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***wjfox*** · August 6th, 2008, 10:34 PM

I feel kind of indifferent about it.

SPLewis · August 6th, 2008, 10:39 PM

You would have thought they would have gone for something taller considering the value of land where its located.

twilight_2008 · August 6th, 2008, 10:48 PM

I love this! It looks like a baby Swiss RE, in terms of the shape. I hope this goes ahead!

JohnB · August 6th, 2008, 10:53 PM

It's ghastly! Yeuch!!

***gothicform*** · August 6th, 2008, 10:58 PM

they did consider something taller but then there was the issue of it being visible behind the tower of london.

Bachy Soletanche · August 6th, 2008, 11:07 PM

What's there at the moment?

DarJoLe · August 6th, 2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gothicform

they did consider something taller but then there was the issue of it being visible behind the tower of london.

Is that the new UNESCO sightline?

ferge · August 6th, 2008, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitz44

It's the canned ham! Love it.

First thing I thought and now I can't think of anything else, it is just a tin of canned ham, nothing else!

london lad · August 6th, 2008, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarJoLe

Is that the new UNESCO sightline?

Its not. Its nowhere near the new sightline. The developers got spooked that it would be seen behind one of the corner pinnacles of the white tower so cut this from 40 to an 18 storey. Minerva would've been far more prominent .

Newcastle Guy · August 6th, 2008, 11:43 PM

You're joking?! This could have been 200m?!

Thank you EH, thank you UNESCO. I hope you're fucking happy.

Megalothian · August 7th, 2008, 12:02 AM

Horrid, cheep and shit...

ismail · August 7th, 2008, 12:04 AM

Looks like the gerkin, before it took viagra!

jimbo · August 7th, 2008, 12:09 AM

like it - bit of curveceous action going on. The bowing outwards from the base sort of reminds me of 20 Fenchurch Street (which I also like). Fine midrise for the eastern part of the city in my view. Good render of all the other towers as well.

Madman · August 7th, 2008, 12:15 AM

looks like an awful SketchUp exploded shape...something you would expect from 1st year student architects.

I think it could be improved by making it 3 dimensionally more interesting...say like tapering the back,hey they could have even made it like like a huge Thames barrier gate - would have been far better. (though perhaps it would look even more akin to 20FC?!

eXSBass · August 7th, 2008, 12:42 AM

It's The Gherkin with Lime Street cladding.
Architect is trying too hard to impress. I don't like it.

Jack Rabbit Slim · August 7th, 2008, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eXSBass

It's The Gherkin with Lime Street cladding.
Architect is trying too hard to impress.

Basically what I was thinking. The first pic actually makes it look fairly decent amid the cluster, but there is no street-level integration whatsoever (that second pic is totally overbearing), the design itself lacks anything substantial to make it a great addition to the Sq Mile, and at 90m I think it could end up looking stumpy when viewed from certain angles.

I don't think it's terrible like some of you here, it wouldn't trouble me too much if they did actually build it, but I do think it's a bit of a wasted opertunity...something taller, sleeker and that brings something positive and unique to the City clsuter, rather then looking like Swiss Re' stumpy cousin.

Actually, the design LiamF1 posted on the previous page aint half bad, I'd prefer that in all honesty!

***ill tonkso*** · August 7th, 2008, 03:13 AM

I actually cannot fault this. I love it.

Varenukha · August 7th, 2008, 09:48 AM

I haven't seen anything like this on the same scale. It is a shocking design, and I suspect it is provoking the same reactions that the Gherkin got when it's design was first unveiled.
At first glance it looks too deep which makes it look massive. It needs variation along its length, or a shortening that empahsises height, not density.
I think, given it will evolve, this could wind up being pretty special.

fitz44 · August 7th, 2008, 10:34 AM

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1674

Got to borrow the large version gothic. Mmmmh ham!

mulattokid · August 7th, 2008, 11:16 AM

HHmmm....The City is beginning to look like a set from Aliens...but I like it

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jimbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds/London Posts: 4,677 Likes (Received): 3	like it - bit of curveceous action going on. The bowing outwards from the base sort of reminds me of 20 Fenchurch Street (which I also like). Fine midrise for the eastern part of the city in my view. Good render of all the other towers as well.

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Madman London 2012 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire / Bloomsbury Posts: 2,856 Likes (Received): 1	looks like an awful SketchUp exploded shape...something you would expect from 1st year student architects. I think it could be improved by making it 3 dimensionally more interesting...say like tapering the back,hey they could have even made it like like a huge Thames barrier gate - would have been far better. (though perhaps it would look even more akin to 20FC?!

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