South East London Projects - Page 103

jamiefearon · May 14th, 2013, 09:14 PM

They did scare me too, first time I saw them in the dark.

***gothicform*** · May 16th, 2013, 07:10 PM

here's vertex tower, part of the greenwich creekside development

davidaiow · Yesterday, 10:44 AM

What a horrible collection of boxes. 21st Century brutalism right there.

Peckhamdamo · Yesterday, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by davidaiow

What a horrible collection of boxes. 21st Century brutalism right there.

21st century Aylesbury Estate, with a Waitrose and river views...

DarJoLe · Yesterday, 01:59 PM

What an odd forum this is.

***gothicform*** · Yesterday, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidaiow

What a horrible collection of boxes. 21st Century brutalism right there.

what do you expect, there's a busy road going past so of course it has to have perimeter blocks. that "wall" is a necessity caused by the traffic.

Officer Dibble · Yesterday, 03:53 PM

Well by definition it's not brutalist: there's no visible concrete.

It's far better quality than much of the housing around - this has been a very shabby area of Deptford. The density is good. There are some new pedestrian spaces, which are always welcome, but the landscaping isn't great: why are the trees in boxes? Will they be able to grow properly?

The buildings themselves are not attractive all, to my eyes, but I'm sure some will disagree. In any case it's a fast regenerating area and I think the development is welcome as part of that.

SF-02 · Today, 12:04 AM

None of the retail units were let last time I passed. Trying to charge rents that are way too high as usual which is denying the area of choice in shops and leisure use. It would be nice if as part of planning permission rents could be capped so people could afford to open up interesting shops, cafes, bars etc. The plan seems to be try to charge very high rents - if that fails convert to housing.

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May 14th, 2013, 09:14 PM	#2041
jamiefearon Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: London Posts: 756 Likes (Received): 78	They did scare me too, first time I saw them in the dark.

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davidaiow Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London NW1/Isle of Wight Posts: 550 Likes (Received): 1	What a horrible collection of boxes. 21st Century brutalism right there.

Today, 12:04 AM	#2048
SF-02 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 197 Likes (Received): 1	None of the retail units were let last time I passed. Trying to charge rents that are way too high as usual which is denying the area of choice in shops and leisure use. It would be nice if as part of planning permission rents could be capped so people could afford to open up interesting shops, cafes, bars etc. The plan seems to be try to charge very high rents - if that fails convert to housing.