Beetham West Tower, Liverpool - Page 2

get13 · May 21st, 2006, 12:20 PM

I love the slenderness of the tower and how it soars in the last render. However I hate the base with it's bare concrete and funny wooden slats 6/10

future.architect · May 21st, 2006, 02:01 PM

well i love the base but the glass cladding lets the building down slightly but the shape and proportions are elegant. 8/10

van heckler · June 1st, 2006, 06:49 PM

Beetham Tower Manchester 6/10
Beetham Tower Birmingham 7/10
Beetham Tower Liverpool 5/10

This Beetham Tower 7/10

Paul D · June 12th, 2006, 04:58 PM

Caiman · June 13th, 2006, 02:43 AM

9/10 - This looks right at home on the Mersey, and what a great shape and design. Jealous.

mistertee · June 13th, 2006, 02:53 AM

It looks like the tower in Mordor in Lord of the Rings. Where the baddy lives. Only without the flaming eye. It would be good if it had a flaming eye. I'd quite like to photoshop a flaming eye onto it. Maybe I will.

Skid-Mark · June 13th, 2006, 12:29 PM

Really like this, a slight shame it isn't just a couple of meters taller, then it could claim it's genuine scraper status, still, close enough i suppose.

Paul D · February 22nd, 2007, 03:43 PM

BRITAIN’S highest bar and restaurant will be in a Liverpool skyscraper.

It will be on the 34th floor of Beetham’s West Tower,It is due to open in December,it will be 101.5m above street level and have floor-to-ceiling windows offering breathtaking views over the city.

Biosonic · February 22nd, 2007, 05:32 PM

Love it! Top is a little disappointing (the boxy bit) but I really like the base.

8/10

Caiman · February 22nd, 2007, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul D

BRITAIN’S highest bar and restaurant will be in a Liverpool skyscraper.

It will be on the 34th floor of Beetham’s West Tower,It is due to open in December,it will be 101.5m above street level and have floor-to-ceiling windows offering breathtaking views over the city.

Nice one! I'm always a bit bitter than Simpson put Beetham Manchester's slybar in the middle and chose to have the top two floors for himself, when we could have had a spectacular restaraunt/bar up there.

Chogmook · February 22nd, 2007, 08:13 PM

Dont Forget Greengate (if it ever gets off the ground) will have a 46th Storey Viewing Platform and Skybar, but that won't be until 2010 at least!

Paul D · February 23rd, 2007, 06:34 AM

I don't think it's the height so much,it's the location of it for me.

Manc Guy · February 23rd, 2007, 02:42 PM

9/10 Love it

Agent Vengence · March 1st, 2007, 12:22 PM

I love the shape and the height, its just about perfect in those aspects. However the cladding, like with all beetham buildings just ruins it, still gets an 8 though.

Liam · March 1st, 2007, 02:43 PM

8/10. Not much to dislike really - not cutting edge, but it'll look great.

New_To _This_City · September 10th, 2007, 06:00 PM

8 out of 10 - I agree the best beetham tower around!!!
P.s. Beetham, you could prove me wrong by building one in Leeds and making it better than the others!!!

Its AlL gUUd · September 11th, 2007, 12:04 AM

I dont like the base and cladding is a bit suspect, however still a pretty nice looking tower. either a 7 or 8 but can't decide which yet

Scarecrow · September 11th, 2007, 09:10 AM

They've put balconies up at the base, but the top still looks incomplete.

Pics by old man Bustcapl.

SimonTheSoundMan · September 13th, 2007, 02:27 AM

7/10. Shape isn't bad, but a poor choice of materials that lets it down.

Elizabeth Kinoke · September 15th, 2007, 01:36 AM

I know this sounds really bad and I'm sure many will disagree but I really am not sure that Liverpool skyline looks right with high rise buildings, I love some of the older buildings and the new high rises that are going up look ace in themselves but as a skyline tall buildings just seem like an uncomfortable add on... I've thought this for a while but nit bothered to express my views... maybe it's because there isn't enough density and the new builds look kind of cold and stark on the water front, uneasy almost?

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May 21st, 2006, 12:20 PM	#21
get13 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Glasgow(Scotland) Posts: 527 Likes (Received): 1	I love the slenderness of the tower and how it soars in the last render. However I hate the base with it's bare concrete and funny wooden slats 6/10 __________________ Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Host City

May 21st, 2006, 02:01 PM	#22
future.architect Far East London Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,080 Likes (Received): 88	well i love the base but the glass cladding lets the building down slightly but the shape and proportions are elegant. 8/10 __________________ ΓΝΩΘΙ ΣΕΑΥΤΟΝ

June 12th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#24
Paul D Phatang Phatang Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,618 Likes (Received): 300	It'll do wonders for the skyline though.

June 13th, 2006, 02:43 AM	#25
Caiman I love those crazy dutch Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Manchester Posts: 10,113 Likes (Received): 127	9/10 - This looks right at home on the Mersey, and what a great shape and design. Jealous. __________________ ~touched by his noodly appendage

June 1st, 2006, 06:49 PM	#23
van heckler Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wolverhampton/Birmingham Posts: 2,725 Likes (Received): 3	Beetham Tower Manchester 6/10 Beetham Tower Birmingham 7/10 Beetham Tower Liverpool 5/10 This Beetham Tower 7/10

June 13th, 2006, 02:53 AM	#26
mistertee BANNED Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 572 Likes (Received): 0	It looks like the tower in Mordor in Lord of the Rings. Where the baddy lives. Only without the flaming eye. It would be good if it had a flaming eye. I'd quite like to photoshop a flaming eye onto it. Maybe I will.

February 22nd, 2007, 03:43 PM	#28
Paul D Phatang Phatang Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,618 Likes (Received): 300	BRITAIN’S highest bar and restaurant will be in a Liverpool skyscraper. It will be on the 34th floor of Beetham’s West Tower,It is due to open in December,it will be 101.5m above street level and have floor-to-ceiling windows offering breathtaking views over the city.

February 22nd, 2007, 05:32 PM	#29
Biosonic Second Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 14,320 Likes (Received): 2	Love it! Top is a little disappointing (the boxy bit) but I really like the base. 8/10 __________________ Birmingham.Brilliance

February 22nd, 2007, 08:13 PM	#31
Chogmook Mancunian Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Stalybridge, Manchester Posts: 6,155 Likes (Received): 13	Dont Forget Greengate (if it ever gets off the ground) will have a 46th Storey Viewing Platform and Skybar, but that won't be until 2010 at least! __________________ Britain is Great, Manchester is Greater!

February 23rd, 2007, 06:34 AM	#32
Paul D Phatang Phatang Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,618 Likes (Received): 300	I don't think it's the height so much,it's the location of it for me.

February 23rd, 2007, 02:42 PM	#33
Manc Guy I'm sure ting 'blad'! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,749 Likes (Received): 2	9/10 Love it

March 1st, 2007, 12:22 PM	#34
Agent Vengence Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 320 Likes (Received): 0	I love the shape and the height, its just about perfect in those aspects. However the cladding, like with all beetham buildings just ruins it, still gets an 8 though.

March 1st, 2007, 02:43 PM	#35
Liam Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Leeds Posts: 328 Likes (Received): 0	8/10. Not much to dislike really - not cutting edge, but it'll look great.

September 10th, 2007, 06:00 PM	#36
New_To _This_City Dedicated Festival Fan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 472 Likes (Received): 0	8 out of 10 - I agree the best beetham tower around!!! P.s. Beetham, you could prove me wrong by building one in Leeds and making it better than the others!!! __________________ Leeds ... is good...

September 11th, 2007, 12:04 AM	#37
Its AlL gUUd Cute but Psycho... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,653 Likes (Received): 11	I dont like the base and cladding is a bit suspect, however still a pretty nice looking tower. either a 7 or 8 but can't decide which yet __________________ I T S Y L O N D O N 2 0 1 2 O L Y M P I C G A M E S Inspire A Generation Say hello to my little friend, Itsy Bitsy....

September 11th, 2007, 09:10 AM	#38
Scarecrow Revolutionary Man Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Outside Society Posts: 7,135 Likes (Received): 103	They've put balconies up at the base, but the top still looks incomplete. Pics by old man Bustcapl. __________________ SSC is Full of Bad Wools

September 13th, 2007, 02:27 AM	#39
SimonTheSoundMan Unregistered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,433 Likes (Received): 128	7/10. Shape isn't bad, but a poor choice of materials that lets it down. __________________ .

September 15th, 2007, 01:36 AM	#40
Elizabeth Kinoke Wheels... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 4,043 Likes (Received): 0	I know this sounds really bad and I'm sure many will disagree but I really am not sure that Liverpool skyline looks right with high rise buildings, I love some of the older buildings and the new high rises that are going up look ace in themselves but as a skyline tall buildings just seem like an uncomfortable add on... I've thought this for a while but nit bothered to express my views... maybe it's because there isn't enough density and the new builds look kind of cold and stark on the water front, uneasy almost?

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