Reinventing a Space. Niall Linton
Gasometers, also known as Gas Holder’s began their existence around the late 19th century, they were scattered around almost every city and town as a means of storing gas. These structures are made up of a circular metal frame which would hold a piston, this piston would rise and fall due to the amount of gas being stored. Due to more modern and efficient technology gasometers have been left disused and many just appear as large cylindrical scaffolding structures as the tank used is located down in the ground as they are now empty. The majority of these gasometers are now awaiting demolition although …show more content…
Its residents consist mainly of young professionals and not families. ‘’ The Former Gasholder at Ringsend is one of a number of newly built apartment buildings in Dublin as developers adopt a new wait and see approach in the ailing new homes market’’. In 2011 the Gasworks building was put up for sale after developer Liam Carroll’s property empire was placed in receivership.
Gasholder building’s hold a huge part in inspiration for many artists, from photographers to architects. Many creatives want them to become landmarks, as they clearly hold aspect’s of victorian industrial architecture. In many cities around the world gasometers have been converted into interesting art galleries, public spaces, apartments and performance spaces. It is great to see people putting new idea’s into these abandoned giants, and many have turned out as very successful projects but the disappearance will continue. Many gasometers have been planned to be demolished, and in 2013 the English National Grid announced their plans to demolish 76 gasometers across England, and Scotland have planned to demolish 111 over the next 16 year’s. Novelist Will Self described their disappearance as ‘’ Just another casualty of the ruthless spatialisation of international flows that is London’s new
Gasometers, also known as Gas Holder’s began their existence around the late 19th century, they were scattered around almost every city and town as a means of storing gas. These structures are made up of a circular metal frame which would hold a piston, this piston would rise and fall due to the amount of gas being stored. Due to more modern and efficient technology gasometers have been left disused and many just appear as large cylindrical scaffolding structures as the tank used is located down in the ground as they are now empty. The majority of these gasometers are now awaiting demolition although …show more content…
Its residents consist mainly of young professionals and not families. ‘’ The Former Gasholder at Ringsend is one of a number of newly built apartment buildings in Dublin as developers adopt a new wait and see approach in the ailing new homes market’’. In 2011 the Gasworks building was put up for sale after developer Liam Carroll’s property empire was placed in receivership.
Gasholder building’s hold a huge part in inspiration for many artists, from photographers to architects. Many creatives want them to become landmarks, as they clearly hold aspect’s of victorian industrial architecture. In many cities around the world gasometers have been converted into interesting art galleries, public spaces, apartments and performance spaces. It is great to see people putting new idea’s into these abandoned giants, and many have turned out as very successful projects but the disappearance will continue. Many gasometers have been planned to be demolished, and in 2013 the English National Grid announced their plans to demolish 76 gasometers across England, and Scotland have planned to demolish 111 over the next 16 year’s. Novelist Will Self described their disappearance as ‘’ Just another casualty of the ruthless spatialisation of international flows that is London’s new