Londres (Royaume-Uni)

UrbaM a écrit:

et sur le front aménagement, le maire de Londres obtient des pouvoirs supplémentaires et notamment, pour ce qui nous interesse, celui de décider, à sa discrétion, du sort des projets d'intérêt stratégique (tours, grandes infra...)

c'est pas mal ça... on trouve ça où ? on peut avoir la même chose pour Paris ?  

London is reassessing its dislike of high-rises

LONDON Thanks mostly to the success of Canary Wharf, a sparkling landscape of slim glass giants rising from what once was a bleak urban wasteland, a lot of people say London is starting to shed its longtime aversion to high-rises.

There is no question that the Wharf is an economic powerhouse. In the past dozen years, it has grown to 14 million square feet, or 1.3 million square meters, of office space, more than anywhere else in Britain, and many large banks and financial houses, as well as Clifford Chance, Britain's largest law firm, are tenants in its 24 office buildings.

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"Canary Wharf will double in size as a commercial center, providing more global jobs in finance and banking," said Darien Bradshaw, the London-based regional director of Colliers International's properties division. "This will increase the demand for quality accommodation, which will result in strong rental and capital value growth."

Some say a concentration of tall residential buildings is the only way to house the growing number of people working at Canary Wharf. Some 80,000 people are employed there now, a number that is expected to double in five years.

"Over the last 15 years Canary Wharf has experienced a period of commercial and industrial and residential transformation," said Donna Evett, manager of the Canary Wharf office for the Knight Frank real estate agency. "Areas that were once derelict wasteland and government housing are now extensively developed to match the needs of a thriving global financial node."

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Yet as Britain's economy improved, Canary Wharf's future did too. In addition to the residential projects, it also has a number of new commercial ventures, including a new headquarters for State Street Bank that is due to be completed by the end of 2008. Commercial prices have remained steady for the last few years at around £60 per square foot.

A major factor behind the boom has been transport, with the extension of the Underground's Jubilee Line allowing Wharf-area residents to reach the city's West End in 20 minutes.

And a major force in the future will be the Olympic dividend.

With London set to be host of the 2012 Olympics, East London is expecting to see massive improvements in its facilities, including a new aquatic center, a 17,800-room Olympic Village and a 80,000-person stadium. In total, a 500-acre Olympic Park is planned to reach from Hackney Marches to the Thames River.

"The Olympics will bring huge benefits to the whole of East London and, in particular, to Stratford, which is about two miles north of Canary Wharf," said Julia Denman, a spokeswoman for the Canary Wharf Group.

"There will be investment in new infrastructure, with new roads and rail links either underway or planned," she said. "The new Olympic Park will offer new housing, retail and leisure opportunities - both before and after the Games."

Source:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/13/ … canary.php

Merci, article intéressant, mais un petit peu optimiste sur certains points, notamment la phrase "Some 80,000 people are employed there now, a number that is expected to double in five years.". Ca me semble beaucoup quand même , 80 000 nouveux emplois à CW d'ici 5 ans...

Merci, c'est un ami américain qui m'a donné l'information. C'est assès interessant en effet.

LE Moniteur 28-07-2006

EDF coupe ponctuellement le courant à Londres en raison de la chaleur

EDF Energy, la filiale britannique de l'électricien français, a procédé jeudi à des coupures ponctuelles de courant dans le centre de Londres, faute de pouvoir répondre à une demande dopée par l'utilisation des climatiseurs.
Les défauts d'approvisionnement en électricité touchaient le quartier le plus commerçant et le plus touristique de la capitale, autour des stations de métro de Piccadily, Oxford Circus et Tottenham Court Road, a précisé EDF dans un communiqué.

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EDF Energy fournit le quart de la population du Royaume-Uni, selon le site internet du Ces coupures interviennent trois jours après l'annonce par l'entreprise d'une augmentation de 19% de ses tarifs pour le gaz et de 8% pour l'électricité.

L'article entier est sur:
http://www.lemoniteur-expert.com/depech … mp;acces=1

J'ai été voir l'enssemble des projets à Londre. Si toutes ces tours se réalise, la Skyline sera impressionante.
Bravo London pour tout ces projets exentriques.

BatiActu 22-09-2006

Londres reprend sa place de ville la plus chère d'Europe

Détrônée en 2004 par Luxembourg, Londres se positionne de nouveau en 2005 comme la capitale européenne la plus chère d’Europe sur le marché immobilier, avec un prix moyen d’achat de 478.000 €, selon l’enquête annuelle sur la conjoncture du marché immobilier européen du réseau d’agences immobilières ERA Immobilier.

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« En 2005, le marché immobilier européen continue de progresser mais on est très loin des hausses vertigineuses de 2004 ; dans l’ensemble, on assiste à un essoufflement généralisé », selon ERA Immobilier.
L’étude révèle par ailleurs que 65,2% des Européens sont propriétaires de leur logement en 2005. Et sur ce point, l’Espagne détient toujours un record avec un taux de 84%, devant la Belgique (78%) et l’Irlande (77%). Située au milieu du tableau, la France détient un taux de 58%, soit nettement en dessous de la moyenne européenne.


Prix moyen d’achat dans les capitales européennes :

1 – Londres : 478.000 €
2 – Luxembourg : 475.000 €
3 – Berne : 435.000 €
4 – Dublin : 368.000 €
5 – Madrid : 357.000 €
6 – Stockholm : 325.000€
7 – Paris : 297.746 €
8 – Helsinki: 234.165 €
9 – Vienne : 231.000 €
10 – Amsterdam : 223.000 €
11– Bruxelles: 217.462 €
12 – Lisbonne; 185.000 €
13 – Athènes : 198.000 €
14 – Berlin : 180.000 €
15 – Prague : 106.000 €

http://www.batiactu.com/data/22092006/2 … 62608.html

Si je comprends bien, il s'agit du prix d'achat moyen des logements. Mais pour déterminer quelle ville est la plus chère, il faudrait plutôt en connaître le prix moyen au m².

Les statistiques concernant Londres valent pour le Greater London.

Impressionnant de voir des prix moyen si elevés sur une telle surface.

Fred75 a écrit:

Si je comprends bien, il s'agit du prix d'achat moyen des logements. Mais pour déterminer quelle ville est la plus chère, il faudrait plutôt en connaître le prix moyen au m².

Entierement vrai car un 50 m2 a Paris vaut beaucoup plus que 297.746 €

Le Monde, 15/10/2006  (Extraits)

Adieu Waterloo, vive Saint Pancras
LE MONDE | 14.10.06 | 15h08  •  Mis à jour le 14.10.06 | 15h12
LONDRES CORRESPONDANT 

C'est un véritable écrin futuriste que Londres offrira à l'Eurostar à partir de l'automne 2007. Le lyrisme du grand voyage est là, sous cette étonnante arche vitrée de l'époque victorienne, peinte en bleu clair d'époque, surplombant la nouvelle gare de Saint Pancras International.

L'édifice, signé Alastair Lansley, est l'un des plus beaux spécimens de l'architecture contemporaine britannique, avec ses structures élégantes et épurées. Ville dans la ville, le nouveau "terminal" pourra accueillir 50 millions de voyageurs par an, presque autant que l'aéroport de Gatwick. Ils y trouveront force commerces et restaurants haut de gamme, avec marbre couleur pêche, fresques et acier. En étages, un palace cinq étoiles et, au sommet, soixante-huit appartements achetés à prix d'or par quelques privilégiés.

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"Le gros de la population de la capitale vit au nord et pas au sud, où est situé actuellement Waterloo International. Par ailleurs, St Pancras est mieux desservie en lignes de métro et en liaisons ferroviaires avec le reste du royaume et l'Ecosse", nous confie Nigel Brown, le directeur général d'Eurostar. Il a inauguré, le 12 septembre, Ebbsfleet international, située à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud-est de Londres, l'une des deux nouvelles gares qui, en dehors de St Pancras, ont dû être construites. L'autre est à Stratford, à l'est de la capitale, site des JO de 2012.

Pour mesurer l'importance de l'effort engagé, il faut se souvenir que le rail britannique est depuis des années dans un état calamiteux. Tirant les leçons de la Berezina que fut la politique de privatisation des trains du gouvernement conservateur précédent, le New Labour de Tony Blair a rejeté le concept de grands travaux entièrement financés par le privé. Pour la ligne TGV, l'équipe Blair a mobilisé une aide directe de 2,5 milliards de livres et a garanti l'émission d'obligations pour 3,75 milliards de livres supplémentaires.

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Il se trouvera bien quelques rieurs pour faire remarquer que le qualificatif "International" est peut-être un peu présomptueux. Le bon sens aurait voulu qu'on adopte plutôt l'appellation "Europe" pour une gare desservant seulement Bruxelles et Paris. Mais nous sommes en Angleterre...

Marc Roche
Article paru dans l'édition du 15.10.06

BatiActu 17-10-2006

Rothschild embauche Koolhaas pour créer sa nouvelle banque londonienne

La banque d’investissement NM Rothschild & Sons Limited a recruté la semaine dernière l’architecte Rem Koolhaas. Elle souhaite qu’il réalise un nouvel établissement au coeur de la «City» en 2009, année du bicentenaire de sa création à Londres.
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la suite sur:

http://www.batiactu.com/data/17102006/1 … 13543.html

Le Moniteur 30-10-2006

A Londres, les prix de l'immobilier ont augmenté de 240% en 10 ans

Selon un étude de la banque Halifax, les prix de l'immobilier ont progressé de 187% au Royaume-Uni depuis le début de la phase de redressement entamée en février 1996, et de 240% à Londres.

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"Le marché immobilier est soutenu par de bons fondamentaux, grâce à une économie solide, qui croît sans interruption depuis 56 trimestres", analyse Halifax, qui juge que la conjoncture restera favorable aux prix à long terme et n'évoque pas la possibilité d'un krach ni même d'une correction.
La banque Halifax est réputée comme spécialiste du marché immobilier au Royaume-Uni, où le groupe HBOS dont elle fait partie est le numéro un du crédit immobilier.

L'article entier est sur:
http://www.lemoniteur-expert.com/depech … mp;acces=1

BatiActu 02-11-2006

Bouygues Construction va faire du logement social en Grande-Bretagne


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La filiale britannique de Bouygues Construction, Bouygues UK, a annoncé jeudi qu’elle venait d'être désignée comme «preferred bidder» (candidat pressenti) pour la conception et la construction de deux ensembles de logements sociaux à Londres pour plus de 120 millions d'euros.

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Le second contrat, d'un montant de 20 millions d'euros, a été attribué dans le cadre d’un appel d’offre de développement immobilier par le Council de Barking & Dagenham à Bouygues UK. Il comprend la conception et la construction d'un complexe regroupant 86 appartements (logements sociaux et logements privés) ainsi qu'une bibliothèque municipale de 2.000 m2, une agence municipale et une surface commerciale.

L'article entier est sur:
http://www.batiactu.com/data/02112006/0 … 05315.html

Delancey and Land Securities are planning a massive overhaul of land next to one of Europe's largest and yet least commercially exploited railway stations, Clapham Junction.
The scheme will be three towers sat on a large podium with Clapham Junction bounding the triangular site to the north, Falcon Road to the east and St John's Hill to the south.
The project has been designed by architect firm, ColladoCollins, who have planned the first few floors of the scheme be a huge shopping mall offering 25,000 square metres of retail space, a total considered enough to make it a draw in its own right for shoppers, something Parkview have been insisting is the case for years with their plans for Battersea Power Station....

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=764



Les architectes
http://www.colladocollins.com/

Le site se trouve le long des voies ferrées convergeant vers Waterloo station (5km au SO de Waterloo).

Le quartier
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UrbaM a écrit:

et voila la DIFA tower
http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pi … r_pic1.jpg

.. je reviens sur ce bâtiment pour s'avoir si je suis le seul a voir la ressemblance évidente avec la future rénovation de la tour axa....?

photo tour axa...http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/6796/1 … c2o7hj.jpg...

Rodney Street Apartments, London, United Kingdom
lien:http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=607
"Jewel Box" green light


Hamiltons Architects granted planning for mixed residential development

The skin of the building is a profiled perforated brass with flush windows, this continues the approach to materiality in the London based Hamiltons Architects who produced the award winning Brewery Square with its copper and zinc skin. Flush sliding windows and recessed balconies compliment the seamless facade with frameless glazed shop fronts and penthouse top floor. The facade insulation and shading system obviates the need for air conditioning. The proposal includes insulation and cladding made from recycled material and an integrated ventilation system to reduce the energy requirement for the development. The building will consist of 26 flats.

CONSTRUCTION DE RIVERSIDE SOUTH imminente.






The first indications that Riverside South may get off the ground sooner rather than later have materialised with the revelation that Canary Wharf are preparing infrastructure works to support the huge project.
Riverside South is a couple of skyscrapers on the western edge of the estate bounding on to the River Thames and Westferry Circus that were first revealed by this site back in 2001. At 214 and 189 metres in height not only will they be amongst the tallest office towers in London if built, but combined are the largest single office development in the whole of Europe with approaching 230,000 square meters on offer. The taller tower will also be the second tallest building at Canary Wharf, but still 23 metres taller than the record holder, One Canada Square.
The infrastructure works will at first consist of the upgrade of the EDF electric substation nearby as the planned development will use so much electricity the current local grid is incapable of supplying the necessary voltage.
Construction of the substation is due to begin immediately with an expected delivery date of 2009. EDF have also hinted that Canary Wharf could be about to begin construction on Riverside South in the second quarter of 2007 with completion in 2009 but this has yet to be confirmed. The site is unoccupied at the moment and with no demolition required it can easily be brought online for construction once the decision is taken.
At the heart of this is the success that Canary Wharf have had in getting their bespoke office developments at Churchill Place and Canada sold in recent months to the likes of Bear Sterns, State Street Bank and KPMG showing the enduring popularity of the estate to blue chip firms.
This has reached the point that they are running out of space and have a desperate need for more if they are not to lose tenants back to the City of London. Building 230,000 square metres of floor-space is a pretty risky undertaking for any company, even one like Canary Wharf, but with these improving market conditions not building could well prove riskier.
When you've built an image partly on being able to provide massive floor-plates in corporate friendly buildings, the last place you'd want to be is in the same situation as the City of London in 1999 where the lack of suitable offices stopped firms like HSBC from consolidating in a single premises and forced them to look elsewhere. That would be ironic.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=771

Architecture Foundation HQ gets green light from planners

Tuesday 31 October 2006
London SE1 website team

  A striking new building for Southwark Street designed by Zaha Hadid has been granted planning permission by Southwark Council.

Architecture Foundation HQ gets green light from planners
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Topping out ceremony for Bankside 2 & 3 held last week

The Architecture Foundation's new architecture centre will be located on the corner of Southwark Street and Great Guildford Street as part of Land Securities' Bankside 123 development.

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"Zaha Hadid's new building will be both a venue for communicating architecture to the public, and a powerful expression of architectural imagination," says Rowan Moore, director of the Architecture Foundation.

    a powerful expression of architectural imagination

    "We are delighted with and grateful for the London Borough of Southwark's support for the project."

    Southwark is fast becoming a cultural hub

Welcoming the decision, Mike Hussey, managing director of Land Securities' London Portfolio, says: "The cutting-edge new design highlights our commitment to great architecture and will contribute to the regeneration of Southwark, putting the area on the map. Southwark is fast becoming a cultural hub with Tate Modern, The Globe Theatre, and now the Architecture Foundation, at its heart."

Last week Land Securities celebrated the topping out of Bankside 2 & 3 which are due for completion next June.

Next summer the Design Museum will stage a major exhibition of Hadid's work.

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http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2416

Thameslink could bring glazed market to Borough High Street
Friday 10 November 2006
London SE1 website team

A glazed trading space for Borough Market could be built on the corner of Borough High Street and Bedale Street as part of the Thameslink scheme.

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Visualisation of the proposed glazed market hall on the corner of Borough High Street and Bedale Street

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The same view in 2006


Last month the government granted legal powers to Network Rail to build a new viaduct through Borough Market which would require the demolition of a number of buildings in the area.
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Le reste sur:

http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2437

Oh! Merci Sticky! j'avais pas encore vu les rendus de la verrière!

On est là en plein dans le débat esthétique Vs authenticité des lieux...

London house prices keep surging; House prices in London grew by 1.7 per cent in October driven by a large number of buyers scrambling for a meagre supply of properties. Hometrack, the housing information business, says that the strong growth in house prices in London and the South East continues to put a major gloss on the apparent strength of the national housing market. “Our latest survey shows that average prices rose across a quarter of the country”. However Hometrack point to the fact that prices in the capital have risen by nearly ten per cent in as many months, and predict that they could go up twice that amount, as record City bonuses and a shortage of properties inflate the market further. Competition from people who want “to buy to live” in Central London rather than “buy to let” has meant that competition for houses in the “right” areas is so fierce that houses are going for hundreds of thousands more than the original asking price. The Centre for Economics and Business Research predict that City bonuses will go up by 18.3 per cent this year to a total of £8.8bn. Another factor is an influx of overseas buyers with 75 per cent of one leading agent’s business in Chelsea coming from foreigners relocating to London. Further information - Click here Financial Times 30.10.06, Times 30.10.06

London facing ‘housing timebomb’; the London Housing Federation (LHF) says that house prices in the capital are set to rise by 34 per cent over the next five years, and that there is the prospect of a ‘housing timebomb’ as prices rise faster than wages. It suggests that wages are due to rise by 4.4 per cent while house prices could increase by nearly seven per cent over the next five years. The average home in London costs 8.8 times the average salary and buyers need an annual income of £80,000 to get a mortgage for a typical home. With the population due to rise by 800,000 over the next decade the situation looks set to get worse. The LHF, which is the regional arm of the National Housing Federation and represents 400 housing associations in London, is urging the government to make housing a priority in the 2007 comprehensive spending review. The government said that it was investing £1.7bn to help 28,000 families in London into affordable accommodation over the next two years. Further information - Click here BBC News Online 27.10.06

Le redéveloppement des gares londoniennes

Hammerson chosen for Victoria upgrade;

Network Rail has announced that it is to enter into exclusive talks with Hammerson to redevelop Victoria Station (pictured right). The scheme is part of a series of upgrades planned by the not-for-profit rail operator which will see private development of shops, offices and flats around the major stations. Through this, it is hoped to raise £4bn of private money to help pay for station improvements at 50 big regional stations and hundreds of smaller ones. At the same time Network Rail announced that British Land and a consortium of Morley Fund Management and Chelsfield Partners were the two bidders shortlisted to rebuild Euston. Euston with 50m passengers a year and Victoria with 115m a year have not seen any significant upgrades for half a century. The amount of new space is likely to total 800,000 sq ft at Victoria and 4.3m sq ft to be built on 15 acres around Euston station. The next big project will be Waterloo, which is likely to be the biggest of the three projects, as it will involve lowering the main concourse to the ground floor. Further information -
Financial Times 27.10.06