Canary Wharf construction boom update (various pics) - Page 2

Mikey · December 11th, 2006, 07:26 PM

I hope so.... even without good luck to them

Sitback · December 11th, 2006, 08:20 PM

What is this Poplar Tower?

***gothicform*** · December 11th, 2006, 08:45 PM

jef... ive emailed laura at SOM to see what she can tell me

chest · December 11th, 2006, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sitback

What is this Poplar Tower?

london lad · December 12th, 2006, 08:51 AM

There's pics of the refined scheme here.

http://194.201.98.213/WAM/doc/109774...cation=Volume3

I must say i'm pretty disapointed with this. The design is fairly bland & arn't even an improvement on the Bank St towers. The could've redesigned this & added a bit more height ot it if they wanted to increase the floorspace. RS is down the road from here & its over 200m. They could have probably gotten away with a 170/180m tower on this site.

jef · December 12th, 2006, 09:13 AM

I share your disappointements. Anyway 116m aod is not bad and maybe indeed better than another 145m. And it will rise next year. We won't see anything rising in the City next year.
I hope they will keep the lightening scheme.

mulattokid · December 12th, 2006, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jef

I We won't see anything rising in the City next year.
.

We will have the midrises wont we...Criterion Place, Ropemaker Place, Mitre Square.That one at Aldsgate.etc

Pagwilliams · December 12th, 2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by jef

I share your disappointements. Anyway 116m aod is not bad and maybe indeed better than another 145m. And it will rise next year. We won't see anything rising in the City next year.
I hope they will keep the lightening scheme.

Lighting scheme?? I know a few years ago when they put the app in, there were articles saying it would be the first building in Europe to use colour changing paint - so it would change colour from different angles, or in different weather - I hope they keep that!

***wjfox*** · December 12th, 2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by london lad

There's pics of the refined scheme here.

http://194.201.98.213/WAM/doc/109774...cation=Volume3

Wow... amazing - this truly redefines the meaning of the word "bland". It's hard to imagine a duller or less imaginative-looking office building. Even Ropemaker Place is more interesting than this.

Manuel · December 12th, 2006, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by wjfox2002

Wow... amazing - this truly redefines the meaning of the word "bland". It's hard to imagine a duller or less imaginative-looking office building. Even Ropemaker Place is more interesting than this.

LOL I thought exactly the same!

elfabyanos · December 12th, 2006, 01:54 PM

Cladding could help it but....yawn....

***gothicform*** · December 12th, 2006, 03:29 PM

well large images and info on the way.

chest · December 17th, 2006, 07:30 PM

the 68m tower at Tarling Estate - next to the Docklands Light Railway on the way to Canary Wharf

***gothicform*** · December 18th, 2006, 01:46 AM

ok my findings on this from som. they promised to find out info, the client then instructed the p.r there is no info at this time available on the scheme.

***Tubeman*** · December 18th, 2006, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by chest

the 68m tower at Tarling Estate - next to the Docklands Light Railway on the way to Canary Wharf

Demolition or renovation?

london lad · December 18th, 2006, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by gothicform

ok my findings on this from som. they promised to find out info, the client then instructed the p.r there is no info at this time available on the scheme.

Goth- The planning application is online

http://194.201.98.213/WAM/showCaseFi...ber=PA/06/2107

http://194.201.98.213/WAM/showCaseTh...r&docid=109774

***gothicform*** · December 18th, 2006, 09:14 AM

i know it is! i wrote about it. lol. they wanted me to know where i got the information from as if it were a big secret, i told them it was online. all i wanted to find out was which option theyd be using.

chest · December 18th, 2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tubeman

Demolition or renovation?

neither - it's a new build

Varenukha · December 19th, 2006, 10:58 AM

This is probably an absurd question, and definitely frivolous, but....when will CW get a bridge? Lots of tunnels, no bridges. Which given its position seems a shame.
Maybe it doesn't need one/isn't suited to one, given the existing or planned transport infrastructure, but I find that one engaging aspect of London is its river and the wonderful bridges that span it, so it would be very exciting to see one in place by CW. Does anyone know if one is planned?

mulattokid · December 19th, 2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Varenukha

This is probably an absurd question, and definitely frivolous, but....when will CW get a bridge? Lots of tunnels, no bridges. Which given its position seems a shame.
Maybe it doesn't need one/isn't suited to one, given the existing or planned transport infrastructure, but I find that one engaging aspect of London is its river and the wonderful bridges that span it, so it would be very exciting to see one in place by CW. Does anyone know if one is planned?

I have no idea but somebody will....on that point...a few Xmas's ago, my girlfriend and I just jumped on any buses from here in West London in the general direction of CW. We ended up on the wrong side of theThames.
There was a tiny little ferry.....so small we felt we ought to help out and paddle with our hands to keep it going, and in the right direction. Very sweet, but not really in keeping with a major financial district.

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london lad Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: London Posts: 8,155 Likes (Received): 45	There's pics of the refined scheme here. http://194.201.98.213/WAM/doc/109774...cation=Volume3 I must say i'm pretty disapointed with this. The design is fairly bland & arn't even an improvement on the Bank St towers. The could've redesigned this & added a bit more height ot it if they wanted to increase the floorspace. RS is down the road from here & its over 200m. They could have probably gotten away with a 170/180m tower on this site.

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jef Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brussels/London Posts: 3,362 Likes (Received): 0	I share your disappointements. Anyway 116m aod is not bad and maybe indeed better than another 145m. And it will rise next year. We won't see anything rising in the City next year. I hope they will keep the lightening scheme.

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chest Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canary Wharf Posts: 2,264 Likes (Received): 535	the 68m tower at Tarling Estate - next to the Docklands Light Railway on the way to Canary Wharf

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*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,213 Likes (Received): 494	ok my findings on this from som. they promised to find out info, the client then instructed the p.r there is no info at this time available on the scheme.

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*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,213 Likes (Received): 494	i know it is! i wrote about it. lol. they wanted me to know where i got the information from as if it were a big secret, i told them it was online. all i wanted to find out was which option theyd be using.

December 19th, 2006, 10:58 AM	#39
Varenukha London, UK Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 702 Likes (Received): 0	This is probably an absurd question, and definitely frivolous, but....when will CW get a bridge? Lots of tunnels, no bridges. Which given its position seems a shame. Maybe it doesn't need one/isn't suited to one, given the existing or planned transport infrastructure, but I find that one engaging aspect of London is its river and the wonderful bridges that span it, so it would be very exciting to see one in place by CW. Does anyone know if one is planned?