Comments on: Save Bath’s Churchill House? http://www.engtect.net/54 structural engineering Mon, 21 May 2012 07:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rob http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-646 Rob Wed, 25 Apr 2007 18:45:18 +0000 http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-646 UPDATE The recent newsletter states a new protest march is taking place this coming Saturday (28th April) which is the weekend before the local elections. I will be there for a bit. UPDATE
The recent newsletter states a new protest march is taking place this coming Saturday (28th April) which is the weekend before the local elections. I will be there for a bit.

]]> By: Rob http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-645 Rob Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:50:32 +0000 http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-645 UPDATE The local televised news today reported that because of the recent protest marchs the developers have agreed to replace the metal rings around the new bus terminal with a colour that matches Bath stone and to use more Bath stone. I think they missed the point. UPDATE
The local televised news today reported that because of the recent protest marchs the developers have agreed to replace the metal rings around the new bus terminal with a colour that matches Bath stone and to use more Bath stone. I think they missed the point.

]]> By: Owen Clipsham http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-633 Owen Clipsham Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:18:51 +0000 http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-633 A good entry, Rob. A good entry, Rob.

]]> By: john http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-632 john Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:56:39 +0000 http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-632 a suggestion to ur reading list: in search of new public domain by Hajer & Reijndorp is the most revolutionary book on public infrastructure you will read a suggestion to ur reading list: in search of new public domain by Hajer & Reijndorp is the most revolutionary book on public infrastructure you will read

]]> By: john http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-631 john Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:52:05 +0000 http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-631 Glad u mention Ferguson's classic, on ur list there is one called preserving bath. i personally have problem with the word 'preserve' which suggests an unchanging state, i reckon its more a matter of 'conserve' which keeps the essence of things unharmed but reinterpreted as needs be (exactly like jam) first of all that thing looks like a gas meter, i think they should gut the Churchill, keep the street facade,clean it up nicely, put a glass box (or blob) behind it so all the fab detail of the masonry work is exposed, plus visually linking the street with the river (the orangeness of buses shines thru hehe), plus ooo copper glass always look nice against bath stone, i reckon the contrast of old/new in london victoria works well as a diagram for this project i am totally against these mono-functional 'disneyland' developments that undermine a sense of civitas, frankly they havent pushed the masterplan to the limit to make it work harder there is such a rich history in Bath, you have to work with it and use it as an innovative springboard, if a masterplan does not take this into account than its a SHIT masterplan i m shocked at the low attendance from 6E tut tut Glad u mention Ferguson’s classic, on ur list there is one called preserving bath. i personally have problem with the word ‘preserve’ which suggests an unchanging state, i reckon its more a matter of ‘conserve’ which keeps the essence of things unharmed but reinterpreted as needs be (exactly like jam)

first of all that thing looks like a gas meter, i think they should gut the Churchill, keep the street facade,clean it up nicely, put a glass box (or blob) behind it so all the fab detail of the masonry work is exposed, plus visually linking the street with the river (the orangeness of buses shines thru hehe), plus ooo copper glass always look nice against bath stone, i reckon the contrast of old/new in london victoria works well as a diagram for this project

i am totally against these mono-functional ‘disneyland’ developments that undermine a sense of civitas, frankly they havent pushed the masterplan to the limit to make it work harder

there is such a rich history in Bath, you have to work with it and use it as an innovative springboard, if a masterplan does not take this into account than its a SHIT masterplan

i m shocked at the low attendance from 6E tut tut

]]> By: Dave http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-630 Dave Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:30:17 +0000 http://www.engtect.net/54#comment-630 Hear, hear! Less insipid architecture please. The music might be inappropriate, but at least it's only five minutes long. We're stuck with the 'development' for the forseeable. Hear, hear! Less insipid architecture please.

The music might be inappropriate, but at least it’s only five minutes long. We’re stuck with the ‘development’ for the forseeable.

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