Hotel La Tour | Moor Street Queensway | 9 fl | Comp. - Page 7

ReissOmari · June 1st, 2010, 11:09 PM

Its not THAT bad, we could have something worse.

markmcd1976 · June 1st, 2010, 11:14 PM

Hmmmm, not great is it.

There seems to be a lot of dross plans coming through at the moment.

SimonTheSoundMan · June 2nd, 2010, 12:37 AM

I guess it is 'in keeping' with the car park to the right of the photo.

Should help with the planning process.

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Originally Posted by Biosonic

blar · June 2nd, 2010, 12:42 AM

From the latest renders I think it blends in well with the surrounding new buildings ie, similar colours and materials. Most importantly, this building will help create the streetscape this area needs

i_like_concrete · June 2nd, 2010, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ReissOmari

Its not THAT bad, we could have something worse.

Hah. If the best you can say about it is that it could be worse then it is quite obviously a shit building.

Quote:

Originally Posted by blar

From the latest renders I think it blends in well with the surrounding new buildings ie, similar colours and materials. Most importantly, this building will help create the streetscape this area needs

A four storey frontage facing one of the city centre's major throughfares is not the streetscape this area needs. God, it's embarassing that a developer would even try and get away with something that makes so little use of such a prime piece of city centre land. Somehow I'm not surprised though, along with masshouse this whole area can embrace its future as the shitty centre of tomorrow.

At least the equally hideous previous proposal had the decency to obscure the view of masshouse, this new proposal leaves us with a shit new building in front of a shit old building. City centre expansion FAIL.

i_like_concrete · June 2nd, 2010, 01:02 AM

First person to say "Not every new building in Birmingham can be as good as Selfridges or the Cube" gets a 300 word rant from me.

Erebus555 · June 2nd, 2010, 01:10 AM

Oooh oooh ooh, I love i-l-c rants. Not every new building in Birmingham can be as good as Selfridges or the Cube!!

Do I win?

MasshouseMan · June 2nd, 2010, 01:47 AM

They want ME to build THAT?

Typhoon2000 · June 2nd, 2010, 02:45 AM

Shit building for the reject bin not really keen on going back to the 80's/90's thanks. I hope this get get rejected.

It's not even an average building Erebus - Not every building should look like a Sellfridges or Cube (and they weren't total successes themselves either) but at least we should have something that looks less drab on this spot.

This block looks like some kind on inpenetrable wall hiding Eastside completely away. The building does not draw you into it and attract you to what might be behind- It looks like some sort of Stazi accommodation site warding you off in the same way that Lloyd house might.....

On seperate note - will they be restricting this little road to buses only- was thinking abouth this the other day and it would make a lot more sense - cars have no real reason to head toward corporation street and it could also serve as a mini through route for the tram network expansion.

Erebus555 · June 2nd, 2010, 02:50 AM

Don't worry Typhoon, I didn't mean that statement at all! I think this block is absolutely hideous. The least they could have done is give it some charm. Masshouse has the whole aquatic thing going on. This just has a colour palette identical to bird shit.

Typhoon2000 · June 2nd, 2010, 02:57 AM

Pens & Papers, and keyboards & mice at the ready then....

WintrySarcasm · June 2nd, 2010, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blar

From the latest renders I think it blends in well with the surrounding new buildings ie, similar colours and materials.

And similarly shit.

And more depressingly, this will be one of the gateway buildings from any new high speed station? Ugh.

fruit&nut · June 2nd, 2010, 02:21 PM

...and the park!

I can't find anything positive about this.

It is simply awful.

***woodhousen*** · June 2nd, 2010, 03:32 PM

so who's writing to the council then?

***woodhousen*** · June 2nd, 2010, 03:40 PM

plus i still cant understand how since the announcement of HS2, the developers of this hotel have reduced the size of the hotel. surely the prospect of having a large (and potentially) international station near them in the medium-long term is a good investment!??!?!?!

SimonTheSoundMan · June 2nd, 2010, 04:56 PM

That has been going through my mind all day.

I think I will write to the developers first. I'll comment on the planning app when it is in.

Erebus555 · June 2nd, 2010, 07:45 PM

The planning app has been submitted.

KHvillan · June 2nd, 2010, 10:03 PM

There is one positive for me - it does relate better to the frontage of Island House than the approved scheme.

Still looks shockingly bland from the image above and concerned about the "dead" rear.

BrummieLad · June 2nd, 2010, 11:29 PM

Being me, and being the most hated Bham Forumer on the Bham Forum and maybe CityTalk Forum,... I quite like this building, it could be a hell of a lot worse.

*Awaits the E-net abuse*

Erebus555 · June 2nd, 2010, 11:52 PM

But do you concede that it could and should be a hell of a lot better?

June 1st, 2010, 11:09 PM	#121
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June 2nd, 2010, 01:02 AM	#126
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June 2nd, 2010, 01:10 AM	#127
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 31,246 Likes (Received): 4	Oooh oooh ooh, I love i-l-c rants. Not every new building in Birmingham can be as good as Selfridges or the Cube!! Do I win? __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

June 2nd, 2010, 02:45 AM	#129
Typhoon2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham/Coventry Posts: 2,583 Likes (Received): 23	Shit building for the reject bin not really keen on going back to the 80's/90's thanks. I hope this get get rejected. It's not even an average building Erebus - Not every building should look like a Sellfridges or Cube (and they weren't total successes themselves either) but at least we should have something that looks less drab on this spot. This block looks like some kind on inpenetrable wall hiding Eastside completely away. The building does not draw you into it and attract you to what might be behind- It looks like some sort of Stazi accommodation site warding you off in the same way that Lloyd house might..... On seperate note - will they be restricting this little road to buses only- was thinking abouth this the other day and it would make a lot more sense - cars have no real reason to head toward corporation street and it could also serve as a mini through route for the tram network expansion. __________________ 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!!!

June 2nd, 2010, 02:50 AM	#130
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 31,246 Likes (Received): 4	Don't worry Typhoon, I didn't mean that statement at all! I think this block is absolutely hideous. The least they could have done is give it some charm. Masshouse has the whole aquatic thing going on. This just has a colour palette identical to bird shit. __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

June 1st, 2010, 11:14 PM	#122
markmcd1976 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,372 Likes (Received): 4	Hmmmm, not great is it. There seems to be a lot of dross plans coming through at the moment.

June 2nd, 2010, 12:42 AM	#124
blar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Edgbaston Posts: 499 Likes (Received): 0	From the latest renders I think it blends in well with the surrounding new buildings ie, similar colours and materials. Most importantly, this building will help create the streetscape this area needs

June 2nd, 2010, 01:47 AM	#128
MasshouseMan One man and his dog. Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12 Likes (Received): 0	They want ME to build THAT?

June 2nd, 2010, 02:57 AM	#131
Typhoon2000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Birmingham/Coventry Posts: 2,583 Likes (Received): 23	Pens & Papers, and keyboards & mice at the ready then.... __________________ 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!!!

June 2nd, 2010, 02:21 PM	#133
fruit&nut A glass and a half... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,581 Likes (Received): 3	...and the park! I can't find anything positive about this. It is simply awful.

June 2nd, 2010, 03:32 PM	#134
*woodhousen* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Leeds/Birmingham, UK Posts: 10,843 Likes (Received): 2	so who's writing to the council then? __________________ Simply BIRMINGHAM

June 2nd, 2010, 03:40 PM	#135
*woodhousen* Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Leeds/Birmingham, UK Posts: 10,843 Likes (Received): 2	plus i still cant understand how since the announcement of HS2, the developers of this hotel have reduced the size of the hotel. surely the prospect of having a large (and potentially) international station near them in the medium-long term is a good investment!??!?!?! __________________ Simply BIRMINGHAM

June 2nd, 2010, 04:56 PM	#136
SimonTheSoundMan Unregistered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,452 Likes (Received): 129	That has been going through my mind all day. I think I will write to the developers first. I'll comment on the planning app when it is in.

June 2nd, 2010, 07:45 PM	#137
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 31,246 Likes (Received): 4	The planning app has been submitted. __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

June 2nd, 2010, 10:03 PM	#138
KHvillan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 378 Likes (Received): 1	There is one positive for me - it does relate better to the frontage of Island House than the approved scheme. Still looks shockingly bland from the image above and concerned about the "dead" rear.

June 2nd, 2010, 11:29 PM	#139
BrummieLad Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Birmingham. Posts: 529 Likes (Received): 0	Being me, and being the most hated Bham Forumer on the Bham Forum and maybe CityTalk Forum,... I quite like this building, it could be a hell of a lot worse. Awaits the E-net abuse __________________ Birmingham is UK's & Europe's Multicultural City!

June 2nd, 2010, 11:52 PM	#140
Erebus555 It's Sting. So What? Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bristol Posts: 31,246 Likes (Received): 4	But do you concede that it could and should be a hell of a lot better? __________________ The UK Housing Wiki - Attempting to document every tower block, council estate, private estate, housing association, tower block construction/ demolition method, tower block architect, tower block construction company... etc etc, in the UK. Everything to do with postwar residences! - Please join and help! EREBUS - OFFICIAL MOD CANDIDATE 2011 - BRITISH MODS FOR BRITISH PEOPLE!

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