I have decided to start a thread about skyscrapers and buildings that have ever underwent a renovation and/or a reconstruction or were converted to another use. This isn't for buildings or skyscrapers which have been repaired after they were damaged by a major disaster, there's already a thread for that.

caesars palace early 1970s

http://www.crecon.com/vintagevegas/pccsar1.jpg

http://www.earlyvegas.com/1977/CAESARS_PALACE_LOT_1977.jpg

late 1990s after a major renovation was carried out and a new tower built, all the old towers still stand but newly skinned

http://www.earlyvegas.com/images/caesars-palace-pictures.jpg

The BuroCenter Niebelungenplatz in Frankfurt was unpopular in its original design until it was reclad and renamed in the 1990s. Not sure what its original name was.

The building before the reconstruction:
http://www.frankfurt-nordend.de/Images/1966_shell_hochhaus.jpg

The building after the reconstruction:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Nibelungenplatz-ffm001.jpg/200px-Nibelungenplatz-ffm001.jpg

125 Old Broad Street (The London Stock Exchange Tower) used to look like this:
http://www.franklinandrews.com/scaled/16c42010.jpeg

And now after an extensive reclad, it looks like this:
http://www.dtz.com/static_files/UK/Static%20Files/OldBroadStreet.jpg

What, must I post in this renovation thread all by myself?! Okay, a number of tall buildings in Brussels, Belgium received a renovation or reconstruction. Take the Finance Tower for example. It used to be a golden skyscraper with a concrete core to its north. Now after an extensive renovation, it came out looking like it won the Emporis Skyscraper of the Year award.

If I post some more buildings in this thread, the others will come. Here are other buildings in Brussels that were reconstructed:

De Zuidertoren / Tour du Midi (150m)
http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5526/midioud57dd.jpg

Madou (120m)
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7276/madouvergelijk8lk.jpg

Botanic Building (75m)
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/9788/botaniccomp2iv.jpg

Astro Tower (107m)
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3951/astrovergelijk3th.jpg

Finance Tower (145m, 200m with antenna)
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/285/financevergelijk3bq.jpg

Atomium (102m)
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/4665/atomiumvergel7is.jpg

TBR (proposed height extension from 80 m to 136 m)
http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/2562/tbrcompare7be.jpg

One note: I think the old facade of the Madou Plaza and the Botanic Building look very similar.

Hows this for reconstruction, origional facade of a convent school was retained and a new apartment block built behind (doesnt look as weird in the flesh)

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s243/sandraanstiss/145475861_3d6dba2c0f_b.jpg

the rear, and those warehouse apartments hae been reconstructed as well (they were shells)

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s243/sandraanstiss/3132110905_c25251b9ce_b.jpg

In Los Angeles, the AT&T Center recently finished a reclad.

Before: http://www.you-are-here.com/los_angeles/transamerica.jpg

After: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2731778655_9bb81e3d4a.jpg

In 1994, the Union Bank Tower in Los Angeles also had a modest reclad.

Before: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2854933542_fd5805f891.jpg

After: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/137/326811583_9e2a382d76.jpg?v=0

In Buffalo, New York:

http://northcoastonline.typepad.com/north_coast_online/images/2007/06/08/dulski_before_and_after.jpg

^^What is that building supposed to be?

^^What is that building supposed to be?

Great thread!

The former Dulski Federal Building in downtown Buffalo, NY is receiving an entire new use and face.

The new name, Avant, meaning moving forward in French, consists of a class A Embassy Suites Hotel, 2 million dollar condos (37 of them), Class A office space (already anchor tenant signed), and specialty restaurants.

The Avant has been under construction for about 2 years, and it will be open in a few short months.

www.avantbuffalo.com

under construction:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3591/3363534295_ec40238879.jpg

I love this one...

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/5526/midioud57dd.jpg

I am also glad the Transamerica in LA was redone. I always hated that building and thought it looked unfinished. The AT%T looks good, though.

Tour franklin reclad in Paris Montreuil (94 m).
Old clad:
http://www.strategies-and-corp.com/admin/back/offer/images/41.jpg

New:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/8973/1003547my2.jpg

Tour Altaïs reclad in Paris Montreuil (88m)
Before
http://i29.tinypic.com/2q9lzdc.jpg

after reclad which is under way:
http://i28.tinypic.com/30i8c5z.jpg

Tour Mozart reconstruction in Paris-Issy Les moulineaux:
Before, Tour EDF 80m destroyed
http://eras.free.fr/images/r/edfi/edf1r.JPG

and replaced by Tour Mozard 97 m U/C.
http://www.linternaute.com/savoir/grand-chantier/photo/les-projets-de-tours-en-france/image/tour-mozart-371788.jpg

Tour Gallieni reclad (78 m). Paris-Bagnolet
Before
http://www.paris-skyscrapers.fr/photos/1180788343Ds.JPG

after
http://www.weltfonds.de/img/5x271/8bc473bfbedfb3c57dddaec0c2ad7f99bbb5b28bbfb5a48bc9b7b27bc9b680ddc3a7af8689ae73bfc1b9b3c679a7b2cdc4c47fdcbbcb90d0.jpghttp://www.weltfonds.de/img/5x271/8bc473bebedfb3c57dddaec0c2ad7f99bbb5b28bbfb5a48bc9b7b27bc9b680ddc3a7af8589ae73bfc1b9b78179a7b2cec4c473ddbbcb9ccd.jpg

A great number of renovation-reclad existed in the Business District Paris-La défense.

Tour First, former Tour AXA:
Before (159 m)
http://money.unblog.fr/files/2007/09/toursaxa.jpg

After Renovation in 2010 (225 m):
http://www.cogedim-corporate.com/upload/references/TOUR-CB31.jpg

Tour Winterthur (119 m):
before
http://www.quadriplus-groupe.fr/stock_images/ref/quadriplus/n3/Winterthur%201.jpg

Aftre renovation in 1998:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k39/nop57751/France/Paris/La%20Defense/Torres%20de%20110%20a%20150%20metros/Torre%20Winterthur%201974/Delb-Chesnau-Verola-Lalande-1.jpg

Tour Europlaza:
Before, 122m:
http://eras3.free.fr/photos/septentrion.jpg

After renovation in 1995, 135m:
http://www.gip2.fr/Images/Logos/EUROPLAZA.jpg

Tour logica 117m:
before: on the right and background of this photograph.
http://www.archi.fr/CAUE92/c/1/img/def6008.jpg

After 2002:
http://www.icade.fr/fo/image.do?id=212http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph320.JPG

Tour Opus 12, 95m:
before, Tower in the middle of the picture:
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k39/nop57751/France/Paris/La%20Defense/Torres%20menos%20de%20110%20metros/Torre%20Credit%20Lyonnais%201970/lyonnais02.jpg

After 2002:
http://www.journaldunet.com/management/diaporama/defense-nouvelles-tours/images/opus-12.jpg

Tour Vectrane reclad, former Tour Anjou:
before
http://www.defense-92.com/photos/ph3596.jpg
defense92.fr

After
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7811/anjouyd0.jpg
http://www.defense-92.com/photos/ph5273.jpg
defense92.fr

Telekom building - Ljubljana, Slovenia

Before:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/potaux6.jpg
After:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/P2111232-1.jpg

Verizon Building NYC,

before:

http://www.earthinpictures.com/world/usa/new_york/verizon_building.jpg

after (to the left):

http://img2.photographersdirect.com/img/19309/wm/pd2059370.jpg

It's sad that nobody has respect for 1960' and 1970' architecture. Those towers needed only some cleaning and renovation, not a reclad...

This is a very interesting thread. Here is an article from the San Francisco Chronicle just today that talks about a building that got re-skinned out here.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/07/DDVE16SE9D.DTL&hw=architecture&sn=003&sc=429

Some reclads are good, but others end up making the building worse. I mean, am I the only person in the world who genuinely likes the original look of both Verizon Buildings in New York? I think replacing it all with nice pale blue glass is just ugly.

^^ I second that. All that glitters is not gold.

Tour Mozart reconstruction in Paris-Issy Les moulineaux:
Before, Tour EDF 80m destroyed
http://eras.free.fr/images/r/edfi/edf1r.JPG

and replaced by Tour Mozard 97 m U/C.
http://www.linternaute.com/savoir/grand-chantier/photo/les-projets-de-tours-en-france/image/tour-mozart-371788.jpg

This is a renovated/reconstructed buildings thread, not a highrise-buildings-demolished-to-make-way-for-taller-and-better-ones thread. The Mozart Tower shouldn't be in this thread.

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3951/astrovergelijk3th.jpg

Wrong way.It`s look nice today.

This building in San Francisco underwent numerous reconstructions and additions. It was originally built in the 1890s, then an addition was built after the Earthquake and Fire. In the 1960s, a new facade was added, and in 2007 the building was restored to its original appearance and extended to 24 floors.

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/690%20Market.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/3951/astrovergelijk3th.jpg

Wrong way.It`s look nice today.
Yes indeed. I like it like it is today. It's one of my favourite towers in Brussels.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2871618904_29c518a67b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/2571497395_8f7c7a396d_o.jpg

I know the Avant in Buffalo has already been posted. Here are a couple of transition shots from where I work.

The current facade of the Astro Tower is gold. Why can't the facade of the reconstructed tower be of the same colour as the current facade?

http://www.cre-insights.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/1095-avenue-of-the-americas-244x300.jpg

This is the 1095 Avenue of the Americas in New York City. It went from black glass to green in the late 2000s. It should have achieved LEED-certification also.

Postgirobygget, Oslo:

They did a complete inside-renovation - but only partly outside renovation, added a gap in the middle of the long facade, and added 4/6 floors on top.

Before:
http://www.megaprint.no/images/Megaprint_banner_02.jpg

After:
http://www.hrtb.no/prosjekter/images/na_postgiro.jpg

First Canadian Place is undergoing a reclad currently.

http://edomec.free.fr/avions/wp-content/first_canadian_place.jpg
http://www.redefiningfirst.com/img/overview/vision.jpg

I really like the First Canadian Place re-skin.

Great thread!!! Some buildings look much better after renovations.

Renaissance Tower, Dallas
built in 1976, renovated in 1986

http://www.dallasarchitecture.info/rentower-1978.jpg

http://www.renaissancetower.net/img/gallery/images/rt02.jpg

^^ Interesting. Why renovate the building even it is only ten years after it got built?

Muirhead Tower, Birmingham University, UK
went from this brutalist slab:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/BirminghamMuirheadTower.jpg

Into something possibly even worse :S
http://npugh.co.uk/images/blog/muirhead2.jpg

^^ Interesting. Why renovate the building even it is only ten years after it got built?

For decorative and enhancement purposes.

The current facade of the Astro Tower is gold. Why can't the facade of the reconstructed tower be of the same colour as the current facade?
Because some stupid architects in Brussels think that it's old fashioned and ugly. That architect bureau wants to put every Brussels building into bleu glass cladding.... :bash:

Muirhead Tower, Birmingham University, UK
went from this brutalist slab:

I liked the brutalist design!

That architect bureau wants to put every Brussels building into bleu glass cladding.... :bash:

Blue is the colour of the future...

Maybe they should keep some relicts of the near past in Brussels. Almost every old office tower is recladded with blue glass. Only some rare examples like Astro and WTC I & II remain intact.

The Hunghom Peninsula Towers, after being threatened with demolition soon after its completion in 2002, were reconstructed in 2008.
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/misc/ehk05/english/hk/images/pic26.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs094.snc1/4687_188781850135_900475135_7222698_4182283_n.jpg

The IVY tower in minneapolis was a burned out shell of a building before 2008 when it was renovated and expanded into a hotel-condo complex

before:
http://citynoise.org/upload/12281.jpg

after:
http://cdn.media.kiwicollection.com/media/property/PR006135/xl/006135-01-exterior-night.jpg

Hotel Osijek (news color,design and repairs from holes made with bombs and bullets..)

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6811/hotel3prije.jpg (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/hotel3prije.jpg/)

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/2823/19595velikahotelosijek.jpg (http://img836.imageshack.us/i/19595velikahotelosijek.jpg/)

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The Hunghom Peninsula Towers, after being threatened with demolition soon after its completion in 2002, were reconstructed in 2008.
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/misc/ehk05/english/hk/images/pic26.jpg
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs094.snc1/4687_188781850135_900475135_7222698_4182283_n.jpg

Why they´re threatened with demolition?

Thanks.

^^The developers made that decision for no real apparent reason. The environmentalists, legislators and citizens were worried about the waste pollution and strongly opposed the plan. A month later, due to public concerns, the developers decided not to demolish the buildings and renovate existing flats and upgrade facilities instead.

Prishtina, Kosovo

Rilindja:

Before:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/liburni/354483372uTcuTI_ph.jpg

Now:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QH1Ai6qogr4/TPFCWu6AvTI/AAAAAAAATtA/LOyF4-VENwA/s800/_DSC0210.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_QH1Ai6qogr4/TPFCYLuMBJI/AAAAAAAATtI/4WcGGIuD5NE/s800/_DSC0211.JPG

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5025727556_753c187911_b.jpg






Gov't building before damaged from the war (in red box):
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/liburni/kosovo-one-year-on-02.jpg

http://i44.tinypic.com/6hi5uo.jpg

now:
http://images.realtravel.com/media/lg/41/7a/417a98b467343394dda6e0eb5a7b38c1.jpg

http://images.realtravel.com/media/lg/8f/a1/8fa193fb0f64edce3dcb4e72177ab9c7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3597890737_86edaca65d_b.jpg

CIS Tower in Manchester, England had its lift shaft reclad with Photovoltaic solar panels
http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/manchester/cis1.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Solar-Facade_-Manchester_-The-CIS-tower_imagelarge-stamp.jpg

The City Tower in Manchester also looked pretty sorry before it was bought by developers Bruntwood and given a renovation

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/City_Tower.jpg
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/8337277.jpg

Out of curiosity, is renovation the same as reconstruction? If not...it's a disappointment.

:ohno::bash:

No respect.

1775 Broadway - Newsweek Building - NYC

2 Columbus Circle - Lollipop Building - NYC

Classica 20's and 60's architecture. Gone...

Before
http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2079215/2208527/2208528/090114_Arch_bwEX.jpg
Noyoka-Wirednewyork
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16497&p=321771&viewfull=1#post321771


After
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/Lofter1/Columbus%20Circle/100521_3CC_02.jpg

Lofter-Wirednewyork
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16497&page=24

Here is a reclad BT stadium house before and after in Cardiff, Wales, UK

before
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/180px-Stadium_house.jpg

after

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/cardiff1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/sanstiss/Stadium_house_2.jpg

It's sad that nobody has respect for 1960' and 1970' architecture. Those towers needed only some cleaning and renovation, not a reclad...
I totally agree. Most of these renovations look terrible.

For instance this is a real disaster. The building looked so much better before.
http://www.cre-insights.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/1095-avenue-of-the-americas-244x300.jpg

In order for this thread to stay open, EVERYONE MUST credit the photos they post. If they are self taken, say so. Thank you

:ohno::bash:

No respect.

1775 Broadway - Newsweek Building - NYC

2 Columbus Circle - Lollipop Building - NYC

Classica 20's and 60's architecture. Gone...



Oh wow. What were they thinking with the Newsweek Building? "Lets go for the "bland" look! It's tasteful these days"?

As for the lollipop Building, it was by no means a masterpiece in that before photo, but it looked hell of a lot more attractive than the new! What is that?! Damn that's ugly.

"Park Inn"-Hotel, Berlin. Build 1970.

http://www.lilano.de/catalog/images/Park-Inn-Berlin_200510DSC6564.jpg
Before, quite ugly.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/ParkInnNew.jpg/450px-ParkInnNew.jpg
After (2005). Still just a Glass-box, but a well made one. Looks quite good in real. Pic by wikipedia.


Renovating process:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9315/dscn51175af.th.jpg (http://img177.imageshack.us/i/dscn51175af.jpg/)
pic by Jo-King, http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/showthread.php?t=3525&page=10

Hotel Lev, Ljubljana. Built in 1964, reconstructed in 1995-1999.

Before:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/Hotellev380338705_cafa04672c_o.jpg

After:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg258/unionslo/P4200875.jpg

Many of the renovated buildings look just boring.

HSBC BUILDING SINGAPORE

BEFORE:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5256150407_0c96a2fa3f_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artefaqscorporation/5256150407/

AFTER:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5248274039_75b221e5ce_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vrooms77/5248274039/

China Resources Building, Hong Kong - reclad

Before
http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051018/IMG_2315.jpg

After - rendering
http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/news/20090608/photo/0608_00407_017b2.jpg

Project thread : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=907294

Oh wow. What were they thinking with the Newsweek Building? "Lets go for the "bland" look! It's tasteful these days"?

As for the lollipop Building, it was by no means a masterpiece in that before photo, but it looked hell of a lot more attractive than the new! What is that?! Damn that's ugly.

I've always loved the lollipop building. Quintessential 1960s. I'm a sucker for that time in architecture.

To any SSC member: Is there any difference between renovation and reconstruction?

To my mind, a reconstruction, by definition, has to involve altering the structural system of the building, not just the façade. Adding or removing floors, changing the placement of support columns, for example. A renovation can affect any other system(s) in the building (façade, HVAC, plumbing, elevators, etc.), but as soon as the underlying skeleton of the building is changed, it becomes a new construction. The Tour AXA / Tour First alteration in France was a reconstruction, for instance, as some floors were reduced in size, and new floors were added, in addition to all new internal systems and the new façade. Most of the projects in this thread are not so radical, though, and would only be renovations.

Re-construct: Re-build.
Re-novate: Re-new.

Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6433266079_653e543418_b.jpg
Courtesy of Atlantis

Maple Leaf Gardens used to be a hockey arena. Now it's home to Canada's largest grocer, a liquor store, and a Joe Fresh (a clothing chain). On the upper levels is a new, smaller hockey rink for Ryerson University, a basketball court, and other student space.


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1727iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1733iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1735iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaw.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1748iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1763iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1788iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1794iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1802iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1804iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1818iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j251/dawnd_01/FALL%202011/IMGP1874iDecember0311MapleLeafGardenLoblaws.jpg
All photos courtesy of Taller, Better

It goes on and on and on, but you get the idea. This store is a 'foodie' wet dream. Finally, Canada has a food emporium that's second to none. Loblaws needed an update and they've certainly delivered. Hopefully, this is just a template to be repeated across Canada.

As a concrete wall turns into a glass wall, I think that is nice.

In 1994, the Union Bank Tower in Los Angeles also had a modest reclad.

Before: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/2854933542_fd5805f891.jpg

After: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/137/326811583_9e2a382d76.jpg?v=0

Couple years ago, the Union Bank Tower was repainted so now it looks like this.

http://www.emporis.com/images/show/766912-Large.jpg

Just a highrise but this building was recently converted from offices (or something) into apartments here in Oslo, Norway.

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/310510/DSC_1913.jpg

After:
http://media2.origo.no/-/cache/image/1979126_h7a0b053e2aa96722287a_v1321136223_647x.jpeg

Pictures taken by the user Ingenioren at this forum.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1138843&page=2

Frankfurt am Main/ Germany:

Highrise (68m) built in 1971:
http://mitglied.multimania.de/regenstunde/indexb/ulmen2.jpg
http://mitglied.multimania.de/regenstunde/indexb/ulmen1.jpg

Renovation in 2008, now known as "romeo & juliet":
http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/pics//gizmo23/R+J-500.jpg
http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/pics/gizmo23/R+J-501.jpg
http://www.deutsches-architektur-forum.de/forum/pics/gizmo23/R+J-502.jpg
pictures by Gizmo (DAF)

Leipzig Germany:

University Highrise (155m incl. antenna) built 1968-1972:
http://www.leipzig-info.net/Info/images/Uniriese-g2.JPG

Renovation from 1999-2002:
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/543/48718850.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/CityHochhausLeipzig.JPG/800px-CityHochhausLeipzig.JPG

two refurbishments happening in cape town:

western cape provincial building refurbishment

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6404185179_8cf61ac8cf_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6091/6304607678_db0ed0f86e_b.jpg

http://media.withtank.com/f31b2e76c4.jpg



cape sun hotel (where i had my matric farewell)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/5850263476_1641e77427_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/6334102573_ac65bd6157_z.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/5849709603_d5c402a6ae_z.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/5850262936_36d9bec8c9_z.jpg

double

So many well designed modern and brutalist buildings are destroyed for tacky contemporary facades. What a waste. :ohno:

Bangkok, Thailand
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/3281/bangkokt.jpg

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5915/chatuchak.png

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Central Plaza LadPrao Shopping Mall


Before Renovation

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5756/img0015fp8.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4651/img1455k.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/176/img1462y.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7844/img7703.jpg

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3919/img8125.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1007579&page=2


After
http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1/dsc3733a.jpg

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/641/dsc3734fl.jpg

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5307/dsc3750.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7953/dsc3882.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=350152&page=24

http://upic.me/i/16/img_4905.jpg

http://upic.me/i/8f/img_4935.jpg

http://upic.me/i/60/img_4931.jpg

Central Ladprao Before & After

ทำมาให้ดูเล่น ๆ ครับ ว่าเปลี่ยนไปเยอะมากน้อยขนาดไหน รูปที่รวบรวม ก็นำมาจาก entry ในนี้ทั้งหมดครับ

ภาพรวมด้านหน้าห้าง
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6064/6112724266_9774b9fbd4.jpg

facade ด้านหน้าห้าง
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6112181023_1c0b06a4d2.jpg

ทางเชื่อมอาคาร
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6112724598_a9f43b42c7.jpg

โถง LED
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6112181319_8f635fccfa.jpg
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6112724920_bab4559271.jpg

ลานน้ำพุ (เดิม)
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6112725118_e3d5c283d5.jpg

โถงเชื่อมฝั่งสรรพสินค้า
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6112181803_ca04356298.jpg

ชั้นใต้ดิน
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6112181949_0fd78a26cc.jpg

ส่วนสรรพสินค้า
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6112182087_d280c5f896.jpg

SFX
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6188/6112182263_2f89c65684.jpg

Just a highrise but this building was recently converted from offices (or something) into apartments here in Oslo, Norway.

http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/vv353/Ingenioren2/310510/DSC_1913.jpg

After:
http://media2.origo.no/-/cache/image/1979126_h7a0b053e2aa96722287a_v1321136223_647x.jpeg


One of the few examples of renovation I like :okay:
Mostly residential buildings look better than glass and steel offices, imo.

One of the few examples of renovation I like :okay:
Mostly residential buildings look better than glass and steel offices, imo.
Yeah, I agree with that. They often appear more "human" of lack of better words.

TOWER FIFTEEN SINGAPORE
previously known as euro-asia centre

before
Nice?
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/euroasia.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v427/rotpics03/0904f.jpg

progress

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee304/Excelsvr/DSC00378.jpg

after
http://www.ykkapfacade.com/projects/images/054/001_b.jpg http://www.ykkapfacade.com/projects/images/054/002_b.jpg http://www.ykkapfacade.com/projects/images/054/003_b.jpg
http://www.ykkapfacade.com/projects/recent/054_03.html

China Resources Building, Hong Kong
The exterior was reclad - before :

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/20051018/IMG_2315.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/2009/1129/IMG_3587.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/2010/0117/IMG_3600.jpg

After :

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/2012/0205/IMG_9503.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/2011/0723/IMG_0541.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/2011/0723/IMG_0556.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/hongkong/2011/0723/IMG_0567.jpg

GRAND PARK ORCHARD SINGAPORE
before
http://www.venere.com/img/hotel/1/9/7/3/13791/image_hotel_exterior_outside_1.jpg
http://www.eureka-reservation.com/singapore/hotels_singapore/
after
http://www.dpa.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/grand-park-image.jpg
http://www.dpa.com.sg/projects/grand-park-orchard/

First Canadian Place, Toronto
Complete recladding after its marble facade started breaking off.

Before :

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060402/IMG_0234.jpg

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20060527/IMG_0174.jpg

After :

http://www.globalphotos.org/toronto/20110926/IMG_8955.jpg

:nuts::nuts::nuts::ohno::bash:

No respect.

1775 Broadway - Newsweek Building - NYC

2 Columbus Circle - Lollipop Building - NYC

Classica 20's and 60's architecture. Gone...

Before
http://img.slate.com/media/1/123125/2079215/2208527/2208528/090114_Arch_bwEX.jpg
Noyoka-Wirednewyork
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16497&p=321771&viewfull=1#post321771


After
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/Lofter1/Columbus%20Circle/100521_3CC_02.jpg

Lofter-Wirednewyork
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16497&page=24

:lol::lol:

^^I might be in the minority, but I think that recladded building looks so amazing. Better than the old brick one.

I don't like the one in front of it, old or new.