Alto Vetro, grand canal docks, dublin

[Frodo]

16floors

[JoePublic]

Interesting new metal and glass arch on the bridge next to Alto Vetro.

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Looks pretty sexy.

You can see the facade work started on the hotel too

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[Morlan]

Interesting. Certainly seems like it's going to be a snazzy looking bridge. Thanks for the shots Joe.

[kefu]

Is that the Mateus going up behind the bridge, it seems to be progressing quite well, if it is. Bridge looks excellent.

[ake]

Interesting new metal and glass arch on the bridge next to Alto Vetro.


Looks pretty sexy.

You can see the facade work started on the hotel too

Great! I was hoping they would do something with that bridge. It was so ugly. I would have thought they have might've widened it a bit first though.

[JoePublic]

They have widened it quite a bit actually, looks like it will be four lanes. They're still working on it.

Yep that's the Mateus in the background

[GregF]

renders

The original rendered images of this look terrible. The finished article does not look like them and thank god too.

That bridge looks cool. This whole area when finished will be an attractive little enclave of contemporary buildings.

However, it remains to be seen if the new Dublin Docklands will be saved from banality.

[SeamusOG]

I am not convinced by that bridge. I'd need to know more.

I always detested TCD's pedestrian bridge across Westland Row. Clealy it is a bridge which was supported by the piers at either side of the road, i.e. a beam bridge. But it also includes a curved section which gives the impression that it may be an arch bridge. What annoys me about that bridge is that Westland Row is narrow enough that it should be reasonably easy to build either a beam bridge across it or an arch bridge across it. However, it shouldn't be necessary to require both forms in the same bridge to traverse the street.

Every time I see it, it simply cries out "crap engineering" to me.

I suspect that the same thing may be going on here. The old bridge at the dock was a drawbridge. I suspect, though I may be wrong, that the new one is a simple beam bridge. In which case, the arch actually has no function.

Until I know more, this bridge will be saying "unnecessary window dressing" to me.

[phil]

I suspect that the same thing may be going on here. The old bridge at the dock was a drawbridge. I suspect, though I may be wrong, that the new one is a simple beam bridge. In which case, the arch actually has no function.

Until I know more, this bridge will be saying "unnecessary window dressing" to me.

I want to wait to see this bridge finished, but I too am unconvinced by the arch. It doesn't seem to make sense in terms of the overall aesthetic of the original dock, which is of a much more industrial form. I wonder is it trying to pay homage to the bridges further up the canal?

[Keen]

A quick update - almost finished now

[AndrewP]

This looks good, but the roof is a let-down. You can't see from the pic, but the (presumably) service structures on the other side are a rather ugly black-and chrome thingy that kind of spoils the otherwise sleek finish.

[shweeney]

doesn't look half as good from the wide side - reminds of an elongated Hawkins House for some reason - must be the colour.

[Max Power]

Any idea what is happening to the building now that construction is complete? No sign of any sales activity...

[Cathal Dunne]

Looking at JoePublic's photos above, that part of Town is going to look pretty swish once all the building work is finished up. Alto Vetro looks a lot better and brighter than I imagined from its renders all the way back in 2006.

More of this please!

[cgcsb]

does anyone know what's happening with the montevetro? Is under construction? will it be visable from grand canal dock square?

[alonso]

does anyone know what's happening with the montevetro? Is under construction? will it be visable from grand canal dock square?

it was referred to elsewhere (perhaps the high rise thread) that some JCB movement was seen on site

[Cathal Dunne]

it was referred to elsewhere (perhaps the high rise thread) that some JCB movement was seen on site

So we could be seeing it in this stage of completion this time next year?

That's great if it is going ahead, more building jobs will be saved and with the correction in property values, it'll make city living an altogether more feasible option.

[Morlan]

does anyone know what's happening with the montevetro? Is under construction? will it be visable from grand canal dock square?

This money-making clump of spew has been approved.



This was proposed:

[The Denouncer]

does anyone know what's happening with the montevetro? Is under construction? will it be visable from grand canal dock square?

Yeah the construction engineers are down there now, its well underway. How tall is this Meontevetro going to be? The renders on skyscrapernews are outdated I think. I work over-looking onto it, I'll keep the forums updated.

[The Denouncer]

This project is well under way, the boring machine is there the last few days. This site comes with a photo of the finished article and date for completion..

http://www.treasuryholdings.com/projectDetail.aspx?id=73

[Pepsi]

i like it.

[kefu]

Owes quite a debt to the Seagram Building

[ctesiphon]

This money-making clump of spew has been approved.

This was proposed:

the boring machine

[GrahamH]

Very elegant facade treatment, if the arrangement of footprints a bit weird in this view. A wider selection of imagery would probably reveal all.



Does this mean the curvy side bit will get the same facing treatment? I can't seem to match the two.

[JoePublic]

the various pictures of this building from Barrow street always show beautiful cobbled street and lovely mature trees on the footpaths. Is this improvement works part of the development? I think not!

Why don't they show Barrow street as it is, ugly random patches of concrete and tarmac on street and footpath alike, not a tree in sight.

PS. When it's built, there goes the last of the little light shone on my poor apartment, high rise is great and all, but does it have to be in my back yard ;-)