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Abigail Brady ([personal profile] morwen) wrote2008-03-11 04:46 pm

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swiss centre demolition has properly started. they've got rid of the cooling tower on the lower roof (the building is a three storey or so long building, with a skyscraper poking out of part of it), in bits, with their giant crane. they also used their giant crane to move a JCB onto the roof, which was today hacking at concrete. maybe the JCB will cut a big circle in the concrete and then fall inside the building?

yet they still sell tickets out of it.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Cool. Photos?

What are they going to replace it with?

[identity profile] abigailb.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
this (http://www.london.gov.uk/.../strategic_dev/2007/20070703/swiss_centre_leicester_square_report.pdf)
Edited 2008-03-11 17:35 (UTC)

[identity profile] thatmakesmemad.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Es ist Verboeten
Though possibly the /.../ in the middle means you have copied an abbreviated link that doesn't work

[identity profile] abigailb.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
maybe this, then (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.london.gov.uk%2Fmayor%2Fplanning_decisions%2Fstrategic_dev%2F2007%2F20070703%2Fswiss_centre_leicester_square_report.pdf&ei=l8TWR7GSOZK2wQH-jdiLAw&usg=AFQjCNHQnSlQhknP9U5oZ2Mc8u80V09n7Q&sig2=XvXy_yBNv0iFbfYMT5jxUg)

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Danke! Das ist gut.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
That says that the proposed 11 story building is lower than existing?

[identity profile] abigailb.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, it will be quite a bit lower. Not found a render of it.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Current tower 14 storeys. Presumably they are demolishing that too?

[identity profile] abigailb.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes. It all has scaffolding over it. Can't see what they're doing up there, though.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
This (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=323) has an artists impression type thing.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
And that:
The current building is constructed on a thick concrete slab and it is considered not structurally feasible to remove this slab given the uncertain effects on the surrounding area of its removal.

They are committed to retaining the glockenspiel apparently :)

[identity profile] abigailb.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Hopefully they will tune it during the downtime. (and even more hopefully we will have moved office by then).

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ja!

Your client is not allowed to access the requested object.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
/me likes building nerding.

http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/docstores/publications_store/swisscentre_draft_planning_brief.pdf

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
This (http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/planning_decisions/strategic_dev/2007/20070905/swiss_centre_report.pdf) is better, apparently the nightclub and theatre didn't have planning permission.

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
KUrban explorers in the site in January (http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26572)

[identity profile] secretlondon.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Planning permission for the demolition (http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/planningapplications/currentsearch-details.cfm?CASENO=06%2F01330%2FCAC)

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[identity profile] hairyears.livejournal.com 2008-03-11 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I treasure the thought that the kitsch clanging clock will be upgraded to feature shovel-wielding irishmen and Poles with jackhammers in place of the Julie Andrews lookalike figurines.

[identity profile] grim-tim.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 08:10 am (UTC)(link)
So the net realisation for the cinema would have been £135,047,317 MILLION?
Some mistake surely?

/pedantry

[identity profile] abigailb.livejournal.com 2008-03-12 08:23 am (UTC)(link)
maybe they know something we don't re: imminent hyperinflation? eek.