MJS
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No. Many people are hoping that Apple will negotiate a lease with the new ownership: they still need a flagship store in this city, the space was designed for them in the first place, and it's both one that very few other retailers would be able to take best advantage of, or even afford. Don't expect any public acknowledgement of who does go into the space until its kitting-out makes it obvious.
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I’m surprised at how small tuned mass dampeners can be! I just have the image of Taipei 101’s TMD engrained in my head I guess.
But you’re telling me that little box can help offset 300m+ of sway!
What high-end retailer would want to be right at Yonge & Bloor??
The area is so trashy. Tons of addicts everywhere.
Bloor street starts to get nice West and North of Bay and Bloor, but Yonge & Bloor is not a nice corner. Marginally nicer than Dundas & Yonge, but same type of vibe.
Sorry, but wishing otherwise just doesn't line up with reality.
1) I think it would be pretty big if you stood right next to it.I’m surprised at how small tuned mass dampeners can be! I just have the image of Taipei 101’s TMD engrained in my head I guess.
But you’re telling me that little box can help offset 300m+ of sway!
3) It weight picted appears to be suspended in a fairly large apparatus though. While I believe the one here is more or less a standalone.Taipei 101's TMD is smaller than you may think.
3) It weight picted appears to be suspended in a fairly large apparatus though. While I believe the one here is more or less a standalone.
When the media was up there several months ago for the 300m celebration, there was no noticeable sway. There was also no wind. When we went up Pinnacle's SkyTower more recently for the 100 storeys celebration, there was no noticeable sway. There was some wind.No, that's the whole thing. It looks much bigger in photos but in person or in a photo with a guy on top, it's surprisingly small. It's just very dense.
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The beams were eventually removed once it was all assembled. It kind of just hangs there freely under its own weight, swaying with the building and pushing it in the other direction. The One's TMD is less flashy but will accomplish the same thing. I do wonder what it's like to be in the building now, without that counter weight. Must make having lunch up there an unsettling experience for workers.
I am including the apparatus in this as what makes this whole thing work as fa as I am aware.No, that's the whole thing. It looks much bigger in photos but in person or in a photo with a guy on top, it's surprisingly small. It's just very dense.
Seismic attenuation in buildings starts below ground level though, so while a TMD would play some role in an earthquake, more is going on down below to keep everything up in the air during an earthquake, including that TMD!I am including the apparatus in this as what makes this whole thing work as fa as I am aware.
...it should also be noted that I suspect that the thing is designed like that as it deals with more extreme conditions from earthquakes and typhoons in that region. While that would be much less of a problem here at One Bloor W..
When the media was up there several months ago for the 300m celebration, there was no noticeable sway. There was also no wind. When we went up Pinnacle's SkyTower more recently for the 100 storeys celebration, there was no noticeable sway. There was some wind.
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...thank you for that clarification then. /bowsSeismic attenuation in buildings starts below ground level though, so while a TMD would play some role in an earthquake, more is going on down below to keep everything up in the air during an earthquake, including that TMD!
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