Development of John Jones Site / Sketch House

Mirandola

Godfrey's?

Arkady

The butchers' prep-house on the corner, the bit that's not being redeveloped. It services the legendary Godfrey's Butchers in Highbury. It's going to end up looking rather out of place, what with all the fancy redevelopment around it.<br>

Mirandola

Thanks Arkady

Kate Jones

<p>Its all moving along quite nicely, we're very happy with the latest CGIs. I know what you mean about Godfreys. They didn't want to develop their corner, but hopefully they will pick up some good trade once all all the area development is done. </p><p>We're taking part in the Word Festival soon so will have some interesting graphics going up on the hoardings along Morris Place. Will update as soon as I know more.</p><p>Great to see Park Theatre open! We're going on Saturday, can't wait ;-)</p>

Kate Jones

<p>We stood on the site of our new ground floor for the first time today and it felt great! </p><p>Good news recently as we have the go ahead on our Project Space which will be located on the ground floor. Plans are to hold four art exhibtions a year with talks and workshops for each show. More news soon... </p>

Arkady

May we have more regular photo updates Kate?  It's hard to see anything past your lovely hoarding.<br>

JohnJonesLondon

<br><img src="http://www.johnjones.co.uk/images/uploads/JJ_New_Building_1.jpg"><br><br>Here's a new CGI impression of the future John Jones building.<br>

JohnJonesLondon

<img src="http://www.johnjones.co.uk/images/uploads/JJ_New_Building_3.jpg"><br><br>The future UAL student accommodation, scheduled to open in 2016!<br>

poxy

Artistic licence! Those pavements in the foregrounds haven't been widened much, have they?

ADGS

Looks like all the nearby buildings are being demolished to show it off to best advantage.

gardener-joe

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Donna

I love those widened pavements. Brilliant.

Kate Jones

<p>Yes the pavements and other buildings weren't really a part of the CGI team's focus for the drawings... ;-)</p><p> </p>

ADGS

If showing the building in the environment where it will actually exist, and hopefully make sense, is not a priority, then why not just go all out and show what it would look like on Mars, with two moons hanging above in the manner of a prog rock album cover, and maybe a unicorn wandering past?

R&J

Challenge Accepted!<div><br></div><div><img src="http://i.imgur.com/fL3jlhP.jpg"></div>

poxy

Cor! It's like it's 2008, all over again.

andy

*applauds* well done sir!

Kate Jones

<p>hahahaha!! love it ;-)</p><p> </p>

Kate Jones

@ADGS these pics aren't to show off the scheme in its context, they were for us to consider different materials, but we thought some people would like to see them

Arkady

Ignore the pedantic sneering Kate, they are great pics.  However, I do insist that you now incorporate a unicorn into the design.<br>

ADGS

I love it!

Arkady

Facebook types might like these new pictures that JJ have posted.  They include a great one from the fifth floor showing FP station and the City North demolition works.<br><br>https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.495714937176114.1073741851.183500401730904&type=3<br>;

Kate Jones

Thanks Arkady. We will be hosting public site tours soon (I hope, as long as H&S doesn't get in the way...) so you'll be able to see the view from the top floor across London - its amazing to see!

Arkady

Ohmygadohmygadohmygad - mememememe!<br><br>*ahem*<br><br>Please keep me informed about your site tours.  I have been known to wear a hard hat.  If they could do it in the Park Theatre - which loooked like it might fall down at any time during much of the construction - then I don't see why you won't be allowed to do it.<br>

Kate Jones

hahaha, ok you're booked in! will confirm as soon as we get the go ahead from our construction team. the view is *amazing*

Arkady

I promise to be good.<br>

Mirandola

Me too!

krappyrubsnif

And me!

marko

And me please!  

Kate Jones

Will let everyone know as soon as we get the tours confirmed - should be in the next few weeks, just waiting for staircases to be installed ;-)