Behold 1 Undershaft; tallest skyscraper for the City Of London looks dull, dull, dull

[editor]

Yep. A big box with diamond bracing. Functional for max profit. Any ideas for its nickname?

1 Undershaft – Proposed tallest skyscraper in the City Of London is a boring box

 

[Pickman's model]

the target

 

[Belushi]

oh dear, that's shit.

 

[Fez909]

porn tower

 

[krtek a houby]

Crystal Phallus?

 

[Pickman's model]

Crystal Phallus?

no, it's the big tall square tower we're talking about, not the gherkin

 

[weltweit]

Dull is the word, unimaginative, uninspiring, boring and dull..

and ugly!

 

[krtek a houby]

no, it's the big tall square tower we're talking about, not the gherkin

That's what I'm talking about; the tall tower with crystaline style bracing. I don't see a square tower...

 

[Pickman's model]

That's what I'm talking about; the tall tower with crystaline style bracing. I don't see a square tower...

the one in the middle of the picture with the x's on the side.

 

[maomao]

They're all boring. Glass and steel boxes full of cunts.

 

[krtek a houby]

the one in the middle of the picture with the x's on the side.

That's not a square building, though. And it is diamond (hence my use of the word "crystal" as in cyrstaline) braces, not x's.

 

[Fez909]

A ‘public square’ will also be part of the scheme and the skyscraper is planned to have London’s highest viewing gallery which will have free public access.

Sounds alright to me.

And according to the info in the link, the design comes out of the need to have that public square.

This is how we should design tall buildings, if they are an inevitability.

It's not that bad. And it's better than the walkie talkie and all those other bollocks buildings in that there City of London.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

A nickname would have to be very good indeed to beat The Undershaft.

 

[muscovyduck]

When you look at the area like that it's a surprise any sunlight reaches the pavement

 

[Maurice Picarda]

I look at that cluster from nine miles away; it's lovely at night. Nothing wrong with some cuboid shapes among the jeux d'esprit, not from that distance.

 

[Crispy]

Tons better than the revised design for the Pinnacle site, which is an anonymous glass slab like something from Houston (it's hiding behind the others in that image).

Would look great with another X-worth on top to give the cluster a proper peak, but that's impossible while City Airport exists.

This won't be built for ages though mind. The existing building has just be refurbed for the current tenants, and it'll take a long time to demolish. A shame, IMO. It's quite a handsome little tower.

 

[sleaterkinney]

There's already a public square there, in front of the existing dull building.

 

[Crispy]

There's already a public square there, in front of the existing dull building.

Yep, and maintaining it was a planning condition.
(not public of course - private land)

 

[Pickman's model]

That's not a square building, though.

and you base this on what?

 

[Gromit]

Large sections of the Gherkin remain empty because it's too expensive.

If they can build a building that's cheap enough for people to actually rent then in my mind that makes more sense than having a pretty landmark.

 

[Teenage Cthulhu]

I have to agree with this:

"Too many of these towers are of mediocre architectural quality and badly sited. Many show little consideration for scale and setting, make minimal contribution to public realm or street-level experience and are designed without concern for their cumulative effect and impact. Their generic designs, typical of fast-growing cities around the world, threaten London's unique character and identity."

Campaigners fight to save London skyline from 230 more skyscrapers

 

[bromley]

The scalpel looks good just south of the cheesegrator (what a sentence!) But how many glass buildings close together do we want?! I wonder in 30 years time if we're look back on them in the same fashion that we look back on some of the 60s concrete brutalist architecture. Where's the variety?!

As for the 1 Undershaf, completely awful, unlike the ditched Pinnacle.

 

[bromley]

Yep. A big box with diamond bracing. Functional for max profit. Any ideas for its nickname?

1 Undershaft – Proposed tallest skyscraper in the City Of London is a boring box

The Gherkin still looks like the best building in that render.

 

[Ted Striker]

It's not as bad as the eyesore that now towers high in New York - the lack of character in such a backdrop is breathtaking

 

[Pickman's model]

It's not as bad as the eyesore that now towers high in New York - the lack of character in such a backdrop is breathtaking

better than it used to look mind

 

[Spymaster]

I think it looks great. Clean and simple; slim and elegant.

It fits the surrounding cluster too. It would be easy to make that area a fucking mess when seen from a distance but that compliments it.

It slots in nicely between Leadenhall and SMA from that angle. It seems ..... correct.

 

[Pickman's model]

having given the matter further thought i am impressed with the new structure which may find its apotheosis in being the final launch pad for politicians.

 

[Gromit]

To answer the nickname question.

How about 'The corset'?

 

[bi0boy]

It looks like a multi-storey car park

 

[bimble]

The Boring Fuck, with squares on it.