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borza · March 19th, 2012, 12:13 AM

hmm, not really impressive cladding, too transparent and dirty

***ill tonkso*** · March 19th, 2012, 01:11 AM

Transparant: No Internals yet.
Dirty: Still being built, check the bits they cleaned to demonstrate.

SO143 · March 19th, 2012, 05:58 AM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/5908372...n/photostream/image hosted on flickr

Shmunkey · March 19th, 2012, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borza

hmm, not really impressive cladding, too transparent and dirty

...what a surprise, glass is transparent.

cybertect · March 19th, 2012, 02:05 PM

About 9am today

South side from Elephant & Castle station

East side from Druid Street

NE from Queen Elizabeth Street (there's those groovy reflections again

)

Jex7844 · March 19th, 2012, 02:24 PM

Terrific building

, terrible cladding

GeorgeHopkins · March 19th, 2012, 02:30 PM

I do wish the cladding was a bit more reflective/mirror like. I wouldn't call it terrible though. It still looks pleasant.

LondonFox · March 19th, 2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jex7844

Terrific building

, terrible cladding

and we come full circle.

The seventh shape · March 19th, 2012, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeHopkins

I do wish the cladding was a bit more reflective/mirror like. I wouldn't call it terrible though. It still looks pleasant.

You can't have a huge mirror facades like that, it hurts peoples' eyes.

potto · March 19th, 2012, 03:22 PM

and looks tacky

GeorgeHopkins · March 19th, 2012, 03:29 PM

I don't mean a full mirror finish. I just think it'd look a bit more impressive if the cladding was a bit more opaque. Maybe my mind will change when it's all been cleaned and completed. Either way I like the current cladding.

***Indy G*** · March 19th, 2012, 03:58 PM

Reflects with sunlight are great, what a terrible idee to make this kind of cladd in a city where the sun is often hidden by clouds

the spliff fairy · March 19th, 2012, 04:01 PM

guys you realise most of the glass still has protective plastic wrap on it?

DeFiBkIlLeR · March 19th, 2012, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the spliff fairy

guys you realise most of the glass still has protective plastic wrap on it?

lol..why even bother debating with them, as they say, haters gonna hate...It's not the building they have a problem with, it's London in general.

LondonFox · March 19th, 2012, 05:44 PM

Yeah, it's just your average French snobbery.

cloud32 · March 19th, 2012, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeFiBkIlLeR

lol..why even bother debating with them, as they say, haters gonna hate...It's not the building they have a problem with, it's London in general.

I can see where they're coming from though, although I dont agree with them - They are basing their opinions on the unfinished product and it seems like they havn't bothered to read the countless amount of times people have said the glass is dirty & still has plastic protection on....

GeorgeHopkins · March 19th, 2012, 06:25 PM

If it looks as nice as that with the protective film on the glass, I'm really looking forward to when it all comes off

Jex7844 · March 19th, 2012, 06:27 PM

Guys please, don't get me wrong...I'm a London lover (I lived there) and I'm fairly keen on all projects currently U/C in the british capital (my favourite being the Pinnacle, 20FS, Leadenhall & the Boomerang which I'm a big fan of), but I'm disppointed by the Shard's cladding, the building is very iconic & fantastic, I do agree, but I honestly don't think that the panels are up to the tower, I wish it had had the same clad as 1 WTC in NY, would have been awesome. However indeed, I'm gonna wait for the tower to be fully finished to give my verdict. So far, I'm giving the Shard a 16/17 out of 20. You see, I'm not a basher, personally I don't do that.

hugh · March 19th, 2012, 06:53 PM

Jex has got f. all to apologise for, he's perfectly entitled to express an opnion.

LondonFox · March 19th, 2012, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugh

Jex has got f. all to apologise for, he's perfectly entitled to express an opnion.

We know.

My response was purely because I was jumped on by the French users in the proposed supertalls thread as being a jealous Brit for stating that I loved the Hermitage towers but wasn't sure about the location...

Shame the same rules don't apply in that thread and you are not allowed to express an opinion.

Ah well.. moving on.

March 19th, 2012, 01:11 AM	#10522
*ill tonkso* Portsmouths Finest, Maybe Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 14,144 Likes (Received): 218	Transparant: No Internals yet. Dirty: Still being built, check the bits they cleaned to demonstrate. __________________ Official Skyscrapercity 'Support the Shard at London Bridge' Facebook Group! Ill-Tonkso.co.uk - My Portfolio Website

March 19th, 2012, 05:58 AM	#10523
SO143 Maderator Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 22,341 Likes (Received): 819	http://www.flickr.com/photos/5908372...n/photostream/image hosted on flickr __________________ LDN PAR MAD PSM SOS BOU CND CAR PET

March 19th, 2012, 02:05 PM	#10525
cybertect Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London Posts: 2,875 Likes (Received): 42	About 9am today South side from Elephant & Castle station East side from Druid Street NE from Queen Elizabeth Street (there's those groovy reflections again ) __________________ my web site \| my flickr \| My Shard Gallery FAQ: The red things on The Shard are the blind boxes. The blinds themselves are grey. The Shard's observation deck opens in Feb 2013: http://the-shard.com/the-view-from-the-shard Yes the top is finished and will remain open to the elements. The exterior is (pretty much) complete.

March 19th, 2012, 02:24 PM	#10526
Jex7844 La Défenseholic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NANTES Posts: 4,860 Likes (Received): 655	Terrific building , terrible cladding __________________ Back Thom Mayne's PHARE tower in Paris-La Défense, please sign HERE Back Norman Foster's TWIN TOWERS in Paris-La Défense, please sign HERE Soutenez le futur PONT TRANSBORDEUR de Nantes, signez ICI

March 19th, 2012, 03:58 PM	#10532
*Indy G* Reproduis-toi, consomme Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11,718 Likes (Received): 1290	Reflects with sunlight are great, what a terrible idee to make this kind of cladd in a city where the sun is often hidden by clouds __________________ Google approuved Your rules really begin to allow me Costa Rica côté nature : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1485017 Tanzanie - ascension Kilimandjaro :http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...5#post88417505 Les devantures commerciales à Paris : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1488615 Les promenades parisiennes d'Indy G : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1412428

March 19th, 2012, 12:13 AM	#10521
borza Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 128 Likes (Received): 0	hmm, not really impressive cladding, too transparent and dirty

March 19th, 2012, 02:30 PM	#10527
GeorgeHopkins Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	I do wish the cladding was a bit more reflective/mirror like. I wouldn't call it terrible though. It still looks pleasant.

March 19th, 2012, 03:22 PM	#10530
potto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 13,515 Likes (Received): 258	and looks tacky

March 19th, 2012, 03:29 PM	#10531
GeorgeHopkins Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	I don't mean a full mirror finish. I just think it'd look a bit more impressive if the cladding was a bit more opaque. Maybe my mind will change when it's all been cleaned and completed. Either way I like the current cladding.

March 19th, 2012, 04:01 PM	#10533
the spliff fairy ONE WORLD Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Posts: 7,176 Likes (Received): 262	guys you realise most of the glass still has protective plastic wrap on it?

March 19th, 2012, 05:44 PM	#10535
LondonFox Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,112 Likes (Received): 133	Yeah, it's just your average French snobbery. __________________ Riot shields, Voodoo economics. It's just business, cattle prods and the I.M.F. I trust I can rely on your vote.

March 19th, 2012, 06:25 PM	#10537
GeorgeHopkins Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: London Posts: 8 Likes (Received): 0	If it looks as nice as that with the protective film on the glass, I'm really looking forward to when it all comes off

March 19th, 2012, 06:27 PM	#10538
Jex7844 La Défenseholic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: NANTES Posts: 4,860 Likes (Received): 655	Guys please, don't get me wrong...I'm a London lover (I lived there) and I'm fairly keen on all projects currently U/C in the british capital (my favourite being the Pinnacle, 20FS, Leadenhall & the Boomerang which I'm a big fan of), but I'm disppointed by the Shard's cladding, the building is very iconic & fantastic, I do agree, but I honestly don't think that the panels are up to the tower, I wish it had had the same clad as 1 WTC in NY, would have been awesome. However indeed, I'm gonna wait for the tower to be fully finished to give my verdict. So far, I'm giving the Shard a 16/17 out of 20. You see, I'm not a basher, personally I don't do that. __________________ Back Thom Mayne's PHARE tower in Paris-La Défense, please sign HERE Back Norman Foster's TWIN TOWERS in Paris-La Défense, please sign HERE Soutenez le futur PONT TRANSBORDEUR de Nantes, signez ICI

March 19th, 2012, 06:53 PM	#10539
hugh Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Don't call it Frisco Posts: 1,106 Likes (Received): 80	Jex has got f. all to apologise for, he's perfectly entitled to express an opnion.

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