Cutty Sark 2012
To celebrate the Cutty Sark's 141st birthday, CuttySark.org has released a new image showing how the tea clipper will look when it finally opens after restoration work is completed. The original glass wave concept has been replaced by a large conservatory.
16 comments:
Was the wave the idea of totally covering the ship, masts 'n' all? I never got that
There was the ship in the bottle idea, but that got scotched in favour of something like this picture but more dramatic...
Rather sadly it looks like a fish out of water to me.
It looks fantastic great use of the glass.
I had pictured the boat sitting higher on the 'water line' of glass.
They just need to paint some big blue waves around the glass...or perhaps a few metres of sticky-back plastic?
somebody probably would have complained the masts obscured the sight lines to St Pauls 84 miles away.....I like it - you'll just imagine it's laden with lots of tea and fat sailors...
@ Nick - I agree, the previous designs showed the glass level appearing lower on the plimsol line. This new design is less imaginative too, looking more like a greenhouse than water.
I think you're wrong - water looked naff. This is simple and clean.
I feel disappointed, I can't quite put my finger on it, but the old/new fusion just doesn't look right to me. I think there is too much glass and it is too high, think it detracts from the beauty of the ship. Hope if looks better than this when completed, I have really missed it when I cycle past.
Is this still technically the Cutty Sark or a model?
The effect they achieved with the Great Britain is a vast improvement IMHO
http://www.ssgreatbritain.org/Home.aspx
..if only you'd gone into design rather than wasting your life away on a blog the world would be a lot prettier place.
Golly, yes, the Great Britain is much better. This looks as if it is sinking in something that is not water anyway.
Do they need it at all? It is a ship with such lovely lines it seems a shame to spoil it. Any chance of having it back the way it was before?
One used to be able to see the masts from Friendly Street - not sure if one still would be able to with the new tower blocks - I hope so.
Please try making the same point in a more civilised manner.
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