Pan Peninsula Towers | Canary Wharf | 147m/122m | 48/38 fl

dronkula · September 3rd, 2005, 05:09 PM

Ok, it's a bad picture cos I took it from my mobile phone on a moving DLR train, but to me this looks like they've actually started work on this within the last few days.

There's diggers and stuff digging things up and plots marked out on the ground and stuff.

Next week I'll be going past the site every day cos I'll have to get the DLR into work so I'll be able to tell if more work is going on or not then.

Peyre · September 3rd, 2005, 05:12 PM

Excellente

***wjfox*** · September 3rd, 2005, 06:23 PM

Fantastic news.

Btw, if you include the spire it will reach 160m total height

chest · September 3rd, 2005, 06:59 PM

excellent indeed - except its not called no.1 Millharbour, the official construction thread should really have the official name.

***wjfox*** · September 3rd, 2005, 07:14 PM

"Pan Peninsula tower" is a bit of a mouthful.

Millharbour sounds better I think.

Mikey · September 3rd, 2005, 07:35 PM

^ I agree what a stupid name.

Jonny 5 · September 3rd, 2005, 07:45 PM

Pan Peninsula Tower? What fucked up committee came up with that name?

Madman · September 3rd, 2005, 07:50 PM

Its meant to be 'exotic', a little slice of HK/Singapore in little ol Blighty

NothingBetterToDo · September 3rd, 2005, 08:08 PM

Millharbour sounds so much better......Pan Peninsula???????? what the........

This is a great suprise....i had seen a few renderings of this building but not paid much attention to it....so its great to see it already start construction

chest · September 3rd, 2005, 08:12 PM

I love the new name, its very 'Singapore', all new apartment blocks seem to have names, its part of the marketing strategy - the Ontario' tower for example - not so glamorous if it was called no.2 Manchester Road, attracting people to pay millions of pounds for penthouses requires creating a lifestyle image for potential buyers, though the inclusion of the word 'peninsula' is curious - apart from being the name of the best hotel in Bangkok, I'm not sure how it relates to the docklands area - unlike 'Ontario' which reflects the prevelant Canadian theme.

This was the view on Monday - a load of blue huts and a bit of activity, the diggers etc arrived this week

Madman · September 3rd, 2005, 09:12 PM

Time we had a decent render of the beauty on this thread...

NothingBetterToDo · September 3rd, 2005, 09:36 PM

Is the smaller tower going to start construction at the same time????

Mikey · September 3rd, 2005, 09:40 PM

no they are gonna do the taller one first

***wjfox*** · September 3rd, 2005, 09:41 PM

No, the taller tower will rise first

***Medo*** · September 3rd, 2005, 09:56 PM

Where are these towers in relation to Riverside South towers, it looks to me they occupy the same space?

can someone please enlighten me

Madman · September 3rd, 2005, 10:03 PM

I gathered these are south of the estate whilst Riverside South is to the west of the estate.

In this map you can see Millharbour Road coming off the bottom of the page and i think the arrow points roughly to the site of RS.

***Medo*** · September 3rd, 2005, 10:06 PM

Thanks Madman

potto · September 3rd, 2005, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonny 5

Pan Peninsula Tower? What fucked up committee came up with that name?

no doubt they wanted to conjure up an image of prawn cocktail starters and steak washed down with a healthy slice of black forest gateux just before the adventure begins; a 747 crashing through the cocktail lounge window or the shark tank leaking into the 50th floor simming pool? Take your pick... oh and you have a bad heart condition and your wife is pregnant

Jonny 5 · September 4th, 2005, 12:09 AM

I get the image of pans people dancing around a penis. Meh!

Anyway.............

Peyre · September 4th, 2005, 02:03 AM

meh, I'm calling in Millharbour and thats that.

September 3rd, 2005, 05:09 PM	#1
dronkula Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,464 Likes (Received): 1	Pan Peninsula Towers \| Canary Wharf \| 147m/122m \| 48/38 fl Ok, it's a bad picture cos I took it from my mobile phone on a moving DLR train, but to me this looks like they've actually started work on this within the last few days. There's diggers and stuff digging things up and plots marked out on the ground and stuff. Next week I'll be going past the site every day cos I'll have to get the DLR into work so I'll be able to tell if more work is going on or not then. Last edited by dronkula; September 3rd, 2005 at 07:27 PM.

September 3rd, 2005, 05:12 PM	#2
Peyre Waiting for 122 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrow-On-The-Great-Big-Fucking-Hill, London Posts: 3,816 Likes (Received): 0	Excellente __________________ Help Save London's future. Show your opposition to UNESCO attempting to undermine London's sovereignty http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ldntower/

September 3rd, 2005, 07:35 PM	#6
Mikey Aerial Erector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 1,495 Likes (Received): 1	^ I agree what a stupid name. __________________ www.Freshradiouk.com streaming dance music 24/7 catch me every saturday 4-6pm GMT

September 3rd, 2005, 07:45 PM	#7
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September 3rd, 2005, 08:12 PM	#10
chest Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canary Wharf Posts: 2,266 Likes (Received): 557	I love the new name, its very 'Singapore', all new apartment blocks seem to have names, its part of the marketing strategy - the Ontario' tower for example - not so glamorous if it was called no.2 Manchester Road, attracting people to pay millions of pounds for penthouses requires creating a lifestyle image for potential buyers, though the inclusion of the word 'peninsula' is curious - apart from being the name of the best hotel in Bangkok, I'm not sure how it relates to the docklands area - unlike 'Ontario' which reflects the prevelant Canadian theme. This was the view on Monday - a load of blue huts and a bit of activity, the diggers etc arrived this week Last edited by chest; September 3rd, 2005 at 08:23 PM.

September 3rd, 2005, 06:23 PM	#3
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,231 Likes (Received): 946	Fantastic news. Btw, if you include the spire it will reach 160m total height

September 3rd, 2005, 06:59 PM	#4
chest Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canary Wharf Posts: 2,266 Likes (Received): 557	excellent indeed - except its not called no.1 Millharbour, the official construction thread should really have the official name.

September 3rd, 2005, 07:14 PM	#5
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,231 Likes (Received): 946	"Pan Peninsula tower" is a bit of a mouthful. Millharbour sounds better I think.

September 3rd, 2005, 07:50 PM	#8
Madman London 2012 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire / Bloomsbury Posts: 2,856 Likes (Received): 1	Its meant to be 'exotic', a little slice of HK/Singapore in little ol Blighty

September 3rd, 2005, 08:08 PM	#9
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	Millharbour sounds so much better......Pan Peninsula???????? what the........ This is a great suprise....i had seen a few renderings of this building but not paid much attention to it....so its great to see it already start construction

September 3rd, 2005, 09:12 PM	#11
Madman London 2012 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire / Bloomsbury Posts: 2,856 Likes (Received): 1	Time we had a decent render of the beauty on this thread...

September 3rd, 2005, 09:36 PM	#12
NothingBetterToDo Better To Do Nothing Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 10,536 Likes (Received): 1	Is the smaller tower going to start construction at the same time????

September 3rd, 2005, 09:40 PM	#13
Mikey Aerial Erector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 1,495 Likes (Received): 1	no they are gonna do the taller one first __________________ www.Freshradiouk.com streaming dance music 24/7 catch me every saturday 4-6pm GMT

September 3rd, 2005, 09:41 PM	#14
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,231 Likes (Received): 946	No, the taller tower will rise first

September 3rd, 2005, 09:56 PM	#15
*Medo* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London Posts: 18,437 Likes (Received): 108	Where are these towers in relation to Riverside South towers, it looks to me they occupy the same space? can someone please enlighten me __________________ If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. -Voltaire

September 3rd, 2005, 10:03 PM	#16
Madman London 2012 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire / Bloomsbury Posts: 2,856 Likes (Received): 1	I gathered these are south of the estate whilst Riverside South is to the west of the estate. In this map you can see Millharbour Road coming off the bottom of the page and i think the arrow points roughly to the site of RS.

September 3rd, 2005, 10:06 PM	#17
*Medo* Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: London Posts: 18,437 Likes (Received): 108	Thanks Madman __________________ If we believe absurdities, we shall commit atrocities. -Voltaire

September 4th, 2005, 12:09 AM	#19
Jonny 5 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,940 Likes (Received): 0	I get the image of pans people dancing around a penis. Meh! Anyway............. __________________ If you watch the Internet backwards its a story about how a huge population of idiots was overthrown by a group of highly intelligent and sexless geeks. My SSP Diagram------﴾\__/﴿-----﴾\__/﴿----﴾\__/﴿ London Diagram -----﴾='.'=﴿----﴾='.'=﴿---﴾='.'=﴿ -----------------------------﴾"﴿_﴾"﴿---﴾"﴿_﴾"﴿---﴾"﴿_﴾"﴿ v¥v⁮⁮⁮⁮⁮⁮¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v⁮⁮⁮⁮⁮⁮¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v⁮⁮⁮⁮⁮⁮¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v¥v

September 4th, 2005, 02:03 AM	#20
Peyre Waiting for 122 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrow-On-The-Great-Big-Fucking-Hill, London Posts: 3,816 Likes (Received): 0	meh, I'm calling in Millharbour and thats that. __________________ Help Save London's future. Show your opposition to UNESCO attempting to undermine London's sovereignty http://www.PetitionOnline.com/ldntower/

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