new thread on WT due to first thread reaching nearly 500 posts.

you can view archived thread here>>

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56488&perpage=25&pagenumber=20

heres some recent pix>

fabian-7/1/04

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid97/pe8549b72cd29a60ff829f88216950139/fa0a0ca7.jpg

cul-20/1/04

http://www.emporis.co.uk/files/transfer/6/2004/01/240313.jpg

fabian- 20/1/04

Here is one from Kent st

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/p7427eff1e303eceff819afe6c1c534c4/f9e2cbf2.jpg

The upper levels (an enlarged one is on the way and will replace this one)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/pac5c3050caa837b407e22e03b9592853/f9e2cbc6.jpg

World Tower from the Jetcat - Looks awesome and fairly domiant from the harbour (enlarged pic on the way).

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid100/p28c49fdbd33f2f292fc411a43c65614e/f9e2d8f4.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p63f5292acddf0ac2c0aa3a26240476fa/f9ddf10b.jpg


cc-22/1/04

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p4d68ce478d11cfc7da2369379fefd37d/f9ddb77f.jpg

Sorry but I'm adding this image again.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/pbbc1199d2213e071caa71130abcfba94/f9dda7a6.jpg

sorry cc, its a great montage.

Well that pic above you really need to study it to appreciate it. And it looks best full screen sizewhich I don't know how to do. For instance Latitudes crane is right inside Centrepoints lift shaft.








http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid101/p621c3e696ccd43c08ac7b47262db1de1/f9db08b0.jpg

Not that this has anything to do with the building itself, but walked past it today and I noticed that the washing, towels and boxes are starting to find there way onto the balcony/wintergarden areas. You think that on a ???premier building???? like that they would keep a tight control on stuff like that.....

Just an observation......

Originally posted by heyhey
Not that this has anything to do with the building itself, but walked past it today and I noticed that the washing, towels and boxes are starting to find there way onto the balcony/wintergarden areas. You think that on a ???premier building???? like that they would keep a tight control on stuff like that.....

Just an observation......
hmm, i suppose this type of thing is bound to happen diue to it being an apartment tower. but you would think the house rules would say something like (only chairs tables aloud on balcony).
it will look shite if everyday things are left on balcs. I wonder if this will also happen to Eureka? it has many large balconies.

At our place you are only allowed occasional outdoor furniture of black, charcoal, navy, and if your put anything else on your balcony they come knocking on your door. I should know... I left two green chairs out there.. Whoops .... What I want to know is how they found out, guess it must of been the floor or two up......

Anyway I guess your right it is pretty hard, least its not as bad as the summit or as I like to call it the slum-it. take a look at the balcony area there, some people use it as a storage area or North on a small balcony like that you really notice the washing or the boxes.

today. looking 99% complete.

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

Originally posted by heyhey
Not that this has anything to do with the building itself, but walked past it today and I noticed that the washing, towels and boxes are starting to find there way onto the balcony/wintergarden areas. You think that on a ???premier building???? like that they would keep a tight control on stuff like that.....

Just an observation......

I find it even worse when there's stuff leaning on the windows. There should be a crackdown on WT too I hope WT doesn't go the way Mirramar has.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid99/pc1dda01a0bf1de28b3bae35cd7c38d6c/f9eedec7.jpg

And those of Asian decent are most likely to hang their washing outside because it's the cultural norm over there. There has been concern about this as of late as some don't want Sydney to go the way of Hong Kong where it's commonplace in highrise units. I actually don't like it myself because is determinal to the look of the tower.

If they are using those compact clothes line, they are OK and not as bad.

That's right, blame it on the Asians.

:|

Originally posted by Fabian
And those of Asian decent are most likely to hang their washing outside because it's the cultural norm over there. There has been concern about this as of late as some don't want Sydney to go the way of Hong Kong where it's commonplace in highrise units. I actually don't like it myself because is determinal to the look of the tower.

If they are using those compact clothes line, they are OK and not as bad.

Nah, in Hong Kong they have much much cooler clothes drying racks! They hang out horizontally from the window sill, over the street below! It looks really excellent! Really develops the character of the place I think!

I know I always go on about this, but if people are living in a building (i.e. residential tower), I want to know about it! I want to see signs of life and indications that the buildings are dynamic, living structures! The casual look of residential buildings is cool because it contrasts with the formal design of office buildings...and it's all good!! :D

WT must surely provide internal laundry facilities - or if you can afford to buy there, you can surely afford a dryer too.

I wouldn't want to hang stuff out there, it can get surprisingly dusty up there, with building dust and road/tyre dust.

Originally posted by gazmo
WT must surely provide internal laundry facilities - or if you can afford to buy there, you can surely afford a dryer too.

I wouldn't want to hang stuff out there, it can get surprisingly dusty up there, with building dust and road/tyre dust.

They do, but they look big enough to just fit in a washer and dryer.

Originally posted by finn
Nah, in Hong Kong they have much much cooler clothes drying racks! They hang out horizontally from the window sill, over the street below! It looks really excellent! Really develops the character of the place I think!

I know I always go on about this, but if people are living in a building (i.e. residential tower), I want to know about it! I want to see signs of life and indications that the buildings are dynamic, living structures! The casual look of residential buildings is cool because it contrasts with the formal design of office buildings...and it's all good!! :D

Sorry but i must dissagree! WT is not a casual looking residential tower! Have another look at Culwullas pic, this thing is sheer class! IMO it looks like a commercial building moreso than a residential (despite the balconies), which in this case is a good thing. IMO keep it classy, keep the washing away!

Originally posted by CULWULLA
hmm, i suppose this type of thing is bound to happen diue to it being an apartment tower. but you would think the house rules would say something like (only chairs tables aloud on balcony).
it will look shite if everyday things are left on balcs. I wonder if this will also happen to Eureka? it has many large balconies.

The balconies on Eureka are recessed into the facade of the tower so any crap on them will be less visable than on exposed balconies. Better quality developments like Eureka have very strict body corporate rules realting to what you can and can't put on your balconies.

One thing that I hate on apartment towers is putting the airconditiong units on the balconies They look like shit and stick out like a sore thumb.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
Sorry but i must dissagree! WT is not a casual looking residential tower! Have another look at Culwullas pic, this thing is sheer class! IMO it looks like a commercial building moreso than a residential (despite the balconies), which in this case is a good thing. IMO keep it classy, keep the washing away!

No, it's the same kind of casual as other residential towers - but it can't really be because it is too much of a landmark structure in the CBD.

BUT, when its all done and everyone's moved in it will still have the night-time effects of random patterns of lights on in different units, which will differentiate it from the average office tower.

PLUS, when the premier section is moved in to there will be blinds up and blinds down in different units, adding the nice "lived-in" feel to the building through random patterns! :D

World Tower from Mosman today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p82ed858054938ac83f324b9053dc0aa2/f9cb6a13.jpg

World Tower from Sydney Tower today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pc6c2e926ae30523ae6b131de209f0ec1/f9c920df.jpg

I was down there just last weekend.
Walked past it, WOW! What a building!
Its HUGE in real life, picutres dont do it justice!

good pic fab, im going to go up there either feb or march to take some pix of WT completed. also Rialto should be nearing completion.

World Tower after lunch.


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p0c0d2babc98a910b5ad093e210b4feb8/f9c5f6dd.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p79ac91a94fc6692c375c74e16db75133/f9c5f691.jpg

The world this morning.


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

...and what a world it is;)

The world just looked fantastic yesterday. Latitude complements World Tower fairly well.

Originally posted by flyin_higher
...and what a world it is;)
Infact its a beautiful world!
*sings the rest of the song*

I'm such a comedian

i get this view everyday at work. love it.

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

The other day I spoke with Helen Williams, project manager for World Tower (gee a gal in charge of the current tallest scraper in Sydney). You go girlfreid!!

She reassured me that the night lantern will remain a glowing blue despite its daytime green cladding.

The World Today

All the enclosed balconies have now been cladded.

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

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pda4bdc5425d3d6aab303a1e7f1febef1/f9b643ce.jpg

Shining brightly in the early morning sun

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pf7258630d77b8ad8cebd29d2ad70afc2/f9b64480.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/pb761b4c96fda499ebb872078ee9a377b/f9b641b9.jpg

Is the entire facade now complete?

Originally posted by yob
Is the entire facade now complete?

Just a few patches on levels 76 & 77 to be cladded.

Council refused a roof top signage which Meriton have proposed for the unbuilt BMU room. It was the Meriton crown and MERITON in large letters. As council policy its against rules to put a sign/logo atop a residential bldg! BUT harryT said but the top1/3rd is serviced!lol
I saw a render. it really did make WT look shit. They now want to blaze it across the new Meriton tower, which is now planned to be all serviced apats just like Rialto!

Good job SCC :okay:

I don't like the idea of World Tower or any residential tower having signage atop their towers, because residential towers are not billboards promoting products and is not appropriate for them to have it anyway. I'd set a nasty precident if it were to be approved.

Having signage on Meriton Tower is OK, seeing they are the owners of the tower and the fact they are promoting a service through leasing serviced apartments to tourists and long stay travellers.

Thumbs to SCC from me too. :okay:

I don't get the nerve Meriton have in slapping commercial signs on world class resi towers.

You would never imagine HarryS agreeing to this if he knew he tower he was designing was going to get signage.

And you would never imagine Foster's Regent Place having this sort of thing.

They are not hotels - they are were people live.

Does anything like this happen in other vertical living cities like New York? Doubt it!

from carpark today. ALL the west cladding is now complete!!!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242014.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242016.jpg

oh no, heres comes the laundry!!lol

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242018.jpg

I was in Sydney last weekend and took a walk past World Tower and Latitude. Both are looking very nice. But can someone tell me, what's the deal at the base of World, on George, where the building just 'stopd' with this concrete wall? Why hasn't the base been built yet, and what is going on with that concrete facade?

I'm sure someone here will know the answer!

Originally posted by nsn
I was in Sydney last weekend and took a walk past World Tower and Latitude. Both are looking very nice. But can someone tell me, what's the deal at the base of World, on George, where the building just 'stopd' with this concrete wall? Why hasn't the base been built yet, and what is going on with that concrete facade?

I'm sure someone here will know the answer!

Yep, someone does! ;)

That piece of land next to World Tower (corner of George and Liverpool) that you're referring to was sold to Multiplex (builders of Latitude) and will be completed as part of the Latitude podium, as it is constructed.

This means that the entire George St streetfront of World Square will appear as a common podium structure, rather than separate developments - should look good I think! :)

That's a great move by Multiplex. If the podium looks anywhere near are good as Latittudes, and is of the same quality and attention to detail - its going to be great.

It could even be used as commercial space that in same ways compensates for the commercial space lost when East went Resi (remember the original short East was bouqiue commerical).


Originally posted by finn
Yep, someone does! ;)

That piece of land next to World Tower (corner of George and Liverpool) that you're referring to was sold to Multiplex (builders of Latitude) and will be completed as part of the Latitude podium, as it is constructed.

This means that the entire George St streetfront of World Square will appear as a common podium structure, rather than separate developments - should look good I think! :)

I'm certain that the podium that Multiplex will build as part of the podium be office space. The tower is six storeys tall and if you exlcude the ground floor for retail and the foyer, five floors of office space. The main tower has commercial suites which have been advertised for some time and they have their own entrance.

love this view>>>>>
i suppose we better take these pix before Lumiere ruins the vista!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/242436.jpg

World Tower from Darling Harbour today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p98cdfec1eaa48cdb0331f7a1b5f43634/f9a5202f.jpg

Close-up of roof - Not long to go guys !!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p4702344a2ae2c7132d109a4184723054/f9a51fce.jpg

The 2nd pic has what looks like a guy on a cherry picker fixing the start of a roof frame that's being supported by the tower crane.

Could this be the start of the BMU enclosure??

Originally posted by Fabian
World Tower from Darling Harbour today

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p98cdfec1eaa48cdb0331f7a1b5f43634/f9a5202f.jpg

Close-up of roof - Not long to go guys !!!

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p4702344a2ae2c7132d109a4184723054/f9a51fce.jpg

I chatted to Meriton 'spokeswomen" yesterday and she indicated the BMU structure is about to be assembled whch also means the crane is about to come down! great news! i asked her about the BMU colour and she said Charcoal grey which is very close to black! which i think will be perfect stepped element at that part of towers roof. Come March this will e the month to start taking "completed" photos of the WORLD!:D

Nice one! That should be great because IMHO I think the top of WT has too much of the silver colour when looking at it from the side.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
I chatted to Meriton 'spokeswomen" yesterday and she indicated the BMU structure is about to be assembled whch also means the crane is about to come down! great news! i asked her about the BMU colour and she said Charcoal grey which is very close to black! which i think will be perfect stepped element at that part of towers roof. Come March this will e the month to start taking "completed" photos of the WORLD!:D

If anyone can see WT, can they verify the presence of two cranes on the top of WT. One is orange, the other is darker and not as tall.

Could this is the start of the rig that will eventually dismantle the crane on top of WT??

Also, the frame work on the western side of WT has really developed.

Originally posted by gazmo
If anyone can see WT, can they verify the presence of two cranes on the top of WT. One is orange, the other is darker and not as tall.

Could this is the start of the rig that will eventually dismantle the crane on top of WT??

Also, the frame work on the western side of WT has really developed.
yeah that would be the crane for the disasembly of the big one.
cool, its finally happening, the ending of world towers construction! what a great story it was! quite sad really:cry:

Originally posted by CULWULLA
yeah that would be the crane for the disasembly of the big one.
cool, its finally happening, the ending of world towers construction! what a great story it was! quite sad really:cry:

Sad? :? Why sad, of course it has to end construction eventually. :)

Originally posted by AG
Sad? :? Why sad, of course it has to end construction eventually. :)
yeah but its a unique scraper! one of these tall ones only come to sydney once every decade!
Every highrise now we take pix of and check out are ALL going to be shorter than WT. This is going to happen with melbournes Eureka. After its completed it will make all others in the city seem like tooth picks.lol
its hard to come away from a 300m tower and start taking photos of 100m bldgs.

WT visibe from here

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p60a919886974335c62aff79790ed4959/f9a1a48e.jpg

Originally posted by CULWULLA
yeah but its a unique scraper! one of these tall ones only come to sydney once every decade!
Every highrise now we take pix of and check out are ALL going to be shorter than WT. This is going to happen with melbournes Eureka. After its completed it will make all others in the city seem like tooth picks.lol
its hard to come away from a 300m tower and start taking photos of 100m bldgs.

We have the 240m (to spire) BT Tower to focus on for the next 16 or so months, which is turning out to be just as interesting as watching as World Tower.;)

It's sad that construction is coming to the end, but lets focus on getting completed pics, which I really want to get at the moment. I had scaled back on WT photo's on recent times to focus on the 15 or so other scrapers under construction in town.

This pic from CC in the Latitude thread clearly shows the 2nd smaller crane on the top of WT which I noticed yesterday.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p1c14d9d0f168927e4082e263696519df/f99e7d81.jpg

As 7:30pm last night, both cranes were still up. Earlier that afternoon, I had a look at the eastern side of the tower from the Eastern Distributor and saw what appears to be a frame for the BMU being formed.

the large crane is currently being dismantled and is disappearing.
i was out at leichhardt council this morning and took this pic.(zoomed in from 6km away!)
it shows the crane going.

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

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

close up of BMU frame and crane

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/244342.jpg

Here's one taken under sunny skies from Kent St this afternoon

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/p021e5e8e55bdb866979095e304f6d9fa/f99924db.jpg

Close up of a very shiny and silvery beacon. I think I need to keep my camera more still while I'm at it.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/p9e559a29adfc9558f7ba9beded8aa46d/f99924c1.jpg

Sorry, I just stated the obvious in the Latitude thread.

That's very close to my view from my home-office, and as I write this, the crane is gone except for its base.

Also, as a comment Cul, don't you just love the skyline from there - looks like you were in Wetherill Street. It's a great angle to see WT, Latitude and Civic - you are at a true 90 degrees to George Street, and perfectly aligned to see WT and Latitude side on!

I was there this afternoon, as the Mayor and I launched the 2004 Norton Street Festa in the old Town Hall.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
the large crane is currently being dismantled and is disappearing.
i was out at leichhardt council this morning and took this pic.(zoomed in from 6km away!)
it shows the crane going.

Yay its nearly finished

It'll look great with that eyesore crane off the rooftop.

Originally posted by gazmo
Sorry, I just stated the obvious in the Latitude thread.

That's very close to my view from my home-office, and as I write this, the crane is gone except for its base.

Also, as a comment Cul, don't you just love the skyline from there - looks like you were in Wetherill Street. It's a great angle to see WT, Latitude and Civic - you are at a true 90 degrees to George Street, and perfectly aligned to see WT and Latitude side on!

I was there this afternoon, as the Mayor and I launched the 2004 Norton Street Festa in the old Town Hall.

yeah i was out front of chambers. we picked up a large model of Australands plan for Blackwattle bay.
The elavated vantage point is great. i still must find its RL.
cheers

Ok, here's Pikey's challenge for the day. Someone get a shot of WT Craneless from the Hyde Park side - That's the side I grew used to when I was working in Sydney.



Please........;)

Heres a shot i took from hyde park on saturday


nothing too spectaular, but yeah..
Sorry theres a crane in it still.http://members.iinet.net.au/~demanjo/public_html/5.jpg

Originally posted by pikey
Ok, here's Pikey's challenge for the day. Someone get a shot of WT Craneless from the Hyde Park side - That's the side I grew used to when I was working in Sydney.



Please........;)

The small black crane is still there. When it comes down, I'll get a pic.

Can I just say how much I feckin' love World Tower and how much I wish it was in Melbourne....i'm one jealous Melburnian

Originally posted by aussieinsoho
Can I just say how much I feckin' love World Tower and how much I wish it was in Melbourne....i'm one jealous Melburnian

Eh its alright- Melbournes got Eureka which shits over WT in every aspect eisp. height.

WT in Melbourne would be the icing on the cake!

Originally posted by SydneyDude
Eh its alright- Melbournes got Eureka which shits over WT in every aspect eisp. height.

WT in Melbourne would be the icing on the cake!
Eureka shits all over WT? yeah right!
World Tower is a beautifully crafted skyscraper, designed for the site in occupies on Liverpool Street, Sydney. Eureka is also a great design for its Southbank location.
I probably like Eureka more than World Tower fractionly. mainly beacuse of its extreme height of 300m. If Eureka was 230m i think World Tower would look better.
Does that make sense?/lol

mmm i duno. WT is absolutely brilliant, but i think the big E is in a totally diferent league- something Australia has never seen before.

But while WT is a purely residential tower and not all the important in terms of its role in Sydney, the big E will be a Melbourne Icon without a doubt- It will have the tallest observation deck in the south hem, restaurants? and supposedly a ride on the top? Eureka is more than just a residential tower.

Time will tell!

One thing about WT that impresses me is this impression I get when you look at WT from the north - Up Kent Street, or from the QVB or Darling Harbour etc

I describe it as "vertical momentum" its this amazing and stricking sense of the vertical that I think is more stricking than Big E (at least for the moment).

Big E's white stripes distract you from it, while WT's Aluminum balcony structures North and South, seamlessly integrating into the lantern has a huge impact.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
Eureka shits all over WT? yeah right!
World Tower is a beautifully crafted skyscraper, designed for the site in occupies on Liverpool Street, Sydney. Eureka is also a great design for its Southbank location.
I probably like Eureka more than World Tower fractionly. mainly beacuse of its extreme height of 300m. If Eureka was 230m i think World Tower would look better.
Does that make sense?/lol

Yes indeed.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pa45135dad69e36bbe99b538df77681a3/f9943c3d.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/p88dcf2bb74e209ee4a9714fada9d0c61/f9943cd9.jpg

checkout the frame for BMU.

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/245752.jpg

Cool! It's a much more significant structure than I had I hoped.

Should really bring some balance to the stepped roof.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
checkout the frame for BMU.

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/245752.jpg

Mmmm
Luverly!

I agree that Eureka has a certain element of class to it and style, but WT is a very eccentric piece indeed! Its one of the few modern designs i genuinly like.

Originally posted by SydneyDude
mmm i duno. WT is absolutely brilliant, but i think the big E is in a totally diferent league- something Australia has never seen before.

But while WT is a purely residential tower and not all the important in terms of its role in Sydney, the big E will be a Melbourne Icon without a doubt- It will have the tallest observation deck in the south hem, restaurants? and supposedly a ride on the top? Eureka is more than just a residential tower.

Time will tell!

whaaa? I'm sorry, but in between the blindingly obvious, I'm trying to work out what your point is?

Originally posted by SydneyDude
mmm i duno. WT is absolutely brilliant, but i think the big E is in a totally diferent league- something Australia has never seen before.

But while WT is a purely residential tower and not all the important in terms of its role in Sydney, the big E will be a Melbourne Icon without a doubt- It will have the tallest observation deck in the south hem, restaurants? and supposedly a ride on the top? Eureka is more than just a residential tower.

Time will tell!
hey i understand how Eureka will become Melbournes icon! but it doesnt mean it "shits all over " Wt design! that doesnt make sense?
Yes Eureka will be very tall and yes it will have observation deck (restaurant has been recently omitted from plans) and yes it might have a ride but that doesnt make it a "better" tower than WT!! (both towers designed by NFK)
Everyone knoes WT isnt a Sydney "icon" but it sure is one of the city's finest looking skyscrapers! I just another height limit scraper for Sydney town with many more to come in future years.

Would Eureka be your favourite tower if it was 200m high instead of 300m???

Perhaps it's that Big E to Melbourne, is the CentrePoint to Sydney.

Its iconic, multi-functional and is a building of world-class stature.

Just wait a few years for your AMP neon.

Originally posted by tayser
whaaa? I'm sorry, but in between the blindingly obvious, I'm trying to work out what your point is?

view from TNT Tower today!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246265.jpg

What a great view!

I had no idea the Bus terminal took up so much room.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
view from TNT Tower today!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246265.jpg

Originally posted by tayser
whaaa? I'm sorry, but in between the blindingly obvious, I'm trying to work out what your point is?

I was trying to say that in the scheme of things WT is merely a tall residential tower which isnt going to impact in any great way on the city of Sydney, whereas Eureka will play a far more important role. Its height and design will make it an icon in is own right, but the fact that its got public facilities at the top means that it will impact the general public- in the same way Rialto has impacted the people of Melbourne.

I was justifying why i said 'Eureka shits over WT'- maybe shits over was the wrong jargon, but imo it definately has the edge over WT in every aspect, including design. While i love WT's design, i dont think its as 'ingenious' as Eurekas. I thing the apartments in Eureka will be superior too, as they are bigger and more than likely better 'quality'.

Have i explained myself sufficiently? lol ;)

It's a nice view of WT, but it's a real shame that Latitude is blocking most of the view.

WT from the train as it came into Central Station yesterday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pfc55edf6c3b15a835bdaa3c12efe0a28/f984fb88.jpg

From George St

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pfcdd3eacc93c40bfc58d571715944f31/f984fbfa.jpg

Luminere is set to block this great view, but WT will be complete on time

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid104/pe909b64c07dd853ab42279a0d0b221f9/f984fc38.jpg

starting to get "completed" images now of WT.

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246751.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246750.jpg

tinybit of crane showing.doh!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/02/246752.jpg

World Tower from the western part of the harbour. The strong breeze made it a bit tough.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p49be9e96afd2c67de656604e785df22f/f9811af7.jpg

Anyone who gets a chance to look at WY should check out the BMC enclosure as it looks from the west.

It's almost complete and looks great. It changes the profile of the top of WT so its more balanced without the huge step down from the aluminum section to roof deck.

Originally posted by gazmo
Anyone who gets a chance to look at WY should check out the BMC enclosure as it looks from the west.

It's almost complete and looks great. It changes the profile of the top of WT so its more balanced without the huge step down from the aluminum section to roof deck.
is it black like ive seen in plans?

It looks gray to me - but maybe that's because the sun is shining directly on it. What it is, it blends in nicely with the rest of the colour scheme.

Originally posted by CULWULLA
is it black like ive seen in plans?

Originally posted by gazmo
It looks gray to me - but maybe that's because the sun is shining directly on it. What it is, it blends in nicely with the rest of the colour scheme.
yeah the plans indicate colour as "charcoal grey". so probably closer to dark grey than black. i think perfect colour to break up the top section. The BMU room is made from aluminium panels. wont take long to construct.
Can anyone confirm if small crane is still on roof?? i couldnt see it this morning but could of been turned on angle.

Well after 3 years of construction World Tower is finally complete! 10/10 i say!
At 230m/73storeys its worlds 13th tallest apartment tower! Its also 2nd tallest in Australia (to roof) and Sydney's tallest to roof! Its 3rd highest if spires included!
heres todays pic from roof of St Martins!

Please start posting your completed pix of World Tower!

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/247696.jpg

So the little crane has gone and the BMU is finished??

Originally posted by pikey
So the little crane has gone and the BMU is finished??
BMU is done, all external elements are complete!
crane still to go, probaly this week

The crane came down overnight.

I'll post a pic tonight when I'm home.

looking fab today.

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/248474.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/248476.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/248474.jpg

Richard you must've taken this shot right opposite my Sydney office. That's the awesome view I was treated too each day.

I gotta get back to check out my favourite scraper again ASAP!!!

World Tower at 9am this morning

There is still a bit of work to do

The walls are yet to appear on the southern side of the BMU.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p8448a9021e4cdc0c70bb4a79c56ef887/f9746803.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p6c02dcf5913a4d3157c6f999f1eed47f/f97467f5.jpg

World Tower at 9am this morning

There is still a bit of work to do

The walls are yet to appear on the southern side of the BMU.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p8448a9021e4cdc0c70bb4a79c56ef887/f9746803.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p6c02dcf5913a4d3157c6f999f1eed47f/f97467f5.jpg

not sure if theres going to be southern walls fab? its just basically a shed to house the BMU. i was suprised theres a roof.
anyway its all nearly over.:cheers:

OK Very stupid question coming up - Whats a BMU again???

Originally posted by pikey
OK Very stupid question coming up - Whats a BMU again???

Not a stupid question! There was once a time when even Culwulla didnt know what a BMU is! :)

BMU is Building Maintainance Unit. Its a little craney thing that will be used for things such as window washing. Aurora Place also has one.

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy00/c/izsy070.jpg

today from THH roof

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/249123.jpg

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/249124.jpg

World Tower a few months ago.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/p553007457da62abbf30f1c688a882b20/fb602b57.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/pecb588e27df45fe3ea4b68294cdae57f/fb6029d6.jpg

World Power I;m guessg lST August.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid74/p0b66ebba5d4d40fd8de765b0b234c134/fb63dbe5.jpg

WT from Sydney Square yesterday. I had followed the rise of this tower from the same spot for eighteen months. I'm going to miss taking pics from here. Over that time, Latitude has slowly risen into prominence

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/pbe1f1e97aa6d167fb835a7417115bff0/f970c5d7.jpg

Compare this with my first shot in July 2002

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid25/p59a14b96a4de617428d0f091878f69ef/fd8ca13b.jpg

A few other shots I took of the completed tower yesterday

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p9545c092c0d15268b3cae439a73dfb25/f970c49e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p2fdc9231ad25933c67ce4f233f5566a3/f970c562.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid105/p075d55d93d9b23ccb1caf251c13f84a9/f970c4ce.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid106/p85666f38ff8665e56cd8a6c79733ac9a/f96c6a7b.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid106/p08101218f1100f551a82cf537e73ef18/f96c69c8.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p5d6e1e8ef777a7ba368120b5c245541a/fbd3af45.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/p1d0bc9cf592086ae1a7ecdab7c936e75/fbd3afda.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid67/pe889c2facb4f869cc6f6197d8832efc5/fbd3ab2c.jpg

my last pic of world. from today

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/253317.jpg

Hey people. I wanted to raise a question about the World Tower’s site… and that is…does anyone actually know what occupied the site previously?

I have no vivid memory of its pre-use. If anybody can describe and/or provide photographs of the sites previous use, it’ll be most appreciated!

Its in fact crucial for me to have pictures! =]

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/03/254155.jpg

A very reflective WT on Friday

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/a6b26318.jpg

I agree with most forumers that WT is a nice skyscraper - although IMO it looks considerably better from a distance than if you're standing right below it, where it could definitely do with a little more detail in the facade to help break it up (my opinion only and a fussy one at that ;) )

But anyway, since this tower is officially 'complete', does anyone have the foggiest when they're finally going to finish off the podium levels - it so happens I live round the corner and I'm looking forward to doing my shopping there :D

Well there's a new crane in the middle of the podium site as of saturday so I guess it's not going to be too far off...

I saw that yesterday, the crane is there for the construction of the World Square retail complex. There will be several floors of offices above it.

awesome tower, I specially like the top of it when glass and metal appear togheter

the world square complex will be completed before Xmas.

A very reflective WT on Friday

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/a6b26318.jpg

Get this pic in ur field of vision Fabian and u have one amazing picture

Get this pic in ur field of vision Fabian and u have one amazing picture

Do you mean I should cut back on the zoom? I think it's quite fine with the amount of zoom that I used. It just came out a bit dark, thats all.

And here's a nice one of WT taken from Kent St today.

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney_pics_140402004_012.jpg

To Culwulla,
I went to City of Sydney Library at Town Hall and i just went pass the model room to see it's what's going on...I must say that i love your new World Tower model have have in place there. So detailed - probably the most detailed model out of the whole city of sydney model-floor. I also like ya new BP Tower - in particular the lift bit.

Some more shots' of WT as of late

Here's a closeup of the rooftop and lantern

http://extranet.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2004/04/259734.jpg

York Street gunbarrel - looks absolutely fantastic

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney_pics_160402004_063.jpg

Can someone please direct me to a website or send me information regarding the following on World Tower in Sydney!

I need to know (from architect or client) the circumstances in which the building was : PROPOSED, PRODUCED and DESIGNED.
I also need to know the history of the site, and where i can find information on the architect, and other buildings by the architects.

Thankyou.

heres a link to same question a couple of weeks back. must be doing same assignment??
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=95975

The World Tower was designed by Nation Fender kastalidis architects.Meriton PTY LTD are the developers. The first tower built on the World square site-(1997-99) was Horden Towers designed Davenport campbell.Crone Architects and Multiplex are building the Latitude complex at southern end of site.
The original bldg which ossupied the city block was Anthony Hordern Departrment store which was erected in 1904 and pulled down 80 years later (1984).
pic-
http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3071329-v

cheers

uts - critical thinking and contemp architecture - assignment 2 - option 4... CRITIQUE!

i think i chose the wrong building - its too new - and im really struggling to find decent information on it.

you seem to know a lot about the square and world tower - can you throw me a life line?

if you want to know about World Tower itself,give meriton a ring on 92647177 and ask for Ron Kocass. he knows everything about it and could send you info pack.
heres the World Tower webpage>
http://www.meriton.com.au/wtw/welcome.html

good luck!

:grouphug:

thankyou!!!

i wonder if someone can answer this for me very quickly...

i need to know the circumstances in which the building was proposed, produced, and designed! - can someone tell me that in a paragraph or so...

and can anyone send me to some information about the architects Nation Fender and Katsilids (spelt wrong i know...)

(this maybe is off topic) i think that is world tower is tall , but it's height is somewhere between 240m~275m (i don't know) i got a chance to see the towers last night. then i thought of that taipei 101 tower which is 500m or so! nearly twice the height! that tower must be REALLY tall... (but Syndey's doing well on the tower building lately ^^. But photos on that taipei 101 makes the tower look short . Personally i like that world tower better. i think that is taipei 101 design it "repeative" unlike the world tower.

World tower is 230m tall!

Here are two shots of WT shrouded in fog. These were taken back in April

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney_pics_008.jpg

http://img8.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Fabian/Sydney_pics_009.jpg

WT at it's most reflective captured early yesterday morning by our man on the scene - Climbing Crane.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid120/pb42d1734c73c1da280b3a28af3b75e5f/f8660b61.jpg

Gorgeous !!

I found construction photo's of WT dating back from September 2001. The core was only at level 35.

Floors were marked with roman numerals instead of normal numbering

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy00/a/izsy010.jpg

Still a very long way to go. The first floorplates were just begining to appear.

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy00/a/izsy011.jpg

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy00/a/izsy012.jpg

http://www.skyscraperphotos.com/cit/dsy00/a/izsy013.jpg

Love the fog shots
cant even see
I miss the weather of sydney

How come World Tower still isn't on Skyscrapers.com 200 tallest listing? It has Bloomberg Tower on there, even though it hasn't been completed yet.

I read over the weekend that WT's "Premier" section will be opened on August 31. This will mark the end of four years of construction.

a little bit o Melborne in Sydney...
sandstone may rise in the hallowed alleys of bluestone...

Has anyone notice on the Eastern (and I assume the western) side of the tower they are installing some tacky looking neons saying 'World Tower'? *shrugs* well i guess i shouldn't judge it until its complete and lit up but still..

http://www.defacto2.net/worldtower.jpg

Wow, I hadn't noticed it and had to look out my window before I would believe it. It looks so tacky! Why does an apartment building need its name on top of it? The top (especially the blue beacon) used to be the only thing I liked about the building; now there's nothing for me...

Damn I hate Meriton.

Wow, I hadn't noticed it and had to look out my window before I would believe it. It looks so tacky! Why does an apartment building need its name on top of it? The top (especially the blue beacon) used to be the only thing I liked about the building; now there's nothing for me...

Damn I hate Meriton.

Might as well stick a big meriton logo on the silver part of the building too .. oh no wait how about one on each side of the blue neon, that way the whole of inner-sydney can see the meriton logo beaming :P

its not that tacty if it were white it would be better

is this tower total finished inside tooo?

In the weekly advertisement in yesterday's Domain Section of the SMH, they will soon have the final release of apartments in World Tower, which will be for the top section currently serviced apartment.

It has been advertised as 'The Return of World Tower' :):):)

wow, they will go for a fortune.