Originally Posted by
Paddy
Regeneration has a psychology look around you...Well you know what I mean it is always nice to be part of what is going on around you.
Building tall makes a statement about progress and ambition but is not enough to make a city. What happens at street level; the life and buzz of the city ie. the people, make the place. We need the life of the city that you describe as well as grand statements of high rise ambition.
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Oh and by the way...
Originally Posted by
Waterways
The problem is English Heritage cutting down buildings to stumps which look cheap and tatty. If they build high they maximise their investments...
...building tall costs more. The greater the number of floors, the lower the ratio of useful space to support space (lifts etc) and hence the greater the cost of useable space per square metre. Hence the financial return per square metre is actually lower, the higher you go.
This is only partly compensated for in 'prestige value' in a competitive market. In a slow market; low, fat buildings will maximise return on investment for any given area of building.
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