Q1 & Eureka no longer worlds tallest apartment towers - Page 3

thewallpart6 · April 3rd, 2010, 04:24 AM

the boxes look as if they could fall if the wind is strong

jarkti · April 3rd, 2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CULWULLA

the 301.6m/76st City of capitals tower in Moscow is now completed and is now tallest resi 'to roof" in world.

That looks fricken insane!
now to me thats what I call iconic!

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Originally Posted by CULWULLA

hot on Q1S heels is the 338m TORCH and 414m PRINCESS TOWER both still UC but well over 300m

and thats what I call some fricken insane density!
at that height aswel!
still, its butt ugly

CULWULLA · April 3rd, 2010, 09:31 AM

yeah i find it strange how the dozen or so 300m-500m skyscrapers are only metres away from each other. basically blocking views all directions. the 516m pentominium is still yet to rise at the rear of this block.insane

Fabian · April 3rd, 2010, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by CULWULLA

what upsets me with all these unique looking towers is that there all bunched toghether into a clusterfuck, most have 40mx40m floor plates rising above a whole site 5storey carpark.
the tops save the overall designs.
any of these on the worlds tallest block would be a landmark in our cities.

It is a shame they have to cluster good towers in the one area. If they were spread out, they would look awesome.

Duideka · April 4th, 2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ross_the_man

They're all ugly and tastless over there anyway. I would much prefer Q1 and Eureka to the crap they pull out up there.

Gotta agree with this, I went to Surfers in January and most of the towers there actually have style in them, it's really green, and there are loads of marinas and man-made islands, Chevron and Q1 for example really stand out - yeah sure, they do have their fair share of boring white fridges but it's nowhere near as bad as Dubai.

Perth should hurry up with the next 300m+, we are getting bored of Central Park (250m)

whizz_pat · April 6th, 2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CULWULLA

what upsets me with all these unique looking towers is that there all bunched toghether into a clusterfuck, most have 40mx40m floor plates rising above a whole site 5storey carpark.
the tops save the overall designs.
any of these on the worlds tallest block would be a landmark in our cities.

Anyone else notice the tower on the left that 'spins'? Now imagine that in Australia.

cjb287 · April 8th, 2010, 07:42 AM

Isn't that just copied from the original one in Europe?

Dimethyltryptamine · April 8th, 2010, 08:28 AM

"Spinning" towers seem to be all-the-rage of late. I personally find them nauseating.

Solopop · April 8th, 2010, 09:04 AM

With only a couple of million people in the cities who plans on living in these buildings?

Dimethyltryptamine · April 8th, 2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Solopop

With only a couple of million people in the cities who plans on living in these buildings?

The slaves who build them

Adam from Oz · April 8th, 2010, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CULWULLA

hot on Q1S heels is the 338m TORCH and 414m PRINCESS TOWER both still UC but well over 300m

WHOA! My head jerked back from the screen when I saw this!

Talk about suburban sprawl being ugly. What about aerial sprawl?

These are like, "McTowers".

MelbourneOnTheRise · April 8th, 2010, 11:42 AM

i'd trade all the McMansions west of Melbourne for a few Dubai McTowers any day.

yuma · April 9th, 2010, 01:18 AM

I love the twisting tower, personally I think it looks great.

That picture above however shows that there really is such a thing as too much development. It just looks ridiculous.

CULWULLA · April 9th, 2010, 03:08 AM

the smallest tower in that block is 200m.anyone of these would be landmark towers in australian cities. placing them in a cluster really does take away there design merit.
there 40mx 40m floor plates are basically same but rely on the top of the bluilding to create its individuality. the tallest in that block in that pic is princess tower which is now 350m, but eventually 414m. the curved tower far left is 310m. higher then eureka but looks like nothing.

Dimethyltryptamine · April 9th, 2010, 03:14 AM

They're all ugly though. Honestly, I'd rather have one of the disgusting 70's Mainbeach/Surfers Paradise buildings over one of them - at least then you can say you live in an ugly building because it's old.

CULWULLA · April 10th, 2010, 12:08 AM

^most are ok,
top of princess

view from lev80/300m+
image hosted on flickr

ross_the_man · April 12th, 2010, 03:10 AM

I wouldn't even want to step out on that balcony without a harness.

Jesse24 · April 12th, 2010, 04:37 AM

Plus it would just be dry hot wind. Yuck.

CULWULLA · April 12th, 2010, 11:37 AM

yeah but look what you can see. lots of water.

t3mpz · April 18th, 2010, 02:06 PM

Dubai is just an architectural experiment now.

April 3rd, 2010, 09:31 AM	#43
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,864 Likes (Received): 32	yeah i find it strange how the dozen or so 300m-500m skyscrapers are only metres away from each other. basically blocking views all directions. the 516m pentominium is still yet to rise at the rear of this block.insane __________________ Sydney Harbour Bridge -1932, Sydney Opera House- 1973, Sydney Tower- 1981, Crown Hotel- 2015..

April 8th, 2010, 11:42 AM	#52
MelbourneOnTheRise Needs of the Many>Few Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,252 Likes (Received): 118	i'd trade all the McMansions west of Melbourne for a few Dubai McTowers any day. __________________ https://twitter.com/GeoffSlattery/st.../photo/1/large

April 9th, 2010, 03:08 AM	#54
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,864 Likes (Received): 32	the smallest tower in that block is 200m.anyone of these would be landmark towers in australian cities. placing them in a cluster really does take away there design merit. there 40mx 40m floor plates are basically same but rely on the top of the bluilding to create its individuality. the tallest in that block in that pic is princess tower which is now 350m, but eventually 414m. the curved tower far left is 310m. higher then eureka but looks like nothing. __________________ Sydney Harbour Bridge -1932, Sydney Opera House- 1973, Sydney Tower- 1981, Crown Hotel- 2015..

April 10th, 2010, 12:08 AM	#56
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,864 Likes (Received): 32	^most are ok, top of princess view from lev80/300m+ image hosted on flickr __________________ Sydney Harbour Bridge -1932, Sydney Opera House- 1973, Sydney Tower- 1981, Crown Hotel- 2015..

April 12th, 2010, 03:10 AM	#57
ross_the_man Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canberra Posts: 3,709 Likes (Received): 11	I wouldn't even want to step out on that balcony without a harness. __________________ Ain't no such thing as half way crooks!

April 8th, 2010, 07:42 AM	#47
cjb287 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,004 Likes (Received): 5	Isn't that just copied from the original one in Europe?

April 8th, 2010, 08:28 AM	#48
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,649 Likes (Received): 427	"Spinning" towers seem to be all-the-rage of late. I personally find them nauseating.

April 8th, 2010, 09:04 AM	#49
Solopop Solopop Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,150 Likes (Received): 27	With only a couple of million people in the cities who plans on living in these buildings?

April 9th, 2010, 01:18 AM	#53
yuma Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 567 Likes (Received): 0	I love the twisting tower, personally I think it looks great. That picture above however shows that there really is such a thing as too much development. It just looks ridiculous.

April 9th, 2010, 03:14 AM	#55
Dimethyltryptamine Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 10,649 Likes (Received): 427	They're all ugly though. Honestly, I'd rather have one of the disgusting 70's Mainbeach/Surfers Paradise buildings over one of them - at least then you can say you live in an ugly building because it's old.

April 12th, 2010, 11:37 AM	#59
CULWULLA Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,864 Likes (Received): 32	yeah but look what you can see. lots of water. __________________ Sydney Harbour Bridge -1932, Sydney Opera House- 1973, Sydney Tower- 1981, Crown Hotel- 2015..

April 18th, 2010, 02:06 PM	#60
t3mpz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Perth Posts: 99 Likes (Received): 0	Dubai is just an architectural experiment now.

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