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I saw what you did there, Graham
Still no sign of a fully floodlit Spire yet? That was the original plan, was it not?
@notjim wrote:
And where is this crime being committed?
The old Waxie Dargle on Granby Row. The new muriel is hilarious. The guy on the fiddle is missing his strings and bow, and looks very upset indeed.
😮 Doh, and I’ve even seen that new design and commented on it before.
I’ll sit in the corner with my pipe and slippers. 🙂
Yes, great and all, that Ireland is building its first tower. But need I remind you what it looks like?
It’s pretty horrendous.. top heavy, bland.. etc.
And we can’t rule out that the tower will be halved in height, or scrapped altogether, due to the recession, regardless of how high the lift shaft is.
So, it looks like Belfast will hold the title for the first highrise in Ireland.. or will it be the Watch Tower? My money’s on Belfast.
@ctesiphon wrote:
Isn’t a Metro station between O’Connell Bridge and Parnell Square a bit like a meal between breakfast and brunch?
If I were the developers, I wouldn’t hold out much hope.
They’re about 750m apart which is normal for high-density areas in other EU cities.
@GrahamH wrote:
There was no need for the slap though – I only noted that it was a fine set of cabinets she had there 🙁
:rolleyes: 😀
@jimg wrote:
It looks like a vast expanse of open space which I’m not keen on. Given our weather and the location, I suspect that regularly this will be a bleak windswept desert. I’d rather more was packed into the site and that they made some attempt at creating an urban feel by building a denser variety of buildings.
Small bit of refuge under this yoke.
Anyone care to take a gander through the east gate on East Wall Road? The tower foundations are right there, like. I was there 4 months ago. An update would be great.
I’ve been told that the foundations for the tower have been laid, and they are now driving girders into the perimeter. Bag of shite? I can’t tell. I’m here in Valencia smoking hot Spanish women.
“Ye’d be up dere in de Point Teartre in Dublin, and you’d be singin a song, like, and you’d be wonderin if anyone could hear a fuckin’ word yer sayin'” – Christy Moore.
C’mon, An Pointe Nua! Hurry the fuck.
News just in:
The Irish Times
A major discrepancy between the winning scheme for the U2 Tower at Britain Quay in Dublin’s Docklands and the much taller structure intended to be built is revealed by a drawing obtained by The Irish Times. This follows a hotly contested competition involving four development consortiums for the contract to build the tower, which would include an egg-shaped studio “pod” for the U2 rock group suspended above a public observation deck. The drawing supplied by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA) shows two versions of the west elevation of the tower designed by international architects Foster + Partners and chosen by the authority as its winning scheme last month. On the left is the scheme which was adjudicated on in the competition. It complied with the requirements of the DDDA’s brief and, in particular, the height limitations of the amended planning scheme for the Grand Canal Docks. The planning scheme specified that the main element of the U2 Tower should not exceed 100m in height to its “shoulder”, and any accommodation above this level was not to bring the overall height to more than 120m.
Here’s a scan of the schematic in the article: – Sorry it’s a bit -crooked-
edit: Actually, I might be better off using the Archiseek scan, but only if that’s alright with you Paul – I thought I should ask first. I think you did a better scan job!
My original photochops:
