Who works in a place like this?

[rammy]

Lloyd Grossman would probably pass on exploring this place :-)

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[Box Brownie]

Holy kapow Batman the Riddler has made the Mayors offices invisible ;)

Just goes to show how a modern office building is put together.

An excellent industrial 'study' well seen and photographed.

[rammy]

It is so weird walking past it.

It is certainly interesting. usually, to demolish/drop a building in the square mile City of London they don't use explosives or anything like that. They basically bring in cranes. bulldozers and demolishing machines that take a building apart bit by bit.

Because this one is so close to so many important buildings, The Lloyds Building, The Swiss Re building, Lloyds of London who are right next door, across the street, have probably insured this demolition :-)

[Box Brownie]

Looks more like a major remodelling job than demolition, if that surely they would have taken it down from the top. Those upper floors look perfectly intact.

[rammy]

You might be right. I assumed they are dropping it bit by bit because of the location of graded buildings and because the interior looks so bad on the remaining floors and quite a few of the windows are broken. An M&S was at the bottom of this building and seeing as they have a brand spanking new building Fenchurch Street, they don't need it anymore.

[Box Brownie]

A case of watch this space :D

[rammy]

I'll keep these shots and others I have taken and do a before and after series.

Thanks for commenting.

[Miyagi-san]

Holy crap, that does not look safe :)

[Glenn NK]

I'm just hoping that the area doesn't experience seismic events and one isn't imminent, or this baby is going down.

[Anke]

Perhaps they are building it from the top down?

[lostdoggy]

Well only the english will think of reverse engineering as such

[bobinatcat]

Hhahaha, i looked at that and thought either:

1. engineers were "on" something and somehow it got approved and still standing...
2. they know your meant to built walls before ceiling right :O

[rammy]

Funny comments :-)

I reckon the builders/breakers have gone on strike, not seen anyone on the site for a few days. They probably realised somethings not right when they stood back and looked at their work :-)

Another Norman Foster design?

[Jim7226]

Don't know that I'd care to even be walking near it.:D

[rammy]

Don't know that I'd care to even be walking near it.:D

Yeah it does look very unstable doesn't it. The cordoned area isn't further than the distance the building can topple either!

[Box Brownie]

You can only surmise that the "modern" methods of construction are such that those upper levels are in effect non structural outwards of the central core which likely goes through to the very top of the buidling. Though looking at the cross members it does not immediately appear to be the case :eek:

[Seefutlung]

I consult in construction management ... and I don't get it. Whatever they are trying to achieve it seems like an expensive way to get there.

[dave_bass5]

cool shots rammy.
might pop down there myself tomorrow evening.

[Dan_S]

Whoa that doesn't look too sturdy?

[rammy]

cool shots rammy.
might pop down there myself tomorrow evening.

There is a pretty cool view from Leadenhall Street, looking over to the Gherkin but I was there midday, and so got midday-itus with my shots when shooting the sky :-)

Also, try a pano from down St Marys Axe, with Lloyds building on the left.

Watch out for the weather :-)

Whoa that doesn't look too sturdy?

I'm sure I've seen it waver with some strong winds but didn't hang around for too long :-)

Anyone noticed the new blue building at the top of Gracechurch Street?

There are so many cranes around in the City area and so many new buildings appearing. Can't wait for the Shard to appear.

[dave_bass5]

Cheers rammy, ill give them a go if i get down there.
Its only about 20mins walk from home but its getting off my ass and doing it.
Was thinking of going back to see the guitars on the south bank ( posted some of them in another thread) with my new 85mm f/1.8 so might do both in one evening if the weather holds out.
Ive not been through the city are for a while but last time i looked up it was all cranes.

[3Honu]

Looking forward to more pictures.