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File:GasometersAtClichy-Signac.JPG|'Gasometers at Clichy' by French Impressionist painter Paul Signac (1863–1935) | |||
File:GasometersAtTheOval-AlbertTurpin.jpeg|‘Gasometers At The Oval’ by Albert Turpin | |||
File:RuralGloucestershire-Casson.JPG|'Scene of rural Gloucestershire during wartime' by architect and illustrator Sir Hugh Casson showing camouflaged gasometer in the background. | File:RuralGloucestershire-Casson.JPG|'Scene of rural Gloucestershire during wartime' by architect and illustrator Sir Hugh Casson showing camouflaged gasometer in the background. | ||
File:MarianSquare-Turpin.JPG|'Marian Square, Hackney' 1952 by Albert Turpin Of [[The 'East London Group']] | File:MarianSquare-Turpin.JPG|'Marian Square, Hackney' 1952 by Albert Turpin Of [[The 'East London Group']] | ||
File: | File:TheGasWorks-Harris.JPG|'The Gas Works' - by Canadian artist Lawren Harris (1885–1970) | ||
File:RegentsCanal-Hackney.Jpg|‘Regent’s Canal, Hackney’ 2020 by artist Marc Gooderham @mgooderham | File:RegentsCanal-Hackney.Jpg|‘Regent’s Canal, Hackney’ 2020 by artist Marc Gooderham @mgooderham | ||
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File: | File:MileEndTwilight-DoreenFletcher.JPG|Mile End Park Twilight by artist Doreen Fletcher 1983 | ||
File:GalleryHackney-Preece.JPG|'Gasometer (Hackney)' by artist David Preece | |||
File:KingsCrossGasholder-JoAngell.jpg|'Kings Cross Gasholder' by artist Jo Angell | |||
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Revision as of 21:32, 3 November 2020
The humble gasometer, a feature of 20th century urban life in Europe is making a comeback as a housing concept (Chimni Home Typology 8.4.4).
Back up to Industrial & Other Urban Buildings.
Notable Gasometer Homes
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New flats built into 'The Triplets' at Kings Cross, London (with thanks to @GasometerGal for the photo)
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The Alliance Building in Dublin, a nine story apartment block, designed by architects O’Mahony Pike.
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‘The Gasometer’ social housing built out of the old Simmering Gas Works at Hietzing, Vienna by various architect including Jean Nouvel and Coop Himmelblau.
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Gasklocken in Stockholm, Sweden a residential development and park by Herzog & de Meuron
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Proposed scheme for flats within The Gasometer at Kennington Oval by GRID Architects.
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Outpost Architecture & Design’s concept for a mixed-use housing development, 2018. A submission in a RIBA competition to re-use gasometer sites.
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A housing concept by MAX Architects. Another submission in a RIBA competition to re-use gasometer sites.
Gasometers In Photography and Art
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'Gasometers at Clichy' by French Impressionist painter Paul Signac (1863–1935)
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‘Gasometers At The Oval’ by Albert Turpin
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'Scene of rural Gloucestershire during wartime' by architect and illustrator Sir Hugh Casson showing camouflaged gasometer in the background.
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'Marian Square, Hackney' 1952 by Albert Turpin Of The 'East London Group'
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'The Gas Works' - by Canadian artist Lawren Harris (1885–1970)
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‘Regent’s Canal, Hackney’ 2020 by artist Marc Gooderham @mgooderham
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Mile End Park Twilight by artist Doreen Fletcher 1983
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'Gasometer (Hackney)' by artist David Preece
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'Kings Cross Gasholder' by artist Jo Angell
Gasometers In Film & TV
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Shooting Fish is a 1997 British comedy film which features Kate Beckinsale and two accomplices living in a disused gasometer.
See Also In Chimni
Chimni Wiki Industrial & Other Urban Buildings
Chimni Wiki Homes In Other Buildings
Chimni Wiki Chimni Home Typology
Other Interesting Web Sites
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Ireland/South/Dublin/photo1416590.htm
http://www.wiener-gasometer.at/en/gasometer
Gasworks In American Film Noir' - http://americanfilmnoir.com/page21.html
Books We Liked
Refurbishment Projects
References
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