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Autumn is here.... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #bru

Autumn is here....
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

Looking kind of lonely... Old #taxoffice #llanishe

Looking kind of lonely...
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #envelopeart #drawingoutside

And with a tap of the claw..... Old #taxoffice #l

And with a tap of the claw.....
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture

The top has started to come down!! I came out this

The top has started to come down!! I came out this morning to see the crane hacking away (see last shot), and by early afternoon most of the south face had gone.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

The old tax office is looking super skinny!! Not l

The old tax office is looking super skinny!! Not long till all the wings will be gone. I had nice chat with a guy out walking his dog who remembers it being built in the 50s. He thinks it should be left how it is now, as a monument...
#taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #drawingoutside #pencildrawing #whitepencil #envelopeart

Always watching... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #bru

Always watching...
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #northcardiff #demolition

Work in progress - North and East elevations, stil

Work in progress - North and East elevations, still coming down. The demolition feels fast to me- but slow to everyone else. I had a lovely chat this morning with an older lady who appreciates the care they are taking with the demolition. She used to work in health care with people who had asbestosis.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #care #urbanenvironment #pencildrawing #chalk & #charcoaldrawing

Catching a glimpse of the old #taxoffice through t

Catching a glimpse of the old #taxoffice through the trees from the train.
The footage is jerky (apols for any queasiness!) but something about it feels like stepping back in time- a window into a world that was.
#llanishen #trainwindow #brutalistarchitecture #timetravel

Demolition continues... It's interesting seeing th

Demolition continues... It's interesting seeing the internal structure of the building reveal itself- like vertebrae. Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition

All elevations- 3 wings demolished, 1 still standi

All elevations- 3 wings demolished, 1 still standing as well as the central block of the building.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #cardiff #pencildrawing #chalk & #charcoaldrawing

Fading fast... Some photos from the last few days.

Fading fast... Some photos from the last few days.
Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture

Drawing & demolition in progress... old #taxoffi

Drawing & demolition in progress...

old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #drawingoutside

How can you document what's gone? How do you draw

How can you document what's gone?
How do you draw absence?

Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #colouredpencils #envelope

Fleeting glimpses from the train... Old #taxoffice

Fleeting glimpses from the train... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #trainwindow

Enjoying the #envelope shapes! North, East & West

Enjoying the #envelope shapes! North, East & West elevations. Coming down fast... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #colouredpencils

Going...going...gone! The south wing has disappear

Going...going...gone! The south wing has disappeared. Photos in reverse chronological order from today.
Quietly retreating. Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #disappearing

Experiments with colour. East and South elevations

Experiments with colour. East and South elevations. Old #taxoffice #llanishen #brutalistarchitecture #demolition #pencildrawing #colouredpencils #chalkdrawing

Pink fluffy cloud.... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #d

Pink fluffy cloud.... Old #taxoffice #llanishen #demolition #brutalistarchitecture

This is what I'm going to miss- the old #taxoffice

This is what I'm going to miss- the old #taxoffice looking like a massive, shiny colour chart at #sunrise & #sunset. #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #llanishen

North elevation, view from #llanishenpark, old #ta

North elevation, view from #llanishenpark, old #taxoffice #llanishen, #demolition #brutalistarchitecture #cardiff

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