SHANGHAI | China Safe Finance Building | 524 FT / 160 M | 40 FLOORS

[giallo]

I came across this one in Lujiazui today. I remember seeing the rendering sometime ago, but I couldn't find the thread.


I really don't know what to think. I do know that Lujaizui will have one of the most mixed group of buildings (style-wise) than anywhere else on this planet.


Dec 19th

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/dec19pillar.jpg




http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/dec19pillar2.jpg




If proper materials are used, it could be a nice homage to a style long gone. There are some apartment highrises near my place that attempt this greek style of architecture without being absolutely offensive.



I like the crown.

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/dec19pillardemo.jpg

[avcellvs]

The name of that disaster is the China Safe Finance Building, its planned height is 160 meters
This part of the Lujiazui CBD foreground is definitively ruined. First the Merryland Building and now this !

[some_stupid_nut]

Sometimes when people reuse these classic designs it looks great. Like that cathedral building. But this thing is sooo fugly! OMG! :: barf ::

[werico]

Yeah, this is a awkward design by a japanese firm as the signboard reads. The project belongs to China Ping An Insurance Company. It's said the company wanted its building to resemble and match the classical buildings along the Bund across the river.

Someone posted their original design on skyscrapers.cn., which i likes a lot better!!! Too bad it was rejected!!! :???:
http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/001_ZUqcZ6FVMMK9.jpg

http://www.skyscrapers.cn/forum/attachments/001_Ae7T9CLu1vjD.jpg

[avcellvs]

Two previous versions :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/7/589/138_o.jpg

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/17/429/437.jpg

[werico]

that's cool too! both r much better than the current one!

[Jonovision]

I deffinatly think that gothic one would have been amazing. It's a shame they aren't building it.

[giallo]

Dec. 26th

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/dec26pillar.jpg

[some_stupid_nut]

OMG! They arent building the gothic one for this POS?!?!?!?!?!

[spyguy]

Oh yeah, I remember that gothic one. Too bad they didn't build that instead. Missed opportunity for something memorable.

[avcellvs]

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/190_o.jpg

The model seems closer to the rendering which is on the plot :

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/22/583/191.jpg

[Shanghai Lover]

Most awful Lujiazui skyscraper!!

[Jularc]

What is it? Some kind of supreme court building?

[avcellvs]

Yes, first the Merryland building (let's hope for a quick recladding, like for the mid 90s building besides the HSBC tower) and now this piece of shit.

What does western antiquity or gothism has to do with modern chinese architecture and a XXIth century CBD ? This is most vulgar. Pompe and monumentalty : it reminds me of italian and german facist architecture (would have fit perfectly in "Germania", Adolf's planned recycling for Berlin).

And this one won't be that easy to reclad... :hell:

[some_stupid_nut]

The rendering is a lot less hedious then the model. Still ugly though. Wish they wouldve picked one of the other ones. :(

[mSeattle]

It does seem quite out of place among the skyscrapers, but Shanghai does have lowrise and midrise buildings of this style. It's still a stumble, like them turning the open circle on top of the future new tallest into a square.

[giallo]

While I don't despise this building as much as everyone else, I do worry about it's position in the skyline. Like Merryland, this building will be extremely visible from many different angles. I was walking through the Bund yesterday, not on the water but further back, and I could see Merryland perfectly. It scared me a little.;)

[giallo]

Jan 11th


Not much of a difference. A lot more digging etc. I told the workers at the site how much you love this building, avcellvs. I think they are going to send you a model.

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jan11greek.jpg

[avcellvs]

U do you speak chinese, don't U ? :worship: May be U can negociate a sabotage of some sort to shorten this building life...:notacrook:

[arkhagello]

What the heck! They chose the worst design, the gothic-cathedral was so cool!

[Eigenwelt]

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/7/589/138_o.jpg

Paging a Mr. Ferris, Paging Mr. Hugh Ferris....

[Fabb]

http://www.worldisround.com/hosted/17/429/437.jpg

^This one was my favourite.
I can't believe that the neo classic monstrosity has been selected.

[teddybear]

they dump the beauty and get the horse? Oh No! Antoher Dump Diana and Choose Camilla ??

[jacks]

Some of those renderings look way too tall. Isn't supposed to be around 160m? That would make it much shorter than the the two towers behind it.

[avcellvs]

February 2006 from the Oriental Pearl.

http://image50.webshots.com/150/0/7/32/2434007320073158460cXwUSq_fs.jpg

[giallo]

Apr 3

http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/apr3pillar.jpg

[avcellvs]

April 10th 2006, from the Oriental Pearl (panoramic view on the crime scene).

http://image10.webshots.com/10/3/46/74/2016346740085381679PBjYzg_ph.jpg

[Shanghai_Fan]

Here you have some renders from Skyscrapers.cn

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/3065/zgpads17zk.th.jpg (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zgpads17zk.jpg) http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/8558/zgpads24aq.th.jpg (http://img236.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zgpads24aq.jpg) http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/3627/zgpads34gn.th.jpg (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zgpads34gn.jpg)

[some_stupid_nut]

Those renderings dont make it look too bad. Cathedral one was less tacky though.

[Lecom]

Very stately. Nice change for that area. Could've been taller but at such height it would've clashed with the skyline in a bad way.

[Chad]

Fairly acceptable.

[giallo]

Jun 29


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/jun29pillar.jpg

[giallo]

Aug 23

There are four cranes on site. What gives?


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/aug22pillar.jpg

[giallo]

Oct 29


Whether you like it or not, here it comes...


http://www.inclearimage.com/giallo/oct29pillar.jpg

[avcellvs]

Late january 2007

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/z0rgg/367908232_1567f71dcb_b_hztbqJYullC9.jpg

[staff]

This ugly piece of crap is goin' up:
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9983/uglyshitkx3.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

^^^^^nooooooooooooooooooooooo!^^^^^

[mightygoose]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v641/z0rg/pinganinsuranceplazacathedraltow-1.jpg

my personal favourite for the contest.... anyway yeah... someone change the name...

[staff]

Low right.
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9175/jasperklustrethj7.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

Anything on this hideous thing? Gaillo, did you happen to stroll around this area during you recent visit? I would be interested to see updates on the oter projects in the area, sooo many good ones too.

[giallo]

Yeah, I saw it. Unfortunately, I was in a mad rush and only got to the SWFC and SIFC.

This building is taking forever. Not sure what the hold up is. It's got nothing on the Wheelock Square though. That fucking thing isn't even out of the ground yet and its been UC for almost two years.

[Urban Zombie]

^
Yeah, Wheelock has officially beaten out the Waterview Tower as the slowest damned tower in the universe.

[giallo]

I went past this tower today but didn't bother to take any pictures. It's been months since anything has happened here.

[staff]

Is it much taller than in my latest photos?

What's wrong with Wheelock? Dang..

[Rise To The Top]

I hope it got cancelled. Ugliest building in the world set to go up.

[malec]

I wish they had gone for the gothic building. I'm definitely not someone who hates immitating old styles, it can be good but if the massing, etc isn't right then it just looks shit.

[Rise To The Top]

Update, this one is SLOWWWWWW! Thankfully!

by Combo Design

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1042/1347038915_4dabf249ef_b.jpg

[Nowhereman1280]

^^^
Is that giant circular hole in the middle going to extend the length of the building? If so, its got my respect because a 40 story atrium would be sick...

[Arriviste]

I cannot believe they are going ahead with this project. Everything about it is wrong IMO.

[Shanghai_Fan]

It's been on hold for nine months at least. Let's hope it's been cancelled or something.

[staff]

Any news about this one?

[giallo]

This one seems to be on permanent hiatus. I'm not crying over it :)

[Rise To The Top]

flickr, may 7th by lydorz. From the WFC thread. Rising right behinde the globe at the base of the Pearl.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/2472463631_419152e3a3_b.jpg

[Rise To The Top]

June 30th, from Skyscrapercity.com

http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/4/7/1/foglio/f_pm_0b61b0c.jpg

[Jonovision]

Thanks for the update. I'm very interested in how this one turns out.

[colemonkee]

I think the most interesting thing about this building will be the atrium that goes all the way up the center of the main tower.

[staff]

Ew, I had almost forgot about this hideous piece of crap.

[Fabb]

Maybe it's meant to be seen from within.

[staff]

Aug 2nd,

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2727633002_10340aa752_o.jpg

[staff]

This piece of crap (it's called the Ping'An Tower btw-- if a mod wants to change the title) is about to top out.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/__r7bgoBg_Yc/SgQxUc3TbxI/AAAAAAAAI6A/jAn8ahzMxtc/s800/P1000275.JPG

The photographer (from ss.cn) doesn't seem to be a fan either.

[Hoodrat]

Oh, brother...:uhh:

[marques]

I share with you all an update of this building. It's almost to the top

http://api.photoshop.com/home_97d94aef3d7a4fec8443967181483cfd/adobe-px-assets/cdb4cbfa08db48eb8af0c34fcb687072