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DarJoLe · February 26th, 2007, 01:07 PM

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Published 26 February 2007 at 11:39
Alsop on verge of revealing major City skyscraper

SMC Alsop is understood to be designing a 43-storey skyscraper on the periphery of the City of London.
The extraordinary tower is on the cusp of being lodged for planning permission with the Corporation’s planning bosses.

The project will be Alsop’s first venture into tower design, so architectural observers will be waiting with bated breath to see the designs.

There has also been some speculation that the tower may be more conservative than Alsop’s usual fare in order to ease its path through planning.

One long-term planning guru said of the scheme: ‘As long as it’s residential, it may not have that much trouble. Residential towers of that height are not that unusual these days’.

The commission will come as good news to the troubled SMC Group, following the recent machinations at board level which saw founder and chief executive Stewart McColl sidelined from his chief executive role.

by Ed Dorrell

Wild@Heart · February 26th, 2007, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DarJoLe

AJPlus.co.uk
The project will be Alsop’s first venture into tower design

I thought Alsop designed that yellow thing with the purple crystal on top for Canary Wharf. That would surely be considered as a "tower".

Bob · February 26th, 2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Wild@Heart

I thought Alsop designed that yellow thing with the purple crystal on top for Canary Wharf. That would surely be considered as a "tower".

You're right he did. I don't think it was ever submitted for planning permission though. Perhaps that's why it's not included.

I don't think this will be as exciting as that one, but who knows. I'm looking forward to this one a lot.

***wjfox*** · February 26th, 2007, 02:05 PM

Where would be the best location for this? Somewhere near the Barbican maybe?

jef · February 26th, 2007, 02:09 PM

Who is the developer? No developer, no tower.

Newcastle Guy · February 26th, 2007, 03:50 PM

If this were an office tower, how tall would it be? 190m-ish?

Jonny 5 · February 26th, 2007, 04:09 PM

I hope this isn't just another Alsop ego boost project that has no chance of being built.

The alsop website makes my brain hurt.
http://www.alsoparchitects.com/

Jaeger · February 26th, 2007, 04:13 PM

A giant teddy bear, champagne glass or perhaps even in the style of
a decent skyscraper (now that would be radical for Mr Alsop).

lyonsdown · February 26th, 2007, 04:50 PM

Palestra isn't too wacky! I expect it'd be along similar lines but obviously taller

Gherkin · February 26th, 2007, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DarJoLe

...the extraordinary tower...

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Originally Posted by DarJoLe

...conservative...

lol

This sounds intriguing - an extraordinarily conservative tower!?

Or just an extraordinary tower? I struggle to see how an extraordinary tower can also be conservative.

jef · February 26th, 2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonny 5

I hope this isn't just another Alsop ego boost project that has no chance of being built.

Likely.
No developer!

kids · February 26th, 2007, 06:50 PM

An alsop designed tower in central Salford was approved a week or so back...

jorgen · February 26th, 2007, 07:15 PM

Well, it's.... colourful

Peyre · February 26th, 2007, 07:21 PM

looks like several cubix cubes stack on top of each other.

mulattokid · February 26th, 2007, 08:25 PM

OOhh I loved the sixties...all that colour and exitement..and talk about aging well.

london lad · February 26th, 2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jef

Who is the developer? No developer, no tower.

Lol lighten up Jef

. I dont Alsop has the ego or resources to plan & submit a tower on the edge of the City of London without a developer in tow.

I wonder where it would be. I can't be onthe Eastern edge ,what with the Tol etc so as has been suggested around he Barbican or maybe city rd would seem the obvious choices.

aquablue · February 27th, 2007, 06:12 AM

Jef, lighten up...you don't know everything u know.

nukey · February 28th, 2007, 02:31 PM

"A landmark redevelopment scheme featuring a 43-storey tower at 151 City Road, London EC1 will be unveiled this week. The groundbreaking scheme designed by SMC Alsop for Enddora Holdings Ltd, part of the Access Self Storage Group, is located on a site on City Road, close to Old Street roundabout, opposite the Moorfields Eye Hospital and adjacent to the recently approved, 27-storey tower Eagle House, designed by Terry Farrell. The proposal brings together a unique combination of land uses which, together with the size of the site and its context, has led Will Alsop to create a pioneering new building-type, fusing large scale art, sculpture and architecture. The building will include retail and bars, self-storage, business centre, fitness centre and apart-hotel. The self storage proposals, stacked vertically rather than along the ground, represent a major new departure for self storage in this country, bringing the facility into the middle of town rather than its traditional edge of town location. Double height retail and restaurants are located at ground floor on City Road, with entrances to the self-storage on Britannia Walk and the apart-hotel, business centre and leisure uses on Provost Street. Level 42 is given over to a public bar and viewing gallery. Describing the scheme architect Will Alsop says, "It's an incredibly exciting project - essentially the whole building is conceived as an artwork including Bruce McLean's piece, the coloured solar siphons, and the building form - sculpted and faceted so that the perception of the tower changes from every perspective." Measures to integrate sustainability and energy reduction are fully incorporated in the building's design through the choice of on-site renewables and the integration of an innovative natural ventilation system. The building tapers and twists to allow daylight penetration at street level. Articulated chimneys known as solar siphons wrap around the building fabric like a striped shirt giving the impression of slenderness and at the same time providing natural ventilation to the hotel apartments. This dramatically reduces the need for mechanical air-conditioning and substantially reduces the Development's overall carbon footprint. Speaking of the project, independent townscape assessor, Richard Coleman said "Will Alsop is able to bring joy to hearts, minds and eyes of people through the most diverse of building uses. At City Road the project is a rich mix of uses within a total work of art made explicit through the 15-storey work by artist Bruce McLean. It is symptomatic of the City Road site that a tall elegant building of such beauty as is proposed, enhances a poor townscape edge to Hackney without infringing any distant views vistas or heritage areas." The scheme will be unveiled at a public exhibition, opening this week on the site at 151 City Road, which is part of the public consultation exercise, intended to provide an opportunity for local residents and office workers to view the proposals. Following this exhibition it is intended that the scheme will be submitted to the London Borough of Hackney for planning in early April."

Taken from WorldArchitectureNews.com

sorry but this is just CRAP. GRRRRRRR.

***wjfox*** · February 28th, 2007, 02:46 PM

Your pic isn't showing. I've seen the rendering in today's London Lite though - looks, erm, different.

Btw, I'm typing this from the 18th floor of 25 Bank Street.

embe · February 28th, 2007, 02:53 PM

The pic is showing for me, looks erm, crazy!

Will, do you have a camera with you?!!

February 26th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#1
DarJoLe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Posts: 15,672 Likes (Received): 397	Montcalm Signature Tower City Road \| Hackney \| 24fl \| U/C AJPlus.co.uk Published 26 February 2007 at 11:39 Alsop on verge of revealing major City skyscraper SMC Alsop is understood to be designing a 43-storey skyscraper on the periphery of the City of London. The extraordinary tower is on the cusp of being lodged for planning permission with the Corporation’s planning bosses. The project will be Alsop’s first venture into tower design, so architectural observers will be waiting with bated breath to see the designs. There has also been some speculation that the tower may be more conservative than Alsop’s usual fare in order to ease its path through planning. One long-term planning guru said of the scheme: ‘As long as it’s residential, it may not have that much trouble. Residential towers of that height are not that unusual these days’. The commission will come as good news to the troubled SMC Group, following the recent machinations at board level which saw founder and chief executive Stewart McColl sidelined from his chief executive role. by Ed Dorrell

February 26th, 2007, 02:05 PM	#4
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February 26th, 2007, 04:09 PM	#7
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jef Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brussels/London Posts: 3,362 Likes (Received): 0	Who is the developer? No developer, no tower.

February 26th, 2007, 03:50 PM	#6
Newcastle Guy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 8,957 Likes (Received): 18	If this were an office tower, how tall would it be? 190m-ish?

February 26th, 2007, 04:13 PM	#8
Jaeger Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 2,327 Likes (Received): 30	A giant teddy bear, champagne glass or perhaps even in the style of a decent skyscraper (now that would be radical for Mr Alsop).

February 26th, 2007, 04:50 PM	#9
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nukey Somnium Quinti Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 677 Likes (Received): 0	"A landmark redevelopment scheme featuring a 43-storey tower at 151 City Road, London EC1 will be unveiled this week. The groundbreaking scheme designed by SMC Alsop for Enddora Holdings Ltd, part of the Access Self Storage Group, is located on a site on City Road, close to Old Street roundabout, opposite the Moorfields Eye Hospital and adjacent to the recently approved, 27-storey tower Eagle House, designed by Terry Farrell. The proposal brings together a unique combination of land uses which, together with the size of the site and its context, has led Will Alsop to create a pioneering new building-type, fusing large scale art, sculpture and architecture. The building will include retail and bars, self-storage, business centre, fitness centre and apart-hotel. The self storage proposals, stacked vertically rather than along the ground, represent a major new departure for self storage in this country, bringing the facility into the middle of town rather than its traditional edge of town location. Double height retail and restaurants are located at ground floor on City Road, with entrances to the self-storage on Britannia Walk and the apart-hotel, business centre and leisure uses on Provost Street. Level 42 is given over to a public bar and viewing gallery. Describing the scheme architect Will Alsop says, "It's an incredibly exciting project - essentially the whole building is conceived as an artwork including Bruce McLean's piece, the coloured solar siphons, and the building form - sculpted and faceted so that the perception of the tower changes from every perspective." Measures to integrate sustainability and energy reduction are fully incorporated in the building's design through the choice of on-site renewables and the integration of an innovative natural ventilation system. The building tapers and twists to allow daylight penetration at street level. Articulated chimneys known as solar siphons wrap around the building fabric like a striped shirt giving the impression of slenderness and at the same time providing natural ventilation to the hotel apartments. This dramatically reduces the need for mechanical air-conditioning and substantially reduces the Development's overall carbon footprint. Speaking of the project, independent townscape assessor, Richard Coleman said "Will Alsop is able to bring joy to hearts, minds and eyes of people through the most diverse of building uses. At City Road the project is a rich mix of uses within a total work of art made explicit through the 15-storey work by artist Bruce McLean. It is symptomatic of the City Road site that a tall elegant building of such beauty as is proposed, enhances a poor townscape edge to Hackney without infringing any distant views vistas or heritage areas." The scheme will be unveiled at a public exhibition, opening this week on the site at 151 City Road, which is part of the public consultation exercise, intended to provide an opportunity for local residents and office workers to view the proposals. Following this exhibition it is intended that the scheme will be submitted to the London Borough of Hackney for planning in early April." Taken from WorldArchitectureNews.com sorry but this is just CRAP. GRRRRRRR. __________________ esaelp ecuas dna liatkcoc nwarp

February 28th, 2007, 02:46 PM	#19
*wjfox* Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: L O N D O N Posts: 36,218 Likes (Received): 940	Your pic isn't showing. I've seen the rendering in today's London Lite though - looks, erm, different. Btw, I'm typing this from the 18th floor of 25 Bank Street. __________________ FutureTimeline.net - a timeline of future history

February 28th, 2007, 02:53 PM	#20
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