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from realestate.com:

This looks massive

Will wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 14, 2024 1:27 pm

from realestate.com:

Christ the hilton look shit

Mpol02 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 14, 2024 6:07 pm

This looks massive

Market Square? I can't think of a bigger development in the city since the Myer Centre (excluding nRAH)? Truly transformative.

The Hilton needs a glass recladding

The state government built the Hilton back in 1982 hence the austere commie block appearance. No other developer was going to build an international hotel in Adelaide back then, however in its early years it was the place to be with no peer until the ASER project was completed.

We’re not confusing this for Market Square again, are we?

abc wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:36 am

The state government built the Hilton back in 1982 hence the austere commie block appearance. No other developer was going to build an international hotel in Adelaide back then, however in its early years it was the place to be with no peer until the ASER project was completed.

The predominant architectural style in the early 80’s was heavily based on a concrete look. What style of architecture do you suggest a private developer would have selected in the early 80’s?

Will wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2024 11:25 pm

abc wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 15, 2024 3:36 am

The state government built the Hilton back in 1982 hence the austere commie block appearance. No other developer was going to build an international hotel in Adelaide back then, however in its early years it was the place to be with no peer until the ASER project was completed.

The predominant architectural style in the early 80’s was heavily based on a concrete look. What style of architecture do you suggest a private developer would have selected in the early 80’s?

there were numerous styles of hotels in that era... Singapore exemplified many of them.

Quick one from today.

From Monday

Drove past today but could not stop for a photo The first external glass cladding has started to be installed on the SW corner - looks pretty nice as a finish.

Glazing looking good so far! From Auta Groups Linkedin. Not sure whether the images will load here
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/auta-gro ... 34529-gIx1

Why can’t the glass quality be the same all the way up. The super reflective glass is gorg but the glass above it is giving Frome st vibes.

I could be wrong, based on the photos below it looks to me like levels 3-8 are commercial floors facing Grote Street, with carparking behind it. Hence the "commercial" looking nature of the glass. Levels 9 to to 35 are the residential floors and so I suspect the glass treatment will look different again.

Edit: Google search shows up a few different renders. I think this is the current one which seems to line up with the construction progress so far.