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Hopefully this’ll get the thread back on track 🙂
I’ve taken a few more pics of the juries development, that glass part on the front is starting to look pretty good I think.
BTW, will these buildings have maybe restaurants, etc at the ground floor? It doesn’t look like there’ll be any extra entrances apart from the main ones so most likely the area around the buildings will feel dead, unlike what’s shown in this image:
It’s been ages since renders of new proposals have been posted. That’s actually one of the main reasons why I come to this site, to hear about plans for buildings and what’s in store for the future.Anyone know what’s going on with this development? I remember hearing that the choice was between this and another design and that this got chosen. Is it still going ahead? Pity if it isn’t since this definitely was one of my favourites.
Also can anyone tell me where this one will be? I can’t remember, one of the nicer ones aswell I think.
@jdivision wrote:
This PD document was discussed in a Dublin Port thread iirc
Sorry, I didn’t know that. I just came across this image on the web and was surprised to see something like this. I agree the buildings shown aren’t the best but it’s only an idea of what the place could look like, not what will actually be there.
City hall extension, it’s actually shaping up to be nicer than I thought it would be, I’ll wait for the finished product to judge:
BTW, what the hell are these yokes they’ve put on top of it? They look extremely cheap and stick out over the top of city hall, anyone know what their purpose is?
Clarion area:
Was it the whole facade that was supposed to be preserved but some idiot hit it by accident? Or was it just the bottom that’s supposed tobe kept?
Some new pictures:
Boole extension, progressing well:
The jury’s development:
Don’t know what the name of this is but it’s terrible:
I can’t remember who asked for images of 21 lavitt’s quay but here they are, nothing too spectacular.
And also, now that they’ve starting knocking down these houses, does anyone know what will be built here? I remember seeing a hideous redbrick and blocky proposal for this site, hope that’s not the final version
Thanks for the idea of taking pictures from the top of carparks. I didn’t think of that and I’ve been wanting to see the eglinton street site properly for a while. I did feel like a gimp going up to the 5th floor just to take pictures of a hole in the ground, I didn’t get any stares though 😀
I was actually on my way to the bus station since I went to Killarney last night. The bus was full though so I had to wait an hour for the next one, what better way to spend a free hour than to take a few photos (well not quite an hour since I had to buy myself some food, etc)From the top of the city hall:
The eglinton street site, just a hole right now. The hole where the tower’s supposed to go is 2 times as deep as the rest though.
I keep forgetting what this building is called. The picture I took of this a few weeks ago was from the good side, this is the part I don’t like.
The city hall extension from some not so usual angles:
From the paul street carpark:
I didn’t have any time to get proper photos of 21 lavitts quay but I did my best 😀
I’m at home for the next few days and was thinking, if I get bored I might go out and take some pictures again. Are there any particular developments you’d like me to visit, of course provided they’re within walking distance. I live near the city centre and I don’t mind walking a bit, last time I went out to the county hall, that’s about the maximum amount of walking I’m willing to do 😀
Clarion, City Quarter and that O’Flynn Construction building (don’t know what it’s called). These 3 buildings look good together I think, not great but good. As you might have guessed I’m not a fan of uniformness and I think that some variation in height would have been nice. I’m not asking for a 100-storey skyscraper but the main critisism I have for the Dublin docklands is the uniform height and I hope this doesn’t happen here too. I wouldn’t mind seeing some more bold projects coming up though, something like that kennedy’s proposal (really hope it gets built :D)
Scultpure in front of the clarion:
Across the bridge from the opera house:
I’ve found that most people who have an interest in architecture like this building while everyone else hates it with a passion.
And phase 2
I’m limited to 10 pictures so I have to make more posts, sorry.
More student apartments (they do seem infinitely better than the trash next door)
Not related but I like this picture I took 😀
The new juries development. Pity about the taller part that was axed, they got rid of the only element that added some spice to this thing. It’s OK now but way too uniform by my liking.
City hall extension, a combination of some very good but also some very crappy elements, hopefully the end result will look OK.
Can’t remember that this is called but I remember commenting on it, looks good from this angle. Decided I wouldn’t bother taking a picture from the other side 😀
Another building around that area:
I took a good few photos the other day since I wanted to test my new camera so I decided to take a load of pictures of various places in Cork, a good few of which were of construction projects 😀
The new school of music:
Another piece of crap, I don’t know what it’s called but those tiny pvc windows are terrible, also the cowshed type roof sticking out doesn’t help. I’ve seen these shed-type roofs popping on other buildings in other places, I’ve no idea why anyone would want a roof like that, maybe they want a bit of a country feel in the building 😀
New boole extension. Will have to see how it looks
I can’t remember what this one is, I even go to UCC but still don’t know
OK, first of all I’m not an architect or an architecture/planning student. I’m only a guy who’s interested in this stuff but a complete amateur so I’m probably missing something. I don’t get why people hate 21 lavitt’s quay so much. Most people I know seem to like it and think it has nice details and such. I don’t think it’s particularly brilliant but it does take the attention away from the horrendous opera house. I actually wouldn’t mind those houses in front being torn down (they look like they’re in terrible condition anyway) to make way for a building with an element even taller than 21 lavitts quay. At 8 to 9 stories max that would make a nice peak between 21 LQ and the opera house.
I agree that some really terrible crap is being built in Cork,
and some even more terrible stuff
but I do think there are developments which are quite good, far better than the two above. I really like what’s been done with the county hall. It actually looks quite decent and about a million times better than what was there before. Sorry, I didn’t take a picture of the top but I think it’s got some nice detail now.
Just bought myself a camera today, I’ve no idea how to use it yet so don’t complain if the pictures aren’t any good 😀
The image has been taken with zoom and has been cropped btw.Progress, can’t see anything inside the hole but still why not
@lexington wrote:
Section One: The Maxol Group entice prospective Docklands developers with Site Sale!
😮 The Maxol Group, the Irish oil company owned by the McMullan family, have instructed agents CB Richard Ellis to offer their prime 0.3 acre docklands site bordered by the junctions of Centre Park Road, Victoria Road and Monahan’s Road for sale. The site, which is zoned for Mixed-Use Development, stands and the gateway to the docklands proper and offers a fantastic opportunity to provide a building of prominence and stature which marks the entrance to Cork’s South Docklands area. The closing date for Tenders is July 7th 2006, unless previously sold. The prospect of a striking landmark building is available to the successful bidder who may, subject to planning discussions, even avail of a slender, glazed tower element on the north-eastern corner of the site rising up to as much as 10-storeys (with the remainder of the development subject to the guideline height of 6-storeys). Justification for such a privision may be based on the site landmark/gateway location – subject to a strong design standard and planning discussions. However the Maxol site is also well positioned to form an important piece of a possible site assembly which may include the Shell Petrol Station to the south, yard to the west and warehousing again to the south – offering full sweep of this corner, gateway junction of Centre Park and Monahan Roads.
The site is highlighted below in yellow.
Sounds great but who wants to bet the 10-storey element will get cut back to 6.
