[giallo]

This thread is long over due. The building has been topped out, and they are now starting to apply the glass. It's a great addition to the area.


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/SSP%20smack%20dab/rift.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/SSP%20smack%20dab/magnolia.jpg




Working on the very top

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/randompic.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/randompic3.jpg



Does anyone have a rendering of GMP?

[avcellvs]

In which district is it ?

Architects : Bregman & Hamann Architects / Arte Charpentier et associés

Model (no direct linking allowed) :
http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=163846

[giallo]

Xiujahui

[Urban Zombie®]

^
Luwan District, although sort of near the Xuhui border.

[giallo]

Dec. 30th

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/dec30mag.jpg

[skysoldier]

Dec. 30th

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/dec30mag.jpg

Great cladding and speed.
It seems that the floor height is heigher than Gateway Twins.

[avcellvs]

Another little greenie... Looks quite different from the model, more "glassy".

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/sixwm/2002/10/163846.jpg

[giallo]

Yeah, the model has a real 1980s look to it.

[giallo]

Feb 21

Glass is creeping higher

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/feb21mag.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/feb21mag2.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/feb21mag3.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/feb21mag4.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/feb21mag5.jpg

[Urban Zombie®]

March 23:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57634976.IMG_2726.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57634979.IMG_2727.jpg

I'm interested to see how the crown turns out:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57634978.IMG_2728.jpg

They appear to be applying panels of glass at the top:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57634977.IMG_2729.jpg

[Urban Zombie®]

Here's the other side, taken about a week ago:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57550308.IMG_2689.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57550304.IMG_2683.jpg

[giallo]

Fucking A, Anton, those pictures rule. The first four you took are insane. I love that fancy lens.

Interesting to see that the crown seems to round at the top. I have no clue how it'll look, but I'm more than a little excited.

[Urban Zombie®]

March 25:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57900465.IMG_2758.jpg

March 29:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57900460.IMG_2772.jpg

Group of workers having a party on the roof--lucky bastards get THE view all day long:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57900461.IMG_2773.jpg

Workers are climbing all over this thing like little ants:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57900462.IMG_2774.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/57900463.yUntitled1copy.jpg

...anyways, check out all of the progress in just 6 days!

[AJphx]

cool, I saw a picture thread that showed this building in some photos and was wondering what it was... or couldnt remember what it was, since i'm sure i've seen this thread before. :)

It looks good. I like the shape and there is something really nice about how large and dominant over its area this one is.

[Urban Zombie®]

^Was it my last photo thread (bunch of night shots, panos, etc.)? I think I remember referring someone who asked over to this thread...

[AJphx]

ah yep that was your thread that I saw it in. it was someone else that asked about the tower though.

[Urban Zombie®]

April 7th:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58426299.IMG_2808.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58426300.IMG_2810.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58426301.IMG_2811.jpg

Bonus nightie from about a week ago:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58426825.IMG_2795.jpg

[Lecom]

Looking sleek. Reminds me of Langham Place in HK.

[McBane11]

must be nice to live in a city with so many projects that buildings such as this one don't get a thread right away. in philly we discuss and discuss projects and as soon as the first piece of dirt is moved, boom somebody makes a contruction thread for the building.

[Urban Zombie®]

April 20th, from the north:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58919420.IMG_2909.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58919418.IMG_2872.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58919419.IMG_2873.jpg

...and from the south:
http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58919415.IMG_2911.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58919416.IMG_2912.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/58919417.IMG_2913.jpg

...with more and more glass going on the top, I'm even more confused as to how the crown will look once finished. crazyness.

[giallo]

I'm clueless as well, Anton. Regardless of the roof, this one turned out to be a nice looking tower.

[Jonovision]

Is there a rendering of this anywhere? The crown looks really unique.

[Urban Zombie®]

I've never seen a rendering, however there is a diagram for it in the Shanghai diagram section--although I think this will look somewhat different than the one submitted.

[giallo]

May 4


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/may4mag.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/may4mag2.jpg

[Urban Zombie®]

^Hehe...Like Oh my god! Far right side, the blue building with the white, pointy, traingle-like frame on the top is like totally my building and stuff--at least until next month.

[Urban Zombie®]

May 19th, arches have now appeared in the crown. cool:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/60400831.002.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/60400832.003.jpg

[xiahoudun]

Looks very nice.

[Jonovision]

Very unique. I think i like it!

[sfan]

The building is now renamed Oasis Skyway Golden Hotel. Its official height is 226m.

Official web site:
www.skyway.com.cn

Rendering at another site:
http://www.jianghegroup.com.cn/index/viewgc.asp?id=117

[avcellvs]

Thanks for this info sfan. From the its triangle plan and its very special crown I found the Golden Magnolia Hotel redesign was very closed to the rendering of the Oasis Skyway Garden Hotel... That's a confirmation.

http://www.skyway.com.cn/doce/images/lou_about.gif

[staff]

Wow, that's a really cool looking tower - and I didn't know about it until now. So Shanghai.

You're spoiling us with your awesome updates, Anton and giallo!

[Chad]

Magnificent top!!!

[Thefigman]

That is one cool looking top.

I have to get my butt to Shanghai!

[Fabb]

Interesting top.

[Urban Zombie®]

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/60930725.IMG_3612.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/60930774.IMG_3454.jpg

[some_stupid_nut]

Well the crown is surely, interesting......

[Urban Zombie®]

6-6-6:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/61411163.IMG_3619.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/61411161.IMG_3615.jpg

[Fabb]

Nice shots. The details are clearly visible.

[Urban Zombie®]

July 1st:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/45/599045/1/62751642.1g3sXRtg.IMG_3747.jpg

[architect1]

Beautiful and differnt building really cool.

[Chad]

Looks Very Goood!!!

[giallo]

Great snap, Anton. This one really turned out better than expected.

[R@ptor]

I’m back from my huge China trip and of course I also covered all the construction going on there. So I have construction updates for buildings in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Hangzhou and Suzhou. It will take a while until I post all of them here, since I took over 13,800 photos during the trip and as you can imagine it takes a while to sort through all of them, but let’s start with Shanghai.

All Shanghai updates were taken between 16th and 21st August


http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/goldenmagnolia01.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/goldenmagnolia02.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/goldenmagnolia03.JPG

http://www.jochenhertweck.com/upload/goldenmagnolia04.JPG

[hoosier]

WOW!! China and in particular, Shanghai, are acquiring quite a marvelous collection of skyscrapers! Look out USA!

[Thskyscraper]

Wow, I looked at all the pics of this building and it looks very majestic. Big and beautiful, good combo.

[Urban Zombie®]

Thanks for the updates Raptor, I've been meaning to do it myself, but damn it if I haven't been too lazy. As you can see in his pics, the north side is pretty much done...although there are still some yet to be panelled strips on the south side (see Raptor's first pic). The crown looks about done as well...at least I think--to be honest I still have no idea where they are going with that thing.

[Urban Zombie®]

So, this one appears to be pretty much done. Even the nighttime lighting system is in full effect--the crown lights up white and there are some odd rainbow colored lights running up and down the center. Sorry no pics.

[Shanghai_Fan]

Any update? We still haven't seen this one finished :D

[Urban Zombie®]

Oh yeah, the finished project:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/376312064_fb7a5127a0_o.jpg

[plinko]

Sexy. So if it's a hotel is there a restaurant or lounge on top? That would be awesome to hang out in that open structure there...

[WonderlandPark]

Sexy. So if it's a hotel is there a restaurant or lounge on top? That would be awesome to hang out in that open structure there...

I also thinking that, seeing the other photo with the lights hanging above the huge arched section. Restaurant, club....freaking great location to have something like that, outdoors on the top a skyscraper.

[JOVIMECARCH]

great bulilding!

[James2390]

WOW, this is stunning!

[muppet]

love it

[Fabb]

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8054/p1020784.jpg