Skyscraper Talk! - Page 10

RafflesCity · April 6th, 2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by huaiwei

HAHAHAH!!! The first proposal looks like OUB Centre!!

Yah! Anyway the 1st proposal looks nicer.

The 2nd one would look really dated today, like the Hilton Hotel and could possibly be an eyesore.

huaiwei · April 6th, 2004, 01:22 AM

Haha......should I post renderings of other "could have beens" in this thread? Quite funny to look at alternative proposals sometimes!

RafflesCity · April 6th, 2004, 01:26 AM

oh yes please! What else do you have?

huaiwei · April 6th, 2004, 01:31 AM

I will have to visit the library to scan some of them in....i wont tell u what they are yet...they are meant to surprise...haha!

eyetoeye · April 6th, 2004, 09:15 AM

OOooH! OooOOh! A surprise!!! I'm a sucker for surprises!!!

*Washes huaiwei's feet with a perfumed hankerchief*

rj2uman · April 6th, 2004, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RafflesCity

The 2nd one would look really dated today, like the Hilton Hotel and could possibly be an eyesore.

I liked that one better .........

eyetoeye · April 6th, 2004, 09:46 AM

Me too... Muahaha

RafflesCity · April 6th, 2004, 09:53 AM

oh well I guess they are all elegant in their own ways. I just thought the 2nd one looked so typical of its era you wouldnt see it today and hence it might look old. But that might be a virtue.

However I'm fine with whats been built

heirloom · April 6th, 2004, 11:25 AM

they were by different architects? the two designs? i think they would still look ok today if built as they would have undergone much renovation over the years....

Kit · April 6th, 2004, 12:15 PM

Now why didn't they settled for the second proposal??? To me, its timeless. Reminds me of the metabolist Golden Mile Complex and those buildings in Minority Report.

huaiwei · April 6th, 2004, 12:15 PM

Come to think of it..the second one reminds me of a cross between Millenia Ritz-Charlton and NTU?

Kit · April 6th, 2004, 12:15 PM

Btw, anyone of you find the last pic looks funny? Raffles City looks fat and shorter than it is actually.

heirloom · April 6th, 2004, 12:19 PM

i think the second one looks has similar features to the john portman marina square hotels...

no leh i dont see anything funny with last pic

Kit · April 6th, 2004, 12:22 PM

Probably only the front 2 towers especially the one on the left. Looks out of proportion.

huaiwei · April 6th, 2004, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kit

Probably only the front 2 towers especially the one on the left. Looks out of proportion.

But the two towers are indeed short and fat in real life what.

eyetoeye · April 6th, 2004, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kit

Btw, anyone of you find the last pic looks funny? Raffles City looks fat and shorter than it is actually.

Yes.. i did notice that...

heirloom · April 6th, 2004, 01:07 PM

maybe they enlarged it.... in the sq sin-lax advert they also enlarged the merlion alot alot....

Kit · April 6th, 2004, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huaiwei

But the two towers are indeed short and fat in real life what.

No no, as in they don't look proportional with reference to the other 2 towers and Raffles Hotel. Maybe just me.

huaiwei · April 6th, 2004, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kit

No no, as in they don't look proportional with reference to the other 2 towers and Raffles Hotel. Maybe just me.

Dunno leh..maybe coz swissotel looks skinner here fro that perspective?

Cliff · April 6th, 2004, 01:56 PM

Thank goodness the present one is built!

April 6th, 2004, 01:22 AM	#182
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	Haha......should I post renderings of other "could have beens" in this thread? Quite funny to look at alternative proposals sometimes! __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

April 6th, 2004, 01:31 AM	#184
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	I will have to visit the library to scan some of them in....i wont tell u what they are yet...they are meant to surprise...haha! __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

April 6th, 2004, 09:15 AM	#185
eyetoeye deceased Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,222 Likes (Received): 0	OOooH! OooOOh! A surprise!!! I'm a sucker for surprises!!! Washes huaiwei's feet with a perfumed hankerchief __________________ http://e2e.sg -- http://e2e.deviantart.com "All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power." - Ashleigh Brilliant

April 6th, 2004, 09:46 AM	#187
eyetoeye deceased Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,222 Likes (Received): 0	Me too... Muahaha __________________ http://e2e.sg -- http://e2e.deviantart.com "All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power." - Ashleigh Brilliant

April 6th, 2004, 12:15 PM	#191
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	Come to think of it..the second one reminds me of a cross between Millenia Ritz-Charlton and NTU? __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

April 6th, 2004, 01:26 AM	#183
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	oh yes please! What else do you have?

April 6th, 2004, 09:53 AM	#188
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	oh well I guess they are all elegant in their own ways. I just thought the 2nd one looked so typical of its era you wouldnt see it today and hence it might look old. But that might be a virtue. However I'm fine with whats been built

April 6th, 2004, 11:25 AM	#189
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	they were by different architects? the two designs? i think they would still look ok today if built as they would have undergone much renovation over the years....

April 6th, 2004, 12:15 PM	#190
Kit arkitect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore / Melbourne Posts: 1,321 Likes (Received): 0	Now why didn't they settled for the second proposal??? To me, its timeless. Reminds me of the metabolist Golden Mile Complex and those buildings in Minority Report.

April 6th, 2004, 12:15 PM	#192
Kit arkitect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore / Melbourne Posts: 1,321 Likes (Received): 0	Btw, anyone of you find the last pic looks funny? Raffles City looks fat and shorter than it is actually.

April 6th, 2004, 12:19 PM	#193
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	i think the second one looks has similar features to the john portman marina square hotels... no leh i dont see anything funny with last pic

April 6th, 2004, 12:22 PM	#194
Kit arkitect Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore / Melbourne Posts: 1,321 Likes (Received): 0	Probably only the front 2 towers especially the one on the left. Looks out of proportion.

April 6th, 2004, 01:07 PM	#197
heirloom Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 6,158 Likes (Received): 0	maybe they enlarged it.... in the sq sin-lax advert they also enlarged the merlion alot alot....

April 6th, 2004, 01:56 PM	#200
Cliff Tan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,282 Likes (Received): 1	Thank goodness the present one is built! __________________ www.clifftan.com cliffsuss.blogspot.com

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