Friday 30 June 2017

Am Kaiserkai 60-62 / Hamburg

MEURER Architekten GbR, 2014. Handsome office building defined by its cantilevered top-storey. HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany. 

Thursday 29 June 2017

Elbphilharmonie / Hamburg


Architects: Herzog & de Meuron, 2017. Concert halls plus hotel and luxury apartments with wave-like roof line. HafenCity, Hamburg, Germany. 
Herzog & de Meuron's Elphi under attack by some angry sea creatures in this G20 Demo poster. St Pauli, Hamburg, Germany. 
(Public Domain)

'Harley Days' / Hamburg

Riders in the Harley Parade during the annual 3-day event for Harley-Davidson enthusiasts in Hamburg, Germany. 

Thursday 22 June 2017

UOP Factory / Tadworth

Project Partners: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers; Project Lead: John Young, 1973-4, designed 1969. Constructed of GRC panels on a steel-frame, originally for UOP Fragrances, a building that helped establish the architects' reputation. Now unused and becoming overgrown, with a planning application for demolition. Waterfield, Tadworth, Surrey, UK.

Tuesday 20 June 2017

Barclays House / Poole

Completed 1976 for Barclays Bank and recently given a major refurbishment. The building continues to be used by Barclays. Serpentine Road, Poole, Dorset, UK. 

Monday 19 June 2017

Quay MSCP / Poole

Facade detail of Quay Visitors Multi-Storey Car Park, c.1960/70s, constructed of reinforced concrete with vertical concrete batons (some now missing). Described as "unattractive" in a Poole Planning document — although neglected is perhaps a better description. Castle Street, Poole, Dorset, UK. 

Sunday 18 June 2017

Poole Arms / The Quay

Early C17 public house, Grade II listed. The green glazed tiles on the front date from the C19, when Poole had an important ceramics industry [source: listing text ]. Poole, Dorset, UK. 

Saturday 17 June 2017

Custom House / Poole

Grade II* ex custom house in Flemish bond brick. Originally built in 1781 but rebuilt 1814 after a fire. The timber and iron T-structure in front is the remains of wool scales. Poole Quay, Dorset, BH15 1HP, UK. 

Friday 16 June 2017

Baptist Church / Poole

Chapel built 1815 although this porch, with pediment and pilasters, is a late C19 addition. The 8-panel door and architrave is mid C20 according to the Grade II listing. Hill Street, Poole, Dorset, UK. 

Thursday 15 June 2017

13 Market St / Poole

Grade II listed house dated 1722. Painted brick, 2 storeys plus attic, here seen from New Street. Old Town, Poole, Dorset, UK.

Wednesday 14 June 2017

Sandwich Shop / Sandwich Street

Street developed early C19 on land forming part of the Skinners’ (Tonbridge) Estate. Previously known as Hadlow Street and renamed Sandwich Street in 1841. Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. 

Tuesday 13 June 2017

6 Whidborne St / Jun 2017

Work-in-progress showing new mansard roof extension and 2-storey extension at rear. London Borough of Camden. 

(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Monday 12 June 2017

Vanishing Act / Camden

London Borough of Camden 

Sunday 11 June 2017

Camden Road / Bridge

Camden Road is the name of the thoroughfare (A503) and the Overground station to left, which was built originally for the North London Railway in 1870. Railway bridge constructed 1850. London Borough of Camden.

Saturday 10 June 2017

Tapestry / 1 Canal Reach

Niall McLaughlin Architects, 2016. Apartment building north of St Pancras International, alongside the Regent's Canal. London Borough of Camden.

Chevrons / Stable Street

Artwork by Rana Begum. London Borough of Camden. 

Wednesday 7 June 2017

Chesil Beach / West Weares

Where Chesil Beach ends on the Isle of Portland and the rugged cliffs of the West Weares begin. Dorset, UK. 

Tuesday 6 June 2017

Cove Street / Weymouth

Terrace of 5 dwellings built c.1808, being "characteristic small-scale Weymouth houses of the period", according to the Grade II listing. Constructed of brick, mostly stuccoed, with mansard roofs of slate. 1-5 Cove St, Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Monday 5 June 2017

Pilgrim House / Weymouth

Late C18 former merchant's house, three bays, two storeys plus attic. Symmetrical facade finished in Portland ashlar with quoins. Previously known as the White House, Grade II listed in 1953. Hope Street, Weymouth, Dorset, UK.

Sunday 4 June 2017

20 Trinity St / Weymouth

'Mariners Cottage' built early C19, 3-storey, single-bay, terraced dwelling. Brick construction with attractive bow window to 1st floor. Trinity Street, Weymouth, Dorset, UK. 

Saturday 3 June 2017

Nothe Parade / from Town Bridge

Mostly Georgian dwellings directly facing Weymouth harbour, several Grade II listed. Weymouth, Dorset. 

RNLB Ernest & Mabel / Weymouth

Severn-class, 17m all-weather lifeboat moored at its home port of Weymouth. In service since 2002 and the busiest of its class. Nothe Parade, Weymouth, Dorset.

Friday 2 June 2017

Stone Pier / Weymouth

Stone pier breakwater, to south of Weymouth Harbour entrance. First constructed in the C18, the pier was much extended in 1876. The viewing platform with navigation light was added c.1915. There have been storm-damage repairs in the 1820s, the 1980s and as recently as this year. Popular with sea-anglers as well as promenaders. Weymouth, Dorset. 

Jurassic Coast / paddle-boarder

Exploring the coastline around Weymouth where rocks that formed towards the end of the Jurassic Period (164 to 145 million years ago) are exposed. Designated a World Heritage Site. Dorset, England. 

Thursday 1 June 2017

TS Pelican of London / II

Originally built 1948 by Chantiers et Ateliers Augustin Normand, France, as an Arctic trawler. Now extensively remodelled as a barquentine sail training ship, and seen here in its latest home port of Weymouth, Dorset.