Liverpool Central Station

Bachy Soletanche · April 20th, 2006, 07:27 PM

3rd Design for this site, tallist is 25 floors (80 metres) in height, with the lower tower coming in at 20 floors.

What does everything think? Up to you if you want to compare it to the previous plans.
(thanks to Bammy for the render)

April 20th, 2006, 07:33 PM

Dissappointed the last one was a beauty 7/10

Pietari · April 20th, 2006, 07:55 PM

Not nearly good enough 3/10.

Bachy Soletanche · April 20th, 2006, 08:02 PM

Well I like the way that it opens up an unsused part of the city and improves movement between Bold and Renshaw (is it Renshaw street? the one Lime street goes into), but those towers are terrible, the missing bits are ghasty attempt at being wacky, and the cladding looks like the Unity buildings.

Which is not meant as a compliment.

And they're too stumpy, a very poor man's Manchester's Beecham tower.

3/10

And that's ignoring the previous plans.

(Maybe we should wait for more plans/renders before voting, but where would be the fun in that?)

April 20th, 2006, 08:06 PM

Stephen do you not think the lay out so far looks a bit like the Martineau Galleries scheme in Birmingham?

There seems to be 1 tall tower with a middle 50m block with another smaller tower located at the end

Either way I would've prefered the 38 storey option, but Liverpool has the best chance out of any UK city other then London to have a world class skyline. I just wish the council would notice it.

Bachy Soletanche · April 20th, 2006, 08:16 PM

Yes, I though that as well, but that's 110 meters tall, with a nice slopping roof, possibly, it would also be part of built up area, unlike this one which sorta stand alone.

pict of Birmingham one for those of you who don't know what we're talking about:

eyeam · April 20th, 2006, 10:53 PM

Huge disappointment. The original scheme was excellent but it's not just the loss of height that bothers me it is the uninspiring, cheap looking new design. I expected a compromise version of the original design, not this rubbish. If this new scheme is built it will be a massive opportunity lost due to EH's personal distaste for tall buildings and a weak city council.

3/10

kung_fuzi · April 21st, 2006, 03:47 PM

I give it a 2.
To be blunt it is bloody awful.

Gareth · April 21st, 2006, 04:48 PM

5/10. The original was a 9, easily.

buggedboy · April 21st, 2006, 04:57 PM

7.

Its solid, but unspectacular, like a 5 inch erection.

El_Greco · April 22nd, 2006, 08:05 PM

7/10

JDRS · April 23rd, 2006, 03:54 AM

6/10

henry hill · August 17th, 2009, 03:13 PM

7/10

bozenBDJ · May 2nd, 2013, 12:34 PM

7/10

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April 20th, 2006, 07:27 PM	#1
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,580 Likes (Received): 171	Liverpool Central Station 3rd Design for this site, tallist is 25 floors (80 metres) in height, with the lower tower coming in at 20 floors. What does everything think? Up to you if you want to compare it to the previous plans. (thanks to Bammy for the render) __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

April 20th, 2006, 07:55 PM	#3
Pietari Just something Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Liverpool / London Posts: 3,537 Likes (Received): 0	Not nearly good enough 3/10. __________________ Business & leisure... Projected investment of £4.5bn+ www.liverpoolwaters.co.uk http://www.wirralwaters.com/ 1,000 maritime companies on Merseyside, employ 26,000 staff with an annual turnover of £2.5bn,15% of the Merseyside economy. The Port of Liverpool handles over 40m tonnes of cargo & 150,000 ship movements a year. The River Mersey is the UK’s 3rd busiest estuary. http://www.shipais.com/index.php The Merseyrail network runs 700 services a day, the most intense of any in the UK apart from London Underground. http://visitliverpool.com/

April 20th, 2006, 08:02 PM	#4
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,580 Likes (Received): 171	Well I like the way that it opens up an unsused part of the city and improves movement between Bold and Renshaw (is it Renshaw street? the one Lime street goes into), but those towers are terrible, the missing bits are ghasty attempt at being wacky, and the cladding looks like the Unity buildings. Which is not meant as a compliment. And they're too stumpy, a very poor man's Manchester's Beecham tower. 3/10 And that's ignoring the previous plans. (Maybe we should wait for more plans/renders before voting, but where would be the fun in that?) __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

April 20th, 2006, 08:16 PM	#6
Bachy Soletanche Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 14,580 Likes (Received): 171	Yes, I though that as well, but that's 110 meters tall, with a nice slopping roof, possibly, it would also be part of built up area, unlike this one which sorta stand alone. pict of Birmingham one for those of you who don't know what we're talking about: __________________ We do not need to return anywhere, we are already in all the places we have ever been

April 20th, 2006, 07:33 PM	#2
SimLim Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Dissappointed the last one was a beauty 7/10

April 20th, 2006, 08:06 PM	#5
SimLim Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Stephen do you not think the lay out so far looks a bit like the Martineau Galleries scheme in Birmingham? There seems to be 1 tall tower with a middle 50m block with another smaller tower located at the end Either way I would've prefered the 38 storey option, but Liverpool has the best chance out of any UK city other then London to have a world class skyline. I just wish the council would notice it.

April 20th, 2006, 10:53 PM	#7
eyeam Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,165 Likes (Received): 4	Huge disappointment. The original scheme was excellent but it's not just the loss of height that bothers me it is the uninspiring, cheap looking new design. I expected a compromise version of the original design, not this rubbish. If this new scheme is built it will be a massive opportunity lost due to EH's personal distaste for tall buildings and a weak city council. 3/10

April 21st, 2006, 03:47 PM	#8
kung_fuzi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 1,870 Likes (Received): 0	I give it a 2. To be blunt it is bloody awful.

April 21st, 2006, 04:48 PM	#9
Gareth Keltlandia Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 8,963 Likes (Received): 59	5/10. The original was a 9, easily. __________________ http://www.liverpoolmetropolis.org/

April 21st, 2006, 04:57 PM	#10
buggedboy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 6,389 Likes (Received): 172	7. Its solid, but unspectacular, like a 5 inch erection.

April 22nd, 2006, 08:05 PM	#11
El_Greco I Like Palm Trees Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 16,756 Likes (Received): 267	7/10 __________________ My Photos : Lisbon\|Madrid\|Rome\|Naples\|London\|Rotterdam\|Fes

April 23rd, 2006, 03:54 AM	#12
JDRS Against ID Cards Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Manchester Posts: 9,823 Likes (Received): 0	6/10

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henry hill Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22,982 Likes (Received): 3	7/10 __________________

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