I was speaking to a friend involved in Limerick Boat Club recently and he said they are trying to get rowing going again. Apparently the club house was going to be redeveloped during 'the Celtic Boom' with apartments etc so no maintenance was done for a few years. Nothing happened and as a result it is falling apart nowOriginally Posted by beir bua
It's a shame to see it like that. I played a gig there in the early 90's with a band when I was living in Limerick - it was a great venue
I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat
I also hope keatings do a good job. They must have met certain criteria on previous experience during the tendering process so fingers crossed.
In regards to Ballinacurra bus lane. I don't know much about it to be honest, other than the fact that anything to do with upgrading the public transport in Limerick is a positve thing and that road is public property.
In regards to William Street. Someone on here (or archiseek/boards) posted that there was not enough cover over some of the coal vaults so they had to fill in / cover some of them to lay the new paving (and make safe). I don't agree with the whole open them up as a visitor attraction debate, as there would be nothing to see but an empty chamber. Number 2 pery square had to close due to lack of funds, how do we justify opening a hole in the ground to non interested visitors. There are much more important things we need to spend money on than old coal vaults IMHO.
The Boat Club is such a difficult site to resolve. Does Limerick Boat Club still own it? If not, someone bought that for a large sum at some point. I understand that the buildings have now been de-listed (i hate this bull of listing / de-listing on a whim).
As I see it. As not to take away from Shannon Boat Club, maybe take the roof off the shed building and make a walled garden etc extending into a park that surrounds the boat club (minus horrible extensions and plus lovely wooden conservatory) and open up a small venue / cafe / evening bar in coordination with Shannon BC events. New bridge to revamped PMKk.
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“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
It was handled incredibly badly though. I'd be in favour of having a bus lane there, but the Council ran roughshod over the locals. In the end the legal profession got a few hundred grand out of it.
Again, it was another case of ploughing ahead with something and not engaging with the mere mortals who live in the city and have an active interest in how it is developed. To a certain extent I can see why the various officials in the Council adopt this approach, because Limerick is full of vested interests fighting their little corners. But the approach is always that they know best, feck the naysayers and plough on and this isn't right either. Stakeholder consultation wouldn't be Limerick City Council's strong point! I wouldn't say that the vaults should have been opened up to visitors, but at least let's have a proper assessment of their potential to the city. Ok, William Street needed refurbishment, but there's a bigger picture too. Breaking through the vaults and filling the holes with concrete without having such an assessment was short sighted. No 2. Pery Square was operated and then closed by Limerick Civic Trust. Not sure if the council had anything to do with that.
I understand the Limerick Boat Club still own it, but not 100% certain. If they don't own it, then it is likely to be owned by NAMA as they took over Michael Daly's Fordmount company, who were the developers behind the proposed development of the site. The buildings were delisted to facilitate that development, and this of course made a total mockery of the listing process. There's lots of great things that could be done with those buildings alright, whether it be as an active sports facility or an entertainment venue.
It ended up messy due to all parties as far as I see it. At the end of the day it was only going to go one way and the residents got poor legal advice and false promises from councillors. As I understand it after a bit of research, most of the residents have parking behind their houses that they weren't even using.
Edit: They were trying to pull a fast one saying it was unsafe to have a bus lane. But all they wanted was to park on the road. Was never going to stand up
Well, stakeholder consultations are a requirement for the part 8 process and at later stages as far as I know. Surely the council didn't/couldn't bypass that. Also someone must have owned these vaults (my guess individual property owners as traditionally they would have been the coal cellar for the associated building) and agreed that they were to be filled in.
Yes the civic trust did run 'the georgian house' but my point was that if such an amazing attraction can't get enough visitors / funding to keep it open, how would a coal chamber. Maybe a glazed cover over a few of them would have been interesting with lights inside, but again, some fecker would slip on that glass and would be in the Chronicle with some gombeen of a councillor pointing at it like a twit.
What about my proposal for MUNSTER TOWERS.
Appropriate development??
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“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
Agree that the locals got bad advice. There was a lot of politics in the whole thing. The council just dealt with the whole thing very badly, but I don't really want to go over the saga in further detail here.
As for the cellars issue, the consultation element of the Part 8 process is not very effective. What tends to happen is that plans are developed by the public body, in this case the city council, and then they are shown to the public for comment. The plans are generally too far gone at that stage for them to be changed or shelved, and quite often the public know this and don't get involved. Consultation should happen at a far earlier stage, in my opinion.
I like the Munster Towers proposal!
It would include a zip line to the east terraceI like the Munster Towers proposal!
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
Slightly off topic,but this boat passed outside my house last night.
Otaga Daily Times 2/5/2012
Taz-Where did you get that information as I have seen nowhere that he(Penney) was ruled out?
Editor - The writer stands by the Penney information.
Otaga Daily Times 3/5/2012
Editor-- This article originally said Rob Penney had missed out on the Munster coaching job. That information was incorrect.
It might be a bit presumptuous of me but might I suggest that that Cowboy expand this thread to include all design disciplines. Perhaps rename it as the 'Architecture & Design Thread'?
Anyhow there are some wonderful examples of information graphics to be found on this site.
Have a look at this (interactive) beauty.
Can You Measure the Universe?
Tommy O'Donnell - David Wallace Mk. 2.
That sounds like an excellent idea Niall! I am all for the expansion, and if I knew how to change the thread title I'd have it done already! Maybe one of the overlords can do the job for us?
I am the million man.
AFAIK, if you go to the initial post, click 'Edit' and then 'Go Advanced'. You should be able to edit the title there.
Tommy O'Donnell - David Wallace Mk. 2.
Your wish, etc ...That sounds like an excellent idea Niall! I am all for the expansion, and if I knew how to change the thread title I'd have it done already! Maybe one of the overlords can do the job for us?
Never mind perception because it isn’t real. It’s only what people think. Go out and make them think something else.
- Alan Quinlan on believing in yourself
How this hasnt made it on here yet is beyond me:
One World Trade Center, viewed from the 72nd floor of Four World Trade Center, on September 7, 2012 in New York City. As New York City and the country prepare for the 11th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, work proceeds at the former site of the World Trade Center Towers. The 16-acre site, which is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and is being rebuilt with developer Larry Silverstein, has a projected price tag of $14.8 billion. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) #
The base of one of the cranes used to raise heavy material stands inside the top floors of One World Trade Center as the building nears 100 stories tall in New York, on March 23, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson) #
Construction continues beneath the arched columns of the East-West Corridor at the World Trade Center site, in New York, on September 7, 2012. The subterranean corridor will connect several buildings with the transportation hub. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) #
Ironworkers James Brady, left, and Billy Geoghan release the cables from a steel beam after connecting it on the 104th floor of One World Trade Center, on August 2, 2012 in New York. The beam was signed by President Barack Obama with the note: "We remember, We rebuild, We come back stronger!" during a ceremony at the construction site June 14. Since then the beam has been adorned with the autographs of workers and police officers at the site. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) #
LOADS MORE HERE
I am the million man.
Fascinating insight into the world of salvaging materials and downsizing. Not sure that we have the resources nor the appetite to do the same in Ireland
Although this Irish man has made a superb home for himself
I am the million man.
I am the million man.
I knew it......
we´re sexy, luxurious and exciting.....
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
Does this look familiar to any of you :
All in Paris? the one top left is an arch within the same line as the other arches (axis of arches) if I remember.Does this look familiar to any of you :
A part of large housing developments in Paris. The one top right looks similar (arch) (not the one designed around speaker system is it?), the bottom one I haven't seen before.
Or is it a Chinese remake?
Last edited by Huwie; 27th-September-2012 at 11:22.
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
Just checked and they are called Brazil 1,2 and 3.
So are they Brazilian remakes?
Last edited by Huwie; 27th-September-2012 at 11:22.
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
Did Terry Gilliam use them?
Never mind perception because it isn’t real. It’s only what people think. Go out and make them think something else.
- Alan Quinlan on believing in yourself
Exactly... This is in Noisy-le-grand (East of Paris), Terry Gilliam used these buildings (inside and outside views) for Brazil.Did Terry Gilliam use them?
Have to admit, I wouldn't have guessed without the clue in the pic titles, but the first one in particular is quite familiar from the film.
Never mind perception because it isn’t real. It’s only what people think. Go out and make them think something else.
- Alan Quinlan on believing in yourself
Ive been to both top ones years and years ago. Crazy sort of place. Brings back memories.
Last edited by Huwie; 27th-September-2012 at 14:21.
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
Came across this website called Fixperts. Great to see designers involved in providing quick and inexpensive solutions for their communities.
Tommy O'Donnell - David Wallace Mk. 2.
More from Marne la valée below, some crazy stuffDoes this look familiar to any of you :
This one designed by Nunez-Yanowsky Manolo. I'm sure they said it was design influenced by speakers or ghetto blaster or something crazy.
And the one above is the Les Espaces d'Abraxas by a crazy architect called Ricardo Bofill.
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
Lads,
May I bring to your attention Open House Limerick 2012 that is happening 19-21 October. This is a city and county event with houses open to the public. A list of venues and a map is in the brochure (see link).
There are stuff going on for kids too. And also an architectural cycle tour (BYOB)
All the info you may want is at the links below. (I had to update my Adobe Reader for the brochure link).
There should be hard copies of the brochures dotted around the place (try the tourist office etc or one of the venues)
Official website:For the first time, LIMERICK is hosting the international event OpenHouse in October 2012. Created in London in 1992, it is guided by a straightforward but inspiring principle: to show first-rate architecture to the general public, stirring an interest for urban built heritage.
http://www.openhouselimerick.ie/
And here is an online brochure (PDF):
http://www.limerick.ie/media/OpenHouseLimerick2012.pdf
Some of the buildings open to the public...
I really hope you go visit some of the buildings and take part in some of the events. It is geared towards the average joe blogs and wont be snobbish at all.
Do it!!
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
You know when you see soemthing everyday but forget to look? This building is a nice one but Icannot find out much about it and no decent photograph. It is the Mutec or Mercedes (MDL) distributors ltd building on the naas rd in Dublin.
Out of curiosity I went in and asked and nobdy knew much. It was built for 'Burton's Tailoring' and it never gets the direct sun to the front. The tailors never moved into it and then it was used to build the VW beetle. It also has a presvervation order but that's the sum total I found out. It is handsome and ugly all at once.
Here is the only photo which does not show the beautiful cream stone work. You can just see the tower. It has a csat iron spiral stairs on the inside that goes up through the tower. It is kind of disapointing that there is no information on it that I can find.
...and Mr. Crow comes on for Mr. Magpie.
Here's a design classic from WWII which is still much sought after today.
The US Navy G-1 Flight Jacket:
Tommy O'Donnell - David Wallace Mk. 2.
If you google images for Mercedes Benz o 321 h Sinsheim you will see photos of all the buses that were at the Gathering. They are just fabulous looking...to me.
Better still folow this link: http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/o321h/Interesting
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...and Mr. Crow comes on for Mr. Magpie.
http://gizmodo.com/5954860/inside-na...paceship-house
Inside Naomi Campbell’s New Spaceship House
Jesus Diaz
Naomi Campbell's new spaceship is almost done. The stunning 28,524-square-foot (2,650-square-meter) mansion feels like a smoothed Star Destroyer, with two 65-foot (20-meter) towers as the ship's bridge overlooking lush hills covered with birch and pine forests. The photos and the scale is nothing short of stunning.
The interior is as futuristic as the exterior, with gigantic glass panels, smooth curves everywhere and extremely tall ceilings.
Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin commissioned the house to Zaha Hadid, an architect who is known for his futuristic style. Just take a look at her Star Trek Federation Fleet academy (or a government building in Montpellier, France) or her hi-tech Batman speedboat.
I wonder which of the two towers is their bedroom. Perhaps both. [Zaha Hadid]
more pictures here
"Now, Say my name?"
"You're Heisenberg."
"You're Goddamn Right."
RIP Oscar Niemeyer - Brazilian Modernist Architect died today 104yrs old. - co designer of the city of Brazilia
Apparently much of his work was inspired by the curvy Brazilian women, waves and hills he could see from his balcony on Copacabana beach, he was one of the greats.
“You don’t have to be a structural engineer to know that if you load the top and weaken the bottom, even the mightiest of towers can fall with a crash.”- Eddie Butler
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