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I’m happy its finally underway but really do feel quite indifferent,we should have several of these dotted around docklands but instead the whole regeneration project hasn’t lived up to any expectation,its really a continuation of what we already have in the city,some nice developments coming on stream now but for me overall it was a failure and i believe people in ddda are realising that now.
Its incredible that from all the members on this forum nobody can verify whether this is actually u/c or these are the shafts for the tower,is there any planners,architects out there that can bring some clarity to all this,i’m sure the planning documents are round somewhere ,could some qualified person maybe have a look and confirm whats happening on site.
So that sounds pretty positive,about bloody time,so can we now safely assume that there is indeed excavation work being carried out on site.
@notjim wrote:
i haven’t really made up my mind on this; but it is always worrying when the best arguement in favour of a proposal is that it was very delayed.
So your prepared to see it drag on for another couple of years with delays & appeals,get a grip,I’d rather see nothing happen at all if thats the case. And its not just this,every construction project of significance in this country takes far too long.
This gets the thumbs up from me,its taken 11 years for this to sorted and to hear people talk about alternatives and more analysis just amazes me.Can we have just one development in dublin city centre thats a little bit different/exciting without people whinging.
My god that grey cladding looks horrific,lets hope the overall development will be to a higher standard.
Can only presume its for when the development is fully complete,tower looks relatively good in that video presentation,goes to show how different these graphics can be,has anyone got up to date construction pics…
Even tho its a night time graphic this is my fave render of the project,arguably the least wel designed of the big three but personally I quite like it.
So looks like the first and last high rise to be built in cork,whats the general consensus down there?personally I think its ok,,maybe a bit stumpy.The pic above makes it look very gaunt,hopefully when its completely finished with the spire and all it will be a improvement.
hobart??what sort of comparison is that,personally I dont think its too bad,this is Ireland after all,it was never gonna be truly spectacular an an architectural masterpiece.Only question now is how long construction will take.
@CC105 wrote:
@phatman wrote:
Updated images of proposed Howard Holdings Docklands Development, planning due to be lodged early in the new year…
agree does not look too bad, how high are the tall buildings at the far end?, pitty they are all located at one end of the development.
Reckon the main tower is around the 100m mark,reminds me a bit of Heuston gate in Dublin
Heauston Gate has planing permission and will go ahead,apparently its waiting on a fire cert.AFAIK this tower should be under construction by now so have no idea whats going on.
Silly df1711! Haven’t you heard??? Its the latest addition to Dublins non existant skyline.The 250m ultra sleek Eamonn Dunphy tower
An Taisce have explicitly said they do not have a problem with the height of the building.
And you take their word for it,you obviously dont know how these organisations work.your naivety is pathetic. If an taisce got there way we would have no 21st century architecture in our capital,Maybe we should start a “U2 tower rant thread” for all the moaners. If you pick out nearly any skyscraper in the world and look hard enough one will pop up thats similar in some way, Architecture itself is becoming more globalized unfortunately. As for an taisce its sad enough that this organisation is even taken seriously in this country.
Zaha Hadids design is perhaps the ugliest skyscraper ive ever seen,it amazes me how its even a topic of discussion. BTW those renders look pretty good!now all we need is someone to photoshop in the watchtower??any takers
@JoePublic wrote:
Yeah there’s nothing about the twisting tower design that makes it only suitable for that location (unlike foster’s which is pretty tailored for that particular site). The DDDA own the design I assume, could they use it elsewhere?
I’d love to see it built where the Boland’s mill silos are opposite Alto Vetro, that land isn’t owned by the DDDA though of course.
Or maybe there’s still time to spice up the watchtower with a twist 🙂
Yeah but the point behind the twisting tower was the fact that it wouldnt ignore the centre of Dublin like this one will.It directly faces the liffey-most people will only see the side of a building. The original design would of worked better..
