W Hotel | 100 Stuart St | Theater District

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Nice pics. I wish that Transportation Building could transport itself far, far away.
 
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briv said:
Here is an idea of what The W is going to look like on Stuart St. In Rawn's original design the facade was supposed to zig-zag to help visually break down this, IMO, oppressively monolithic facade. The zig-zag is missing from the final design, likely a victim of value engineering.
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Maybe it's just me but I see the W zigging and zagging. Where on Stuart St. is it not zigging or zagging?
 
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atlantaden, the tower portion (not the base) used to have three bends in it (go back to page one of this thread to see), while today the steel makes it clear that there's only one.

And I agree with briv, the tower's mass is much more blunt and boring without the zigzags.
 
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It's hard to get zigs and zags in this town...I guess I'm happy with the zig and zag that did make it on the W. Imagine trying to get one of Ablarc's sliver skyscrapers in this town.
 
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Taken Today. Glass has started going up at the corner of Tremont and Stuart Streets:



The rest of my pictures of the W Boston under construction are HERE.
 
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What? No doors?

Waal, I'll be hornswaggled.
 
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A few from today, August 9, 2008:







The rest of my pictures of the W Boston under construction are HERE.
 
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Current view from Kendall Square. It will be almost double its current height correct? If so, it seems the W will make a big impact on the skyline and help to fill in the gap among Copley and Downtown. That is the Tufts addition to its left.

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Yesterday:

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This is some of the most clear glass you can find

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This is some of the most clear glass you can find

The public spaces of the W, possibly the first few floors, are gonna look awesome at night with this very clear glass. Throw a few of these cabs out front...whoo hoo!
 
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looks like two type's of glass are being used here!
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That's the point, to show where this portion of the city has come from in terms of skyline and architecture.
 
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atlantaden said:
This is some of the most clear glass you can find

The public spaces of the W, possibly the first few floors, are gonna look awesome at night with this very clear glass. Throw a few of these cabs out front...whoo hoo!
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I don't get it. Isn't all glass "clear"?
 
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