[COM] Thomson Playford Building | 30m | 8lvls | Office

[Zender]

uh i know i know! did ppl not read my previous posts? im talking about ONE block because I think it is in prime location on the edge of Victoria Square, when did i ever mention the whole Gouger st be lined with high rise!?! i'd be pissed if all those cafes/restaurants had high rises behind em.

[ynotsfables]

I agree with Zender, when the crane was first errected to build the SA water building i thought to my self straight away that something of that monumental height (being the crane of course) would have an incredible impact on Victoria Square. First impressions put a shiver down my spine. Vic Square can handle our tallest buildings it has the space to observe them and appreciate them aesthetically unlike Pirie street. Although i like Pirie Street for what it is and may become.

[SRW]

Pirie St has the biggest proportion of tall buildings in Adelaide. It is also one of the least enjoyable streets in Adelaide. This is not a coincidence.

That's more a consequence of the poor streetscape, and the design and purpose of the buildings there, than the fact that they are tall.

[Pants]

Agree with that. Collins St is one of the best streets to walk up/down in Australia and it's littered with much taller buildings than those on Pirie St.

[UrbanSG]

Up went the tower crane for this site today and the yellow tower section for Lot 8 Coglin Street is also up. Pics from today:

Crane central:



Closer:



Almost up:

[Mants]

first pic looks pretty sweet. cheers mate.

[Will]

Thanks for the photos Urban. I really love the first one. Hopefully the 4 cranes can remain for a while longer, to give that 'progress' look to that part of the city.

[Pikey]

From what I could see, the crane is totally up now. Will look awesome with 4 cranes up. If the cranes for VS1 stay up long enough, if you get the right angle, potentially in the not to distant future you could get 8 cranes in one shot (2 VS1, 1 lot 8, 1 Thomson, 1 CoH, 2 20 Hindmarsh and 1 at Aurora on Pirie!)

[skyliner]

Not to mention Tivoli and Octagon. Could have ten cranes in all - 8 was the max. I ever counted in the eighties bldg boom (Did this every day coming home from Blackfriars College in Prospect0.It's all happening - and provided the economy holds concerning the sub prime scenario in the US we will see even more. Excellent to see economic confidence in Adelaide.

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[Mants]

if you think about it we have had 7 up in town in the last week, including CC2 which was taken down last weekend.

[frank1]

Just went down to china town for some food and saw the crane for this development and coglin place, pretty sweet as it gives the area a sort of busyness/developing feel . Haven' felt that way about adelaide for a long time

[Pistol]

Found an updated render:

This will be a good addition to that area even if it is shorter than desired

[Plasmatron]

Gotta love how the slightly exaggerated perspective of the render makes it appear taller than it actually is.

Will still be a good addition to that area nonetheless, especially with the Coglin Street building right beside it. Wouldn't really call them "towers" though... isn't that title usually reserved for high-rise? Well, I guess these buildings just qualify for that classification, but still...

[Howie]

Yeah the exaggerated perspective make it nearly impossible for me to work with in sketchup. By the way, nice find pistol!

[Will]

Yeah the exaggerated perspective make it nearly impossible for me to work with in sketchup. By the way, nice find pistol!

If it helps, the building will be 29.8m tall.