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Typhoon2000 · July 13th, 2010, 03:40 AM

lol!

MichaelWolves · July 13th, 2010, 11:55 AM

That was slightly funny, all i was saying that the windows could be replaced thats all, i am not obsessed with Quayside tower either.

Sandblast · July 13th, 2010, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelWolves

That was slightly funny, all i was saying that the windows could be replaced thats all, i am not obsessed with Quayside tower either.

Only joking mate .... if I told you what I was obsessed with I'd be locked up!

djay · July 13th, 2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandblast

Only joking mate .... if I told you what I was obsessed with I'd be locked up!

wtf

MichaelWolves · July 13th, 2010, 10:37 PM

I don't get it.

Sandblast · July 13th, 2010, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelWolves

I don't get it.

You weren't meant to .... now move along please!

ReissOmari · July 14th, 2010, 12:13 AM

MichaelWolves · July 14th, 2010, 01:08 AM

??

ReissOmari · July 15th, 2010, 10:28 PM

Michael, you'll like this
Spot the difference

image hosted on flickr

Looks like their re-painting the windows also!

sefton66 · July 15th, 2010, 10:34 PM

Thank god for that! I think this is just what alpha needed and hopefully it will make it look better, I do wonder if this is primer and we will have a different coloured finish though?

MichaelWolves · July 16th, 2010, 09:54 AM

Thank god they are painting the windows and sorry if my comments offended anyone.

i_like_concrete · July 16th, 2010, 10:09 AM

It could be good, but grey windows on a white building? I hope the overall effect isn't as bland as it sounds...

MichaelWolves · July 16th, 2010, 01:56 PM

I think this could mean i love this building!!

Biosonic · July 16th, 2010, 02:39 PM

I like the bronze windows but the grey looks quite nice.

morestoreysplease · July 16th, 2010, 05:50 PM

You see - painting buildings isn't that weird is it?? I wish they'd paint more concrete in the city - maybe some uplifting vibrant colours to brighten it up.

MichaelWolves · July 16th, 2010, 10:54 PM

I thought it would need new cladding but it doesnt.

CityGent · July 23rd, 2010, 12:09 AM

Another snap of the external refurb.
image hosted on flickr

For what it's worth...when I worked there, there was no issues with the windows so a scrub might be all that's needed.

MichaelWolves · July 23rd, 2010, 10:41 AM

How long do we think this will take before its finished?

morestoreysplease · July 26th, 2010, 09:45 PM

Can really tell the difference between the painted and unpainted parts, even from my flat.

Typhoon2000 · July 27th, 2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by morestoreysplease

You see - painting buildings isn't that weird is it?? I wish they'd paint more concrete in the city - maybe some uplifting vibrant colours to brighten it up.

Agreed, the signal box opposite the Orion building for example, and the multi-storey carpark that could be tidied, reclad, for the ice skate rink.

I often think that the 'Get Carter' MSCP could have been renovated and some large buildings put either side. As it stands (or stood) it was just left to deteriorate and nothing else was planned to help with any sort of massing of this particular area, so it stuck out like a very sore thumb...

July 13th, 2010, 03:40 AM	#121
Typhoon2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham/Coventry Posts: 2,563 Likes (Received): 23	lol! __________________ Call yourself an Architect?.. Listen, take my advice.. A building can ONLY come to life when there is life *around* it - not just in it.. think about it.... This is Birmingham... FORWARD!!!

July 13th, 2010, 11:55 AM	#122
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	That was slightly funny, all i was saying that the windows could be replaced thats all, i am not obsessed with Quayside tower either. Last edited by MichaelWolves; July 13th, 2010 at 12:20 PM.

July 14th, 2010, 12:13 AM	#127
ReissOmari Birmingham - #1 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 4,922 Likes (Received): 53	__________________ ReissOmari.. flickr flickr2

July 15th, 2010, 10:28 PM	#129
ReissOmari Birmingham - #1 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 4,922 Likes (Received): 53	Michael, you'll like this Spot the difference image hosted on flickr Looks like their re-painting the windows also! __________________ ReissOmari.. flickr flickr2

July 16th, 2010, 10:09 AM	#132
i_like_concrete cockney sparrow Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,359 Likes (Received): 58	It could be good, but grey windows on a white building? I hope the overall effect isn't as bland as it sounds... __________________ Mother earth couldn't give a shit about your iphone or social networking strategy Flickr Pinterest

July 13th, 2010, 10:37 PM	#125
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	I don't get it.

July 14th, 2010, 01:08 AM	#128
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	??

July 15th, 2010, 10:34 PM	#130
sefton66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6,478 Likes (Received): 58	Thank god for that! I think this is just what alpha needed and hopefully it will make it look better, I do wonder if this is primer and we will have a different coloured finish though?

July 16th, 2010, 09:54 AM	#131
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	Thank god they are painting the windows and sorry if my comments offended anyone.

July 16th, 2010, 01:56 PM	#133
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	I think this could mean i love this building!!

July 16th, 2010, 02:39 PM	#134
Biosonic Second Citizen Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham Posts: 14,320 Likes (Received): 2	I like the bronze windows but the grey looks quite nice. __________________ Birmingham.Brilliance

July 16th, 2010, 05:50 PM	#135
morestoreysplease Brummie Angeleno Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Birmingham UK, Los Angeles CA Posts: 6,642 Likes (Received): 19	You see - painting buildings isn't that weird is it?? I wish they'd paint more concrete in the city - maybe some uplifting vibrant colours to brighten it up. __________________ Birmingham - TheBigCityPlan.

July 16th, 2010, 10:54 PM	#136
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	I thought it would need new cladding but it doesnt.

July 23rd, 2010, 12:09 AM	#137
CityGent In the aeroplane over B1 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The City of Birmingham Posts: 2,081 Likes (Received): 19	Another snap of the external refurb. image hosted on flickr For what it's worth...when I worked there, there was no issues with the windows so a scrub might be all that's needed. __________________ my flickr

July 23rd, 2010, 10:41 AM	#138
MichaelWolves HI HO WOLVERHAMPTON ! ! ! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 338 Likes (Received): 0	How long do we think this will take before its finished?

July 26th, 2010, 09:45 PM	#139
morestoreysplease Brummie Angeleno Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Birmingham UK, Los Angeles CA Posts: 6,642 Likes (Received): 19	Can really tell the difference between the painted and unpainted parts, even from my flat. __________________ Birmingham - TheBigCityPlan.

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