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I walked by this yesterday and it's even more impressive in person and I was driving back in from 93N today and even my mom was counting cranes and commenting on how there are SO many new buildings going up.
 
Does the green steel-work for the atrium portion of the podium [webcam] remind anybody else of the old central artery and elevated green line through here? That's all I can think about when I see it...

I don't know if this is an intentional nod to the history of that street, but kudos to the designers if it is.
 
JumboBuc said:
Does the green steel-work for the atrium portion of the podium [webcam] remind anybody else of the old central artery and elevated green line through here? That's all I can think about when I see it...

I don't know if this is an intentional nod to the history of that street, but kudos to the designers if it is.
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IIRC, they will paint that steelwork black...
 
BeeLine said:

[url=https://flic.kr/p/LhY7Vb]https://flic.kr/p/LhY7Vb
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Wow, the vertical elements in the above photo (the right half) are reminiscent of the old North Station. Was that intentional?


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If you look at the renders, it’s obvious they’re referencing it and it looks good, I think
 
Wow! That's a lot of weight that those four beams are holding up in the residential section and it's gonna get heavier!
 
atlantaden said:
Wow! That's a lot of weight that those four beams are holding up in the residential section and it's gonna get heavier!
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I was thinking this exact same thing when I was looking at it. It just doesn't seem sturdy enough, even without the 20 additional floors.
 
DZH22 said:
I was thinking this exact same thing when I was looking at it. It just doesn't seem sturdy enough, even without the 20 additional floors.
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tHE MIDDLE TWO HAVE LARGE CONCRETE BEAMS SITTING ON THEM. i'M GUESSING THESE TIE A LOT OF THE LOAD BACK TO THE CORE.

Semi-cantilever?
 
SeamusMcFly said:
tHE MIDDLE TWO HAVE LARGE CONCRETE BEAMS SITTING ON THEM. i'M GUESSING THESE TIE A LOT OF THE LOAD BACK TO THE CORE.

Semi-cantilever?
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Edit: Ok, I just spoke to a structural engineer:

  1. He doesn't believe the columns at the base look thin for a 40 story building above. You'd be surprised what forces steel can take at relatively minor dimensions.
  2. Those concrete beams are just to stiffen the flat plate slab. It would be a long unsupported span for the flat plate, plus they enable the cantilevered edge. He does not believe they are transferring any loads.
  3. He was noticeably surprised to see concrete on top of steel.

Also, wouldn't it be nice if computers knew to turn off caps lock when you switch out of Revit or CAD? ;)
 
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Was at the Garden last night for U2 and the east side escalators have been completely walled off, presumably for the new connection from Champions Row into the building.
 
datadyne007 said:
Edit: Ok, I just spoke to a structural engineer:

1. He doesn't believe the columns at the base look thin for a 40 story building above. You'd be surprised what forces steel can take at relatively minor dimensions.

2. Those concrete beams are just to stiffen the flat plate slab. It would be a long unsupported span for the flat plate, plus they enable the cantilevered edge. He does not believe they are transferring any loads.

3. He was noticeably surprised to see concrete on top of steel.
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Thanks, data. Have to say that #3 doesn't reassure me in the least! Frankly I still get a bit queezy, looking at those four steel support beams.
 
atlantaden said:
Thanks, data. Have to say that #3 doesn't reassure me in the least! Frankly I still get a bit queezy, looking at those four steel support beams.
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Gensler isn't a fly-by-night outfit. I'm sure it's fine :)
 
tysmith95 said:
The people who built the millennium tower in SF weren't fly-by-night outfits.
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No, but it does inspire some questions about the subcontractor who did the geotechnical analysis, and the engineers who computed the final weight of the building.

San Francisco is full of landmarks, so why not a landmark construction defect lawsuit...?
 
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