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#1021 Post by SBD » Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:49 pm

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Earlier this week I was walking around the new Casino and took a few photos, unfortunately they are taken at night time, so the photos are not the best.
No need to apologise for those photos - thank you!!

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#1022 Post by ChillyPhilly » Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:04 pm

Great photos, Norm!
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#1023 Post by citywatcher » Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:00 pm

Great snaps
That escalator though . The poster who bagged it is right I'm afraid . That's just something out of the 70's .

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#1024 Post by NTRabbit » Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:14 am

Could be wrong, but won't they have shunted every poker machine they have into the new building so that they can start on the comprehensive heritage restoration of the old building?

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#1025 Post by MR_T » Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:10 am

NTRabbit wrote:Could be wrong, but won't they have shunted every poker machine they have into the new building so that they can start on the comprehensive heritage restoration of the old building?
No. All brand new machines. I watched them get taken out the crates and installed


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#1026 Post by MR_T » Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:12 am

citywatcher wrote:Great snaps
That escalator though . The poster who bagged it is right I'm afraid . That's just something out of the 70's .

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Definitely agree. It reminds me of the escalator they used to have in Rundle mall to take you up to the bridge YEARS AGO!!!! Image


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#1027 Post by Nort » Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:37 am

Escalators might look a bit tacky, but they serve a purpose in helping some people who could have trouble with stairs.

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#1028 Post by Llessur2002 » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:36 am

I really don't see the problem - as long as they are maintained and don't suffer from aesthetic or mechanical deterioration due to being exposed to the elements. They serve a purpose and don't seem particularly offensive in my opinion.

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#1029 Post by how good is he » Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:43 am

Anyone know if Station Lane [where the white lines are] will be open to taxis/valet/cars etc or for Pedestrian use only? Also if there will be a entrance from North Tce to the new carpark?

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#1030 Post by SRW » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:43 pm

Great photos Norman!

We've got our first peak at the paving system/design language that will continue through the whole plaza:
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#1031 Post by Nathan » Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:58 pm

I'm not sold on the paving. It's in that weird middle ground where it's trying to reference the Festival Centre geometry, but it's neither adhering to it close enough nor clearly differentiating itself (organic hexagon pattern vs strictly geometric octagon pattern).

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#1032 Post by SRW » Tue Dec 08, 2020 8:06 pm

Nathan wrote:
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I'm not sold on the paving. It's in that weird middle ground where it's trying to reference the Festival Centre geometry, but it's neither adhering to it close enough nor clearly differentiating itself (organic hexagon pattern vs strictly geometric octagon pattern).
I tend to agree and worry how it may appear across vast expanses, though I do note that the shape expression and paving stones change according to activity/zone which should help define distinct spaces within the plaza.
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#1033 Post by AndyWelsh » Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:22 pm

Few from today around the outside of the casino and the entrance to the station:

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#1034 Post by PeFe » Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:54 am

Andy thanks for all the photos. Good work.

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#1035 Post by Spotto » Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:55 pm

Nathan wrote:
Tue Dec 08, 2020 4:58 pm
I'm not sold on the paving. It's in that weird middle ground where it's trying to reference the Festival Centre geometry, but it's neither adhering to it close enough nor clearly differentiating itself (organic hexagon pattern vs strictly geometric octagon pattern).
I guess the idea is they're trying to soften the harsher geometry of the Festival Centre and the future office tower with a more organic pattern. Architects designing the new plaza probably took one look at the old design and the Hajek sculptures and went "heck no!" Will have to wait and see how it all blends together.

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