ANCOATS URBAN VILLAGE!(a comprehensive guide!) - Page 5

highriser · November 2nd, 2005, 07:11 PM

yeah i think it was 20 Accy

Accura4Matalan · November 2nd, 2005, 07:13 PM

Cheers

cottonopolis · November 2nd, 2005, 07:15 PM

Cheers Highriser!

Looks about 18 - 20 storeys..

caw123 · November 2nd, 2005, 08:01 PM

I believe it's 22/23.

SleepyOne · November 2nd, 2005, 08:09 PM

This is not really within Ancoats Urban Village - more for the East Manchester thread but it does border it.

Never been keen on this building. Still think its a terrible shame what it replaced in Alsop's designs for this site. I await further renders but most of Broadway Malyan's schemes in Manchester are flawed in one way or another, in my opinion, so on that basis I dont hold out much hope.

Accura4Matalan · November 2nd, 2005, 08:10 PM

Looks fairly decent. The render isnt fantastic, but the origional looked 100 times worse

inquisitor57 · November 3rd, 2005, 02:09 AM

I think it looks quite interesting, I like the 'steps' in the building, ensures its not another boring glass block.

Farsight · November 3rd, 2005, 10:49 AM

I think they said they'd be using copper and sandstone, which should make it look classy close up.

rolybling · November 3rd, 2005, 11:22 AM

Im trying to place where this is to be located??

caw123 · November 3rd, 2005, 11:26 AM

It's on Gt Ancoats Street between the retail park and that group of new buildings one of which is Ovale.

Took a photo of the ISIS site about 2 weeks ago, there was nothing happening then......

So ISIS are the developers for the whole scheme are they?

rolybling · November 3rd, 2005, 11:34 AM

cheers caw, I didn't realise it was so close to Ancoats St..I like it anyway, no idea about the developers..

What sort of potential do we reckon Ancoats St has got? I know its a bit grotty in places but I've always liked it, its a bit hostile for pedestrians though, it needs some sort of street level activity, decent bars, cafes' more galleries would be nice, it just seems under estimated to me, I think Ancoats St could become a really cool street with a bit of thought..

EDIT] OH and they need to tear down that bleeding retail park

Irish Blood English Heart · November 3rd, 2005, 01:49 PM

Its on the left if youre travelling down great ancoats street, oppisite that new Ivla store. I quite like it personally, though like Rolybling says the area needs sorting out for pedestrians.

highriser · November 5th, 2005, 04:19 PM

This is also in this weeks applications, is there any render's of this knocking about ?
Craig , have you got any info on this?

Bradford Ward 075171/FO/2005/N2 26/10/2005 Land Adjacent To The Ashton Canal Pollard Street/ Carruthers Street And Bond Street Beswick And Clayton REVISED PROPOSALS : Mixed Use Development comprising three buildings, one nine storey block, one seven storey block and one 22 storey block to provide 420 apartments, 1808sqm office space and 585sqm retail space, 235 car parking spaces and associated landscaping works after demolition of existing buildings

dgnr8 · November 5th, 2005, 04:26 PM

It's ISIS IW innit?

highriser · November 5th, 2005, 04:29 PM

No matey this is a totally different one , it's where those horrible warehouses are at the top of Pollard St ,just as the road turns to get to City's stadium

ISIS has started matey

Craig · November 7th, 2005, 03:04 PM

I haven't got any images of this one. Broadway Malyan (I can hear some of you groaning already) are the architects. Its a revised app as the original one incorporated a refurbished mill building which burnt down.

Farsight · November 7th, 2005, 03:25 PM

Here's a link to their website. They seem to have done some quite nice stuff.

http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projec...r.cfm?region=m

Design response: The striking mixed-use scheme features a 21-storey landmark tower in sandstone and copper

Farsight · November 7th, 2005, 03:28 PM

Testing

http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projects/?region=m

Farsight · November 7th, 2005, 03:31 PM

Oooh. I like this University of Salford Law School proposal:

http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projec...l.cfm?region=m

I don't know its status, but IMHO that is nice!

SleepyOne · November 7th, 2005, 09:48 PM

Im still very skeptical about ISIS Wharf. There are a few things which make me uphappy.

Firstly, look at the lowrise block and how the design has been almost completely replicated from BM's Eirie basin scheme. Thats just cheap.

Secondly its the shape and massing of the blocks. They are mere objects with apparently little visual relationship to each other. Looking at the renders I cannot get any intuative sense of the characteristics of the area they are located in, the layout of the site nor the direction and relative importance of the road and canal. In other words, this set of buildings seems to display all the inherent faults of Eire Basin and.... Piccadilly Plaza! I would dearly love to be proved entirely wrong here. Maybe there is some subtlety which the renders can't convey but BM's shemes to date dont fill me with confidence.

That Law school looks interesting - amost Alsop-esque. Why its in this thread Im not sure though!

November 2nd, 2005, 07:13 PM	#82
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November 2nd, 2005, 08:10 PM	#86
Accura4Matalan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Preston, England/Colwyn Bay, North Wales Posts: 11,845 Likes (Received): 43	Looks fairly decent. The render isnt fantastic, but the origional looked 100 times worse __________________ Preston Projects List Updated 11th September 2010

November 3rd, 2005, 02:09 AM	#87
inquisitor57 No more heroes anymore Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Leicester/Manchester Posts: 416 Likes (Received): 0	Stairway to heaven? I think it looks quite interesting, I like the 'steps' in the building, ensures its not another boring glass block.

November 7th, 2005, 03:25 PM	#97
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,997 Likes (Received): 24	Here's a link to their website. They seem to have done some quite nice stuff. http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projec...r.cfm?region=m Design response: The striking mixed-use scheme features a 21-storey landmark tower in sandstone and copper Last edited by Farsight; November 7th, 2005 at 03:35 PM. Reason: adding the picture

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November 2nd, 2005, 07:11 PM	#81
highriser Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,235 Likes (Received): 3	yeah i think it was 20 Accy

November 2nd, 2005, 07:15 PM	#83
cottonopolis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester/København Posts: 271 Likes (Received): 0	Cheers Highriser! Looks about 18 - 20 storeys..

November 2nd, 2005, 08:01 PM	#84
caw123 Hit the north! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,697 Likes (Received): 0	I believe it's 22/23.

November 2nd, 2005, 08:09 PM	#85
SleepyOne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,091 Likes (Received): 0	This is not really within Ancoats Urban Village - more for the East Manchester thread but it does border it. Never been keen on this building. Still think its a terrible shame what it replaced in Alsop's designs for this site. I await further renders but most of Broadway Malyan's schemes in Manchester are flawed in one way or another, in my opinion, so on that basis I dont hold out much hope.

November 3rd, 2005, 10:49 AM	#88
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,997 Likes (Received): 24	I think they said they'd be using copper and sandstone, which should make it look classy close up.

November 3rd, 2005, 11:22 AM	#89
rolybling CAN'T BE ARSED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,859 Likes (Received): 0	Im trying to place where this is to be located??

November 3rd, 2005, 11:26 AM	#90
caw123 Hit the north! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,697 Likes (Received): 0	It's on Gt Ancoats Street between the retail park and that group of new buildings one of which is Ovale. Took a photo of the ISIS site about 2 weeks ago, there was nothing happening then...... So ISIS are the developers for the whole scheme are they?

November 3rd, 2005, 11:34 AM	#91
rolybling CAN'T BE ARSED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,859 Likes (Received): 0	cheers caw, I didn't realise it was so close to Ancoats St..I like it anyway, no idea about the developers.. What sort of potential do we reckon Ancoats St has got? I know its a bit grotty in places but I've always liked it, its a bit hostile for pedestrians though, it needs some sort of street level activity, decent bars, cafes' more galleries would be nice, it just seems under estimated to me, I think Ancoats St could become a really cool street with a bit of thought.. EDIT] OH and they need to tear down that bleeding retail park

November 3rd, 2005, 01:49 PM	#92
Irish Blood English Heart Letting off the happiness Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 4,296 Likes (Received): 34	Its on the left if youre travelling down great ancoats street, oppisite that new Ivla store. I quite like it personally, though like Rolybling says the area needs sorting out for pedestrians.

November 5th, 2005, 04:19 PM	#93
highriser Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,235 Likes (Received): 3	This is also in this weeks applications, is there any render's of this knocking about ? Craig , have you got any info on this? Bradford Ward 075171/FO/2005/N2 26/10/2005 Land Adjacent To The Ashton Canal Pollard Street/ Carruthers Street And Bond Street Beswick And Clayton REVISED PROPOSALS : Mixed Use Development comprising three buildings, one nine storey block, one seven storey block and one 22 storey block to provide 420 apartments, 1808sqm office space and 585sqm retail space, 235 car parking spaces and associated landscaping works after demolition of existing buildings

November 5th, 2005, 04:26 PM	#94
dgnr8 Mmm, Danone Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 1,778 Likes (Received): 5	It's ISIS IW innit?

November 5th, 2005, 04:29 PM	#95
highriser Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,235 Likes (Received): 3	No matey this is a totally different one , it's where those horrible warehouses are at the top of Pollard St ,just as the road turns to get to City's stadium ISIS has started matey

November 7th, 2005, 03:04 PM	#96
Craig Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Manchester Posts: 168 Likes (Received): 0	I haven't got any images of this one. Broadway Malyan (I can hear some of you groaning already) are the architects. Its a revised app as the original one incorporated a refurbished mill building which burnt down.

November 7th, 2005, 03:28 PM	#98
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,997 Likes (Received): 24	Testing http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projects/?region=m

November 7th, 2005, 03:31 PM	#99
Farsight Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,997 Likes (Received): 24	Oooh. I like this University of Salford Law School proposal: http://www.broadwaymalyan.com/projec...l.cfm?region=m I don't know its status, but IMHO that is nice!

November 7th, 2005, 09:48 PM	#100
SleepyOne Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,091 Likes (Received): 0	Im still very skeptical about ISIS Wharf. There are a few things which make me uphappy. Firstly, look at the lowrise block and how the design has been almost completely replicated from BM's Eirie basin scheme. Thats just cheap. Secondly its the shape and massing of the blocks. They are mere objects with apparently little visual relationship to each other. Looking at the renders I cannot get any intuative sense of the characteristics of the area they are located in, the layout of the site nor the direction and relative importance of the road and canal. In other words, this set of buildings seems to display all the inherent faults of Eire Basin and.... Piccadilly Plaza! I would dearly love to be proved entirely wrong here. Maybe there is some subtlety which the renders can't convey but BM's shemes to date dont fill me with confidence. That Law school looks interesting - amost Alsop-esque. Why its in this thread Im not sure though!