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I’m not sure if construction on the Sandyford Tower has started yet; I’d be suprised if it has.
Other developments in Sandyford include 140 new apartments on the 7.7 acre site beside the Luas station with plans to build 600 more apartments on the site in the future. The height of the new development will range from six to 15 storeys.
@alpha wrote:
sandyford and merrion gate? what are they building there? is it something tall? 🙂
Perhaps these:
http://www.irish-architecture.com/news/2004/000274.html
http://www.unison.ie/classifieds/property/planning/stories.php?ca=280&si=1058602&printer=1
@johnbo wrote:
Chances are this is covered deep within this thread somewhere but what ever happend to those kiosks that were supposed to be installed on the street last July?
Does anybody have any pictures of them by any chance?
I think that one of the kiosks is currently hidden amongst the building site that is lower O’C street. Last I saw, it was just a big concrete block with no façade. I’m sure at least one of them with be up and running by next summer.. although, have you seen the state of the kiosks on Grattan Bridge? One of them is in terrible disrepair. The fold out canopy is hanging to pieces, held together with duct tape :rolleyes: I hope this won’t be the same for the O’C kiosks.
@Graham Hickey wrote:
What! – that latter journey is just a farce!
But yes it is getting very congested no on the Upper northbound lanes, with the traffic piling up at the Parnell St lights.On another issue – I really cannot believe this, really and truly cannot get over what has happened on O’Connell Bridge.
Okay nobody has died, and the sky hasn’t fallen in, but it comes a close third to these – the various blown bulbs in the O’Connell Bridge lamp standards have been replaced with ORANGE bulbs! Can you believe the ignorance?!! It’s unreal!😮 Huh?
That really makes my blood boil. Graham, maybe you should send an email or letter to the relevant department including some of your points above. It’s unlikley that they would do anything about it but you might get some sort of explanation out of them.
@Graham Hickey wrote:
Here’s the grand interior of the recently opened Habitat on College Green in Dublin – it’s magnificent:
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Dublin1/HabitatCG1.jpg[/IMG[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/Dublin1/HabitatCG2.jpg[/IMG
Excellent, I must have a gander in there this week.
As for BOI, what the hell are they feeding those flower boxes?!
We don’t need flower boxes here. Remove them, that motorbike, and any other unnecessary ‘things’ from obstructing the fine view of the building.
@ihateawake wrote:
are there images for the buidling supposed to replace hawkins house? has any step been taken in its planning? when will hawkins house be demolished?
Oh I doubt it. AFAIK they only put the building up for slaughter last January. Now, if only An Post would resign their ugly sister building to the bulldozer, we could see one massive development on these two plots.
Does anybody want to see another 15 floor block here or would you prefer something more like 6 floors?
@JPD wrote:
Are you suggesting that the Collins movie is a good indicator of authentic?
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Yes, sea, oui agus sÃ. I think the attention to detail in the movie was first class.
It looks ok I guess. It’s actually a bit bigger than Heuston Gate. What is it with 32 floors? The whole docklands was a wasted opportunity for high density so they should be making up for it with 40/60 story buildings where ever they can 🙂
@Graham Hickey wrote:
They say in the application that conservation work will be carried out, but total replacement in some cases may be necessary.
Here’s the terrace in the 1920s, sombre dark windows dominate, and not an Abrakebabra in sight!Interesting that upper floor signage has already crept in – for once we have higher standards today…
I love those eleaborate tram poles, how detailed. Had they been kept in storage they could have been reused for some city centre streches of the LUAS. Were they painted green?
@electrolyte wrote:
Yep, thats the one….It makes me ill to look at it!
I know they recently did it up….ha!….and while I hate it, I do believe its salvagable, it could be turned into something quite cool…im thinking along these lines, bearing in mind, there aint much to work with…
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9407&papass=&sort=1
I think that City Point Tower is totally out of character with that part of London. Sure it’s tall and has a wow factor but all highrise in London should have been confined to somewhere like The Docklands. It’s reminds me of Centre Point Tower; tacky and just adds to London’s badly planned mishmash of highrise here and highrise there.
I’m all in favour for highrise in Dublin but not in the historical centre, and certainly not in Fitzwilliam. Too late for the Dublin Docklands so I don’t know what will happen in the future. I’m guessing Dublin will end up much like London: towers dotted randomly around the greater Dublin area.
Fitzwilton House is interesting. By its design you wouldn’t think it was 13 floors high, maybe more like 6. Deliberately and deceptively lowrise in appearance, I’m sure this helped its planning approval.
Check out the end window. Looks like it suffered a fire or perhaps some hardcore rot has set in.
And what is going on with that fence action on the roof?? 😀
How drab. See how the concrete melts onto the windows giving the lovely effect of “shite” complimenting the miserable Irish weather.
@Graham Hickey wrote:
as are 99% of city centre streets made up of that jumbling mixture that makes Dublin what it is.
Indeed they are. But I’m referring to streets of utmost historical importance. I would have much preferred to see a building recladded..
What’s the problem with reproducing historical facades. It doesn’t all have to be Disney.
It can be done without the tacky Disney effect.. and for not much cash either.
@Devin wrote:
Some of the 60s “shite†you refer to is now considered to add to the richness of the city.
What and how? :confused: It’s all ‘shite’ and that’s that.
But seriously, buildings like the one beside Ulster Banc in Coláiste Glas are a total insult. Who owns this ugly sore anyway? The government should be making a conceited effort to clean up this structure of horrendous nature. It ruins the area. 😡
@Frank Taylor wrote:
I like the builders in pensive mood on the scaffolding.
Pensive? He staring down some young one’s top, or contemplating his next tobacco inhalant! 🙂
I love the first picture, Graham 😀 but in fairness to the 2nd picture, it does say no gluaisrothairs; doesn’t say anything about rothairs. So pedal bikes are allowed in these areas now. I’d prefer not to see any sort of 2 wheeled contraption in the central median, but if pedal bikes are allowed, why not provide some shaggin’ bike stands. Christ, the planning in this city.
You’re right about the scaffolding on the GPO, really does draw your eyes to the building. You got the tri-colour high and mighty in the first GPO shot anyway.
Now that the GPO is getting some special attention, maybe people are appreciating its importance. As for the scale of detailing on GPO, doesn’t look like Tashy Mc’ Luminous-Jacket is much interested.
I’ll comment on your crazy chimney post tomorrow. 😀
