kotsy
Senior Member
How many levels of parking will they be digging out for the first tower?
Forma | 308m | 84s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners
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khaldoon
Active Member
Unless plans have changed recently, there will be 6 underground levels.
khaldoon
Active Member
On second look, the first tower (73 storey) has 4 below grade levels whereas the 84 storey one has 6.
cd concept
Senior Member
I find it hard to believe that the 73 storey structure's basement. Will only be only 4 storeys below with an above grade hieght of 862ft high! Five to six storeys below makes more sense to support the height of this tower if it's only being supported by itself just a thought!
Lenser
Senior Member
I trust the engineering behind this project is sound.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
...and I believe the only reason to dig/build floors lower than four here would be to create more parking spaces. And not to strengthen the foundation of the building instead...as one would think that building something taller on more empty space would have the opposite effect of strengthening something. >.<
The Preservationist
Active Member
How they want to handle a foundation will largely depend on soil conditions. Digging down may eliminate loose soil layers from the equation for a floating foundation or shorten ties to bedrock for a fixed foundation.
bhwilkins
New Member
Looks like they are carefully dismantling the existing structure one floor at a time. Will be interesting to see how this site operates in a pretty high traffic area when construction gets underway
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Tunafish13
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What is the usual procedure for constructing a building with a historic facade?
Do they dismantle the walls and then reassemble once the construction is a bit further along? Or do they just support it and leave it as is as they are doing construction?
Do they dismantle the walls and then reassemble once the construction is a bit further along? Or do they just support it and leave it as is as they are doing construction?
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
I assumed they are removing what didn't make the heritage cut here.
bgobgo
Active Member
Neither building on the NE and NW corners of King and Ed Mirvish Way are being retained in any way correct!? Complete removal!
bgobgo
Active Member
Continuing from my previous post, 284 King Street West will be kept (at least the facade) but the two buildings on the corner of Ed Mirvish are being fully bulldozed!
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Historic painted billboard exposed by the demolition for Forma:
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tstormers
Active Member
You think they can save that as art and put somewhere? Some of those old "billboards" look pretty good nowadays from the factory days.Historic painted billboard exposed by the demolition for Forma:
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