Razz
Senior Member
Photo update: July 28, 2012
Glass rising on the east elevation:
Glass rising on the east elevation:
Granny
Active Member
Thank you Razz!
Spectacular angle..
Really hope you post a couple more when this one tops out.
Spectacular angle..
Really hope you post a couple more when this one tops out.
SixPoints
Active Member
Today.
someMidTowner
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Today:
DarkSideDenizen
Senior Member
Look at those corner columns---What a mess! It doesn't even look structurally sound..
ptbotrmpfn
Senior Member
im guessing they are only cause its being built. but for those who live in those ones will bump thier heads on the pillars or supports when gazing out the windows and turning to quickly. forgetting they are angled like that. i would. but im a clutz. surely theyres more clutzes like me out there.
Redroom Studios
Senior Member
no, they are definitely permanent and they are obviously leaned that way to facilitate the curved top portion and maximize the interior space for those units. I can assure you they are structurally sound. If they had been placed vertically they would create a small unusable space in the corner of these units...
I think it may have been more visually pleasing if they had used rectangular shaped beams rather than these rounded ones...
I think it may have been more visually pleasing if they had used rectangular shaped beams rather than these rounded ones...
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Xray_Crystal_Junkie
Senior Member
I'm no engineer but I don't think that is (primarily) to maximize space in the units. The top of the last pillar has to match up exactly with the base of the next one to get to transfer the load all the way down to the ground. If, say, you had completely vertical pillars all the way up but just shifted them back inwards ever so slightly every floor, you'd very quickly have the lower slabs bearing all that weight without proper support underneath them.
.... I hope that made sense.
.... I hope that made sense.
CityPlaceN1
Senior Member
Great pictures Razz.
Jaguar4u
Active Member
Can't wait to see the finished product. I would love shake the hands of everyone involved in creating this masterpiece.
What a sight to see when you arrive to downtown Toronto by it's main entrance, either by car, plane, train, or bus.
What a sight to see when you arrive to downtown Toronto by it's main entrance, either by car, plane, train, or bus.
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Jaguar4u
Active Member
DarkSideDenizen
Senior Member
Yes, I understand all that however, on the northwest side of the tower the transition is clean, forming one continuous curved column as it rises from floor to floor. On the northeast corner, the columns zig-zag at different angles and while the load is still being transferred through, the corner rounded columns appear disjointed and set at random angles. Hopefully the glass and cladding will hide this.
steveve
Senior Member
Can't wait to see the finished product. I would love shake the hands of everyone involved in creating this masterpiece.
What a sight to see when you arrive to downtown Toronto by it's main entrance, either by car, plane, train, or bus.
love this angle. L tower's skinnier side, it's an insane sight,
Ramako
Moderator
Not sure what you're seeing. Both the northeast and northwest columns are "zig-zagged" rather than actually being curved.
LowPolygon
Senior Member
