KP theres no hope anywhere.

Height shouldn't be a problem. There are already 24 story towers in the area. It does look like a penguin and is a bit gimmicky so in a way it would suit the Gold Coast. It would probably look better if it wasn't symmetrical in it design. Will certainly be iconic and will get a mixed reaction from people about its appearance.

I like it too - interesting and controversial.

This will get through council fine I'd imagine.

BTW it has lecture rooms, offices, student accommodation and 2 penthouses lol.

Should this not be added to Emporis?

;)

What's the status now, approved?

Proposed still. Shouldn't be long before approval I would imagine.

what an unusal looking tower. love it. fat fella with a cap on .lol
looks maybe 70m+

Its comical.

How very revolting. it looks like a space age football :gaah:
Agreed!

And it's tubby.

I prefer to think of it as the slightly overweight cousin of the gherkin.

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interesting design.. it seems like it would age quickly though.

'The Penguin' how antipodenian

Could be a concrete Kookie

Height above ground level is 72m.

Also there looks to be about 100 submissions against this development!!! Not very liked by the locals!

Entirely predictable though. Slam anything different. I hope this gets through. Would be a welcome relief from the horrid boxes infiltrating KP.

Looks like a cheap rip off of Burj Dubai.

1. It looks nothing like Burj Dubai!
2. I think it looks revolting. An eyesore.
3. Pray to god it doesn't get approved.

1. It looks nothing like Burj Dubai!
2. I think it looks revolting. An eyesore.
3. Pray to god it doesn't get approved.


It's better than the present building

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To be honest I would even rather the current building on that site. This proposed one needs a massive redesign, its disgusting.

love the base though!

To be honest I would even rather the current building on that site. This proposed one needs a massive redesign, its disgusting.


What exactly is 'disgusting' about it? The fact you can't get your head around it's shape?

I think it's great for what it is, and a massive improvement from what's there now. It matches the youthful and 'groovy' character of the university culture of the area.

^^ it looks revolting and depressing! dark colour with a weird shape. do they want uni students to CS or something??

^
I'd rather an interesting building, even if it isn't perfect, than a borring box.

Its Darth Vader's penguin.

I like it.

1. It looks nothing like Burj Dubai!
2. I think it looks revolting. An eyesore.
3. Pray to god it doesn't get approved.

Sorry, I meant Burj Al Arab.

Does anyone know where it's up to yet?

For all those who love boring architecture with token gestures of flair...

NEW DA IS UP!

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i preferred the old design. At the least the old design was different to anything we currently have in Brisbane. This is still ok but it looks the same as a lot of buildings going up in recent years.

Agree.

Looks like they have dropped the Fat Penguin concept. Can't imagine why!?

I was looking forward to more nicknames for this tower. My favourites from this thread:


fat penguin
space age football
slightly overweight cousin of the gherkin
Darth Vader's penguin

The other one was vaguely like a robotic koodaburra. Would have been intersting. This one is ok.

What a massive let down, and the aggressive conservative movement in Brisbane wins yet again. Oh but remember, it's for the better of the city.. pfft

Really preferred the old design, what a shame to see it canned.

Looks like the Government don't appreciate the bulk. I think it's inevitable development but maybe there's something they can do by making the tower higher on massive columns and not starting the first floor until about 5levels above ground. I think the podium is the major issue, it will basically appear as two boxes with towers atop roughly the same shape right next to each other.


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This is now APPROVED!