LONDON | St. George Wharf Tower | 181m | 50 fl | T/O - Page 2

Skyman · July 3rd, 2007, 05:28 AM

Looks cool

***wjfox*** · September 27th, 2007, 11:19 PM

Latest news is that construction will start in mid-2008.

Here's a photo I took today at the New London Architecture Exhibition. It's the tower in the foreground -

***wjfox*** · February 26th, 2008, 08:30 PM

Couple of new renderings:

jayo · February 26th, 2008, 09:59 PM

Looks brilliant-When is construction starting?

bakatje · February 26th, 2008, 10:35 PM

Nice design, the shape makes it look slim but tall.

ElVoltageDR · February 26th, 2008, 11:03 PM

Looks good, I like the unique crown.

OMH · February 27th, 2008, 12:02 AM

this tower really looks good,especially with the crown. though i must say that i like the midrises even more,i think they have some of the best modern architecture around!

rendering i found

***wjfox*** · February 27th, 2008, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayo

Looks brilliant-When is construction starting?

3rd quarter of 2008.

gappa · February 27th, 2008, 01:44 AM

I like it a lot. The wind turbine acts well as a crown and the glass looks like it will be nice. Would have prefered some bulk at the base but that's just me. Would love this one in Melb.

Middle-Island · February 27th, 2008, 04:57 AM

You'd think it wouldn't, but the crown works well with the design. It's in proportion, which isn't the case on a lot of radical designs in the mid-east and Asia.

skyhigh247 · March 30th, 2008, 02:21 PM

Has nobody noticed that the name of this thread is wrong? It says 'St George's Wharf' when it should read 'St George Wharf'.

http://www.stgeorge-wharf.com/

http://www.stgeorgewharf.net/Default.aspx

***Ni3lS*** · March 30th, 2008, 03:59 PM

Wow. Excellent design

zodiac85 · March 30th, 2008, 04:54 PM

pretty good considering london is not a city I would associate with high quality skyscraper design.

NothingBetterToDo · March 30th, 2008, 05:06 PM

lol, you're funny

SkyscraperSuperman · May 2nd, 2009, 07:48 PM

Has anything actually happened on site yet?

Swissdave · December 8th, 2009, 11:49 PM

Maaaybe it's started - we'll see if this leads to anything in the next few weeks; at any rate it looks like something more substantial than landscaping work is going on -

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swissdave

After months of nothing at all, there's a flurry of activity on the site - in the last week the road junction to the site (which had been blocked up) has been dug out again and reopened, the hoardings have been changed, and a pile driver has arrived and started work -

image hosted on flickr

Maybe it's just preparatory work - but given that the serious construction work at the other side of this huge development has just finished, now would be the time to get going, if they're willing to brave the recession. Something's happening at any rate.

This curious building next door in the existing development (which is still fenced off) is, I suspect, destined to be a show flat / marketing suite for the new tower. It's the same size and shape as half the tower, it doesn't really fit in the existing development (blocks the riverside access, and the view from quite a few of the existing flats), and developer St George built a similar free-standing show flat at the Imperial Wharf development (which is still standing, but probably not for long now that they've sold all the flats).

image hosted on flickr

steppenwolf · December 15th, 2009, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMH

this tower really looks good,especially with the crown. though i must say that i like the midrises even more,i think they have some of the best modern architecture around!

rendering i found

They look shit in real life and up close. Lumpy, sprawling, sterile, cheap and dated. I used to think they were awesome when I first saw them in 'Building' mag when I was 15 or so... but now I cant bare them. i think the tower will almost certainly be shit too.

pingyao · December 15th, 2009, 01:28 AM

I know what you mean about them looking shit and cheap, probably coz they were designed nigh on 15years ago and has taken 10plus years to build, so they're a design from the mid90s built in the late 2000's. Hopefully the tower will be designed with up-to-date details rather than having sat on a drawing board for 10 years!

PortoNuts · February 25th, 2010, 01:13 AM

Interior renders.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

PortoNuts · March 10th, 2010, 06:21 PM

This one is about to start prep work.

September 27th, 2007, 11:19 PM	#22
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February 26th, 2008, 08:30 PM	#23
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February 26th, 2008, 09:59 PM	#24
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February 27th, 2008, 12:02 AM	#27
OMH Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Munich (currently living in Toronto) Posts: 599 Likes (Received): 1	this tower really looks good,especially with the crown. though i must say that i like the midrises even more,i think they have some of the best modern architecture around! rendering i found Last edited by OMH; February 27th, 2008 at 12:14 AM.

February 27th, 2008, 01:44 AM	#29
gappa Registered Abuser Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Foster Posts: 2,781 Likes (Received): 1	I like it a lot. The wind turbine acts well as a crown and the glass looks like it will be nice. Would have prefered some bulk at the base but that's just me. Would love this one in Melb. __________________ Seventy smiling Sinbads praise America and wish for some shoes

July 3rd, 2007, 05:28 AM	#21
Skyman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA UNITED STATES Posts: 5,200 Likes (Received): 0	Looks cool

February 26th, 2008, 10:35 PM	#25
bakatje Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Netherlands, the Posts: 164 Likes (Received): 0	Nice design, the shape makes it look slim but tall.

February 26th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#26
ElVoltageDR Happy to be here Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 2,647 Likes (Received): 13	Looks good, I like the unique crown.

February 27th, 2008, 04:57 AM	#30
Middle-Island Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Long Island, NY USA Posts: 752 Likes (Received): 67	You'd think it wouldn't, but the crown works well with the design. It's in proportion, which isn't the case on a lot of radical designs in the mid-east and Asia. __________________ < New York 27 Montauk 94 >

March 30th, 2008, 02:21 PM	#31
skyhigh247 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Manchester Posts: 968 Likes (Received): 0	Has nobody noticed that the name of this thread is wrong? It says 'St George's Wharf' when it should read 'St George Wharf'. http://www.stgeorge-wharf.com/ http://www.stgeorgewharf.net/Default.aspx

March 30th, 2008, 03:59 PM	#32
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March 30th, 2008, 04:54 PM	#33
zodiac85 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 33 Likes (Received): 0	pretty good considering london is not a city I would associate with high quality skyscraper design.

March 30th, 2008, 05:06 PM	#34
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May 2nd, 2009, 07:48 PM	#35
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December 15th, 2009, 01:28 AM	#38
pingyao Virtual Architect Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London (south of the river) Posts: 2,413 Likes (Received): 9	I know what you mean about them looking shit and cheap, probably coz they were designed nigh on 15years ago and has taken 10plus years to build, so they're a design from the mid90s built in the late 2000's. Hopefully the tower will be designed with up-to-date details rather than having sat on a drawing board for 10 years!

February 25th, 2010, 01:13 AM	#39
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March 10th, 2010, 06:21 PM	#40
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