As part of the forum 'clean up" and maintenance we have to keep large threads to under 500 posts . These large ones tend to cause a bit of hassle. Anyway the "part 1" is now closed but obviously you can still view it.
cheers

heres the last post on the PART 1 thread on latitude by MUSE


From Goulburn Street:

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

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


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

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

Sweet. Well I will kickstart this thread with some pics I took today. I'm no great photographer, I just snap what I see. My photos always amaze me. That's why I love photography.

Anyway for some reason I really like the first pic.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/pec5a6fb04dc60e16b5133f62e4ea33b3/faae8dce.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p44bb3f02a461d0997abab450d891e79a/faae8ca0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p159be580ff3f35dfd9f3e24a59fdbdb3/faae8c34.jpg

cool pix cc! how fucking good is latitude looking!!!
brilliant!

The single best photo of LAT i have seen:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p44bb3f02a461d0997abab450d891e79a/faae8ca0.jpg

I love your photography CC, for the first time we can get the effect of this overhang. This one will impress fo sure.

Muse love your pics too, good work. I always love pictorial updatees, you guys have made my evening!

cheers

I reckon they made this building such a wide fucker on purpose to MAKE it get noticed next to World Stower. GENIOUS.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
The single best photo of LAT i have seen:

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p44bb3f02a461d0997abab450d891e79a/faae8ca0.jpg

I love your photography CC, for the first time we can get the effect of this overhang. This one will impress fo sure.

Muse love your pics too, good work. I always love pictorial updatees, you guys have made my evening!

cheers

Believe me I don't stand there for hours on end waiting for the perfect shot.

I always seem to be in the right place at the right time when photography is concerned. I was just heading home from the rugby game when I took this. At the time I wanted it to be really dark so I could have a night pic of it. I was heading to the site and in my head it was wayyyy to light. But once I snapped away I just Knew it was a great shot.

Fan-freakin-tastic pics guys! Latitude is just looking better and better! :okay:

Muse, I especially love the detail shown in your first pic! The different glass types in the facade and the way blend together, plus the huge overhang - all looks great!

c_c - your second pic (the one SydneyDude liked) is brilliant! With World Tower appearing externally complete from that angle, plus Latitude's glorious glassy facade, its easy to imagine how excellent the World Square complex is gonna look when all done!

Thanks again for the pics guys! :D

great shots guys, I really like the look of the tower!
whats the other smaller project in one of those pics?

Originally posted by chrisaus
great shots guys, I really like the look of the tower!
whats the other smaller project in one of those pics?

You mean the one on the left in this pic of Muse's?

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

Thats Cassia Garden:

http://www.sunlord.com.au/images/22.gif

cheers finn! thats going to be one dense area!

The shot of E&Y from Darling Harbour in the World Tower thread is great as it shows the increasing dominance of the tower from the west!!! The fascade is looking quite incredible and cannot wait to meet the tower face to face next week as my reward for completing the HSC.:)

5 mins up the road:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379wtconst18.jpg

mm, shiny shiny;) Wicked pics:guns1:

Originally posted by Muse
5 mins up the road:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379wtconst18.jpg
sensational muse! i love the shiny aluminium material used itn its desgn! im quite sure the last step which is missing from the upper levels (BMU) is actually going to be a darker cladding like the darkergrey paint work., but i might be wrong.This would "break up" the top area nicely!
Ive worked out latitide should reach the rear silver blades in that pic!!! with the 70m spire not much lower then lantern base!

:cool:

today!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/227788.jpg


http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/227790.jpg

After looking at those shots, I have to admit that it's starting to look tall now.:)

spaz asked me to take a pic of latitude model from south to show impact on WT! heres a pic from Cleveland st . The 190m bulk of Latitude hides all but the top few floors of WT!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/228294.jpg
you can also see the Aspect coloured red at right. The spire is now 150m high. still awaiting final height though!

Love your work Cul. Latitude is monstering the southern CBD almost to the same extent as WT !
I was at the Ent Cent last night for the Kings game and I needed almost every finger ( almost had to drop my dacks....;) ) to count the cranes visible from the mezzanine levels.

An even better shot (even though Latitude appears puny) taken from street level

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/p8736dcc360b7f2963b684319bb447d67/fd595173.jpg

Hard to even see it in that shot Fab ! LOL hope it does better out side

Larger version

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/p8736dcc360b7f2963b684319bb447d67/fd595173.jpg.orig.jpg

Originally posted by Fabian
Larger version

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid29/p8736dcc360b7f2963b684319bb447d67/fd595173.jpg.orig.jpg
link dont work fab, but as trances said its NOT a "better shot", its too far away! lol

You'll have to copy and paste that link, copy and paste the URL from properties and then you will have your larger pic

And I'll probably grab a better one when in town next week.

Yeah well I'm grabbing some tonight after work. I love my conscription walks on Friday afternoons.

From Central Square:

_________________http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/379latitude10.jpg

Once again thanks for that one
My Fav angle of the city

Excellent image Muse. It's really made alot of progress over the past few weeks from the south. I cannot wait to check it out soon.

And to top off my tenth thread of the night.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p470642aad3eaee48610f39ebd254eda0/fa9de1be.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p4d36252a9300e3ea02c49505bfdafd4d/fa9de16a.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p8fba759acddb675d5083ae6f53c1a288/fa9ddf48.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/p7b5d2db34ecd1ad32aca846891f858a3/fa9dded1.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/paaf7bea1863213d5173626e44709afac/fa9de049.jpg

jesus!! thats one thing with us sydney guys, we dont let a day go by without an updated pic of ANY bldg UC in Sydney!lol
good stuff!
10/10 for all of us!
cool pix CC

Well take images showing quite well the increasing height and domiance of this tower, even though from some angles it still looks too bloody short.:mad:

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/229175.jpg

The core is flying ahead. Has it gone up over the past week?

Gee, It-is-getting-tall ;)

BTW CULS, Great angle :)

thanks guys, yeah it is a great angle. you have approx 30secs to take the pic before you become road kill!lo
fab- nah it s still to rise this week. maybe thurs.

Always stand in the middle of the road to get photos going to go bad one day for one of us

great angle, lookin schmick!

i nearly got run over by light rail whilst takin a picture, lol :)

Originally posted by Trances
Always stand in the middle of the road to get photos going to go bad one day for one of us

He would of taken it when the man was green.

core rise!! now level33.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/229840.jpg

floor scaffold at level 28.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/229841.jpg

I was looking at Latitude at lunch and it just seemed like it had gone up another level even though I hadn't bothered counting the floors when I went directly past this morning.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid88/p8e5234644f84d9e0fcfdd1e2422bd442/fa92e520.jpg

Was checking out the old Latitude thread and I'd kill for a photo like this Fabian.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid40/p7ce00b02a681d7cee875ef1630df9b2e/fcfdbc4b.jpg

Wow that takes me back :)
Thanks
that how it looked for year
Strange how quiclky you can forget

Todays photo's taken from World Tower

From the apartment on level 30

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid88/p67f3866f7c2f3b40690f926babd81e8a/fa90a0f9.jpg

From the pool on level 14

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid88/pc3b82e2112a97b3c4ffe645c6be4b096/fa90a136.jpg

Shame could not to the edge and look down on Latitude :(

This comment is a positive one guaranteed and I'm not making up bull.:cool:

While waiting to cross George St yesterday to go to World Tower, I looked up at Latitude and noticed how huge this beast is when your close. Even looking at from the pool deck of World Tower says the same thing, I even had some trouble trying to squeeze it into one image, not to mention when grabbing shots from Liverpool St - I now have to turn the camera 90 degrees to squeeze it all in;)

from roof of THH today!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/230617.jpg

from st martins tower today!!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/230707.jpg

Looks the same as the one from TH House.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Looks the same as the one from TH House.

If you look closer, you can tell that in the pic Cul took today the floor plate scaffolding has started to rise compared to the pic taken from THH 2 days ago.

I'll be getting Saturdays SMH for sure.

Sorry why crane

Because World Tower is going to be on page 3. So Latitude should be seen as well. It will be one of Richards images.

Here's 2 of my images.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p249b37d4afaa8bab534e0d5108bcd2e3/fa8771c3.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pa5443fc02283f254e261cd7ea0d5c4e4/fa87712e.jpg

Oh Ok then Great

from today-

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/230809.jpg

Latitude early today around 7ish.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pa41492874bded2802fdfc98838716580/fa837825.jpg

Two and half hours later...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p31d8d5fac95e3bfdd1513c2a6087df6d/fa83d42e.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/231663.jpg

Latitude from Martin Place today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p0a91772d6e428b163a387df31b991dcc/fa78fe96.jpg

Originally posted by Fabian
Latitude from Martin Place today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p0a91772d6e428b163a387df31b991dcc/fa78fe96.jpg
WTF?
fabian is that a joke?lol why bother seriously.
http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/buttons/pics/porky_finger.gif

That was as far as I could grab on the zoom. It's 4x only, and I've begun saving up for a camera which will mean better zoom and better images.

And that was taken from inside the passenger seat of a car. I'd never stand in the middle of the street to take such images.

Originally posted by Fabian
That was as far as I could grab on the zoom. It's 4x only, and I've begun saving up for a camera which will mean better zoom and better images.

And that was taken from inside the passenger seat of a car. I'd never stand in the middle of the street to take such images.
i understand but just wait til its a nice day or your outside of the car and its in full view. that pic is a waste. all you see is a rear of a car with brake light on!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
i understand but just wait til its a nice day or your outside of the car and its in full view. that pic is a waste. all you see is a rear of a car with brake light on!

Awww, it ain't that bad. It gives a nice human perspective to the building. I feel like I'm right there, in Fabian's lap in the car.


Erm...

Here's some *human* perspectives.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pf606efefdc5076d7c070110e4aafe2a5/fa803cfa.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p5061d685b7e05971d3ab30e2c8afee6c/fa803b8b.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p75c079927693200c2dfec505b55cd206/fa80395f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p5123a8c4219b92d73a033fbd96ced2e8/fa8038c4.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pdeffae68f2c57e0dc8994dce068d023c/fa803840.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p7cac3098b94d4b4cbba523d6577f4349/fa8037af.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p704731a37aa99676ccc027fac95bb755/fa803719.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pdb78152fc3e874b881222ae8b0ad2c6c/fa803676.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pf7bcc1dd5da07dd059aa7e412a8fc5e8/fa8035ac.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pd18839f9eaea12583c9fe2183e6b99da/fa803481.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p037ea0871987eb96ccffca1b38bd505a/fa8033e0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p466b0d93085f1f30165213fa500a78fb/fa80335e.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/pce97d7127c8a892089c9b52e652b4e49/fa80330d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p5272312b0483a0b5384d114d355e779c/fa802fc0.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p337a3e8c8f5ec62734f2ad74c472f3f3/fa803235.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p00c2fedaced840878043f61e2e144cd9/fa8030ef.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid89/p025337b73d47feb2742a91e34b7f996b/fa8032c0.jpg

November 26 2003
From Sky

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/p9fdb25d9876ec5ab060f3fc011adb4cb/fa74e79f.jpg

Work on the rest of the podium has finally begun

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/p00938ebe570870c3f054d3589c755491/fa74d807.jpg

From Liverpool St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/p69e64fbe91a591c252248411e17ebe5c/fa74d849.jpg

view from d harbour today!

Latitude is now 140m or same height as Hordern Tower.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/11/231891.jpg

@ Trances:

wow! its not every day we get aerials! nice work!

Nope its rare shot indeed !
Gives a diff view of impact and scale of the tower

I was in Sudney in April, and boy, what a progress this tower has made since!! Way to go. Thanks for all the updates.

scaffolding is rising, the next plant level is starting to be exposed.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid90/p00938ebe570870c3f054d3589c755491/fa74d807.jpg

This part of the podium is actually being marketed as 650 George which will contain boutique office space. It even comes with special parking , natural light and showers.

Awesome pics guys, especially Crane! Tops! All those pics! I loooooooove the human persepective you've got going there Crane, but it's not a spot on Fabian's. ;)

Yeah, interesting news about this boutique office space. 650 George. Sounds rather formal... should dramatically lift the standards of the surrounding area. Dramatically. Makes you wonder though. For pretty much my entire life, this building site has been just that, a biulding site. In 2 years time, it will be a vibrant, living, breathing area... with office workers, residents and business owners all giving this section fo the city LIFE.

How good is that.

views from museum tw today!CORE RISE!!
believe it or not the core box is now Rl146m! or 136m above grd/level33

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/232635.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/232636.jpg

All I can say is "WOW". Its an amazing building that is very similar to the 2 small officer towers at QV fronting Swanston St. This tower belongs in Melbourne as does GP. An excellent new office tower for the Sydney CBD.

took some pix today and noticed 2 things!
1. has anyone noticed the dark glass which rises up the rear. Its really noticable up close.its the vertical panels beihind crane in this pic. I think it will give the large expanse of green glass a change.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/233054.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/233057.jpg


2. has anyone noticed the fire stairs which run up the front elevation. These will be the permanant fire escape stair case. all steel!! they will be wrapped in steel cladding which rises to 190m.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/233056.jpg

Yep I noticed them
Grabbed a photo on monday just not posted it yet ad you beat me to it
Per Then they look sorta thin !

yeh i noticed them too! I actually saw they hauling a whole section of steel stairs up into place using the crane! :cool:

I dont think us Sydneysiders are ready for this one!

Croen Premenade had the same extenral staire that were only covered up after the rest of the cladding was completed, looked very strange for a while.

Latitude (on right) from Darling Harbour today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid91/p2a6dace4d4cbdf97304f395b4e290858/fa6392b3.jpg

from george st today!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/233944.jpg

from kent carpk (right pic taken July)

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/233945.jpghttp://www.imagenode.com/files/transfer/6/2003/07/206109.jpg

When was that last picture taken Cul? Haven't seen that one before...

Keep on keeping on!:eat:

Originally posted by fro
When was that last picture taken Cul? Haven't seen that one before...

Keep on keeping on!:eat:

He said July in that post and it was taken from the carpark in Kent St (between Liverpool and Bathurst St). Just take the lift up the roof and no probs.

Originally posted by CULWULLA

Has anyone noticed the fire stairs which run up the front elevation. These will be the permanant fire escape stair case. all steel!! they will be wrapped in steel cladding which rises to 190m.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/233056.jpg

We were briefed at work (at Ernst & Young) on Monday all about the internal layout of the tower and also those external stairs, for when we move in about this time next year!

We will occupy 20 floors of the tower (the top 20) from level 31 to 51, and the layout is very open plan, with a "club" on each level! I think in terms of "club" it will be a Qantas Lounge type set out with lounges, coffee machines, food, reading material etc. Anyway, each club will have a different theme, such as beach, nightclub etc., and will alternate between floors as being either a "large club" format or a "small club" format.

So basically, we will be able to move between the differently themed and sized clubs via this steel staircase, which will be encased in glass, giving amazing views! The idea is to get more interaction between the different divisions of the business by drawing people to the different clubs. Don't know if it will work, but sounds pretty excellent anyway! :D

what a fab idea with the stairs and interaction with other floors!

todays pic shows a CORE RISE IN PROGRESS!! note level35 is only half shown, this will be fully shown by end of day.
also the top of core box is NOW RL153M/500FT!!!!!!!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234030.jpg

So as far as cores and floors go, another 10 levels to go. Being a floor plate kinda guy myself rather than a core kinda guy, there will also be the crown level/s to go. Then the Aurora Place-type spire.

I'm still wondering what the huge bracing that is exposed on the northern side over 2 floors represents. Some huge mid-way plant/service area perhaps.

It will be interesting to see how the southern facade fares on the same levels. By the renders, the same floors are just cladded like the other office levels.

This tower is coitainly gunna look supoib on completion! :D

BTW I wish the developers would take down the plackards that run along both George and Goulburn Streets @ street level, showing the older and lower East render. The reason being is that they know a 23 level / 80m East is coming, although not finalised as yet.

I wonder if it's possible to sneak in at night and climb up those stairs.:)

Originally posted by Muse
So as far as cores and floors go, another 10 levels to go. Being a floor plate kinda guy myself rather than a core kinda guy, there will also be the crown level/s to go. Then the Aurora Place-type spire.

I'm still wondering what the huge bracing that is exposed on the northern side over 2 floors represents. Some huge mid-way plant/service area perhaps.

It will be interesting to see how the southern facade fares on the same levels. By the renders, the same floors are just cladded like the other office levels.

This tower is coitainly gunna look supoib on completion! :D

BTW I wish the developers would take down the plackards that run along both George and Goulburn Streets @ street level, showing the older and lower East render. The reason being is that they know a 23 level / 80m East is coming, although not finalised as yet.
muse the "huge bracing exposed up midway" are the 2 level midlevel plantrooms located at levels-25/26. this has become an even easier way for me to count levels as there are indicated in my elevation!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
Muse the "huge bracing exposed up midway" are the 2 level midlevel plantrooms located at levels-25/26. This has become an even easier way for me to count levels as there are indicated in my elevation! Thanks CULS.

Is there any way of re-posting the elevation in this thread as it must be in one of the 500 posts of the OFFICIAL Latitude (Part 1) thread? The search function is still down :(.

Originally posted by Muse
Thanks CULS.

Is there any way of re-posting the elevation in this thread as it must be in one of the 500 posts of the OFFICIAL Latitude (Part 1) thread? The search function is still down :(.
i havent scanned it yet. ill try to soon!:D

Latitude today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid92/p999e1bff85220c8836dd46a87158d4e9/fa547bec.jpg

And also scaffholding has appeared across the rest of the podium and a floor of the podium is also going up.

Wow, this one has grown since i last looked here, man that glass!!!:cheers:

Yeah! Besides Latitude itself, we're going to end up with 2 World Towers by the refelections in the glass cladding :D

BTW The site will officially be closed down from 19th December to 5 January for the 'silly season' - so not that long :)

I am -so- taking this building home with me.

Pity bout the Melbourne weather we're having up here, was looking forward to watching this beast getting constructed ;)

bring it on bitches! lol

a very groggy tays

lol, i'll think you'll set a new record for "Cabin Baggage":D

Longitude today.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p2417680b82eb87c44b5fb4739b9053ca/fa50742d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p21b17474d2d93cf877c09de3b4842801/fa50731b.jpg

wow great pix CC!

Everyone do yourselves a favour- right click on CC's pics, copy the URL, Paste it into a new browser window and add .orig.jpg to the end, and press enter.


cheers

And what will that do?


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/p98214ba292e40c0d1aa4206c34d3b428/fb602891.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p2417680b82eb87c44b5fb4739b9053ca/fa50742d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/p842c87acfc8fb324024e5e2d4ee833b4/fb4199dc.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p21b17474d2d93cf877c09de3b4842801/fa50731b.jpg

Originally posted by climbing_crane
And what will that do?


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/p98214ba292e40c0d1aa4206c34d3b428/fb602891.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p2417680b82eb87c44b5fb4739b9053ca/fa50742d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid76/p842c87acfc8fb324024e5e2d4ee833b4/fb4199dc.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p21b17474d2d93cf877c09de3b4842801/fa50731b.jpg
they become the larger version which always leaves red x's. but havent tried that way before.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p44bb3f02a461d0997abab450d891e79a/faae8ca0.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid86/p44bb3f02a461d0997abab450d891e79a/faae8ca0.jpg.orig

Great Comparisons. I haven't noticed how it has come a long way in just a few months.

pix from2dAy.
the floor plate has reached level 30 or 122m/400ft above ground!
looks massive!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234864.jpg

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234865.jpg
mass of (soon to be) 200m wall! only 15m separates these two scrapers.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234867.jpg

Wow, looking really sexy!

420 metres of grunt !!!! >>>>>>
:guns1:

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234867.jpg

There is absolutely nowhere in Australia where you can find 200 + towers so close to each other. It will be incredible to look at from the middle of the retail area when it's done.

And that last pic gives a real manhattan look to the area.

I was down that way today and one of my images is quite similar to the one above.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p818a1d41ac12801663923e5a21b2f31b/fa4920a1.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p6c5f1ff391e8211c4d7fd5594bbbfe1f/fa49201e.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p64d3a6c80850bb63f60431f453d9b9e7/fa491fab.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p95f81b959e6056c54f01c4fb916abb94/fa491f2a.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/pad740589f809ccf62b07d40388921ab3/fa491ed7.jpg

core rise! now lev36.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234973.jpg

I haven't been following this for very long, so I apologise if this is a dumb question - but what is with those diagonal beams just above the glass on that pic? It's different from every other level below it - what is it going to look like when finished - and what are they for? I can't seem to find a render.

Originally posted by nsn
I haven't been following this for very long, so I apologise if this is a dumb question - but what is with those diagonal beams just above the glass on that pic? I mean, it's different from every other level below it - what is it going to look like when finished - and what are they for? I can't seem to find a render.
thats just the cross beams bracing for mid level plant rooms.These two levels also appear at base which you can see at levels10/11 shown in this pic>

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/234867.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/peaf2952f967c788100945411b026edba/fbd3ae88.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p21b17474d2d93cf877c09de3b4842801/fa50731b.jpg

Good comparisons CC, but make sure you better label them well so we have a better idea of when the photo was taken etc.

Originally posted by Fabian
Good comparisons CC, but make sure you better label them well so we have a better idea of when the photo was taken etc.

Well obviously the first one was taken around 5-6PM and the second picture was taken around 12-1PM.

Originally posted by Fabian
Good comparisons CC, but make sure you better label them well so we have a better idea of when the photo was taken etc.


I wouldn't have a clue when the earlier shot was taken. You will have to find that image many pages ago and look at the date. Sorry guys.

took pix of huge latitude model today! very impressed!
did everyone know the southern face has light green glass while northern face is dark green!
the silver spire looks fab! also theres a white section in centre at top . I also now why the top 10m got through council even though its cuts thru sun plane. Its just a glass box with open top . this is where the cooling towers are!
plus got pix of new EAST
ill post pix later

wow-
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latritude.jpg

note the clear glass central stairwell! its red column is also shown imagine views while taking stairss!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126lookup-med.jpg


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126llattopview-med.jpg

One of the best models I've ever seen for any scraper!!!! The World Tower model is nothing when comapred to this. I don't think you can even see through that model, unlike this one.

Also, here's a new pic taken from Goulburn St at Sussex St.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p1e06e8cac6914323c5f1ffcc15a09cb8/fa44f83e.jpg

And Latitude's core is now very visible from the northern end of George St, and it's going to nice to look at from up there too.

Where is it at???

Top model. Just tops.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/pc5e096d040e0ccfc36127588b9e47e77/fa44c86d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p8be4266ebd60a3e0ac1f5b3ca9af63a9/fa44c672.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/pcb34329b0425c2c3b664874547d6d3a1/fa44c621.jpg

i know the model maker and he is brilliant! he was there with model. The model was 1;200, nearly 5ft tall!
He said confidentially it was $60,000+! He asked me if i had seen a better model! i said nope! It had electrical fibre optics running through which apparently looks spectacular when turned on!
I couldnt help notice the similaritys with latitude and world tower.
The greens, the black glass, the white columns, it really is going to lok like one complex along with the EAST which should be a light green glass.
CC- the model was in council chambers and at tonights council for the retail complex part of site.

muse- as promised an elevation of Latitude viewed from eastern elevation.sorry bout pink ink but i keep tabs on all projects ,this is its current height in pink. note how the top plantroom protrudes through sun plane!! i found out today when i viewed large model that its an open top plantroom with glass walls (similar to Wt lantern but open top.). This is where the 5 cooling towers are located.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latitudeelevation.jpg

Only 12 real levels to go. That makes around 42 levels. So much for 51.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p7fafdca6caad1ceb32a6be327b9fdb00/fa409480.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p16eb82b58b68fa23de3448e43e35ec74/fa40955c.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p9ea5f184d71e8e86d82ccf268ce83922/fa4095a7.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/p1c232fec38af006ac1ee086ea37a0bbc/fa409427.jpg

Originally posted by climbing_crane
[B]Only 12 real levels to go. That makes around 42 levels. So much for 51.

Latitude has a total of 55 levels from basement. Its ground level is level 9, so its 44 levels above street.
The floor plate is currently at 30lev ,so 14 more to go.
as for core ,its leve36, so 8 lev to go or 50m!

Good distance shots from CC. I had been ranting on for sometime about it not being tall nor impacting much on the skyline and now I don't have to say that anymore at all!!!! It's been the case for about a month now. It's actually looking great from a distance and I hope to inspect it from even further out in the not too distant future.

It's a shame I don't have the right camera to show it well enough.

Latitude from the Anzac Bridge. Looking great from out there.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid93/pe76b4395714b83b5b57ea7ba182a9c5f/fa3d5b1d.jpg

that is some impressive shit

http://samchuiphotos.com/Sydney/SYDGulfAir1.jpg

Where exactly is the above pic from. Because I'm heading out there on the weekend to get photos of planes taking off and shit.


Also since no one has mentioned it that is a lovely new bright green woodwork all around the base.

Ummm, what's the deal with the bright green hoardings? What ARE they doing?

Plus, that picture SilverMB posted is amazing! Really cool!:cool:

A bit out of focus, but this is the view of Latitude's impact as viewed from level 11 of Johanna O'Dea Court at Camperdown.
That 'sea of beige' south of HSBC tower is being fixed !
http://members.fortunecity.com/charlietango/odea3.jpg
http://members.fortunecity.com/charlietango/odea4.jpg

Errr.... FurtuneCity bad very bad.:rant: :rant: :rant: Can't see pics

I'm getting the images. From this angle you can recognise how bulky Latitude's floorplates actually are in comparison to other CBD scrapers, especially the very slim World Tower. The same goes for the south even though from where I live, it can be a bit difficult to notice with the naked eye:)

post by Gazmo-

Latitude looks great at night...

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/wt_lantern/wt_14.jpg

(This is part of my World Tower Lantern set, but there hasn't been any shots of Latitude at night, so enjoy).

Latitude - Sydney's see through skyscraper.

I hope they keep the lighting because I love it & gives a great look at night.

Actually Fabian, World Tower was....

Originally posted by Fabian
Latitude - Sydney's see through skyscraper.

I hope they keep the lighting because I love it & gives a great look at night.

This is World Tower in April of this year (as viewed from my bathroom actually). This shot evokes a famous WTC image that was taken during their contruction.

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/wt_sunrise.jpg

Wow guys, some great photography there!
I cant wait till my new camera comes and i make a trip down south/up north (im in between Bris & syd) and try to take some nice snapshots, ill definately let you all know when i get around to it...

Keep them coming, they are amazing...

Be sure you have a tripod and a cable shutter release - the way I achieved the lighting was to open the shutter for over 10 seconds - hence all the ambient lighting illuminates the buildings.

See my posts in the World Tower thread for more of these night shots.

Originally posted by demanjo
Wow guys, some great photography there!
I cant wait till my new camera comes and i make a trip down south/up north (im in between Bris & syd) and try to take some nice snapshots, ill definately let you all know when i get around to it...

Keep them coming, they are amazing...

It's a nice see through of WT at sunrise but in that pic, but thats without the cladding. Even during the day, you can see right through.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid88/p67f3866f7c2f3b40690f926babd81e8a/fa90a0f9.jpg

Point taken - that's because of the columnless design - where all the weight is supported by the exterior columns (WTC's shell did the same thing).

BT will be very similar.

Just wait until the tennants partition the space, and make offices out of the space.... it won't stay see through once that happens.

Originally posted by Fabian
It's a nice see through of WT at sunrise but in that pic, but thats without the cladding. Even during the day, you can see right through.

from THH roof today!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2003/12/236867.jpg

The furtherest pic of Latitude yet - From Monterey

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/p4da6dac8ac3fe766a6601dee3cf723b3/fa23d750.jpg

Originally posted by fro
Ummm, what's the deal with the bright green hoardings? What ARE they doing?Yeah, what's with Coolabah Cask lime green coloured hoardings :? Do they think it's more of an attention getter? Hrmmm, simply must be!

Fabian, that's an amazing picture. How much zoom have you got going there?

Amazing my ass. It is shite.

Originally posted by fro
Fabian, that's an amazing picture. How much zoom have you got going there?

I cropped it with photoshop and increased the resolution.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Amazing my ass. It is shite.
i think your right CC! it has to be the worst pic ever put on SSC!

if you asked someone what it was a pic of, they wouldnt be able to say. sorry fab. if your going to zoom get yourself a mavica 16x like me!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/p4da6dac8ac3fe766a6601dee3cf723b3/fa23d750.jpg:?

heres a pic 10km further south from Monterey,in Miranda, notice how clear it is and i didnt zoom in fully!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/509/126sydneyskylineplane.jpg

fabian stop the photo spam!!!!:colgate:

Lets clear a few things

I had to enlarge the image in photoshop as the windy weather made for taking pics very tough, even though I had a zoom which would make it very visible. Plus I do not know of any hosts that can let me host pix at a bigger size.

Originally posted by Fabian
Lets clear a few things.Well, that's the gist of it. Clearer, not necessarily bigger. I would rather see clearer shots than bigger ones.

I'm sure you should be aware of the indicator that tells you when you're going 'over' into loosing clarity. Meaning that you're already zooming in on a zoomed-in image and that's @ the expense of loosing clarity. It's great for whacky out-of-it-devil-may-care party shots yet not for architectural detail.

There's the moiture-in-the-air factor too being summer and lots of bays between you and downtown Sydney i.e. heaps of evaporation that delicate world of the lens can pick up. Can see the moisture in CULS shot too. It can be seen with the ouwh-la-la naked eye even.

It would be more beneficial in taking it somewhere like Moore Park without distance and evaporation in between, albeit not as convenient yet with much more of the desired effect.

Go Latitude!! You biyuuuutiiiieeeeeeeyyyy!

Work proper apparently begins on Monday 5th Jan. We will be watching! (I'm having construction withdrawls).

________________http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/halloween/clipart/eyes.jpg

Latitude last dusk.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid96/p1e4c434b2cb2829f6f09b4f51d47de73/fa1f505f.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid96/p166a8978f4c83e6abe6bcb91236cef2d/fa1f4f27.jpg

Workers are back :)

Originally posted by Fabian
The furtherest pic of Latitude yet - From Monterey

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/p4da6dac8ac3fe766a6601dee3cf723b3/fa23d750.jpg

Haha.. What did I tell you about using that digital zoom Fabian? ;).

That was with the optical zoom, then I used photoshop to blow it up.

And not even the digital zoom I have will zoom in that close.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
Amazing my ass. It is shite.

I was being sarcastic!
LOL, Fabs, it really was a poor picture. But heck, I love it. It adds much needed flavour to this thread. Otherwise it'll be too stale. Keep up the pics Fabian!:colgate:

Originally posted by Fabian
That was with the optical zoom, then I used photoshop to blow it up.

And not even the digital zoom I have will zoom in that close.
instead of photoshop, you should of used a bomb to blow it up!!! just kiddin;) im really happy for you fab,sow you have your new digicam! look forward to your pix from 2004.

Well next time, don't blow it up so much, or at least include more surrounds so people can at least get an idea of what the picture is supposed to be of ;).

Now that we have dissected Fabian's pic, can we now (a request) move forward and get pics people of Latitude's construction back in full swing. Time to move on folks!!

Great idea Muse. I'm actually here at work thinking what the heck to do at lunch and you've just answered my question. I'll post pics 2nite maybe.

Latitude today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pe6f2a8959761880a5ad4cbc369b839e6/fa0a0d27.jpg

Also cladding also continues to appear on the podium levels of the tower too. :)

:eek: latitude is looking freakn good

As Fabian's last pic post displays, levels 29 & 30 are now covered in mesh. The core is already rising dramatically...before you can say "Jack Robinson". :cool:

That's a wonderful image Fabster. That's my fav. position for photos of this one.

Went past yesterday and this baby is starting to flex its muscles. It is dominating the area. Also the reflection of near by buildings add much needed glass. As cul says once meriton tower and ze rest are built, wall st here we come.!!!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
post by Gazmo-

Latitude looks great at night...

http://www.redwoodit.biz/ozscrapers/wt_lantern/wt_14.jpg

(This is part of my World Tower Lantern set, but there hasn't been any shots of Latitude at night, so enjoy).
Latitude and world tower really compliment each other.

^^ "a-duh"

meanwhile:

I'm either not looking at this or WT's thread enough (see above "A-duh" comment), or you people aren't going to the World Sqaure monorail station enough:

http://metropolis.tayser.net/misc/latitude1001041.jpg

I so can't wait to see this developed further (towards it's final stages):

http://metropolis.tayser.net/misc/latitude1001042.jpg

ching.

Originally posted by tayser
...or you people aren't going to the World Sqaure monorail station enough "You people"!! Who are "you people" supposed to be? That's bad.

Great pix tays ;) That's good.

I noticed yesterday that they are starting to clad the plant levels @ 25 & 26 of the Golburn St side in the same metallic grating as the other side has at different intervals. This will break up the sheerness of it :( That's bad.

since Multiplex returned to work after the break, it is shooting up like there's no tomorrow. I'm sure they're going to finsih this one pretty quickly. :) That's good.

NIght Shot is great
As my trip keeps getting pushed back
Plan to do one last run of the building in the city
Have to go check on this one again like all the others

The core has thinned down again, before we know it this baby will be finito! Its lookin swell :rock:

Originally posted by tayser

you people aren't going to the World Square monorail station enough:



I've stayed away because the work has been centred on the tower. I did however take some "demolition" pics a year ago as they begun to reconfigure the site.

But it's an excellent vantage point though and also great for shots of WT.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
The core has thinned down again, before we know it this baby will be finito! Its lookin swell :rock:

You seem to be right but we may be seeing a core rise instead. I'm just not sure :? I chatted with Muse about it and he commented how quickly it has been progressing in the past week and a half.

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Picture_068.jpg

That definately looks like a core reconfiguration/thinning to me.

If you notice the previous floor has 2 lift apertues, the level you can see just exposed has 1, and there's blank concrete where the other lift aperture was.

Also on the right side (George St?) side of the core you can see mesh exposed instead of a solid concrete core.... and you can see through and above the lift aperture on the right - ie, there's no core above it, even though the core box is at least 1 level above.

I think we're seeing the transition to a thinned down core with perhaps only 1 lift..

Originally posted by Fabian
You seem to be right but we may be seeing a core rise instead. I'm just not sure :? I chatted with Muse about it and he commented how quickly it has been progressing in the past week and a half.

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Picture_068.jpg

Originally posted by Muse
"You people"!! Who are "you people" supposed to be? That's bad.

Great pix tays ;) That's good.

I noticed yesterday that they are starting to clad the plant levels @ 25 & 26 of the Golburn St side in the same metallic grating as the other side has at different intervals. This will break up the sheerness of it :( That's bad.

since Multiplex returned to work after the break, it is shooting up like there's no tomorrow. I'm sure they're going to finsih this one pretty quickly. :) That's good.

But the glass of the building comes in different colours depending on the time of day... thats good.

The glass contains Potassium benzoate .....

thats bad.

Originally posted by Fabian
Latitude today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pe6f2a8959761880a5ad4cbc369b839e6/fa0a0d27.jpg

Also cladding also continues to appear on the podium levels of the tower too. :)

That is the best pic you have taken Fabian. I only wish the building's reflectivity would be that strong all the time. Looking nice though.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
The core has thinned down again, before we know it this baby will be finito! Its lookin' swell :rock: Well, the 2 cores on the southern side i.e. the Goulburn Street side seems like they have been fuzed together. As the upper floors of the tower would not need the lower wider fuzed together cores that we saw back in mid-2003.

zulu69, if the glass cladding contains Potassium benzoate, why is that bad? We know it includes toxic chemicals, but whether outside or inside, nobody including the construction workers and the workers inside shoud be effected by it.

Quote: "Inhalation: Inhalation of concentrated dust may irritate the nose and throat. Eye Contact: May cause eye irritation. Skin Contact: May cause slight skin irritation. Ingestion: May be harmful if swallowed. Truly, only harmful when swallowed!!"

Muse r u jk :? *zulu might have to remind Muse of hidden reference to simpsons quote..of a certain 'halloween' episode... zulu goes back to playing scrabble in the dark*

Latitude today - I can confirm the core has thinned a bit. At the bottom you can see the cladding for the plantrooms. It looks quite good at the moment

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p1151d87e27e198e3e4daa2c679050414/f9eedcf5.jpg

and from a more sheltered place

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p2c5115db35ed28669cfe59a9a4e9adac/f9eee04b.jpg

What gave you the idea to go to that spot Fabbo.

Originally posted by climbing_crane
What gave you the idea to go to that spot Fabbo.

The rain - but I also like going there to get nice looking up shots of WT and expect a few of Latitude from there anyday soon. It's as close to the action as you can get.

It's alot higher than the last time I got a photo from that spot.

Was crossing the road on George/Bathurst Streets yesterday and man this building looks so much bulkier now that that core has thinned.

Latitude earlier.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p4f81769b85ceb1262b14b2875607fb71/f9ea6330.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pd8d8aad9da94c137fd06926f959dcc82/f9ea6283.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p4040c65dca61e71c2645f6344a4d8c3e/f9ea6177.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p36e061b2003ad69b3610bc577755bd1a/f9ea6002.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p8ae36ce666ecf8c6bbc06d7f22598e2a/f9ea5e03.jpg

CC - you copy cat lol ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p97e25593dcab639a7479036e0cd9173f/f9eedc87.jpg

And my pic from Friday shows a Core Rise which I didn't pick up earlier.;)

great pix CC!
this one looks tops
its racing along now, should top out within a couple of months.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p8ae36ce666ecf8c6bbc06d7f22598e2a/f9ea5e03.jpg

"The Fabian and climbing_crane Show". Keep it up guys, great stuff!!

Just a comparison shot from around the same area.



http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid71/p0a6c467ecdd12abdab9e878f9dcef9d3/fb9b2d34.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/p4f81769b85ceb1262b14b2875607fb71/f9ea6330.jpg

george st today. its progressed well over break. Ive worked out its now level 38 or 155m to core box.
just 4 more office floors then 2 more plant levels.then atop that is 10m open roof plant.

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2004/01/240146.jpg

spew! I wish this was much much taller cause its one of only a few sydney skrapers I like.... looking very good though:cool:

Hey Cul how high is Latitude to roof as opposed to the 190m top of the lightbox ? 180m ?
The reason I ask is that from the inner west the actual roof line will very prominent - as opposed to the relitavely thin wedge of the 190m lightbox above it ( as seen from the east and westerly aspects) . The low RL of the site also means that the height you'd expect from a fully fledged 190m tower will be slightly diminished.
I'm not complaining though.

Latitude today from Kent St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/p6f180f5bfc1137fe92b486dba2089e6c/f9e2cc2f.jpg

Originally posted by spazpecker
Hey Cul how high is Latitude to roof as opposed to the 190m top of the lightbox ? 180m ?
The reason I ask is that from the inner west the actual roof line will very prominent - as opposed to the relitavely thin wedge of the 190m lightbox above it ( as seen from the east and westerly aspects) . The low RL of the site also means that the height you'd expect from a fully fledged 190m tower will be slightly diminished.
I'm not complaining though.
yeah the main roof is approx 180m. also some part is approx 173m.
The "the thin wedge lightbox" or open top plantroom is still quite large. (10mx 50m).

Lats today.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pfb6b946ee977d938470fb041d8ccf475/f9e29d3d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p463522723a636cbe6dabd062d7579042/f9e29e13.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pc44322b9885a79f0e9a3425211432ce1/f9e2a003.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pcace3e25bf3caf6d8c42af27da9f2fd8/f9e2a132.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p7eb1c8f402d63eff43fc8e2d0a0501d2/f9e2a2ac.jpg

today- looking very imposing!!!

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2004/01/240410.jpg

In terms of Latitude's final height, woudld I be right in saying that where we see the engine room for the top tower crane is approximately the same height as the top of the tower's plant room?

Man this one is fast! and a real stunner ! I wish most scraperes were steel, so that construction was quicker! 'oh well':cool:

Originally posted by gazmo
In terms of Latitude's final height, woudld I be right in saying that where we see the engine room for the top tower crane is approximately the same height as the top of the tower's plant room?
the top of plant room reaches 200m above sea level which is approx 2 levels below Wt first setback.

core rise! now level39.

I forgot to grab a pic of it following the core rise from the north. I wasn't sure if it had risen and was going to do it as to check whether or not it had :bash:

I only ended getting one of it's southern elevation from Goulburn St which is looking pretty good.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pfd3b23863243c90139996c920d613543/f9ddf379.jpg

2 pics below @Level 27/363 George.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p2b073318678bb3bbac3f21be6ed9c7d6/f9ddba5d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p44706c53b3ef4627e1611b2a551394d2/f9ddb84d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p54bef1a5594363716871c2a52d6fe780/f9ddb922.jpg

another brilliant vantage point cc! 10/10. what a view from an office.imagine when fosters tower rise up! if it was built now, the 151m slab would hide all off latitude and reach nearly up to meriton sign on WT.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p44706c53b3ef4627e1611b2a551394d2/f9ddb84d.jpg

Latitude from Central Station this morning

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/1d9f4675.jpg

As I was coming back into the city, there was some dismantling on the eastern side of the core. It could be thinning itself again.

I think the pics being taken from the upper levels of scrapers are great as the unobtrusive views mean that the scraper can marvelled at in full glory, particularly Latitude, which appears much taller than we looked at from the street.:)

:)

All this talk about the core !
How many lift and what floors they service
Got info on this for this tower ?

fabian!:ohno: how come your pix are getting worse? turn the ZOOM down please!! this is like the civic pic:bash:

trances-The core is up to level39 or 160m high. Only 4 more office floors and 2 plant rooms to roof. then the 10m main plant room gets added.

anyway- from QVB today!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126rotation_of_imgp1284r-med.jpg

Culwulla, when you refer to the first setup, do you mean where the white "ladder" ends, or where the aluminum spine on the southern side ends?

Originally posted by CULWULLA
the top of plant room reaches 200m above sea level which is approx 2 levels below Wt first setback.

I'm not Culwulla so I don't know. What does very much interest me is the development application papers they put around construction sites. Today I decided to actually read one and it said there was an application for illuminated signage on 3 sides of Latitude at the very top. How good is this going to look at night when complete.



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They were take very early in the morning. Very little traffic, no people (except c_c), sun on the eastern facades....

Now all we're going to need is 720 George, Meriton & the top of Cassia to complete the Central-down-George vista. :okay: Regent Place will get a squeeze in somewhere too.

No, this show with Latitude quickly nearing a top-out ain't over folks! :D

Originally posted by gazmo
Culwulla, when you refer to the first setup, do you mean where the white "ladder" ends, or where the aluminum spine on the southern side ends?
gazmo, heres a scale diagram ive drawn up to show relative comparison.
The heights ive shown are above sea level (RL). If you want heights above street you take 16m from World Towers RL's or 10m from Latitudes RL's.(there is a 6m height dif from Liverpool to Goulburn st)
Ive also shown current construction status of core/floor/glass.
and BMU plantroom which is to be built after crane is removed.
note- ive just noticed an error .the roof of latitude is Rl187m .its 177m above ground.


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

great pix CC!!

Yes I like those diagrams you show Culwulla. Good to see where it's at and how much to go.

Outstanding work Culwulla - thank you for investing the time to make the diagram.

It's now clear that Latitude does infact have some way to go and it's impact will only increase as a result!

My previous estimates have been based on my observation that when I looked at the model of Latitude, the 2-level plant room was exactly in the middle of the glassed in levels when counted from George Street (which is it's street address). There's 16 glass levels, 2 plant, then 16 glass level then plant. This count is the same when you view the tower from the north, but different from the south because of the fins that overhang the comercial building referred to as "688 George Street"

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/688george/building_description.htm

Also gotta say that the WT BMU room will help make the top of WT more balanced imho




Originally posted by CULWULLA
gazmo, heres a scale diagram ive drawn up to show relative comparison.
The heights ive shown are above sea level (RL). If you want heights above street you take 16m from World Towers RL's or 10m from Latitudes RL's.(there is a 6m height dif from Liverpool to Goulburn st)
Ive also shown current construction status of core/floor/glass.
and BMU plantroom which is to be built after crane is removed.
note- ive just noticed an error .the roof of latitude is Rl187m .its 177m above ground.


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

great pix CC!!

no worries guys., love doing quick comparison diagrams!

heres pic from St martins today-

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

St Martins is a great view. I've never had a problem going to the topptest level and asking to get a photo.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p8fa40c1a2284f87a43ca49d4ef9b8f79/f9cb55bf.jpg


Does Latitudes glass look too much like World Tower's in this image.

yeah it does abit but i think its great how it looks like a complex. Did you realize latitudes southern face is a lighter green glass than the north face? you will notice it more as the cladding rises!

lol! dodging traffic again!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
yeah it does abit but i think its great how it looks like a complex. Did you realize latitudes southern face is a lighter green glass than the north face? you will notice it more as the cladding rises!I agree CULWULLA. The northern face appears to be verging on black glass cladding.

BTW I passed the site yesterday on George, and on the southern/western aspect, the lower floors of the stairwell are already being cladded in glass. We anticipate the glass cladding for the stairwell will eventually go as high as the stairwell deems necessary. All good :okay:

My initial fear was the stairwell was going to be clad in some form of el-cheapo aluminium material. Yipppeee for glass cladding. :cool:

Originally posted by Muse
I agree CULWULLA. The northern face appears to be verging on black glass cladding.

BTW I passed the site yesterday on George, and on the southern/western aspect, the lower floors of the stairwell are already being cladded in glass. We anticipate the glass cladding for the stairwell will eventually go as high as the stairwell deems necessary. All good :okay:

My initial fear was the stairwell was going to be clad in some form of el-cheapo aluminium material. Yipppeee for glass cladding. :cool:
is latitudes 180m high glass stairwell a first for oz??
I mean what a unique feature to have in a commercial skyscraper!fantastic!It will be funny looking up from george st checking out all the workers using the stairwell, climbing up and down like ants checking out there new ant hill!lol

Will be super easy to go in there and get photos.

More piccies.


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wow, tremendous pix CC!

the pix im seeing lately of this bldg scream out the word- "Quality".
and the other word-"speed". it is really forginh ahead . i thought it wouldnt be compelted til next year but i can see it being completed by Xmas.


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I liked the horizontal close-up better. How good is that glass under the fins looking. Complete. It wasn't like that last time I took a pic.




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Marvellous pics CC!! This stunning building is just waiting to be captured by you in amazing ways!

Thank you Richard and Flyin Higher'. This has got to be a first from you, a post in an Australian thread when you are just over in NZ. I figure it must of been a pretty special photo to get your attention. Thanks again, all these positive replies are really urging me on to choose a career I am deeply passionate about.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
wow, tremendous pix CC!

the pix im seeing lately of this bldg scream out the word- "Quality".
and the other word-"speed". it is really forginh ahead . i thought it wouldnt be compelted til next year but i can see it being completed by Xmas.


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Actually, we have been informed at work that we will be moving into the E&Y Centre in October!

Yes, and they're starting to clad the upper floors above the 2 mid-level plant floor metallic gratings. As seen in this pic by c_c:

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Here's another top image by CC of Latitude but with it's neighbour World Tower.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pab38bca4da22d0004d228cc066632b1b/f9c4aa7e.jpg

Latitude from Rozelle on Friday. It's looking as good as ever.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p9d87fe64f181ab9c5c5bc82628c2a8ba/f9bfb488.jpg

Great distance shot there
Impact is becoming huge now from the outside of the city

Look at that bottleneck forming on the ANZAC!!

I like the photo at the top of this page. If you stand around The RSL on the opposite side of George, Latitude is already looking massive (and still with a way to go).

shwing!http://www.zidz.com/img/soundkrausegarth.jpg
comparison from just two weeks ago!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latfeb3.jpghttp://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2004/01/240146.jpg
19th jan.

There has been a core rise according to Cul's last pic.;) It's now at level 40.

A genuine office Level 40 for me draws the line between an average scraper and a huge scraper. This one's big to state the obvious.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p1dad71b0304490c1e4a0138178c5c336/f9c5f144.jpg

How much is that overhang?

IMO this tower is the real beauty of all the towers U/C in Sydney...yum

Originally posted by aussieinsoho
IMO this tower is the real beauty of all the towers U/C in Sydney...yum

I wholeheartedly agree.
BT comes a close second, then KENS.
But that overhang in the picture above, (is that yours Damien or C_C's?) really shows how classy Latitude is.

its a pity you wont actually see much of the over hang due to the 30m high podium.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126lookup-med.jpg

Sorry to ask again but is there an address I can go and see that scale of Latitude.

Maybe they can put some bars or....dare I say it, a foodcourt on top of the podium so we can all admire the overhang of this beauty :D

core rise! level 40! now 160m high.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/126latfeb5-med.jpg

cc- not sure where it is now. its devlopers model.

I took some more today

This is from Wynyard at Hunter St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pd288fabb64dee9ff924f38c522c9082d/f9b63d51.jpg

Getting more promient from Sydney Square

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With it's neighbour - World Tower

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p31cad498693810b9dc277227bfe6f8ec/f9b64405.jpg

Here's an exclusive scoop - Workers attaching steel to a crane

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pd0da309e29423e82d81e1039d29be67c/f9b64428.jpg

A Climbing_Crane Special (taken by me) - lots and lots of cranes

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pae4bd37b740be7d2205bc1d0fe1b6a3f/f9b644a6.jpg

From Pitt st & Goulburn St's

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p1bc87fd14ad4518d33592f4e30b6892b/f9b64456.jpg

and with it's overhung Goulburn St neighbour - Civic Tower

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p20e231f9a36db2a452a9f5a3aa29b61b/f9b6450a.jpg

Meanwhile work continues on the 650 George boutique development. It's all mesh which is making it hard to determine what level it's at. I've put it at level 4.

I'm not sure if it's already been posted but I've noticed the fire stairs are being cladded in glass, quite unusual but comes in well if there's a fire or some emergency in the tower.

This tower is lookin fantastic... Its hard to believe a Sydney architecture firm actually designed it, it looks very much like a building you'd see in Melbourne.

This is a bit off topic but oh well.

From the renderings and drawings that ive seen of Civic tower, it looks like the most ugly, out of date building ever, but in real life & in the picutres, it is actually not that bad!

It looks alot more professional and modern than i anticipated.

Has anyone got pics of the fire stairs being cladded now? Sounds really bizzarre to be able to see people running down in an emergency.....

Originally posted by ParraMan
Has anyone got pics of the fire stairs being cladded now? Sounds really bizzarre to be able to see people running down in an emergency.....
ill get one today!

@demanjo- Civic Tower was designed in 1975 along with its base (Masonic Centre) its a beautifully elegant structure. Its the only one of type in Australia!
nice simple facade/shape ect

Damn this building is looking sexy.Besides Ernst and Young who else will be calling LAtitude Home,if anyone else knows please do tell.Just Curious to know besides the Anchor tenants who else is filling up the space in Sydney's new Towers.

Originally posted by Sydguy1
Damn this building is looking sexy.Besides Ernst and Young who else will be calling LAtitude Home,if anyone else knows please do tell.Just Curious to know besides the Anchor tenants who else is filling up the space in Sydney's new Towers.

finn works for E&Y and is moving into this building this year, he might know.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
finn works for E&Y and is moving into this building this year, he might know.

No, I'm not sure what other tenants will be moving in...but we have a large proportion of the tower (maybe 60-70%?), and we will be occupying all floors from level 30 up (it goes to level 55 I think), with the bottom 9 floors being the underground parking...so the lobby is level 10 (all kinda confusing).

Anyway, here's a diagram showing the part of the tower that we will not occupy, as highlighted by the red - so basically all levels above the red levels:

http://www.latitudetower.com.au/images/ernst/3_5.gif

I have a good friend that's going to be moving into this tower. He works for Ernst & Young.

Wow
Love the rendering, gives you a nice shot of the entire building.

Love this one!

Latitude today.

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I'm so glad Latitude is in our Neighbourhood. :D

what the the horse in the first photos ?

And the Cladding is so far up now
Almost done to some degree wow !

today-

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242008.jpg

the stairs being clad.

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242010.jpg


http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242011.jpg

ROFL at the horses CC. hahahaha that really got me laughin.

Great pics.

Damn you culwulla! I went on a walk yesterday and got some pix of the cladding on the stairs and was goin to post the 'scoop' today! Ahh well, you gotta be quick. lol kiddin, great pics.

How unbelievably good is this tower looking? 10/10.

Wow, how smick do those stars look?

Looks like they have refined the design somewhat and gone for the black glass treatment instead for something clear that would have given it that red stripe up the side.

:okay: