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DarJoLe · December 29th, 2010, 02:15 PM

Tiny.

BorderBoy · December 29th, 2010, 02:43 PM

Hardly "tiny" ...look at the scale of people/beds etc. Spacious more like. Not Buck' Palace mind but by London standards looks good to me.

CB LDN · December 29th, 2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Republica

Whats the point in having a building so tall you cant even see the top for the clouds.

poor design. 1/10

Did you not see the photo I posted just before you?

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Originally Posted by CB LDN

A slightly misty(!) one from this morning.

image hosted on flickr

Shard in Mist by CB_LDN, on Flickr

It's higher than the clouds!

Pompey77 · December 29th, 2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DarJoLe

What's with the two toilets facing each other in each of the bathrooms? Bit weird.

Skydoggy · December 29th, 2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Pompey77

What's with the two toilets facing each other in each of the bathrooms? Bit weird.

Bidet!

Pompey77 · December 29th, 2010, 03:43 PM

Oh of course!

london_marcus · December 29th, 2010, 03:54 PM

so is it just the one apartment per floor?
they don't look that tiny to me.

Octoman · December 29th, 2010, 04:02 PM

They are two levels arent they? otherwise one apartment would have no bedrooms and the other no kitchen .....

They look pretty large to me.

MikeGB · December 29th, 2010, 04:02 PM

Hi there everyone. Have been watching this thread with great interest over the past year or so, but have never got round to posting anything up to now.

Just thought this article in Better Bankside news might be of interest to those who haven't already seen it:

http://www.betterbankside.co.uk/news...1837-the-shard

tylerburbank · December 29th, 2010, 04:23 PM

I would sacrifice my own parents for that apartment!!!!!!!!!!

london_marcus · December 29th, 2010, 04:37 PM

ah yeah i see now...they are pretty big and with two levels both with 360. views i can see these being sold for a fortune.
i said £50+ million as i was comparing the Hyde park development with its £100m apartments

bobdobbs · December 29th, 2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pompey77

What's with the two toilets facing each other in each of the bathrooms? Bit weird.

lol you never know! Might not be a bidet.. think of it like a lovers chair! Its precisely the kind of feature I try out in The Sims. They dont seem to be bothered by toilets in the middle of a living room either.
How about a chute out the side? Like a cat flap but for waste?Ok. I'll stop there!

Does anyone know how much these "flats" are going for? Got to be amongst the most expensive in the world.

vank · December 29th, 2010, 04:54 PM

I think for that price that you can choose how it must look.

That reception for example can used easily as a bedroom with a few extra walls (no dressing or bathroom).
That kitchen can be in Guest bathroom/cloak room so you have another bedroom etc. for children where now the kitchen is (no dressing or bathroom).

And then above a bathroom for using by the whole family and visitors.
1 bedroom
1 masterbedroom WITH private bathroom

Then you have 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (1 private).

I'm sure I should take it like this and I think it's possible.

dronkula · December 29th, 2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bobdobbs

Does anyone know how much these "flats" are going for? Got to be amongst the most expensive in the world.

Apparently there's not going to be a price set for them. They'll be sold by a secret auction so billionaires will be bidding against each other.

There's only 16 apartments in the tower remember.

Octoman · December 29th, 2010, 08:42 PM

I doubt they will get £100 million for them. If they do then the buyer has been shafted. In fact, I strongly dispute the Knightsbridge flats completed for anywhere near that. The Candy Brothers are the marketing kings. They look about £20mln max to me.

£40 mln would buy you this just outside the M25

It would also buy you a 20 bedroom London mansion. Nobody is paying £100 million for a 2 bedroom flat.

delores · December 29th, 2010, 09:07 PM

Personally I think the candy brothers are like the weavers for the emperors new clothes, full of sh*t!

adschi · December 29th, 2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Octoman

£40 mln would buy you this just outside the M25

Whereabouts is that? I think I recognise it...

Jamandell (d69) · December 29th, 2010, 09:28 PM

It is now my life's ambition to befriend someone living in the Shard just so I can spend a night in the guest bedroom.

...or the master bedroom if we get real friendly.

Octoman · December 29th, 2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by adschi

Whereabouts is that? I think I recognise it...

Clivedon House. Near Heathrow.
Famous for being where the Profumo Affair took place.

SouthQuay · December 29th, 2010, 10:16 PM

Hmmmm.... rather than run the marathon for charity, you could do several laps round the core.

I bet the apartments are sold as shell's, I'm sure who ever buys them will gut that awful design.

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December 29th, 2010, 02:43 PM	#16182
BorderBoy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: London Posts: 1,716 Likes (Received): 0	Hardly "tiny" ...look at the scale of people/beds etc. Spacious more like. Not Buck' Palace mind but by London standards looks good to me. __________________ You think you are one thing but you know that you are seen as another and you suspect that maybe you are that other but you don’t know what that means ...

December 29th, 2010, 04:02 PM	#16188
Octoman Boo! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 20,708 Likes (Received): 489	They are two levels arent they? otherwise one apartment would have no bedrooms and the other no kitchen ..... They look pretty large to me. __________________ My picture threads : Venice - Naples and the Amalfi coast - Florence and Tuscany

December 29th, 2010, 04:54 PM	#16193
vank Near Bruges Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,654	I think for that price that you can choose how it must look. That reception for example can used easily as a bedroom with a few extra walls (no dressing or bathroom). That kitchen can be in Guest bathroom/cloak room so you have another bedroom etc. for children where now the kitchen is (no dressing or bathroom). And then above a bathroom for using by the whole family and visitors. 1 bedroom 1 masterbedroom WITH private bathroom Then you have 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (1 private). I'm sure I should take it like this and I think it's possible. __________________ My favorite cities: 1) London, UK 2) Paris, France 3) Bruges, Belgium

December 29th, 2010, 08:42 PM	#16195
Octoman Boo! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 20,708 Likes (Received): 489	I doubt they will get £100 million for them. If they do then the buyer has been shafted. In fact, I strongly dispute the Knightsbridge flats completed for anywhere near that. The Candy Brothers are the marketing kings. They look about £20mln max to me. £40 mln would buy you this just outside the M25 It would also buy you a 20 bedroom London mansion. Nobody is paying £100 million for a 2 bedroom flat. __________________ My picture threads : Venice - Naples and the Amalfi coast - Florence and Tuscany

December 29th, 2010, 03:43 PM	#16186
Pompey77 Pompodian in Exile Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,632 Likes (Received): 4	Oh of course!

December 29th, 2010, 03:54 PM	#16187
london_marcus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Posts: 654 Likes (Received): 11	so is it just the one apartment per floor? they don't look that tiny to me.

December 29th, 2010, 04:02 PM	#16189
MikeGB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1 Likes (Received): 0	Hi there everyone. Have been watching this thread with great interest over the past year or so, but have never got round to posting anything up to now. Just thought this article in Better Bankside news might be of interest to those who haven't already seen it: http://www.betterbankside.co.uk/news...1837-the-shard

December 29th, 2010, 04:23 PM	#16190
tylerburbank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gibraltar Posts: 228 Likes (Received): 0	I would sacrifice my own parents for that apartment!!!!!!!!!!

December 29th, 2010, 04:37 PM	#16191
london_marcus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: London Posts: 654 Likes (Received): 11	ah yeah i see now...they are pretty big and with two levels both with 360. views i can see these being sold for a fortune. i said £50+ million as i was comparing the Hyde park development with its £100m apartments

December 29th, 2010, 09:07 PM	#16196
delores Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,563 Likes (Received): 25	Personally I think the candy brothers are like the weavers for the emperors new clothes, full of sh*t!

December 29th, 2010, 09:28 PM	#16198
Jamandell (d69) Rocking at Glasgow Uni Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,651 Likes (Received): 7	It is now my life's ambition to befriend someone living in the Shard just so I can spend a night in the guest bedroom. ...or the master bedroom if we get real friendly.

December 29th, 2010, 10:16 PM	#16200
SouthQuay Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canary Wharf, my front garden! Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	Hmmmm.... rather than run the marathon for charity, you could do several laps round the core. I bet the apartments are sold as shell's, I'm sure who ever buys them will gut that awful design.

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