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First visual of proposed refurbishment of Poolbeg Penninsula chimneys

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Proposed Poolbeg Chimneys Redevelopment in Dublin Which Would Include a 160m High Restaurant and Other Facilities: http://bit.ly/2hYGCpq
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belfastuniguy
The original story is from 2014, as is that image and it's not technically a proposal, it was a concept for a competition.

https://www.fm104.ie/news/could-the-poolbeg-chimneys-become-observation-towe/

http://www.iconic-architecture.com/.../show/Project//poolbeg-observation-twins.html


When considering a potential demolition of the chimneys, the structural integrity of the buildings was one of the main concerns voiced by the ESB. It’s unknown whether building upon these aging structures would even be possible, however this is not a concern that Urban Agency shares.

“We haven’t looked into that detail yet,” says Laroussi, “but structurally, nothing is impossible, engineers can do amazing things.”
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Wilderbeast
Demolish them would be by far the best proposal....
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What an idiotic proposal.

Demolish the ugly industrial chimneys that are in no way unique or interesting.
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Vyking said:
What an idiotic proposal.

Demolish the ugly industrial chimneys that are in no way unique or interesting.
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Unfortunately, in Dublin's context, they are iconic - which highlights how dismal the city's skyline is. :bash:
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Exactly. They only stand out because the city lacks a skyline.
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It seems all it takes for something to be protected in Dublin is for it to be there a while and for people to get used to it. Wouldn't hold out any hopes they'll be demolished

A viewing deck or restaurant overlooking the spectacular vistas of the wastewater treatment plant, oil storage tanks and industrial wasteland seems to be the best proposal on offer
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Looking forward to the braindeads who proposed this idea being told in no uncertain terms that the chimneys can't support these structures. Because, shock horror, they weren't designed for it.

Two restaurants folks, not just one. They'll be THAT busy :lol: How will these hungry people actually GET to poolbeg? Ah sure lets not worry about that. Sure Poolbeg sells itself.

PATHETIC
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daveydonnelly
They'd be better off just to paint them and light them up at night. Cheap and effective.
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daveydonnelly said:
They'd be better off just to paint them and light them up at night. Cheap and effective.
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and refurb that old hotel next door....and turn the incinerator into a gallery...and most importantly,deal with the smell
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Iconic my arse.

The iconic chimneys of Detriot:


The iconic chimneys of Vladivostok:


The iconic chimneys of Rotterdam:


The iconic chimneys of Shanghai:


etc

People seem to believe these are some sort of unmistakeable international marker for Dublin. Delusional nonsense.
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The only problem of converting them to view platforms etc is that the incinerator is right next door and produces a fair bit of steam
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There was a victory for the Poolbeg chimneys this week in 2014 as councillors added them to the protected structures list amid demolition fears, but what next for Dublin’s iconic stacks?
Sculptor Patrick O’Reilly has reignited his proposal to illuminate the 207 metre tall Pigeon House chimney stacks to turn them into Dublin’s version of the Eiffel Tower.
Mr O’Reilly has been “enchanted” by the candy-striped towers for a long time. He believes they could be “as beautiful” as Paris’s famous tower which was enhanced by Pierre Bideau with the use of 20,000 special “twinkling magical” strobe lights.
“They have a magical effect being so close to the water. The lights would deflect not only in the water but in the sea fog ,” says Mr O’Reilly.

This is like something you'd read in Waterford Whispers.
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Light them up grand. A nice colour which would look nice landing in Dublin during the night. But comparing it to the winner of a contest back in the 1800s is beyond moronic.
They look shite. Demolish the things and build 2 sky scrapers as a counter balance and call them the twin chimney towers.
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Something similar to Battersea would work well:
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Battersea is a pretty good example of an ugly industrial building turned into something iconic with a bit of care, actually.
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belfastuniguy
At least Battersea has some Art Deco loveliness to admire...
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belfastuniguy said:
At least Battersea has some Art Deco loveliness to admire...
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Battersea had a much more interesting design sure, but the original Pigeon House power station could be really gorgeous if cleaned up:
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A great photo story on that place here btw:
http://www.thelocals.ie/features/more-power-to-you
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This video shows a guy climbing them and the views from the top.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvAWAHczOYs

Re: Battersea, its an important piece of architecture in the centre of London that can be seen upclose via many passing trains etc. The power station that the poolbeg chimneys are attached to is not an iconic building and is not in the center of Dublin. If the long term plan (20 plus years away) is still to relocate Dublin port to a new location north of the city then the poolbeg peninsula would be a massive opportunity to grow the city eastwards and I don't see what part a pair of disused 1970s chimneys should play in it. The amount of money that any plan such as the one above would cost would be enormous due to the structural, environmental and transport issues involved.
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