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HaHa! I thought you were posting a picture of a building you hated !
Yes, the Sky Park at the back is certainly a bold and unusual bit of architecture, and I like the taper and twist of the three tower blocks:- https://senatus.net/media/files/myer...tus__wPJs_.jpg Also, from a different angle, the waterfront buildings make a lot more sense. Strung out in a line, they look a lot better:- http://www.greenroofs.com/projects/m...s_skypark7.jpg Still not too convinced by the bunch of bananas tbh, but that's just my opinion. Also, of course, we should see architecture "in the round" as they say; what looks cluttered in a photo may not be that way at all irl. |
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The building Frown posted looks better in the above pics. I like the public garden at the top or whatever you'd call it. Stuff like that is a good idea. I'd like to see football stadiums do something similar with their roofing, have places to view the match on top of the stadium where you can walk around, like a viewing balcony. I'm sure it's possible to put two either side of the halfway line with railings protecting you from falling off. Maybe it's not worth doing financially but it's a cool idea imo. |
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The flat tops of tall buildings are such an under-used resource. They are places where both people and plants can breath and "let themselves be beautiful." What's more surprising is that even when built, people don't bother using roof gardens. At least, that is the strange story of this extensive roof garden atop a department store in the UK. https://www.architecture.com/image-l...34.FFFFFF.jpeg.....https://i2.wp.com/www.guildford-drag...?fit=480%2C333 http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...re-id105470200 As teenagers, me and my bff used to go there, sit at the café tables or walk over the concrete stepping stones. We were usually alone, the heyday in photo #3 having long gone, and the goldfish in the ponds invariably outnumbered the visitors. For us, that made it an even more magical experience in the middle of a fair-sized bustling city. But with no punters, they had to close the café and then the roof itself.; on my last visit, sneaking in where I wasn't supposed to be, it was overgrown and dilapidated, looking stranger than ever. But the strangest thing of all is that the city had such a wonderful facility and lost it just because they couldn't be bothered to climb a flight of stairs! |
Looks a nice place to go and chill mate. Great pics. I'm guessing it wasn't in London?
https://assets.londonist.com/uploads...titled-1_1.jpg https://www.hiddeneurope-magazine.eu/142_stP_hotel.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NE5xXkGpAh...ef634844_b.jpg This is just glorious. |
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It's a fantastic building. I love how imposing it is. I'm glad it's still there, not that I'm saying it'll ever be demolished but everything should be done to protect buildings such as this. When I think of the architecture lost during the war and then bad planning after that, it makes me so annoyed.
Gone: http://lostbritain.uk/wp-content/upl...956c0edf_b.jpg It was replaced by this :o: : http://i1.birminghammail.co.uk/news/...%20Library.jpg That's gone as well now thank fuck, but if the architect was still alive I would like to ask him what was going through his head when he thought this was a good idea. |
The Harrods store in London is just stunning.
https://rockhoppa.co.uk/wp-content/u...s-1030x579.jpg https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/harr...n-48818894.jpg :clap: |
Not expecting everyone to like this one but, one of my favourites, Ibrox in Glasgow home of Rangers FC:
https://footballtripper.com/wp-conte...ox-stadium.jpg https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/in...JS30434553.jpg http://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/i...lightbox/j.jpg https://19179-presscdn-0-30-pagely.n...ox-900x520.jpg It needs some work doing but on the whole I think it's excellent and is a well balanced stadium, especially compared to other builds from the same era. The main stand was based on the Trinity Road stand I mentioned in post #44, it was the same architect who designed both (Archibald Leitch, also worked on many other grounds around the country including Highbury, Old Trafford, Anfield and many others), but Rangers were able to redevelop it without destroying the main facade and added a roof to theirs. I really like this one. |
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http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/3f/98/14/z215...rzy-ul--Ko.jpg These don't have to be depressing, but they need to be repainted and taken care of. Which includes also the surroundings. In Poznań where I live these ugly "commie blocks" are surrounded by a lot of green, almost like they were constructed in the middle of a park.. and it works. Sort of. Well, you don't want to kill yourself at least. Not because of the buildings. :D |
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