Vertigo? U2 tower to be taller

Why don’t they pull the spire out of O’Connell St., and stick it on top of the U2 Tower? Not only will it improve the look of the capitals main thoroughfare, but it will double the height of this ‘landmark building’. 🙂

@Paul Clerkin wrote:

PRESS RELEASE

The Docklands Authority is seeking developers to provide development
services including the design, construction and finance of the U2 Tower and
adjacent Britain Quay Development. Developers are invited to submit
expressions of interest demonstrating significant previous experience of
design team members in delivering high rise tower developments of over 100
metres high.

It is expected that the successful development team will be selected in
2007 and the construction of the Tower will commence in 2008. The closing
date for receipt of Request for Proposals is 12 noon, on the 16th October
2006.

so they are looking for people to design a tower while they keep showing us pictures of tower that hasn’t been designed yet?

As for the extra height & bulk for U2, as long as the design can absorb it then fair enough – but also as long as this will be deemed one of those ubiquitous ‘landmark’ buildings and will not set the level for the area.

Why? I really dislike the aesthetics and even the idea of ‘landmark’ standalone towers which dominate entire areas of the city. Someone in the other thread posted a series of photos of European cities which have tall buildings. The ones which adopted a “clustered” approach to tall buildings – Frankfurt, Paris, etc. – are far more appealling than having individual towers dispersed around a generally low rise city. I’d rather have this, the Point “tower”, Heuston Gate, the Barrow St./Thomas St./Tara St./etc. proposals all bunched together somewhere down the docks instead of ending up with having the low rise historic bits of the city compromised by “landmark” towers.

@a boyle wrote:

This has me completely confused … they are currently digging the foundations for the tower . Does anybody know what is going on ?

where did you hear this? in the july 16th report on ddda.ie they were looking for developers who would focus on the street level of the tower as the nearby streets are prone to flooding, so how can the foundation be underway already if there is no developer picked?

Boyler, if you’re down there again ask one of the builders what they’re doing. It’s possible that they are just excavating the whole site in preperation for the new developments.

@a boyle wrote:

i ‘ll consider it. i don’t think the local natives are particularly gratefull for every tom dick and harry going by to have a look, and these natives are particularly mobile , and. … … …

well if they’re excavating the site, i wonder who is paying for it? unless these broadsheet reports are well out of date…

perhaps the site is split into different parts ?

They will look great flanking the Sam Beckett Bridge.

Point Tower, eh gotham city anyone ?? judging by that render anyway !

any more detailed renders ?

@Morlan wrote:

Anyone got a bigger picture of that Point Village render above?

You can have a look on the (Beano comic inspired) website http://www.pointvillage.ie They’ve got balloons !!!