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Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by nradov »

jl6 wrote: post #14
detritus wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This seems to be the case across much of London, sadly. 'Synthetic' is the word that comes to mind whenever I see these developments. Frankly, as much as the effort impresses me from a technical point, I'm content enough only ever seeing it from afar when I pass vaguely nearby on a train going south. I suspect I'll never actually walk through it. Having 'argued' with people on HN about this sort of thing beforehand,…

Synthetic is the right word. They are trying to package and sell authenticity. I just went to the website of the development. Sorry, the “village”. They’ve even got a “street food festival”. I don’t really object to any of the commerce, but the fake brands and lifestyle are intense cringe.

Authenticity is a luxury for the privileged. Most people just want a decent place to live at an affordable price.

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Post by [deleted] »

mmarq wrote: post #80
jlokier wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would abolishing section 21 evictions sort out issues related to being priced out of the area for private tenants? Tenants still have to leave when their 12 month fixed term tenancy ends (the most common type I've seen), if they receive an offer to start a fresh one at a raised price that's higher than they can afford.

Contracts will be perpetual or will last decades, with rent increases linked to inflation. Tenants will be able to end their tenancies with 1-2 months notice, landlords won’t be able terminate a tenancy unless they have to move into the property or the tenant is not paying rent. This is how renting works in Western Europe.

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Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by [deleted] »

nradov wrote: post #91
jl6 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Synthetic is the right word. They are trying to package and sell authenticity. I just went to the website of the development. Sorry, the “village”. They’ve even got a “street food festival”. I don’t really object to any of the commerce, but the fake brands and lifestyle are intense cringe.

Authenticity is a luxury for the privileged. Most people just want a decent place to live at an affordable price.

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Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by [deleted] »

mmarq wrote: post #49
easytiger wrote: post #20

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Don't understand this view. For a start clearing up the area to make it buildable cost somewhere in the region of £1bn. If you are harking back to a time when it was an undesirable wasteland I can't agree that that constitutes a better world. Much of London complaining about gentrification is complaining that the postwar desolation of London was a good thing; because that's what they are "benefitting" from.

Yes, that area was an obscene wasteland, right in front of that monstrosity on the other side of the river: Churchill gardens. Before the power station was renewed, the only place with something to do in the entirety of the Wandsworth borough was Northcote road (and 15 years ago not even that).

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Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by unpythonic »

dtgriscom wrote: post #39
TylerE wrote: post #22

For non UK readers, Battersea Power Station is the building on the cover of Pink Floyd's album Animals

... minus the pig.

After all, they're pigs on the wing.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/79160/time-pink-floyds-g...

Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by blhack »

Waterluvian wrote: post #84
samizdis wrote: post #10

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The Victorians had a similarly grand take on public utility buildings, especially pump houses for water/sewage works. Probably the best example is Crossness Pumping Station [1]. The interior is stunning; this [2] is one image from the Wikipedia page/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness_Pumping_Station [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crossness_Pumping_Station...

I can hear todays taxpayers screaming. I wish we could spend the extra money and build things with real love.

I don’t think it’s lack of money.

Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by kikoreis »

samizdis wrote: post #10
camtarn wrote: post #2

With the beautiful art deco ceiling and walls, it almost feels more like a palatial monument to the power of electricity, rather than a mere control room. Imagine if we strove to make our industrial spaces as attractive nowadays! Modern control rooms are still breathtaking, but more through the sheer volume of stuff - blinking lights, giant monitors, diagrams, and so on - than through decoration.

The Victorians had a similarly grand take on public utility buildings, especially pump houses for water/sewage works. Probably the best example is Crossness Pumping Station [1]. The interior is stunning; this [2] is one image from the Wikipedia page/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossness_Pumping_Station [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crossness_Pumping_Station...

this is absolutely stunning

Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by bogantech »

jl6 wrote: post #11
camtarn wrote: post #2

With the beautiful art deco ceiling and walls, it almost feels more like a palatial monument to the power of electricity, rather than a mere control room. Imagine if we strove to make our industrial spaces as attractive nowadays! Modern control rooms are still breathtaking, but more through the sheer volume of stuff - blinking lights, giant monitors, diagrams, and so on - than through decoration.

I find data centers to be attractive in a functional sense (and some are even “decorated” via color coding). Maybe functional is just our age’s style.

The style of our time is bland inoffensive crap

Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by lentil_soup »

mmarq wrote: post #80
jlokier wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How would abolishing section 21 evictions sort out issues related to being priced out of the area for private tenants? Tenants still have to leave when their 12 month fixed term tenancy ends (the most common type I've seen), if they receive an offer to start a fresh one at a raised price that's higher than they can afford.

Contracts will be perpetual or will last decades, with rent increases linked to inflation. Tenants will be able to end their tenancies with 1-2 months notice, landlords won’t be able terminate a tenancy unless they have to move into the property or the tenant is not paying rent. This is how renting works in Western Europe.

Last time I rented in the UK it was 1yr contracts that I had to renew and hope it didn't go up in price. Is that not the case anymore?

Re: Battersea Power Station in London unveils the newly restored Control Room A

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Post by mmarq »

lentil_soup wrote: post #99
mmarq wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Contracts will be perpetual or will last decades, with rent increases linked to inflation. Tenants will be able to end their tenancies with 1-2 months notice, landlords won’t be able terminate a tenancy unless they have to move into the property or the tenant is not paying rent. This is how renting works in Western Europe.

Last time I rented in the UK it was 1yr contracts that I had to renew and hope it didn't go up in price. Is that not the case anymore?

Nothing has changed since Thatcher, I was describing a scenario where the UK completes its westernisation process and abolishes S21.
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