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philb · March 30th, 2012, 03:41 PM

That looks really cool, can't wait to try when I am back.

Gary12345 · April 1st, 2012, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DanLondon

Some info on the painted building ...

http://kingscrossenvironment.com/201.../#comment-5511

They have destroyed the only decent building on that side of the road. I thought it would be temporary, ridiculous they cand do that without planning permission.

delores · April 1st, 2012, 10:32 PM

I'm sorry this is vandalism.

.Adam · April 1st, 2012, 11:03 PM

I actually think its an improvement.

*Nurse* · April 1st, 2012, 11:30 PM

I've realised why it's taking so long to pave Granary Square. They must be getting the art students to do it, because no-one who has ever even tiled a bathroom would make this kind of horlicks of it.

bertyboy · April 2nd, 2012, 12:49 AM

Oh my. That'll all have to come up and go back down. The client won't accept that.

Sesquip · April 2nd, 2012, 01:57 PM

That is appalling. Have they never laid paving stones before?

rhidian7 · April 2nd, 2012, 02:14 PM

How do you guys know that isn't meant to be like that and maybe there is some sort of feature being made of how they join?

PeterStoba · April 2nd, 2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rhidian7

How do you guys know that isn't meant to be like that and maybe there is some sort of feature being made of how they join?

Because it looks ridiculous!

RedArkady · April 2nd, 2012, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by rhidian7

How do you guys know that isn't meant to be like that and maybe there is some sort of feature being made of how they join?

I think that's what's going on actually. You can't see clearly in that pic, but two different parts of the square meet here; my guess is that they will cut a direct join through here.

Having said that, the paving of the square is a little bit... higgeldypiggeldy. It's not all on the level. There are some odd strips that are concreted rather than paved. And a mix of paving has been used to define certain areas, and I'm not 100% sure that it will work. We'll see when it opens in June, I guess.

If you like weird Europop then maybe check this out, it's the first major event planned for the square: http://europe.eurostar.com/eurostar-traction/

bertyboy · April 2nd, 2012, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhidian7

How do you guys know that isn't meant to be like that and maybe there is some sort of feature being made of how they join?

Do you think they got that artist who made the crack in the Tate Modern to do this?

flare · April 2nd, 2012, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by RedArkady

If you like weird Europop then maybe check this out, it's the first major event planned for the square: http://europe.eurostar.com/eurostar-traction/

That looks awesome! Thanks for the heads up :-)

*Nurse* · April 2nd, 2012, 06:58 PM

Well, maybe as Arkady says, they are going for a patchwork quilt of differently tiled sections which they cleverly join together at great expense of time and effort - or maybe they're a bunch of muppets!

Langur · April 3rd, 2012, 08:36 AM

New ticket hall at King's Cross:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

cybertect · April 3rd, 2012, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bertyboy

Do you think they got that artist who made the crack in the Tate Modern to do this?

I must admit, when I saw Nurse's pic, that was the first thing that popped into my head too

image hosted on flickr

Shibboleth: Doris Salcedo by cybertect, on Flickr

RedArkady · April 3rd, 2012, 02:43 PM

If you download the high-definition version of this picture: http://www.kingscrosscentral.com/ima...anary%20Square

...the you can make out how the join will work; I think it accomodates an unraised curb.

Sesquip · April 3rd, 2012, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedArkady

If you download the high-definition version of this picture: http://www.kingscrosscentral.com/ima...anary%20Square

...the you can make out how the join will work; I think it accomodates an unraised curb.

Ah, yes, that explains it well

danm · April 3rd, 2012, 03:44 PM

Great video on this development from the main website:

http://vimeo.com/37866079

PadArch · April 3rd, 2012, 04:21 PM

am i the only person who thinks the ticket hall looks gloomy? not enough skylight

mogwai83 · April 3rd, 2012, 04:48 PM

any more glazing would turn it into a greenhouse sadly. short of spending hundreds of thousands a year on airconditioning it we're pretty much stuck with the current levels of natural light

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