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Core Rising · December 22nd, 2012, 07:43 PM

Selfridges has bought Nations House on Wigmore Street for £130 million. (immediately behind their oxford street store.) The building which is currently offices will be demolished, and a new mixed use extension will be built in its place, designed by Renzo Piano.

Langur · December 22nd, 2012, 08:02 PM

Kewl! That will be Piano's 4th major building in London. I love his stuff...

kerouac1848 · December 23rd, 2012, 10:16 PM

Is that the building which houses a Fiat showroom/store?

***RMB2007*** · December 23rd, 2012, 11:08 PM

Looking at Google Maps, Nations House appears to be a fairly new building. Can't say I'm a fan of the current building, so it'll be interesting to see what Renzo comes up with.

Core Rising · December 24th, 2012, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kerouac1848

Is that the building which houses a Fiat showroom/store?

This one:

***gothicform*** · December 29th, 2012, 03:11 AM

not seen this appear on here yet

the spliff fairy · December 29th, 2012, 03:31 AM

wow, it looks like a crate of watermelons

LDN_EUROPE · December 29th, 2012, 12:07 PM

Yep, they're building this now. Will be nice to have some modernity over there in Putney.

vank · December 29th, 2012, 02:58 PM

Pics?

SkyScraperRaper · December 29th, 2012, 03:13 PM

What is this building called?

Zin5ki · December 29th, 2012, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkyScraperRaper

What is this building called?

I cast a second vote for "The Crate of Watermelons".

the spliff fairy · December 29th, 2012, 04:30 PM

heard it here first

DarJoLe · December 29th, 2012, 05:44 PM

I believe it is already called The Blades.

LDN_EUROPE · December 29th, 2012, 07:16 PM

Yes, 'The Putney Blades' - http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=3214

SkyScraperRaper · December 30th, 2012, 08:05 PM

So these have not been confirmed for construction yet? the article says no...unless more recently this has been given the go ahead?

***RMB2007*** · December 31st, 2012, 12:43 AM

Here's the planning application for it, which was bombarded with objections:

http://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WA...mber=2012/1833

Oh, if you can't be arsed looking at that, then here's the design and access document (pdf file) with loads more info for the building:

http://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WA...df&pageCount=1

LDN_EUROPE · December 31st, 2012, 12:37 PM

Wow looks great! Putney people don't like modernity much, as a rule... I'd love to live in Putney though, so what does that tell you about me?

Anyway, I think the design is great and hope construction starts soon.

Rational Plan · January 7th, 2013, 12:41 AM

http://www.costar.co.uk/en/assets/ne...lans-unveiled/

Quote:

Goldman’s 840,000 sq ft London campus plans unveiled.

Goldman Sachs has submitted a planning application to the City Corporation for an 843,922 sq ft campus to replace the Fleet Building and Plumtree Court.

The US investment bank wants to demolish the existing 13-storey Fleet Building at 40 Shoe Lane and Plumtree Court, EC4 - two unoccupied properties which have a combined area of 304,703 sq ft - and build a nine-storey office building with a net area of 843,922 sq ft – an uplift of 539,219 sq ft. The proposed scheme will have a gross internal area of 1.2m sq ft.

Mega groundscraper!

Core Rising · January 7th, 2013, 01:12 AM

Well it's probably too close to St Paul's for a skyscraper.

Fleet Building with Plumtree Court visible behind:

image hosted on flickr

Fleet Building, Farringdon Street, London by World of Good, on Flickr

Proposed building from the same angle:

***gothicform*** · January 7th, 2013, 01:13 AM

rumour has it they'll have a statue of a giant squid sucking the life out of capitalism.

December 22nd, 2012, 08:02 PM	#202
Langur Londinium langur Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London Posts: 8,221 Likes (Received): 90	Kewl! That will be Piano's 4th major building in London. I love his stuff... __________________ If deficit spending in a downturn was some kind of panacea, then Greece would be booming by now.

December 29th, 2012, 12:07 PM	#208
LDN_EUROPE UK (Eng/Sco/Wal/N.I.) UK Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LONDON Posts: 1,856 Likes (Received): 21	Yep, they're building this now. Will be nice to have some modernity over there in Putney. __________________ ╔╗///╔══╗╔══╗╔═══╗╔══╗╔══╗ -- The Thames Estuary Airport 2015 ║║///║╔╗║║╔╗║║╔═╗║║╔╗║║╔╗║ -- High Speed Rail 2 2015 ║╚═╗║╚╝║║║║║║╚═╝║║╚╝║║║║║ -- Bishopsgate 2013 ╚══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝╚═══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝ -- Ram Brewery 2013

December 29th, 2012, 02:58 PM	#209
vank Near Bruges Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,660	Pics? __________________ My favorite cities: 1) London, UK 2) Paris, France 3) Bruges, Belgium

December 29th, 2012, 05:44 PM	#213
DarJoLe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 15,672 Likes (Received): 397	I believe it is already called The Blades. __________________ "I can quite confidently and with pride say that if everything goes to plan London 2012 will be the best Olympic Games and will surpass Barcelona and Sydney in terms of atmosphere, style and achievement. And not just about the sport. The whole city and its people will come alive and want to be a part of this. It just feels right." DarJoLe, May 19th 2006.

December 29th, 2012, 07:16 PM	#214
LDN_EUROPE UK (Eng/Sco/Wal/N.I.) UK Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LONDON Posts: 1,856 Likes (Received): 21	Yes, 'The Putney Blades' - http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=3214 __________________ ╔╗///╔══╗╔══╗╔═══╗╔══╗╔══╗ -- The Thames Estuary Airport 2015 ║║///║╔╗║║╔╗║║╔═╗║║╔╗║║╔╗║ -- High Speed Rail 2 2015 ║╚═╗║╚╝║║║║║║╚═╝║║╚╝║║║║║ -- Bishopsgate 2013 ╚══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝╚═══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝ -- Ram Brewery 2013

December 22nd, 2012, 07:43 PM	#201
Core Rising Ampersands & What Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London/ Nottingham Posts: 4,840	Selfridges has bought Nations House on Wigmore Street for £130 million. (immediately behind their oxford street store.) The building which is currently offices will be demolished, and a new mixed use extension will be built in its place, designed by Renzo Piano.

December 23rd, 2012, 10:16 PM	#203
kerouac1848 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NW London Posts: 2,255 Likes (Received): 68	Is that the building which houses a Fiat showroom/store?

December 23rd, 2012, 11:08 PM	#204
*RMB2007* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,293 Likes (Received): 238	Looking at Google Maps, Nations House appears to be a fairly new building. Can't say I'm a fan of the current building, so it'll be interesting to see what Renzo comes up with.

December 29th, 2012, 03:11 AM	#206
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,220 Likes (Received): 503	not seen this appear on here yet

December 29th, 2012, 03:31 AM	#207
the spliff fairy ONE WORLD Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Posts: 7,176 Likes (Received): 260	wow, it looks like a crate of watermelons

December 29th, 2012, 03:13 PM	#210
SkyScraperRaper Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 814 Likes (Received): 39	What is this building called?

December 29th, 2012, 04:30 PM	#212
the spliff fairy ONE WORLD Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Posts: 7,176 Likes (Received): 260	heard it here first

December 30th, 2012, 08:05 PM	#215
SkyScraperRaper Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 814 Likes (Received): 39	So these have not been confirmed for construction yet? the article says no...unless more recently this has been given the go ahead?

December 31st, 2012, 12:43 AM	#216
*RMB2007* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,293 Likes (Received): 238	Here's the planning application for it, which was bombarded with objections: http://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WA...mber=2012/1833 Oh, if you can't be arsed looking at that, then here's the design and access document (pdf file) with loads more info for the building: http://planning.wandsworth.gov.uk/WA...df&pageCount=1

December 31st, 2012, 12:37 PM	#217
LDN_EUROPE UK (Eng/Sco/Wal/N.I.) UK Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LONDON Posts: 1,856 Likes (Received): 21	Wow looks great! Putney people don't like modernity much, as a rule... I'd love to live in Putney though, so what does that tell you about me? Anyway, I think the design is great and hope construction starts soon. __________________ ╔╗///╔══╗╔══╗╔═══╗╔══╗╔══╗ -- The Thames Estuary Airport 2015 ║║///║╔╗║║╔╗║║╔═╗║║╔╗║║╔╗║ -- High Speed Rail 2 2015 ║╚═╗║╚╝║║║║║║╚═╝║║╚╝║║║║║ -- Bishopsgate 2013 ╚══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝╚═══╝╚══╝╚╝╚╝ -- Ram Brewery 2013

January 7th, 2013, 01:12 AM	#219
Core Rising Ampersands & What Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London/ Nottingham Posts: 4,840	Well it's probably too close to St Paul's for a skyscraper. Fleet Building with Plumtree Court visible behind: image hosted on flickr Fleet Building, Farringdon Street, London by World of Good, on Flickr Proposed building from the same angle:

January 7th, 2013, 01:13 AM	#220
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,220 Likes (Received): 503	rumour has it they'll have a statue of a giant squid sucking the life out of capitalism.

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