MADRID | Ctba Towers | 800ft+ - Page 2

NEWNANGuy · #21 Posted **Oct 19, 2006, 6:23 PM**

i love all the towers BUT Fosters.....i thought we moved on/stopped using that design in the 70's....it's horrible lol. the other 3 look GREAT, congrats Madrid!

Fabb · #22 Posted **Oct 19, 2006, 7:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by NEWNANGuy

i love all the towers BUT Fosters.....

So do I.
The selection process was probably flawed. I bet the name of the british starchitect was enough to sell the project.

Thskyscraper · #23 Posted **Oct 19, 2006, 8:15 PM**

I love the Espacio Tower. It has a gread design.

dbee84 · #24 Posted **Oct 20, 2006, 12:22 AM**

Another couple interesting pics of their current progress:

phillyskyline · #25 Posted **Oct 20, 2006, 1:21 AM**

Madrid is lucky to get 4 great additions to the skyline at once!

Lecom · #26 Posted **Oct 20, 2006, 1:34 AM**

Some good looking towers there. The massing and design somehow reminds me of the new WTC, maybe because of a somewhat similar height relationship between individual towers and differences in design that work out well as a group.

Zerton · #27 Posted **Oct 20, 2006, 3:56 AM**

It's so clean. It's like skyscrapers in nature.

Fabb · #28 Posted **Oct 20, 2006, 5:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by Zerton

It's so clean. It's like skyscrapers in nature.

Skyscrapers in a park make pretty pictures. But I'm not sure that they function well in reality.

FrancoRey · #29 Posted **Oct 20, 2006, 6:42 PM**

Clean!?! HA! I wish it were clean. I was in Spain for a year and I can tell you if there was a panned down shot of that field you would see a piece of trash every 5 feet. Spaniards don't know what a garbage can is, sadly.

dbee84 · #30 Posted **Oct 21, 2006, 8:47 PM**

Franco Rey, you dont know what your talking about. Have you even been to Madrid? They have nocturnal cleaning squads that do a very good job, so I dont know what your on about.

They should remove your message king franco

FrancoRey · #31 Posted **Oct 21, 2006, 9:38 PM**

Was I talking about the cities? No. I was talking about the FIELD. They do NOT clean fields everyday. Yes, they do clean the sidewalks and streets very well...because if they didn't all the streets would be covered with the cigarette butts and shit that Spaniards nonchalantly throw on the ground. Have you ever stepped on the dog shit they leave? You are in constant fear of a smelly surprise. Unfortunately I seemed to have started a heated debate about the cleanliness of Spain...next time you're there take a walk in a random field...your eyes may melt in horror!

FrancoRey · #32 Posted **Oct 21, 2006, 9:47 PM**

On another note...does anyone find it odd that the Repsol Tower seems to look like a giant magnet? Or a high tech shaver? I can't put my finger on it, but it just doesn't seem to fit in with the other three towers. I like it, but it seems out of place.

NYC2ATX · #33 Posted **Oct 21, 2006, 9:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bergenser

This project is great! Finally something happend in Europe

it's just Moscow and Madrid that are construction big projects in Europe today. Hope this trend wil be spread to the rest of Europe too.

Don't forget the massive projects planned in London, and also La Défense in Paris. Even so, I hope for more skyscraper development in Europe too. Cities like Rome, Athens, Barcelona, etc. could use a boost, and developers need to pay more attention to Eastern European cities, which are on the rise since joining the European Union.

NYC2ATX · #34 Posted **Oct 21, 2006, 9:51 PM**

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neverdone · #35 Posted **Oct 21, 2006, 10:33 PM**

the towers seem like a great gift to madrid, does anyone have any strutural data on foster's tower, it look great!

dbee84 · #36 Posted **Oct 22, 2006, 2:48 PM**

This link has all the available data on the Repsol Tower:

http://urbanity.blogsome.com/2005/10...-info-oficial/

Sumarizing its key figures:

Total height: 250m

Total surface of tower above ground: 71.647,10 m2

Total surface of tower including underground parking: 107.966,10 m2

49 floors above ground level of which 34 are for office use (3 blocks of 11,12,11 floors)

19 elevators (some of which are on the outside of the tower, giving a heck of a view)

The repsol tower cost 300M Euro, the cheapest of them all

(The most expensive is the espacio tower at 390ME (500M$))

Fabb · #37 Posted **Nov 6, 2006, 8:37 AM**

Photos by Borja

dbee84 · #38 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 11:10 AM**

Ive upgraded my video on youtube, showing the view from my window over the last few months:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIZtgvwFZsg

The Espacio is now over 180m

Fabb · #39 Posted **Nov 15, 2006, 1:04 PM**

An amazing photo by Edu_00, from the heliport at the top of East Puerta de Europa Tower :

NEWNANGuy · #40 Posted **Nov 15, 2006, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrancoRey

On another note...does anyone find it odd that the Repsol Tower seems to look like a giant magnet? Or a high tech shaver? I can't put my finger on it, but it just doesn't seem to fit in with the other three towers. I like it, but it seems out of place.

yes, Repsol Tower is horribly out of place with the other towers being built around it, as well as the ones that currently exist near it. as already stated...i thought this period of architecture was officially dead? hahah it's HORRIBLE

the other towers look great, and the project is coming along nicely. thanks for the updated pics