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Julian141 · January 29th, 2013, 12:21 AM

Cheers guys! Apols for my ignorance.

***gothicform*** · January 29th, 2013, 12:38 AM

no need to apologise

image shows other projects too - spot the tate extension in there for instance. i noticed people on here complain that it's hard to see all the proposed projects in one go so that image sprang to mind as good general purpose shot.

Gavrosh · January 29th, 2013, 01:39 PM

SkyScraperRaper · January 29th, 2013, 09:17 PM

Is this planned development likely to go ahead?

It really is needed. I can't wait to see that shipwreck Sampson House disappear.

Ebeneezer_Goode · January 29th, 2013, 09:26 PM

I'd say it is very likely to go ahead at this point.

SkyScraperRaper · January 29th, 2013, 10:13 PM

sweeeeeet.

Julian141 · January 29th, 2013, 11:40 PM

Is it just my imagination or do these new renders make 240 Blackfriars look a bit smaller than it is going to be? Or are the renders pretty much spot on?

delores · January 30th, 2013, 10:32 AM

The problem with adjacent scheme is the almost identical height to 1 Blackfriars which is a mistake I think because there needs to be a pinnacle in that cluster and this building should be it.

Ebeneezer_Goode · January 30th, 2013, 12:49 PM

I think they could both serve as a pinnacle, with the road a corridor between them. Other building can then taper down on either side.

Loathing · January 30th, 2013, 03:30 PM

I agree, a double-pinnacle is no problem (it would be an asymmetrical version of the Twin Towers and other similar pairs of towers). I'm not sure, however, if the two towers in this instance complement each other enough.

I agree with other people's comments that the chunky white band at the top of the new tower doesn't work. That motif doesn't connect with any buildings nearby. It would be defensible on a tower in a different location, but it doesn't harmonize with the towers in the area or any new towers in the centre of London. I found the defense the architect made (quoted by Darjole) to be bizarre.

I Beam Trembler · February 21st, 2013, 11:03 PM

Sorry to bump this thread fellas. Any news on this one? Down in the dumps about the pinnacle, want to see another construction site up and running. Is there anything new on site?

aphw · February 23rd, 2013, 04:35 PM

I assume there's no chance of them reapplying with the old height now there are more buildings planned?

benchaney · February 23rd, 2013, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aphw

I assume there's no chance of them reapplying with the old height now there are more buildings planned?

Highly unlikely seeing as it has already got permission for this new height I doubt they will want to go through the process again as it was debated due to height last time and reduced.

RobertWalpole · February 24th, 2013, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gavrosh

Nice!

gravesVpelli · February 24th, 2013, 10:48 PM

What's the tall building second from left?

Citizen4O1 · February 25th, 2013, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gravesVpelli

What's the tall building second from left?

That'll be the (approved) 133m proposal for 20 Blackfriars Road, if I'm not mistaken.

Source: http://www.london-se1.co.uk

Local thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...389557&page=21

potto · February 25th, 2013, 12:27 PM

seems to be piling work going on here

Jex7844 · February 27th, 2013, 01:34 AM

Any pics Potto?

DMK · February 27th, 2013, 01:43 AM

yep saw a piling rig beginning to drill as i cycled by at 9.30.

Swissdave · February 27th, 2013, 11:29 PM

Here's a somewhat blurry late night photo from Tuesday evening - definitely a decent sized piling rig, though the street lamp right behind it doesn't help matters much, and I decided the odds of getting a decent picture were nil and abandoned! (I don't seem to be able to link directly to it with Picasa for some reason).

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January 29th, 2013, 12:21 AM	#1761
Julian141 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 83 Likes (Received): 19	Cheers guys! Apols for my ignorance.

January 29th, 2013, 12:38 AM	#1762
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,147 Likes (Received): 482	no need to apologise image shows other projects too - spot the tate extension in there for instance. i noticed people on here complain that it's hard to see all the proposed projects in one go so that image sprang to mind as good general purpose shot.

January 29th, 2013, 01:39 PM	#1763
Gavrosh Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 583 Likes (Received): 31

January 29th, 2013, 09:17 PM	#1764
SkyScraperRaper Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 814 Likes (Received): 39	Is this planned development likely to go ahead? It really is needed. I can't wait to see that shipwreck Sampson House disappear.

January 29th, 2013, 09:26 PM	#1765
Ebeneezer_Goode Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 401 Likes (Received): 64	I'd say it is very likely to go ahead at this point.

January 29th, 2013, 10:13 PM	#1766
SkyScraperRaper Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 814 Likes (Received): 39	sweeeeeet.

January 29th, 2013, 11:40 PM	#1767
Julian141 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southampton Posts: 83 Likes (Received): 19	Is it just my imagination or do these new renders make 240 Blackfriars look a bit smaller than it is going to be? Or are the renders pretty much spot on?

January 30th, 2013, 10:32 AM	#1768
delores Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,562 Likes (Received): 24	The problem with adjacent scheme is the almost identical height to 1 Blackfriars which is a mistake I think because there needs to be a pinnacle in that cluster and this building should be it.

January 30th, 2013, 12:49 PM	#1769
Ebeneezer_Goode Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 401 Likes (Received): 64	I think they could both serve as a pinnacle, with the road a corridor between them. Other building can then taper down on either side.

January 30th, 2013, 03:30 PM	#1770
Loathing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 466 Likes (Received): 54	I agree, a double-pinnacle is no problem (it would be an asymmetrical version of the Twin Towers and other similar pairs of towers). I'm not sure, however, if the two towers in this instance complement each other enough. I agree with other people's comments that the chunky white band at the top of the new tower doesn't work. That motif doesn't connect with any buildings nearby. It would be defensible on a tower in a different location, but it doesn't harmonize with the towers in the area or any new towers in the centre of London. I found the defense the architect made (quoted by Darjole) to be bizarre.

February 21st, 2013, 11:03 PM	#1771
I Beam Trembler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 64 Likes (Received): 6	Sorry to bump this thread fellas. Any news on this one? Down in the dumps about the pinnacle, want to see another construction site up and running. Is there anything new on site?

February 23rd, 2013, 04:35 PM	#1772
aphw Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 117 Likes (Received): 1	I assume there's no chance of them reapplying with the old height now there are more buildings planned?

February 24th, 2013, 10:48 PM	#1775
gravesVpelli Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London/Canberra Posts: 256 Likes (Received): 28	What's the tall building second from left?

February 25th, 2013, 12:27 PM	#1777
potto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 13,495 Likes (Received): 249	seems to be piling work going on here