I just wanted to say that I'm glad youtube recommended me your first video a few weeks ago. It's nice to have someone making content about London's urban planning. Keep up the good work!
As someone who lives in Canary Wharf, it’s a very vibrant neighbourhood, very busy at the weekends and a lot of residents especially since Wood Wharf opened. Unlike the City of London which is a ghost town at weekends.
Don't forget that the Elizabeth Line is a HUGE contributor ... giving CW transport access that is on par with the rest of the city and allowing people to "reverse" commute for the first time.
Another really interesting video. My feedback here is that you could think about investing in a better microphone as you sound like you’re talking into a cheap headset. Good audio makes decent videos great.
This is really great advice thank you. I already had a feeling the audio quality wasn’t great and someone mentioned it in my previous video. My mic was working before and then suddenly it stopped so I definitely need to get a new one and I’ll start looking into that immediately. It’s something I want to fix before my next video
As someone who has a masters in Sustainability, this was elegantly broken down and discussed with such details! I wish I had this when I was in school!
I work in the city and I cycle around the city for fun in my spare time on the weekends. I always said how much of a waste of space offices were; how the lights are seeminly always on and HVAC systems are running constantly. Hopefully the HSBC is the start of a great trend.
I rarely fall in love with such a new channel and subscribe with little content but there's just something about these videos. You're gonna get big because your architecture explanations are not patronising and condescending like other channels can be. Plus your content is super interesting. I really hope you do cover other cities in the UK in the future. All the best 😊
I would love to see city farms and allotments within these mixed use office blocks, as well as community spaces / youth centres etc. Another interesting development would be complementary day vs night time economies - offices/cafes/open space in the day, cinemas/restaurants/music/nightlife in the evening
4:52 esta filosofía ya existe desde muchísimos años" La cité rádieuse du Corbusier a Marseille" En Tokio desde los años 90 y en Ginebra, Suiza desde los años 70
4:52 this philosophy has existed for many years" La cité rádieuse du Corbusier a Marseille" In Tokyo since the 90s and in Geneva, Switzerland since the 70s
Fascinating video about the HSBC Tower in London! It was a great place to walk around, seeing those towering buildings. Thanks for posting it. I really enjoyed it. Take care, then. You have my big like!
Thank you for bringing this to a wider audience. How refreshing to see such an enlightened rethink of the soulless monolith that the corporate world thinks suitable for their public image, all the while assuming that they represent strength or permanence when in fact they just reinforce the lack of soul of the capitalist ethos.
Fantastic video Canney Wharf according to my dad who went for interviews there felt like an American city district the architecture was sleek yet dated feels more like a graphic/clip art than anything else plus very expensive with not much else too offer
Great video! And what an amazing idea to transform that building into this new mixed use "thing", it's gonna look stunning AF :D I did watch your first video a month ago, but now I'm subscribing! :D
wow, the idea of one massive building being home to everything is kind of cool. ok sure youd still have things delivered, not all restaurants and may wish to go out with friends etc, but still. i remember playing SimCity years ago and it was so cool building those..
Great video! I think the asymmetry of the cutouts could be hit or miss but it's an improvement over the original which has always looked awkward with the top branding section especially with it's standout height (more like a 00s electronics device than a building). Hopefully 25 and 1 Canada Square can have similar makeovers - the latter has a nice facade looks like a parody of the Empire State with it's squat dimensions. A taller pyramid that can be seen properly from the ground might help.
Amazing to think a building of that size and stature is ALREADY going though a mid-life crisis and overhaul but I get it. That's was the A+ class buildings must do to attract and retain tenants... Any building smaller than this? Probably converted to condo units or flattened entirely.. Here in ACTUAL Canada, there's a ton of empty office space sitting vacant that the owners are still debating what to do with... Especially in Edmonton and Calgary where there's plenty of B/C class space just wasting away at this point when each city has added millions of square feet of AAA class space in the last 5 years including The Stantec Tower here in Edmonton... A 66-story mixed use behemoth that lurks over the skyline in frosted blue glass... All 251M/823' of it... That one structure alone emptied out like 3 normal sized towers nearby... And only about a third of it is actually office space. The rest? Hotel and apartment units from the 30th floor on up...
Transforming homes, hotels, schools, shops, nurseries, restaurants, and these office districts into "Villaje" buildings, dead at night would come to life, and fewer useless displacements.
Makes me wonder what Stratford (Olympic Park) side will end up like in the near future, now that UAL, Sadlers Wells and the V&A are opening up shop. Maybe University Campuses and more will stretch further east to stretch out the city, all because of the Elizabeth line structure. As an East London resident this doesn't surprise me, and I'm honestly ambivalent. Just glad to hopefully see the end of some horrendous postmodern architecture in the not too distant future.
They are currently building an elevated garden in front of the jubilee line station at Canary Wharf, they have pictures there what it will look like! I think an idea would be to create “Hybrid hubs” me and my friends meet up together to work from nice hotel lounges or coffee shops, would be cool to meet in a purpose built work from space with several amenities to enjoy after we log off 😅
I find it ironic how HSBC is saying they no longer need this sky scraper due to a lack of workers when they have been constructing a new sky scraper in Birmingham currently under construction for the last few years now. I’m from Birmingham and have seen it start from scratch, will there suddenly be a fresh influx of workers when that building is finished or are they planning to relocate this one
Transformar en edificios " Villaje" viviendas, hotel, colegio, comercio, guarderías, restaurante, y estos barrios de oficinas, muertos de noches tomarían vida, y menos desplazamientos inútiles.
Can you do more videos on dense urban development, like you did for E&C? Im thinking like Kidbrooke, Lewisham, Barking Riverside, Brent Cross Town, North Acton, Southall, Plumstead, etc etc
Great suggestions I’ll add them to my list. I’ve started working on another Why I Like video and I’m excited to film and edit it. Have a few ideas for other areas and I’ll add these - especially Kidbrooke I’d love to properly explore here
Hmm the new render of the HSBC doesn't look better IMO. It looks chaotic and random. Besides that, they could have used the space for other purposes, as it's one of most valuable parts of London. I'm not against mixed use, that's a great idea.
But it isn't chaotic and random, it's specifically redesigned to accommodate need and function - it's literally the opposite of random chaos. You're associating order and planning with perceived geometric simplicity from afar. All space isn't equally useful. Light and connectivity are also important when designing any space, not just maximizing square footage, and are always affected by what is or isn't built around them.
@@sleepcrime imagine coping this hard for developers lol - I doubt this will even happen, seen these weird mixed used proposals more often than actual progress
@@Seurnn coping this hard for developers!?! Um... What? Are you drunk? This is a discussion on the principle of form following function from a design and aesthetic point of view...maybe you're lost?
I understand the objective. But the proposed changes do not feel/look that good. I think they make the structure appear unbalanced and unstable. Greenery and water features high up in a skyscraper are inherently alienating because they try to simulate the ground up in the air where you cannot walk to anywhere from there. That why “being grounded” means feeling supported. Perhaps building up from the plaza to a number of floors with transparent glass for views would feel more natural. And more welcoming to foot traffic. Using the next set of floors for a school or university might be valuable. Even creating a campus in the building. Having to take an elevator many floors to get to entertainment, or sports facilities is really a non starter. There is no foot traffic. And given the many ways to see the skyline at destination buildings, why would tourists go out of your way to Canary Wharf? Lastly, the open-walled area at the top is jarring. Such balconies work when part of a much smaller building, or when jutting out of the façade. The planned balcony looks like a plane flew into the building. I guess what I’m saying is, work with the current design of the façade and not against it.
Great video bud :) Thank you! They're really polishing turds with this kind of idea. Throwing overpriced poor quality food chains and a few seats and plants at an office building makes it no more appealing to work in. They're dreaming. The horse has bolted and employers that recognize this will get the talent.
@@Venturebits London has enough shops already, it is affordable housing it lacks, convert number 8 into affordable (but obviously nice) apartments, they will be more happy to go to the office if it is literally a 5 minute walk away, with those people living there the area will create more places for them to eat and shop naturally, rather than just building yet another shopping arcade and hoping it works.
The images remind me of a building in a war zone where chunks have been blown off the structure by bombing. I do not think that this sort of mixed use is sustainable. How many of these types of buildings would an area require? There is a limit to how much an area can absorb before it becomes a destination that no one goes to. Also, the country needs affordable housing, but conversion is so expensive that only luxury homes are possible. The conversion of this building may become a blueprint for the future, but it could easily become a master class in what not to do.
All this full remote and hybrid working is great, however in the case of FinTech the pandemic showed them that they could get by offshoring a lot of roles, so its given in one hand and taken away in another.
Looks like another grenfell tower to me. You’ll have developers and they’re fans chatting this crap up, then the conversation will be done on the cheap, especially considering the building wasn’t even built for residential occupancy. Then in 20 years time when the building is really getting old, they’ll be a major fire, lots of people will die and the developers will have put the money in off shore accounts and run off to the UAE or Jersey and the government would be picking up the pieces.
I wouldn't call it iconic. It's a glass-and-steel cuboid. An iconic building needs... something. Anything. Even something hideously ugly can be iconic. But bland and boring cannot. What is there to be iconic in a building with no distinguishing features at all?
Qatar are said to be investing £400milion in this, I can already clearly see how this is going to benefit an average and also slightly above average Londoners. It will still be a building we will see a glimpse of from a DLR or perhaps just walking past. Do not get me wrong, I like public realm spaces created around Canary Wharf, they have been well thought through and keep city slaves calm. That is their purpose during the week. At other times it is just for the rest of us, poor dopes passing by... Whoever wants to guess how much a 1 bed flat will, pardon me, how much an apartment will cost there, feel free to have a go, then add whatever charges need to be added. I like the idea, it just is not going to benefit anyone but foreign investors. And as per usual, why bother allowing for some sort of school and medical facility there? Good news is, once built, these will be sitting empty, just a place to park money for a while...
It would be cool if these became common, and then the public spaces were regulated to certain floors so they could be connected by sky walk ways.... I can imagine people never having to touch the ground.
"somewhere worth to commute" - people keep coming up with the funniest things I've heard. Commute is the main reason i work from home, nowhere is worth to commute unless its 5 minutes away from home. Or pays double. If you pay double my market salary, I'll consider returning to the office since I'll probably be able to afford a mortgage for a family sized dwelling (no, you should not raise kids in a shared room for the entire family, you maniacs, each person should have their own room, its called PRIVACY).
I am slightly concerned about the safety of having trees from the pretty render on the side of a sky scraper if they were ever to fall or get blown off in a storm. I'm sure engineers and architects consider this in their plans. Otherwise I think the reuse of the building is a good idea.
The render is basically like the promotional picture of McDonald’s - most likely the plants will be mostly on the inside. Oh, OR, the plants will be plastic…
I just wanted to say that I'm glad youtube recommended me your first video a few weeks ago. It's nice to have someone making content about London's urban planning. Keep up the good work!
I really really appreciate this, thank you!
As someone who lives in Canary Wharf, it’s a very vibrant neighbourhood, very busy at the weekends and a lot of residents especially since Wood Wharf opened. Unlike the City of London which is a ghost town at weekends.
For such a new channel, your absolutely smashing it! Keep up the high quality videos!
Appreciate that, thanks!
Don't forget that the Elizabeth Line is a HUGE contributor ... giving CW transport access that is on par with the rest of the city and allowing people to "reverse" commute for the first time.
What do you mean by reverse commute?
@@ejiro237I also wondered
@@ejiro237 I reckon it's when you decide to live in Canary Wharf and work elsewhere? So you're defying the flow of office commute
Really great start to a UA-cam channel. I will subscribe. Excited to see your journey as a content creator
Thank you! Really appreciate your comment, I’m lucky to have you as a subscriber - welcome aboard!
Another home run! Keep it up! Would love to see something similar on the state of retail in central London.
His new video on Oxford Street pedestrianization is up!
@@justmeajah Just saw! Great minds....
Another really interesting video. My feedback here is that you could think about investing in a better microphone as you sound like you’re talking into a cheap headset. Good audio makes decent videos great.
there’s also a free Adobe Podcast AI enhancer tool which could be worth trying out until you can get a mic as long as it doesn’t sound strange!
This is really great advice thank you. I already had a feeling the audio quality wasn’t great and someone mentioned it in my previous video. My mic was working before and then suddenly it stopped so I definitely need to get a new one and I’ll start looking into that immediately. It’s something I want to fix before my next video
@@CityEd. Don't zoom in on low res pictures. It became too blurry on video.
"A wicked big Boots in Piccadilly Circus" 🤣Great video, as always Ed! Keep it up
Bit disappointed that there is going to be stairs in the middle and not a Helter-Skelter, as I first thought.
A brilliant new channel, great videos! looking forward to new ones all around the city
As someone who has a masters in Sustainability, this was elegantly broken down and discussed with such details! I wish I had this when I was in school!
Damn, these are awesome videos. I'm from NYC and I enjoy anything about Britain. Keep it up can't wait to see what you'll do next.
Excelente proyecto, más vale tarde que nunca.
Enjoyed this, will watch your other videos now.
I work in the city and I cycle around the city for fun in my spare time on the weekends. I always said how much of a waste of space offices were; how the lights are seeminly always on and HVAC systems are running constantly. Hopefully the HSBC is the start of a great trend.
I love cycling in London !!!
You’ve got yourself a new subscriber. Great channel!
Awesome, thank you!
Brilliant content 👏 cannot fault you at all.
keep them coming!
Great videos so far, keep it up, new mic would be good as others have said, but so far all really nice and informative.
I rarely fall in love with such a new channel and subscribe with little content but there's just something about these videos. You're gonna get big because your architecture explanations are not patronising and condescending like other channels can be. Plus your content is super interesting. I really hope you do cover other cities in the UK in the future. All the best 😊
Been thinking about this comment a lot Jonathan - thank you for your lovely encouraging words. I’m lucky to have you as a viewer
I would love to see city farms and allotments within these mixed use office blocks, as well as community spaces / youth centres etc. Another interesting development would be complementary day vs night time economies - offices/cafes/open space in the day, cinemas/restaurants/music/nightlife in the evening
4:52 esta filosofía ya existe desde muchísimos años" La cité rádieuse du Corbusier a Marseille" En Tokio desde los años 90 y en Ginebra, Suiza desde los años 70
4:52 this philosophy has existed for many years" La cité rádieuse du Corbusier a Marseille" In Tokyo since the 90s and in Geneva, Switzerland since the 70s
Excellent project, better late than never.
Fascinating video about the HSBC Tower in London! It was a great place to walk around, seeing those towering buildings. Thanks for posting it. I really enjoyed it. Take care, then. You have my big like!
Thank you for bringing this to a wider audience. How refreshing to see such an enlightened rethink of the soulless monolith that the corporate world thinks suitable for their public image, all the while assuming that they represent strength or permanence when in fact they just reinforce the lack of soul of the capitalist ethos.
Fantastic video Canney Wharf according to my dad who went for interviews there felt like an American city district the architecture was sleek yet dated feels more like a graphic/clip art than anything else plus very expensive with not much else too offer
London’s vast mix of urban development and historical architecture will always impress me
YES!
Great video! And what an amazing idea to transform that building into this new mixed use "thing", it's gonna look stunning AF :D I did watch your first video a month ago, but now I'm subscribing! :D
Brilliant! Very insightful and thought provoking. Excellent, knowledgeable commentary. I loved it!
Yes excellent video , well done
Really interesting video. Keep up the amazing work 😀
wow, the idea of one massive building being home to everything is kind of cool. ok sure youd still have things delivered, not all restaurants and may wish to go out with friends etc, but still.
i remember playing SimCity years ago and it was so cool building those..
Looks like something you would see in Singapore
Glad I came across your channel!
Loving the videos mate keep them coming 🚀
Thank you mate! Appreciate that
Great video! I think the asymmetry of the cutouts could be hit or miss but it's an improvement over the original which has always looked awkward with the top branding section especially with it's standout height (more like a 00s electronics device than a building). Hopefully 25 and 1 Canada Square can have similar makeovers - the latter has a nice facade looks like a parody of the Empire State with it's squat dimensions. A taller pyramid that can be seen properly from the ground might help.
We are not in the Middle Ages to measure with feet, fingers, and elbows, but with a meter.
Ha! Very fair comment. In future I’ll be sure to provide both metres and feet
Amazing to think a building of that size and stature is ALREADY going though a mid-life crisis and overhaul but I get it. That's was the A+ class buildings must do to attract and retain tenants... Any building smaller than this? Probably converted to condo units or flattened entirely.. Here in ACTUAL Canada, there's a ton of empty office space sitting vacant that the owners are still debating what to do with... Especially in Edmonton and Calgary where there's plenty of B/C class space just wasting away at this point when each city has added millions of square feet of AAA class space in the last 5 years including The Stantec Tower here in Edmonton... A 66-story mixed use behemoth that lurks over the skyline in frosted blue glass... All 251M/823' of it... That one structure alone emptied out like 3 normal sized towers nearby... And only about a third of it is actually office space. The rest? Hotel and apartment units from the 30th floor on up...
Great vid 🙌
Great work mate
Very interesting video. I can’t wait to see the end result of this building modification.
Transforming homes, hotels, schools, shops, nurseries, restaurants, and these office districts into "Villaje" buildings, dead at night would come to life, and fewer useless displacements.
Great video mate!
It’s an interesting idea and fascinating topic.
Makes me wonder what Stratford (Olympic Park) side will end up like in the near future, now that UAL, Sadlers Wells and the V&A are opening up shop. Maybe University Campuses and more will stretch further east to stretch out the city, all because of the Elizabeth line structure. As an East London resident this doesn't surprise me, and I'm honestly ambivalent. Just glad to hopefully see the end of some horrendous postmodern architecture in the not too distant future.
gentle note: the plural of runner up is "runners up"
And the letter H is pronounced ‘aitch’ and NOT ‘haitch’!
Thanks both! These two things completely slipped my mind but I’ll make sure to improve grammar/pronunciation in future videos
They are currently building an elevated garden in front of the jubilee line station at Canary Wharf, they have pictures there what it will look like! I think an idea would be to create “Hybrid hubs” me and my friends meet up together to work from nice hotel lounges or coffee shops, would be cool to meet in a purpose built work from space with several amenities to enjoy after we log off 😅
you should do a history of vertical residential in the uk
Great idea! I’ve jotted it down, keen to explore that topic
How about office apartments? Each unit with a purpose built office while having communal space/function on certain floors?
No it is! An indoor theme park is SO realistic. Especially with VR and AR technologies
I’d love to see this!
That was a really high quality video, you need a better mic though I think it would be worth the investment
Mixed used is the way to go basically.
I find it ironic how HSBC is saying they no longer need this sky scraper due to a lack of workers when they have been constructing a new sky scraper in Birmingham currently under construction for the last few years now. I’m from Birmingham and have seen it start from scratch, will there suddenly be a fresh influx of workers when that building is finished or are they planning to relocate this one
Transformar en edificios " Villaje" viviendas, hotel, colegio, comercio, guarderías, restaurante, y estos barrios de oficinas, muertos de noches tomarían vida, y menos desplazamientos inútiles.
Great video
How much will it cost to change it and who’s going to foot the bill
What is the adress of the 5:19 part? That area looks absolutely stunning!
It’s above the Elizabeth line station in Canary Wharf, you just have to come out of the station turn left and get the escalator upstairs
Can you do more videos on dense urban development, like you did for E&C? Im thinking like Kidbrooke, Lewisham, Barking Riverside, Brent Cross Town, North Acton, Southall, Plumstead, etc etc
Great suggestions I’ll add them to my list. I’ve started working on another Why I Like video and I’m excited to film and edit it. Have a few ideas for other areas and I’ll add these - especially Kidbrooke I’d love to properly explore here
I think the obvious thing with the office blocks is to turn them into apartments
Good video
Singapore has been doing this for years
Would love to visit Singapore, I watched a documentary recently about vertical farming there. Great idea
J. G. Ballard High-rise vibes.
Definitely a good way to use an unused building instead of destroying it and having to build from scratch. at least cost wise. I would imagine.
Where will the new Elizabeth line entrance will be? And how will it be built?
There is so much empty office space in Manchester it's depressing, and it's a ghost town compared with pre-lockdown / WFH revolution
what a glowdown
There are many residential properties all around Canary Wharf. Poor research.
Hmm the new render of the HSBC doesn't look better IMO. It looks chaotic and random. Besides that, they could have used the space for other purposes, as it's one of most valuable parts of London. I'm not against mixed use, that's a great idea.
But it isn't chaotic and random, it's specifically redesigned to accommodate need and function - it's literally the opposite of random chaos. You're associating order and planning with perceived geometric simplicity from afar. All space isn't equally useful. Light and connectivity are also important when designing any space, not just maximizing square footage, and are always affected by what is or isn't built around them.
@@sleepcrime imagine coping this hard for developers lol - I doubt this will even happen, seen these weird mixed used proposals more often than actual progress
@@Seurnn coping this hard for developers!?! Um... What? Are you drunk? This is a discussion on the principle of form following function from a design and aesthetic point of view...maybe you're lost?
@sleepcrime It won't be a zakkyo which is the closest to what you're imagining so it's pointless
@@longiusaescius2537 lol, you know that's not a good argument
No estamos en la edad media para medir con los pies, los dedos, y los codos, pero con un metro.
Sometimes all it takes to do something revolutionary is to be the first one to do something that has long been obvious
Doesn’t seem like something you can finish in mere 3 years. They are almost re-gutting the whole building.
I thought this. Not many details about the plans yet sadly. I’ll try to do a follow up video when they submit a planning application
Still got nothing on classical architecture
THIS ISN'T A NEW IDEA !!! In South Korea they have been using mixed use high rise towers for decades
Would they need to increase transport options?
Why do we need all the new high-rises, especially in the City of London? I thought everyone worked from home these days.
I understand the objective. But the proposed changes do not feel/look that good. I think they make the structure appear unbalanced and unstable. Greenery and water features high up in a skyscraper are inherently alienating because they try to simulate the ground up in the air where you cannot walk to anywhere from there. That why “being grounded” means feeling supported. Perhaps building up from the plaza to a number of floors with transparent glass for views would feel more natural. And more welcoming to foot traffic. Using the next set of floors for a school or university might be valuable. Even creating a campus in the building. Having to take an elevator many floors to get to entertainment, or sports facilities is really a non starter. There is no foot traffic. And given the many ways to see the skyline at destination buildings, why would tourists go out of your way to Canary Wharf? Lastly, the open-walled area at the top is jarring. Such balconies work when part of a much smaller building, or when jutting out of the façade. The planned balcony looks like a plane flew into the building. I guess what I’m saying is, work with the current design of the façade and not against it.
Great video bud :) Thank you! They're really polishing turds with this kind of idea. Throwing overpriced poor quality food chains and a few seats and plants at an office building makes it no more appealing to work in. They're dreaming. The horse has bolted and employers that recognize this will get the talent.
You’re welcome!
So a tall mall with apartments...
What's wrong with that. Ain't that the dream?
@@Cecilia-ky3uw a lot of commercial real state projects in the US are having issues, specially malls. People buy more online now
@@Venturebits London has enough shops already, it is affordable housing it lacks, convert number 8 into affordable (but obviously nice) apartments, they will be more happy to go to the office if it is literally a 5 minute walk away, with those people living there the area will create more places for them to eat and shop naturally, rather than just building yet another shopping arcade and hoping it works.
@@MattyMooresthat’s a great point, did not think about it that way
The images remind me of a building in a war zone where chunks have been blown off the structure by bombing. I do not think that this sort of mixed use is sustainable. How many of these types of buildings would an area require? There is a limit to how much an area can absorb before it becomes a destination that no one goes to. Also, the country needs affordable housing, but conversion is so expensive that only luxury homes are possible. The conversion of this building may become a blueprint for the future, but it could easily become a master class in what not to do.
cool, ta
Putting trees on skyscrapers isn't the solution, we need more actual green spaces
so all that time they was just renting? thought they owned it
All this full remote and hybrid working is great, however in the case of FinTech the pandemic showed them that they could get by offshoring a lot of roles, so its given in one hand and taken away in another.
Didn't China have issues putting greenery into high rises? Bugs, mosquitoes etc
Does britain have a but and mosquito problem? It isn't going to be copious greenery, a few ecologists to do minimal maintenance ought to do the trick.
Can you build this stuff somewhere else lol ? Big empty buildings
Looks like another grenfell tower to me. You’ll have developers and they’re fans chatting this crap up, then the conversation will be done on the cheap, especially considering the building wasn’t even built for residential occupancy. Then in 20 years time when the building is really getting old, they’ll be a major fire, lots of people will die and the developers will have put the money in off shore accounts and run off to the UAE or Jersey and the government would be picking up the pieces.
HSBC
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Capitalism 101 - Create scarcity
They’re just gonna ruin it, such an iconic building just gone
I wouldn't call it iconic. It's a glass-and-steel cuboid. An iconic building needs... something. Anything. Even something hideously ugly can be iconic. But bland and boring cannot. What is there to be iconic in a building with no distinguishing features at all?
Nah mate, it's always been an eyesore
It’s never been an important building. It was just a bland office block with no character
Nothing is worth the commute
Absolutely lol.
1 billion sq ft ?! Perhaps check facts ..
I love the hsbc tower
Qatar are said to be investing £400milion in this, I can already clearly see how this is going to benefit an average and also slightly above average Londoners. It will still be a building we will see a glimpse of from a DLR or perhaps just walking past. Do not get me wrong, I like public realm spaces created around Canary Wharf, they have been well thought through and keep city slaves calm. That is their purpose during the week. At other times it is just for the rest of us, poor dopes passing by...
Whoever wants to guess how much a 1 bed flat will, pardon me, how much an apartment will cost there, feel free to have a go, then add whatever charges need to be added.
I like the idea, it just is not going to benefit anyone but foreign investors. And as per usual, why bother allowing for some sort of school and medical facility there? Good news is, once built, these will be sitting empty, just a place to park money for a while...
that new design looks horrendous and the old version is sleek, simple and sensible.
The old one looks bland
The new design looks completely terrible. Can they not just keep the top part at least
That is it. Finance is dead. Done.
It would be cool if these became common, and then the public spaces were regulated to certain floors so they could be connected by sky walk ways.... I can imagine people never having to touch the ground.
"somewhere worth to commute" - people keep coming up with the funniest things I've heard. Commute is the main reason i work from home, nowhere is worth to commute unless its 5 minutes away from home. Or pays double. If you pay double my market salary, I'll consider returning to the office since I'll probably be able to afford a mortgage for a family sized dwelling (no, you should not raise kids in a shared room for the entire family, you maniacs, each person should have their own room, its called PRIVACY).
Thanks for your comment! It’ll be interesting to see how this approach pans out for sure
Still looks ugly, but just now in a slightly different way
I am slightly concerned about the safety of having trees from the pretty render on the side of a sky scraper if they were ever to fall or get blown off in a storm. I'm sure engineers and architects consider this in their plans. Otherwise I think the reuse of the building is a good idea.
The render is basically like the promotional picture of McDonald’s - most likely the plants will be mostly on the inside. Oh, OR, the plants will be plastic…