MELBOURNE | Australia 108 | 388m | 108 Levels

[LMich]

My problem with it is not that it's unconventional. As you brought up yourself, the Eureka went through reivisons and still ended up stunning, even with its unconventional top/fin/crown. But, the top of this one is just a mess. lol Hopefully, it does go through some refinement.

[SkyscrapersOfNewYork]

This tower needs to go back to the drawing board, its not aesthetically pleasing what so ever. Why the mix matched shapes hanging from it and why does it awkwardly break up into 2 different shapes. poor design, the architect needs to go back to aesthetics class.

[scalziand]

fixed by Locke on SSC

[TallBob]

Much better!

[tayser]

context renders created by Archi on OzScrapers (he has a great CAD model of the CBD and any new proposal that comes up, usually just adds them to his overall model )

Originally Posted by A r c h i

taken in context (1st render) with all the other proposals =

[tayser]

a mockup from Curtain on OzScrapers on the scale of what it would look like if it were built in Chi-town.

Originally Posted by Curtain

Here's a mockup to scale of Australia 108 Tower proposed in Melbourne if it was in Chicago. They share quite a bit of DNA don't ya think?

[tayser]

other stuff thats being floated about on OzScrapers



www.australia108.com.au

[tayser]

Context render, circa 2018 if everything likely to go ahead, does go ahead (if it's not already U/C)

And another bigger context render...

Originally Posted by Curtain on OzScrapers

Here's another mockup I did that includes 54 Clarke (approved), 568 Collins (U/C), QBT (approved), Pearl (U/C), TM (sales), 108 (planning) and Abode 318 (U/C). Good Morning Melbourne 2018. Sorry if 54 Clarke is in the wrong spot not too familiar with it, I think its about right. From this angle the 3 CBD's effect is quite strong. btw if peeps wanna use this pic, go for your life.

[Dale]

Wait, what's the tower off to the left by itself ?

[Urbana]

WOW!
If Melbourne hasn't already arrived on the world class skyline scene, it just did.

[easy as pie]

wow, what a (potential) skyline, such a handsome town

[tayser]

Originally Posted by Dale

Wait, what's the tower off to the left by itself ?

54 Clarke Street (tower on far left)

[Dale]

Originally Posted by tayser

54 Clarke Street (tower on far left)

Ah, that one. Just didn't realize it was that far out.

[tayser]

another height comparison render by Curtain on OzScrapers (he did Chicago earlier)

Originally Posted by Curtain

Thought this would be interesting since A108 will be Australia's ESB, scaled and set against ESB in sepia. Perhaps suspended floors are going to be a trend, Kingdom tower has one, interesting to see where architecture is going and what new architecture works and what doesn't.

[NYC2ATX]

Why does nobody like the weird box thing on top? Every city needs something to set it apart...that seems like a feature that everyone will start off hating and in 20 years it'll be adored.

[KevinFromTexas]

I'm not sure what to think of this one. It is a cool building even with the strange top. It looks like a design from Blade Runner or something. I sort of like it actually. Most of Australia's cities have unconventional towers that really make you stop and stare. Really tall buildings are actually pretty boring. Most of the world's newest supertalls are just tall shafts with little facade detail or any sort of unique shape. For a supertall to really be interesting it mostly has to rely on an interesting silhouette since facade detail would hardly be visible from the ground or far away when it's many hundreds of feet in the air.

This mock-up that someone from SSC did makes it look naked and even more awkward. Those strange overhangs near the top sort of acted like a divider and transition from the tower's shaft to the crown. Now without those overhangs the crown seems tacky and out of place. Without those overhangs, this building would be better off without this crown, too, and instead just continue the tower's shaft all the way up and have it terminate with a flat roof similar to the Willis Tower. I also don't know what's going on with the base/podium. It looks like it's made out of bamboo.

Originally Posted by scalziand

fixed by Locke on SSC

[tayser]

that just looks like another Eureka then

[Dale]

I don't get the hate myself.

[tayser]

Approved.

http://www.news.com.au/national-news...-1226599348546

(there's a paywall on the HUN site)

And Curtain on OzScrapers has done another CBD context render with all the bigguns that are proposed:

[BIMBAM]

Originally Posted by TallBob

Outside of New York, Toronto and Chicago, North America is becoming unfriendly towards skyscrapers. SF and LA have some supertalls planned.... and that's really it! Nice propoal Melbourne!!

Not building any supertalls does not mean a city is anti-skyscraper. The Albertan cities, for example, are building vast numbers of skyscrapers and greatly increasing their skylines, but they aren't building supertalls because they are not yet economically viable. They may be viable in a city like Vancouver, but although zoning doesn't allow for it, that doesn't mean it's anti-skyscraper, the region, especially the suburbs, are building just ridiculous numbers of small residential skyscrapers. There are plenty of anti-skyscraper councils, not doubt about it, and fighting for density is an uphill battle. But fo the most part the recession and real estate crash are the main reason for the lack of construction, i'm sure a city like Seattle would love to build more if only the demand existed there. Certainly a city like Detroit would be overjoyed if someone wanted to build a shiny new skyscraper there.