planning application / central station

***b4mmy*** · January 10th, 2006, 01:10 PM

Hi everyone
I originally posted this in the world tall buildings section and someone suggested I put it here as well... I hope its of interest to you.

There is a section on the Central Station development, the methodology behind the visual impact assessment, and soem other projects that we have worked on.

It seems that everyone apart from EH are behind this scheme... including the Council and Liverpool Vision. Unfortunately without the backing of EH the scheme will have a rocky ride, but our client is very positive. I have a visual of the scheme overlooking Concert Sqaure and the impact around Ropewks is not as considerable as many have commented on... in fact the CS scheme is actually providing a landmark to a tightly knit street network. I'll post this image to the blog when I get a chance.

I run an interactive virtual environments company in Manchester, England and have done about 600 projects for assessment, planning, or marketing in the past 6 years. I have a blog that contains some our latest work and some links to tall building information if anyone is interested?

http://tallbuildings.blogspot.com/

Best wishes

scouserdave · January 10th, 2006, 01:19 PM

Thanks for the link Chris

Love http://www.virtual-planit.com btw

***b4mmy*** · January 10th, 2006, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scouserdave

Thanks for the link Chris

Love http://www.virtual-planit.com btw

Thank you. I am also working on the refurbishment of Bold Street. When our client has signed off the visuals I'll let you guys have a look at them.

Damon · January 10th, 2006, 01:28 PM

Spot on Chris. Great stuff, thanks.

Awayo · January 10th, 2006, 01:38 PM

Excellent Chris. Do you have an idea of when this Central Village tower will come before the planning committee?

***b4mmy*** · January 10th, 2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Awayo

Excellent Chris. Do you have an idea of when this Central Village tower will come before the planning committee?

Hi, the application went in last November, and there is lobbying in progress with English Heritage at the moment. Its frustrating for the client because everyone else is on board, and the regeneration aspect of the scheme is a truly positive addition to the City of Liverpool... what you can't see from these images is the landscape scheme within the site, designed by Martha Schwartz. It contains a substantial running water feature down the whole site. Furthermore, the scheme links directly with shopping at the arcade level, in itself creating a major economic and cultural boost. I've added some more info to the blog regarding Ropewalks, and a few images inside the site.... I can't upload attachments unfortunately as I don't have the privelidges here.

http://tallbuildings.blogspot.com/

Liverdude · January 10th, 2006, 04:43 PM

Great sutff, thanks!

Do you know how tall the tower is in metres/feet?

To post pictures, put the URL of the pictures between two tags like this:

[IMG]URL[/IMG]

tommygunn · January 10th, 2006, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liverdude

Great sutff, thanks!

Do you know how tall the tower is in metres/feet?

To post pictures, put the URL of the pictures between two tags like this:

[IMG]URL[/IMG]

I think it will be 133 metres or 436.24 feet almost the same height as West tower.

westisbest · January 10th, 2006, 05:21 PM

West tower as i know is 125m to the rof, same as radio city, but with the added spires it goes up to 138m, so central IF (big if due to nob heads from EH) built will be out biggest

L11_Red · January 10th, 2006, 05:51 PM

Will it be built though? English Heritage keeping Liverpool back!

Blabbernsmoke · January 10th, 2006, 07:28 PM

Thanks to B4mmy for these pics
(
http://tallbuildings.blogspot.com/) -classy website

tommygunn · January 10th, 2006, 07:34 PM

This tower just gets better and better devastation if its not built.

Blabbernsmoke · January 10th, 2006, 08:35 PM

Big time.

Martin S · January 10th, 2006, 09:04 PM

Thanks very much for this Chris. Took me some time to work out where that Fleet Street visual was taken from. Then I realised it was Concert Square.

The only point I would make there is that everyone using that square, especially when it is used for concerts, seems to face the other way so it will be very easy for the nimbys to avoid seeing Central Village tower

Toadboy · January 10th, 2006, 09:11 PM

Concert Sq used for concerts?

I thought it was a drinking space and a gathering point post Liverpool FC victories.

The tower and whole scheme looks the business and as far as I can make out it's downtown rather than a stand alone feature designed to suck money out of it's immidiate environment.

Gazzab · January 17th, 2006, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blabbernsmoke

Thanks to B4mmy for these pics
(
http://tallbuildings.blogspot.com/) -classy website

Chris, that's a great link unfortunately I can't see the pics you posted just the dreaded red x

January 10th, 2006, 01:10 PM	#1
*b4mmy* E4T M3 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: M4CCLESFIELD Posts: 12,236 Likes (Received): 109	planning application / central station Hi everyone I originally posted this in the world tall buildings section and someone suggested I put it here as well... I hope its of interest to you. There is a section on the Central Station development, the methodology behind the visual impact assessment, and soem other projects that we have worked on. It seems that everyone apart from EH are behind this scheme... including the Council and Liverpool Vision. Unfortunately without the backing of EH the scheme will have a rocky ride, but our client is very positive. I have a visual of the scheme overlooking Concert Sqaure and the impact around Ropewks is not as considerable as many have commented on... in fact the CS scheme is actually providing a landmark to a tightly knit street network. I'll post this image to the blog when I get a chance. I run an interactive virtual environments company in Manchester, England and have done about 600 projects for assessment, planning, or marketing in the past 6 years. I have a blog that contains some our latest work and some links to tall building information if anyone is interested? http://tallbuildings.blogspot.com/ Best wishes __________________ 吃我的苹果

January 10th, 2006, 01:28 PM	#4
Damon Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Liverpool, via a long lost Sheffield of the soul Posts: 1,790 Likes (Received): 19	Spot on Chris. Great stuff, thanks. __________________ noise heat power - writing, photographs, fact and fiction

January 10th, 2006, 04:43 PM	#7
Liverdude Hypnotize! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Liverpool, UK Posts: 750 Likes (Received): 0	Great sutff, thanks! Do you know how tall the tower is in metres/feet? To post pictures, put the URL of the pictures between two tags like this: [IMG]URL[/IMG] __________________ ☮C P Well I'm half awake, half a world away, all my past mistakes and every wasted day, I wouldn't have it any other way!

January 10th, 2006, 05:21 PM	#9
westisbest Justice for the 96 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Greater Liverpool Posts: 3,739 Likes (Received): 6	West tower as i know is 125m to the rof, same as radio city, but with the added spires it goes up to 138m, so central IF (big if due to nob heads from EH) built will be out biggest __________________ Liverpool FC 18 League Titles 5 European Cups

January 10th, 2006, 07:28 PM	#11
Blabbernsmoke BANNED Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Beside the lake, Beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing, In the Breeze Posts: 2,599 Likes (Received): 0	This scheme kicks ass Thanks to B4mmy for these pics ( http://tallbuildings.blogspot.com/) -classy website

January 10th, 2006, 01:19 PM	#2
scouserdave BANNED Join Date: May 2004 Location: Liverpool 6, Halewood, Cantril Farm, Luton ferfuxake! Posts: 2,762 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for the link Chris Love http://www.virtual-planit.com btw

January 10th, 2006, 01:38 PM	#5
Awayo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spacefor5cabs Posts: 14,139 Likes (Received): 146	Excellent Chris. Do you have an idea of when this Central Village tower will come before the planning committee?

January 10th, 2006, 05:51 PM	#10
L11_Red 77 78 81 84 05 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Liverpool naturally Posts: 103 Likes (Received): 0	Will it be built though? English Heritage keeping Liverpool back!

January 10th, 2006, 07:34 PM	#12
tommygunn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,673 Likes (Received): 0	This tower just gets better and better devastation if its not built.

January 10th, 2006, 08:35 PM	#13
Blabbernsmoke BANNED Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Beside the lake, Beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing, In the Breeze Posts: 2,599 Likes (Received): 0	Big time.

January 10th, 2006, 09:04 PM	#14
Martin S LIVERPOOL England Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 6,586 Likes (Received): 66	Thanks very much for this Chris. Took me some time to work out where that Fleet Street visual was taken from. Then I realised it was Concert Square. The only point I would make there is that everyone using that square, especially when it is used for concerts, seems to face the other way so it will be very easy for the nimbys to avoid seeing Central Village tower

January 10th, 2006, 09:11 PM	#15
Toadboy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Liverpool, in the North of England but not of it Posts: 8,870 Likes (Received): 141	Concert Sq used for concerts? I thought it was a drinking space and a gathering point post Liverpool FC victories. The tower and whole scheme looks the business and as far as I can make out it's downtown rather than a stand alone feature designed to suck money out of it's immidiate environment. __________________ Duh! Knows

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