London's King's Cross Reborn
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- Опубликовано: 27 июл 2024
- From its rise as an industrial rail hub during the industrial revolution to the lows of its post-war decline, London's King's Cross is now being reborn for the 21st century. For more by The B1M subscribe now - ow.ly/GxW7y
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The best thing about these renovation projects is that they retain so much of the original architecture and blend it seamlessly with the new, so future generations will still be able to look upon these buildings and see how they originally appeared without sacrificing the utility and design of modern architecture.
It's a shame Housing prices are so high. A flat in the gas holders costs 2 to 3 million
Or they could google it
The modern architecture will be historic as well by then.
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So true they always follow London very closely
I LOVE London
I walked around the area about 7 years ago maybe. It was really quiet, still under construction, and in my view a bit lifeless.
But I went back there a month or so ago and it's been completely transformed. A really awesome place to walk around.
That's the power of our incredible industry!!
true, it felt like its not even part of London anymore, but in a good way
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Thank you! Keep up the great work!
Thank you..keep producing quality videos.
..being an architecture student it helps me a lot.
you guys got magic in you, and you are able to transfer it through these videos! Thank YOU
Honestly, I am very excited every time a new video comes out. This one has become one of my favourite!
The transformation of this area is fascinating
Agreed as someone who remembers kings cross as it was in the early 70's it's an amazing transformation
@@colinshearring3934 wasn't it area with massive drug problem once or am I confusing it with another part of London
@@radcow Bob Hoskins film with Cathy Tyson "Mona Lisa" captured that time well. It was a haunt for prostitution
i trained as a dancer there at the LSC on york way back in the late 80's it was a real shit hole full of whores drug pushers it was so run down i can barely regonize the place now it's so FUTURISTIC
@@radcow
Yes....it was drug problem & prostitution..
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geeze!!! i was just now 6/12/20 having the same sort or reaction and wondering if something was wrong with my psyche.
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I lived in England in the early-mid 1980's, wouldn't give king's Cross more time than it took to get out of the Station. Been back a few times but never back to the area. Coming over in August for a month, ten days in London and i think I will give King's Cross a Go! Great video as always!
How are you finding it?
You should visit the district. The King's Cross area had changed beyond all recognition from the dingy, seedy area it was in the 80's....and still was until the early 00's. That's when it began to change, quite slowly at first but since 2010 the pace of change has really accelerated. So when you're next in London, visit the area - you won't be disappointed, but will be shocked at how much it's changed.
It's really hard to get across just how unpleasant the area was, particularly as an arrival point into London from a large section of the north. It was terrible. Drunks, druggies, tired badly maintained buildings. You just didn't linger, you got out as soon as possible.
US cities need revitalization like this.
revitalisation
@@joshuathompson4242 Both revitalization and revitalisation are right. In America it's written as revitalization, while in the UK it's written as revitalisation. Charles Kesner is probably and American, while you're probably British.
@@davey2487 nah revitalisation is the correct one
@@Stevooo It's literally written as revitalization in the Cambridge Dictionary. The Dictionary also states that in the UK it's also written as revitalisation. They're both right.
@@davey2487 no.
St. Pancras Station is so beautiful!
They were going to knock it down in the 1960s! 😢
Sadly, in germany the knocked down the Anhalter Bahnhof in berlin in the 1960s. They was outstanding beautiful too 😓
Kelham Hall at Newark, Notts is another fine example of his work.
My favourite station in the country!
@@tig3662
" They " must have been
lunatics to have thought of knocking down this architectural heritage. If I recall rightly, the sprawling Victoria Terminus in Bombay ( now Mumbai ) , built c. early 1880s, was modelled on St Pancras, with some added features to give a slight Indian twist to this landmark.
Rajni Chande
It has been many years since I was in that area. The changes are incredible from the run down area I was glad to get out of, to somewhere that is a destination in its own right.
Love how they kept the beauty of old structures and bringing new life into the area! Always love going there from time to time. The river adds the country side feeling ♥️ however some of the building looks without a character or architectural significance. Google new building looks impressive!
Do you always love going there or do you love going there from time to time? It can’t be both lol
You have to pick one or the other lol
@@prepperjonpnw6482 he's saying that when he goes there from time to time, he loves it, do you have a problem with that?
Wow, I can't believe my luck! I've just been there less then a month ago and I was amazed by how well the area looks and the great functionality that they gave to it. Another well presented great video! Good job!
Thank you!!
This is impressive. London is truly evolving perhaps more than any other European city as there's so many building projects underway throughout the Greater London County.
Kings Cross and Nine Elms are 2 amazing success stories for London.
Luxus Häuser Olympic Park can be added to that list
@@ASB1005 yeah. I thought Olympic park would turn into another hallow and abandoned area but they did a fantastic job. I hope they make it abit more affordable for the locals. From what I understand everyflat is designed to be a luxury which many locals can't afford.
Hopefully greenwhich peninsula will be too
Niaz Gul Hazarboz To be honest up until the 2012 Olympic East London was a bit of a no man land! But with the Olympics the area was transformed and give in the public transport connections it desperately need and desired.
London is one of the very few lucky places to be able to invest in something, and know it will be used. You don’t have major gangs that will take over an area, other areas won’t be abandoned just to experience the new area etc... and as a result, London is easily one of the most beautiful and popular cities in the world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for places like Dubai, Doha, and even places like New York and Paris. When new areas are built they’re usually over the top, not for locals, and/or the old areas are abandoned or taken over by vile street gangs, and Dubai is one of the most prominent examples of this... but London is thriving, better than ever.
Outstanding video. I remember King's Cross from the early 1980's. It was much different then. Glad to see it revitalized.
Argyle Street !!!!!! LOL
Not that I,personally, ever went you understand...........
When visiting London in 2019 my hotel was located straight across the Pancras Station. One night we decided to do an evening walk in the close neigbourhood without any expectations. I was totally blown away when all of a sudden we found the beautifully lit mall and gasholders. It really is a special and inspiring place.
Wish I could afford to live in those multi-million pound apartments in the Gasholder. Lol.
I'm currently living in King's Cross and I'm loving it
I left london in 1999 - best thing i ever did
@@btothet3377 I agree. Thank fuck you left.
B to the T I don’t think the City is at a loss over your departure
@@btothet3377 Now you're left behind. Quelle Surprise!
As a born and bred Islingtonian, who's now retired in Thailand, I find this transformation amazing. If I went there now I wouldn't know where I was, it all looks so different.
Very impressive. This is why the whole world still looks to England for good taste.
good joke, i liked it
absolutely true.
"good taste"? I'm sorry but the visually the architecture looks awful. If you want good architecture there are many other cities in Europe.
@@silliestsususagest3276 London is a mixture of old and new simply because it has been badly damaged on several occasions. The last major incident was 1941/42 when large parts of central London were destroyed by German bombing. This was the price paid by the British for opposing Nazi Germany. Shame that many countries in Europe just surrendered instead. As for the French they collaborated as well to their eternal shame. Central Paris is preserved for a reason. The 19th Century classical revival inspired by the boulevards of Baron Hausmann look impressive, but they are also covered in guilt and shame. I prefer London any day with all its problems. What you see is what you get. The same cannot be said for charlatan cities like Paris and Berlin.
@@ds1868 I often wonder how different British cities would look if it wasn't for the Blitz - more Georgian and Victorian town houses and less crumbling 60s concrete. Don't forget that the renovation of central Paris under Napoleon III was expressly to make it more like London, too.
London sets a standard for modern transformation of historic cities. Keeping the historical side and blend in some modern aesthetic and functionality.
Lovely Video.
You could never see London in one lifetime. I am 65 and have tried but there are over 100,000 official places of interest and it seems to go on forever. North/South/East/West/Central/The City/The Docklands/The London Suburbs ( where I moved to like most indigenous Londoners in 1983) and I still miss the heart of Inner London every day. In fact I am returning today but I am only 1/2 mile from a London postal district in an Outer London Borough. There are 33 Boroughs....
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Many fond memories working on CTRL 103 2001 to 2006 in the infrastructure that has helped to enable the transformation great video as always B1M keep up the great work
Thanks B1M for keeping us posted. Its just good to know what's going off around us instead of the claptrap that terrestrial tv spew out, which is nearly always politically motivated.
Sincere thanks.
John.
I was born in London. Lived in Kent. London, a lovely dynamic city. Beautiful London!
Waited for the upload. Your team truly has an eye for exquisite design and defined architecture. Another great, informative video with clear elucidation on the video.
I’ve lived near kings cross all my life and remember when I was a kid being told it was somewhere never to go at night. The transformation has been remarkable and is something for London to be proud of. As always thanks for your informative analysis!
a js don't say that. they will be offended and they will label you as a nazi. they don't like fact lol
NOT gentrified areas where,mainly, White Professionals and The Middle-Class have returned. It's a phenomenon that has been ongoing for 15 years now and changing the face AGAIN of London....@a js
@a js Only in deprived neighborhoods. Crime rises in austerity... It's all incredibly predictable... as is politicians looking dumbfounded at rising crime rates as if has nothing to do with them.
No ! I mean the return of the whites through Gentrification has been going on for 15 years. Stabbings MUCH longer ! @ @a js
What an urban paradise! If only one could afford it...
London never, ever stops moving ahead. London is this American’s favorite city of all!
its university of the arts london (ual) who opened central st martins, not university college london(ucl)!
It doesn't matter, because UAL is irrelevant anyway.
@@Machozz unsure how incorrect facts don't matter but that's your opinion :)
I went to CSM when it was at its former campus, whilst at Charing Cross, Saint Martins produced an impressive alumni with the likes of McQueen, Galliiano, Hammett, McCartney (the list goes on) I hope the spirit of creativity that made the college such a powerhouse isn’t lost in the pursuit of gentrification
laura alice You tell erm Laura!
Yes, I noticed this bug mistake too. Especially as you can see UAL on the building in the shot. Love B1M though. No hate here, almost enjoyed spotting the mistake.
It feels friendly, safe and urban. It’s awesome
I simply adore this channel. Always a treat to get a new video.
An amazing transformation. London is such a fantastic city, it keeps on surprising. Impressive.
I've got to travel to London at some point. It looks amazing! I'll be adding it to my list of places to visit in the near future for sure!!
12squared Network its a cool city
You are most welcome but you could never see London in one lifetime.
I am 65 and have tried but there are over 100,000 official places of interest and it seems to go on forever. North/South/East/West/Central/The City/The Docklands/The London Suburbs ( where I moved to like most indigenous Londoners in 1983) and I still miss the heart of Inner London every day. In fact I am returning today but I am only 1/2 mile from a London postal district in an Outer London Borough. There are 33 Boroughs....
I will watch anything this channel publishes. Always great stuff.
does the hogwart express still stop there?
Yes! There is a platform 9 and 3/4 in King's Cross station
And an almost permanent feature is some group of twonks getting their picture taken with the trolley.
@@TheB1M cringe
read a different book
@@DDRWakaLaka Holy shit I could count your brain cells on my hands
I am currently living in KC area now and love it. Just little things like walking along the canal in the evenings and admiring the beautiful modern buildings that still maintain their heritage. The area gives of a really good vibe.
As always, it's fascinating to see where some projects are headed, but was really impressed by the semi repurposing on the Gasholders structures. They look rather unique. Thx for posting.
Anything that mentions Kings Cross that omits the British Library is incomplete.
Wow this is an amazing video, wish it was available when I was visiting the area back in early April, but appreciate you making this video, it helps us understand all the new and rehabbed buildings. London is an amazing place to visit
Favourite channel ❤️ Been to the current Google office a bunch of times but I'm super excited for the new building to take shape!
I love the grace and pace of your videos. I have never fast forwarded through any of your videos. How many people are involved in the creation of earth video?
We’re a team of 8, but 3 of us are involved in making the videos
A huge improvement. When i lived in London in the late 80s and early 90s, Kings Cross was one of the very worst areas. People openly dealt in heroin and openly injected on the streets. Full of pimps and prostitutes as well, most linked with heroin. Also sadly a lot of runaways in their mid teens congregated there as did many paedophiles. To see it now, and how it will be in the near future is nothing short of brilliant
A very enjoyable and informative video of a part of London that I knew well in my youth. So good to seeing the area reinventing itself especially the old gas holders.
Actually first time I get happy seeing someone upload
I love when you put out a new B1M!
Always enjoy your content B1M!
My word I have seen some changes to the place. Red light zone, banging night clubs and after parties.i worked at a company in the area for sometime.great happy times.So many good memories.very nostalgic.I no longer live in London.i visited the area a few years ago for the luminar festival.love what they've done with the place.but it's still very much apart of my history and life.i remember exactly how it's was from the 80's,90's.00's & the 10's I loved this video.thank you.
Fantastic Video - Thanks B1M
Love when old buildings and historical areas are renovated and restored! ❤️❤️❤️
this channel is absolutely amazing. top quality content, thoroughly researched. and it shows that the channel has a love of all things architecture. this is where youtube justifies it's existence.
Wow! That’s incredible feedback. Thank you so much! 👍👍👍
Great video, showcasing this lovely area, of London. Not too long ago, Kings Cross and St.Pancras stations were dilapidated buildings, full of diesel fumes. Now modern interiors and fascias blend with their restored historic architecture. And modern electric trains run frequent services, to multiple destinations, including Europe. At night, where prostitutes, drug addicts and muggers once roamed, workers and families go to dine and shop. Derelict railway property has been transformed in to pleasant open spaces, like Coal Drops Yard and Granary Square, that are full of shops, restaurants and offices. There's even a nature reserve, Camley Street Natural Park, next to Regents Canal. Electric powered buses and cabs mean that the air, on the streets, is much cleaner. And if you venture away from the busy areas, you can still find local cafes and specialist shops, in the backstreets, along with beautiful old garden squares. I've been there, many times, and the transformation has been incredible to witness.
As someone long associated with, and a former resident of Kings Cross, I think your video was absolutely spot on!
Watching your videos where entire city districts are formed or revitalized always makes me wonder what these places will be in another 100 years.
It's remarkable how the city of London has changed and transformed over its 2000 year existance. Impressive city with so much history in art and architecture.
Hell yes, I enjoyed it! B1M is on top of its game.
I always found London so interesting. From when the romans founded it to now it has such interesting history and looks like such a beautiful place. Sucks that I don’t learn about much of anything outside of America in my school. From what little I already learn.
Seems like London is really managing to reinvent itself architecturally in the 21st century...
...hopefully this development won't district too much attention from city's historic Gothic architecture.
David Rosner I love how the designers managed to make a city that kept their heritage, the old Victorian buildings, and gave them a new, modern air. London is modern and beautiful now.
@@asdasdjsjsjs4213, London is first and foremost a Victorian city but its architectural evolution is nonetheless interesting...
...I haven't been to London in 20 years. I need to plan a trip.
@@davidrosner6267 London is first and foremost a Roman city, the ancient City of London that is. You need to be more precise when referring to London, which has two cities at its core and is far more diverse than just referring to its Victorian heritage.
@@asdasdjsjsjs4213 London is both very old and very new, with everything in between. You cannot summarise 2,000 years of history with just using the word 'modern'.
@@ds1868, London started as Londinium.
Great video!
Beautifully done and so interesting. Thank you.
Best channel for architects!
And urban planners/designers ;)
I need a B1M deep dive into the developments of high speed rail throughout the uk. Hs1-2 and future plans etc. Great content!
Do a video on Copenhagen's new metro network expansion and on it's planned expansions. The city currently has two metro lines with two more opening this year and in 2022. With another 4 on the drawing board plus they are converting it's S-Train system into metro giving the city roughly 200 metro stations for a city with 2.2mill people when it's all done!
Yggdrasil Tree Of Life what's Copenhagen? Some unknown city in an unimportant country?
@@alileevil Brexiteer be gone.
Yggdrasil Tree Of Life I'm not British but I've been to Copenhagen. It's one of the most boring cities I've been to.
@@alileevil And so B1M can only do videos about the top 5 tier cities in the world or what? What a narrow minded way of thinking.
They definitely need the expansion too. I was there a couple weeks ago and their metro lags behind other european cities
King's Cross was the place i stayed at my vist to London, This makes me wish i could've instead visited it today!
Amazingly done and spoken
I don’t know why I got emotional watching this.. I’m not even from London! But I literraly shed a tear.. 😢
I've travelled into the King's Cross area so many times when commuting from home into London, whether for university or just a day out with my friends, but I never really stopped to take a good look at the area, but instead, I would usually just get out at King's Cross station to immediately catch a train at St. Pancras. I already adored the stations and was somewhat fond of the area, but this video has given me a newfound appreciation for it
Amazing video!
Impressive. I've loved London's downtown for years. Its safer than many US downtown regions.
Yea ok...
Great video guys
Thank you so much!!
Fabulous! I'll have to go visit King's Cross next time I'm in London! Great job, BMI crew... great voiceover, as usual, Fred!
Thank you!! You must go, it’s great
Very cool & interesting. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for this video B1M. I love London to bits and it made me so happy to see these wonderful projects taking place in this wonderful city.
I did work on the coal yard during the restoration, it looks fantastic
Wow London with this video is amazing and I love it
What an absolutely brilliant introduction to London at the start of this video
Well done video, all around. You've got great material, so that makes it a bit easier, but that was well-scripted, designed, paced, edited and mixed. Keep it up please. It is appreciated.
Thank you for this video.
As always, great job guys.
Thank you so much!!
Amazing video, makes me want to go see London again and all its modernity!
Do it! It’s an incredible city!
I've loved the King's Cross area ever since I first got a train there some 10 years ago - when the revival plans (St Pancras excluded) were only just starting up. It's been lovely to see if grow over the years (I even lived nearby for a while! And took sneak peeks at the construction whenever I could :D), connecting the old and the new, and additionally nice to hear about the very latest developments, since I haven't had the chance to visit the area in a few years now! :)
I will definetly go there this year for a look about :-)
I saw the paddington rebuild years ago an that was very nice.
My local crossrail station is nearly finished.
Much of this is Great. I live in Kx, near the stations. Much of this is true, and to be celebrated. However, you don't mention the more problematic aspects: gentrification means shops and housing are too highly priced for many people. Public space has also been lost. A smallish number of people have done very well out of all this - but many have not. So it's a mixed picture.
Great video and production with amazing story.
If you don't mind I will use some of the scenes to show to the people at the reception of a small hotel in Kings Cross how Kings Cross is and was.
Thank you and once again great job.
Awesome video! Thanks for making great quality videos for construction lovers like me.
It would be interesting to see updates on the development of the area in future videos, cheers!
I wonder, are you considering doing a video on Birmingham's Big City plan, or the new high-rises under development in Manchester? As a Cumbrian, I'd like to hear more about success stories outside London.
Great video nonetheless, we can be proud of what we've achieved in King's Cross.
sarah jones all cities in the uk are shitholes
@@ArtVandelay00 And so can you.
Whatever happened to Bagley's nightclub in the old Goods Yard depot? Many a night I spent raving there back in the late 90's enjoying Ecstasy and the throbbing club music.
Ahhh such Bliss.
YES! Those were the days.
I was scrolling the comments hoping for a mention of Bagleys! Great times there in the 90’s. I’m unsure if it was demolished or redeveloped 🤔
@@rbr2023 I think it's all covered over now with modern offices belonging to Big tech companies. They rejuvenated the area on a big scale..
My dad was manager of Kings Cross Station from 1999-2007 and dealt with the plans for regeneration etc. If you see the area now compared to when we used to visit his office as children it is night & day.
Absolutely loved this video and love the new generated area! Perhaps we could get a video on Barking riverside project when it’s more on the completion side and perhaps a video solely on Google’s new HQ when complete! 😍 i heat they will have a swimming pool and rooftop garden.
very informative, thank you
Nice to see Johnny Ives picking up some work as a voice over guy.
King cross is amazing makes you not wanting to go back to the Eurostar;) a model to investigate for Paris Nord and Brussels midi stations precincts
I'd really appreciate it if you include the designers of the buildings you feature on the video. It'll help us architecture neophytes 🙏🏼
Ur pfp is me when he doesnt say their names
And the civil engineering firms and construction contractors behind it too
WilkinsonEyre, BIG, chipper field, Hawkins Brown, Haworth Tompkins,. Bennet's, fosters, John mcaslan, heatherwick studi, grimshaw, ahmm,duggan Morris,Stanton Williams and
Eric parry and others
I'am surprise by lots of positive comments and hav'nt found the usual negative comments yet.
The Gas Holders renovation is amazing.
Really awsome project.
I have always been in love with that area of London. In about 2011 the area around the Granary and in front of King's Cross it was a magical place with so many open areas. Now in the 2023/4 era all the open space have been filled in with far too many commercial hopefuls flogging their various wares. A great pity.
I lived in Kings Cross from 2016-2017, it was great.