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#121 Post by UrbanSG » Thu May 08, 2008 11:17 am

Yeah the glass is looking fairly good on the lower levels. I would have preferred that lighter green glass between floors to not be so light. Hopefully they can soon get on with the upper floors (occupied) overall it looks terrible with the different coloured glass at the moment. Just have to be patient I suppose.

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#122 Post by Norman » Thu May 08, 2008 8:56 pm

You want glass? You got it!

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#123 Post by AtD » Thu May 08, 2008 9:05 pm

Looks great! Can't wait to see the finished product.

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#124 Post by SRW » Fri May 09, 2008 12:13 am

I can't help but think it looks a little silly, especially when the cladding around the new glass podium is so different to the rest of the building...
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#125 Post by monotonehell » Fri May 09, 2008 12:17 am

SRW wrote:I can't help but think it looks a little silly, especially when the cladding around the new glass podium is so different to the rest of the building...
I agree but am assuming that they will change the rest of the building?
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#126 Post by SRW » Fri May 09, 2008 12:40 am

monotonehell wrote:
SRW wrote:I can't help but think it looks a little silly, especially when the cladding around the new glass podium is so different to the rest of the building...
I agree but am assuming that they will change the rest of the building?
The render, though not clear, seems to indicate otherwise. I wish they would.
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#127 Post by Shuz » Fri May 09, 2008 10:28 am

Whoa, looking good baby :D

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#128 Post by monotonehell » Fri May 09, 2008 7:33 pm

SRW wrote:
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SRW wrote:I can't help but think it looks a little silly, especially when the cladding around the new glass podium is so different to the rest of the building...
I agree but am assuming that they will change the rest of the building?
The render, though not clear, seems to indicate otherwise. I wish they would.
You can't tell exactly from that render, but it looks like they intend to give the rest of the building the same treatment. Which would be good as the current part glass podium, part refurbed windows and remaining old windows looks horrid.
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#129 Post by Ho Really » Sun May 11, 2008 3:33 pm

This building is not going to look any better than it was, except that there will be more light and less heat transmitted into the offices. It's a pity we can't have dark glass and more light at the same time. Maybe those window boxes should have gone too, but that would have been an extra expense (and think about those poor sods trying to clean the windows without them).

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#130 Post by monotonehell » Sun May 11, 2008 7:45 pm

Ho Really wrote:This building is not going to look any better than it was, except that there will be more light and less heat transmitted into the offices. It's a pity we can't have dark glass and more light at the same time. Maybe those window boxes should have gone too, but that would have been an extra expense (and think about those poor sods trying to clean the windows without them).

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But compare the contrast between the newly refurbished levels with the older levels (I think?) the difference in the quality of light makes for a large improvement. I'd be quite happy if that's all they did, apart from the Western elevation where that large blank utility wall exists. Not sure what they could do with that.
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#131 Post by crawf » Mon May 12, 2008 12:12 am

I don't know about you guys but I'm really not impressed at how this is turning out. I had such high hopes too

Though I did walk past SGIC at 4am this morning :lol: , so I might have a better look sometime this week during the day.

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#132 Post by Omicron » Mon May 12, 2008 12:21 am

crawf wrote:I don't know about you guys but I'm really not impressed at how this is turning out. I had such high hopes too

Though I did walk past SGIC at 4am this morning :lol: , so I might have a better look sometime this week during the day.
That's when I do all my building-spotting. 8)

For some reason, though, I never seem to recall what I've seen.

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#133 Post by Ho Really » Mon May 12, 2008 9:32 am

monotonehell wrote:But compare the contrast between the newly refurbished levels with the older levels (I think?) the difference in the quality of light makes for a large improvement. I'd be quite happy if that's all they did, apart from the Western elevation where that large blank utility wall exists. Not sure what they could do with that.
You are correct in saying the quality of light is the major issue, and I'm all for that. Improvements to the Greenstar rating are important as well. Unfortunately the clear glass (with the minimal tinge) is not making the rest of the building any better looking. It would have been nice if they changed the cladding, but that would have been an extra expense I'm not sure the owners would have wanted. The blank wall could be re-clad with panels like those on VS1 or the Commonwealth Law Courts. Is that a good idea?

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#134 Post by Shuz » Mon May 12, 2008 10:25 am

I'm surprised they haven't gone the whole nine yards and refurbished the entire building. In my opinion, wouldn't the building's value be somewhat higher than what it was previously, because it would be of a higher quality and standard, marginally comparable to buildings built in this era. It just seems like a good financial reward, should they ever vacate the premises, but from what I understand, a half-arsed effort might indicate that they're happy for the time being and will be there for some time.

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#135 Post by monotonehell » Mon May 12, 2008 11:05 am

Shuz wrote:I'm surprised they haven't gone the whole nine yards and refurbished the entire building. In my opinion, wouldn't the building's value be somewhat higher than what it was previously, because it would be of a higher quality and standard, marginally comparable to buildings built in this era. It just seems like a good financial reward, should they ever vacate the premises, but from what I understand, a half-arsed effort might indicate that they're happy for the time being and will be there for some time.
I think this is an iceberg refurb (nine tenths of it is inside) so there is considerable value being added to the tenancy, it's just the external elevations that are not changing all that much. I do like the new glass panels in the windows, they seem to liven things up a lot. I haven't even paid much attention to the ground level podium as yet.
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