Shard / London Bridge Tower | Southwark | 309m | 72 fl - Page 1001

jarkti · August 30th, 2011, 11:14 PM

^nope, haha

I can't wait for the spires to go up, really wondering how they will turn out

london_marcus · August 31st, 2011, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bccscl

in before 1001 :-)

almost
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11001001 · August 31st, 2011, 01:42 AM

From the London Eye yesterday.

And two from outside Leyton Tube Station, East London

***ill tonkso*** · August 31st, 2011, 03:23 AM

After the awesome sight of this from the Thames Clipper tonight, I can only say I am sorry for forgetting to charge my camera battery.

The Shard Baby · August 31st, 2011, 08:26 AM

Ffinybryn was correct-North side spire steel!!!!!

We can finally see the floor they are laying!

...from a helicopter
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camputer64-northsidespiresteel by The Shard Baby 2, on Flickr
EDIT:
Latest diagram:
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shard diagram-31.8.2011 by The Shard Baby 2, on Flickr

anthonySE1 · August 31st, 2011, 11:49 AM

kingle · August 31st, 2011, 12:42 PM

Fantastic shots, good to see the total height finally moving upwards after months of being as tall as the core. Next stop, 309m!

Skrapadude · August 31st, 2011, 02:00 PM

How tall is it already 250m? can't get my head around it being any taller because it already seems so tall and dominating.

Medenine · August 31st, 2011, 02:08 PM

Does this now make it taller than Torre Caja Madrid andTorre de Cristal in Madrid??! ?
If so only Messeturm and Comerbank to go before being crowned!!!!

SW7 · August 31st, 2011, 02:12 PM

Roughly how quickly will the steel go up?

jarkti · August 31st, 2011, 02:16 PM

It looks pretty simple to put together, so If it's all on site then fairly quickly

SW7 · August 31st, 2011, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jarkti

It looks pretty simple to put together, so If it's all on site then fairly quickly

Thanks, looking forward to it!

plumma · August 31st, 2011, 02:50 PM

Ok confused now, has the concrete been capped off now ?

Also I thought the steel work was going to be pre-assembled for the spire, the steel working going up here is not pre-assembled ??

Apart from that happy to see things going skyward !!

The Shard Baby · August 31st, 2011, 03:13 PM

The spire steel was assembled for testing and then disassembled. The load is sent flatpack to the Shard site by truck, where they assemble it again but on top of the structure.
And no, the concrete core cap has not even been poured yet.

ffinybryn · August 31st, 2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Shard Baby

The spire steel was assembled for testing and then disassembled. The load is sent flatpack to the Shard site by truck, where they assemble it again but on top of the structure.
And no, the concrete core cap has not even been poured yet.

"We" may be getting slightly ahead of ourselves...

This steel is not technically "the spire" and only takes us up to level 72 (the same as the top of the core). It will be a couple more weeks until the final concrete slab is poured and the spire proper begins.

Sorry to spoil the party (and on my 200th post too).

ottsands · August 31st, 2011, 04:47 PM

Temporary ban for ffinybryn for spoiling the party

lumberjack · August 31st, 2011, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffinybryn

"We" may be getting slightly ahead of ourselves...

This steel is not technically "the spire" and only takes us up to level 72 (the same as the top of the core). It will be a couple more weeks until the final concrete slab is poured and the spire proper begins.

Sorry to spoil the party (and on my 200th post too).

Ffinybryn thanks for the update I can imagine the stresses on the spire are considerable how do they attach it to the core?

ffinybryn · August 31st, 2011, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjack

Ffinybryn thanks for the update I can imagine the stresses on the spire are considerable how do they attach it to the core?

Very big bolts!

bandy · August 31st, 2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ffinybryn

"We" may be getting slightly ahead of ourselves...

This steel is not technically "the spire" and only takes us up to level 72 (the same as the top of the core). It will be a couple more weeks until the final concrete slab is poured and the spire proper begins.

Sorry to spoil the party (and on my 200th post too).

So that would show the shard baby's diagram is wrong....oh dear....fantastic efforts though shard baby, i wish i hade the time and patience to create a diagram such as yours.

nigelpm · August 31st, 2011, 09:07 PM

Some great pics here.

Question for you all.

What's the further you've seen the Shard distance wise.

I'm pretty sure I spotted it from the A2 just as you pass the Bluewater turn on the left which must be a good 15+ miles away.

I've seen some pics from Leith Hill on this forum.

Can anyone top this.

I'd imagine you could spot it from the hills of Surrey/Berkshire on a clear day.

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August 31st, 2011, 08:26 AM	#20005
The Shard Baby Future architect Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,272 Likes (Received): 4	Ffinybryn was correct-North side spire steel!!!!! We can finally see the floor they are laying!...from a helicopter image hosted on flickr camputer64-northsidespiresteel by The Shard Baby 2, on Flickr EDIT: Latest diagram: image hosted on flickr shard diagram-31.8.2011 by The Shard Baby 2, on Flickr Last edited by The Shard Baby; August 31st, 2011 at 09:24 AM.

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kingle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: London Posts: 23 Likes (Received): 0	Fantastic shots, good to see the total height finally moving upwards after months of being as tall as the core. Next stop, 309m!

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plumma Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 40 Likes (Received): 0	Ok confused now, has the concrete been capped off now ? Also I thought the steel work was going to be pre-assembled for the spire, the steel working going up here is not pre-assembled ?? Apart from that happy to see things going skyward !!

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The Shard Baby Future architect Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: London Posts: 1,272 Likes (Received): 4	The spire steel was assembled for testing and then disassembled. The load is sent flatpack to the Shard site by truck, where they assemble it again but on top of the structure. And no, the concrete core cap has not even been poured yet.

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August 31st, 2011, 09:07 PM	#20020
nigelpm Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	Some great pics here. Question for you all. What's the further you've seen the Shard distance wise. I'm pretty sure I spotted it from the A2 just as you pass the Bluewater turn on the left which must be a good 15+ miles away. I've seen some pics from Leith Hill on this forum. Can anyone top this. I'd imagine you could spot it from the hills of Surrey/Berkshire on a clear day.