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Some pictures I took last week:

Eglinton street tower from far away:

Any news on this proposal? It’s my favourite one so far, really hope it gets built 🙂

I know most people don’t like the metropole extension (or it’s future replacement) but IMO some of that one-storey junk around it is just as bad. It’s just that it’s not as imposing so people don’t comment as much but it needs to go ASAP 🙂

Something I never knew, what will actually get built here. Whatever it is it’d better be good for it to be in that location. Any idea how tall? This is one site I wouldn’t want a tall(ish) building to go.

Don’t like this proposal, not because it’s 20 floors high though. In fact I wouldn’t mind it being that 20 floors high at all, but it needs to be a landmark building not a generic tower block. My way of thinking is the taller the proposal, the better it needs to be, I’d love for something not boxy to be built there, something along the lines of this:

Apart from the left side I quite like it. Much much better than the victoria mills crap we got, at least it has a few interesting features

I was in updates mood today so took a few photos. The eglinton street tower’s core has really shot up and is already pretty imposing. In the space of 2 weeks it went up by 10 floors. The rest of the development is still a massive hole in the ground.

^^ That’s only a 5 to 1 ratio, nothing compared to some being built around the world at 10 to 1 height to width ratio or more. The fordham spire in chicago goes through a 360 degree twist and is around 500m tall. That gives 90 degrees every 125m

@Morlan wrote:

Does it actually grow outward at the top? 😮

If they’re going to build something rubbish, they might as well keep it simple.

Here’s a quick chop:

It’s go to be the thinest highrise I’ve ever seen. That thing will be swaying all over the gaf. :p

Does it grow outward? Just looks like it goes straight up in that render.

Thinnest tower in the world? I guess you haven’t seen these then.

By the way, will the tower be next to the water like the U2 tower or will it be set back?

@Keen wrote:

wow i was just wondering about the progress here! Have you any update frmo up close? Is the foundation already poured?

I doubt it, a few weeks ago they were still digging the hole so probably a good bit more work to do.
If I’ve time and if the pissing rain stops I might go up onto the city hall carpark again and take a few shots

I say go for it. In my view a building becomes a skyscraper at around 150m. What I mean by that is a building really starts to be impressive due to height at this point, below this tall buildings are just “highrise”. 🙂
Of course it depends on the design but I don’t think it depends a lot on context. For example when I walk by the county hall I’m always impressed with how much the renovation improved it but am never impressed by the height, even though it’s the tallest in Ireland

I agree sort of. I’d like to hear more about various proposals since that’s what interests me the most. Not to offend anyone but I come here since I’m interested in development and new architecture in Cork city (and elsewhere), not about whether some new store will become a supervalue or a centre. 🙂

I’ll try to go out and take some pictures tomorrow if I have the time. Hopefully the weather will clear up.

By the way I remember hearing about a 10-storey building proposed somewhere near the shell station near the R&H hall. Anyone have news on that one?

Oh right, I think I know which one it is now. I think this might be the one that I saw the other day, it was up 1 floor I think, will try to take some pics next time. Looks better than juries IMO.