Alto Vetro, grand canal docks, dublin
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Anyone notice the absence of curves in the docklands and adjacent developments? The new buildings are mostly great but all flat edges- as are all the planned developments. I’m not asking for a gherkin, but…
lots of Docklands photos taken today ;http://www.flickr.com/photos/58086761@N00/sets/72157600052222012/
The whole development stretches from Alto Vetro right down along the Bolands Mills to Barrow St, that whole side of the road is closed to pedestrians..so what else are the doing, are the silos finally coming down?
Eh..they’re rebuilding the bridge in case you missed that! :rolleyes:
Well I just saw it from distance, no need for fucking sarcasm, arsehole
Carroll’s Britain Quay site would have one curved tower if he succeeds in his court case.
Go to oms.ie, click on portfolio, then on View Projects by type, then on offices and then Sir John Rogersons Quay.Sorry for level of detail but I can’t copy and past the image.
See Vertigo? U2 tower thread for more details on the dispute.
Saw them starting test bores on the Montevetro site this morning – looks like things might finally get moving on this site.
It would appear that Alto Vetro is moving along with swift efficiency and painstaking attention to detail.
Does that say “Up Carlow”? haha
Is the Montevetro building still this heap o’ shite?
It has changed a bit. There was a different render around, but I can’t find it:
http://www.treasuryholdings.com/projectDetail.aspx?id=73Alto Vetro is really taking shape. It will be a great new landmark in the city. The inner dock is a really special place in Dublin.
I don’t think Alto Vetro is tall enough to be a landmark altough it looks sweet in that location! I also think it will look very well when finished.
The reason i say this as i was in college green looking down Pearse street and i could just make it out: bolands mill & charlotte quay are still way more prominent from most angles and the more i see boland’s mill the more i want it to stay!! Albeit renovated to modern standard but not the whole structure lost as it is an important part of our nation’s history. Dublin needs a landmark building, I think the U2 tower will achieve this.@Criag wrote:
Alto Vetro is really taking shape. It will be a great new landmark in the city. The inner dock is a really special place in Dublin.
It certainly is taking shape. But if you’re passing by soon, have a look at the picture of the finished product on the hoarding around the building.
It shows all the apartments lit up beautifully, and a number of people standing or sitting out on their balconies enjoying Dublin’s fine weather. The interesting thing is that. despite all the glass which will be in the structure, the only furniture to be seen is out on the balconies! A few of them have a couple of chairs and a table out on the balcony, but that’s it for the entire building.:D
As so often happens, it may not look quite so impressive in real life as it does in the promo picture. Especially when the net curtains start going in.:p
Ah ah ah, not so fast Seamus O’G . . .
Net curtains not allowed in goldfish bowl tower
Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2005 / January 23
The Sunday TimesCalling all exhibitionists. A 16-storey tower earmarked for Dublin’s docklands will be completely transparent, providing a perfect home for individuals with a penchant for being on 24-hour show. Alto Vetro — meaning tall glass — will be Ireland’s first block of homes made entirely from glass. Each of the 26 apartments in the 16-storey tower will have floor-to-ceiling windows with only sliding wooden screens to preserve the modesty of residents. Net curtains will be a no-no, and messy rooms ill advised for buyers of the see-through luxury apartments. And, it seems there is no shortage of people willing to go on permanent display. Treasury Holdings, developer of the ambitious project, says it has already got a waiting list for the apartments, which will boast unbroken views of the cityscape.
Those poor, poor people living in glass houses. First you tell them they can’t throw stones. Now this.
While these no-net-curtain rules appear unreasonably stringent on first glance, I imagine that this announcement ushers in a new era for Treasury Holdings and for the future of pretty buildings in general. I have heard from a very reliable source that applicants for the tower apartments will be matched to certain balconies based on their resemblance to their promo-picture prototypes. Thus ensuring that only beautiful exhibitionists will be permitted to inhabit the premises.
I can only take heart in the knowledge that before long, the voyeurs of the city from all walks of life can stand and look up at Alto Vetro for their own unbroken view-boasting. Everyone wins.
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new view of montevetro on Treasury Site
Alto Vetro is well on now…the first 3 floors are almost fully clad, i have to say it looks pretty damn nice and will look much better when completed. 12 floors have floorplates and they have started on the 15th floor. It’s amazing how narrow it looks from Grand Canal Square or approaching from Mount Street/Grand Canal Street. And it doesn’t look out of place at all IMO. If they put another floor or two on top it would be more prominent in the area as it stands opposite Boland’s Mill and Millenium tower. Anyway it’s a step in the right direction for highrise in the area
Any pictures??
I think this building is shaping up to be one of the nicer designs built in Dublin over the last few years. The bottom few floors are starting to look relatively finished and I think overall the building will look a lot better than any of the photomontages prior to its construction
well the facade is installed up to the third floor on this now and I dont know what to think of it. The black (granite?) stone reminds me of the stuff used on headstones. Joints / Gaps all over the place.
Here it is: looking good, I quite enjoy it’s slenderness ratio. Cladding looks fairly decent too. I’ll be interested to see exactly how it meets the ground. According to the notice for PP at the site, They’ve extended the plot somewhat to add car parking and landscaping. They’ve also removed the gym from the upper floors in place of more apartments. Oh well, would have been quite an inspirational place to run on a treadmill!
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