^^^ Great shot!
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Originally Posted by iciLondres
But, finally, one of them has seen One New Change in real life. And he responds to the clowns who have just seen a picture and think "it's all horriball brown clading" [sic]
Finally, one of the brighter members actually goes to see it.
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Have you seen it in real life? The cladding is absolutely stunning imo, it appears different colours from different angles and in different types of light. On Sunday it went from brown to deep red to grey as we walked around it.
Exactly, Smoggie_Si. It's an interactive building that changes colour as you walk past. It really is very clever. And when the roof is opened up it will get better still.
As one journalist said: "Jean Nouvel’s One New Change is a City chameleon".
It is a great building, unless of course, you only experience it through a picture on a website.
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I'm still agnostic about One New Change. The roof garden is great, the visual effects created by the glass are great, and most of all the prospect of visitors being pulled into the City, especially the lively area around Bow Lane and Bow Church Yard is great.
But the view down Cheapside still looks like big box retail with a shiny skin.
I wouldn't mind so much, if it wasn't for the fact that Cheapside was once London's liveliest and most important street, but now is crying out for a building that makes it a bit more walkable.
The side facing St Pauls, on the other hand is brilliant. I'm sure we'll see lots of reflections of the cathedral on here in future:
my pics