Toronto Nautilus Condos | ?m | 39s | Biddington | Graziani + Corazza

[gis_guy]

Update on the project from the Monarch Nautilus March 2011 Newsletter

"Concrete work is currently forming and pouring the 30th floor and windows are being installed on the 15th floor. The electrical and mechanical roughs-in are following up behind the glazing, and studs and drywall have commenced on the 2nd floor. . . . . . . . Balcony railings will be the next external feature to be installed and that work is due to start shortly"

Colour Selection appts have commenced and purchasers are being contacted in order of priority starting from the bottom floors and moving up the building

 

[yyzer]

by coincidence I was able to stop by Nautilus today, counted the floors, and they are indeed at 30....building is already looking tall, with still 9 more floors to go....

view from the site...

 

[BrownVIbez$]

I just got back from the color/finish selection. They don't have the complete price list for the upgrades and the selection is very minimal. So bad that they make the standard finishes look amazing! very disappointed in the amount of choices! I expected better from Monarch. I'm going to just stick with the standard finishes then gut out the interior to have one of my buddy who is a contractor to refinish it.

I found my visit somewhat useful, but without the price I just felt rushed. Overall its an unpleasant first-time home buyer experience. Nancy was very patient and helpful throughout the 2 hour selection process. Thanks Nancy!

 

[interchange42]

Here's what I know about in the area at the moment. If anyone knows any better, please let me know and I'll fix the map.

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[interchange42]

It's high time we went on a construction tour: raw concrete has been too absent from our diet for a little too long. So, let's start by easing ourselves into it...

We need a crane for a start...

Some available space in a tree...

Hmm, wait a minute...

That's Nautilus, obvious from the 'sail' carved into its wide facades by its balconies. It has nearly topped out in the Humber Bay Shores area of South Etobicoke, and we're going up and in for a look at the project.

This, you'll remember, is what the building will look like when it's completed. The 39-storey structure, designed by Graziani and Corazza, will feature green balcony glazing on the land side of the sail, and blue glazing on the lake side. We'll take a better look at the exterior in a future report, but the thing to notice here... is what you don't see on this render: a highly articulated exterior. Sure there's the sail, but what becomes apparent once you are up in the tower is that there are lots of interesting angled views provided by an irregularly shaped floorplate: it's not quite as simple as the rendering makes it seem.

So, angles and views, here we come:

Here we are looking into the sail cut from on high.

A couple of interior views down elevator shafts:

And a look up at the floor slab above, showing the join between one concrete pour and the next. Each floor at Nautilus takes three days to pour.

Speaking of the roof, this bucket is heading toward it.

Next week we'll take you up there too, to get a look at a concrete pour.

All images Craig White

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[aquadream]

Amazing pictures! Thanks Interchange42!

I've always been intrigued by the interesting perks that come with all the different professions. The opportunity to roam around a skyscraper while under construction to snap all these amazing pictures is indeed a unique one.

Thanks again for sharing and can't wait till the next batch!

 

[drum118]

April 15 I like how the balonys are done

[video=youtube;myLGAci-yUU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myLGAci-yUU[/video]

 

[taal]

So I guess they cut out the different color glass.

 

[interchange42]

Sorry Taal - bad guess - like I said three posts up, the land side has green glazing, the lake side has blue glazing. The difference is subtle from some angles, more pronounced from others. More photos coming soon.

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[drum118]

Sorry Taal - bad guess - like I said three posts up, the land side has green glazing, the lake side has blue glazing. The difference is subtle from some angles, more pronounced from others. More photos coming soon.

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If you look a the 2nd photo above the video, it shows both the south and west glass being the same color. Even the first one shows the east and south the glass the same.

I saw no real different in color from the various angles I was looking at as well shooting.

If there is to be a different subtle change, I guess we will have to wait until there more glass up to see it.

 

[Towered]

I thought the difference was quite noticeable up close.

 

[taal]

Thanks for the clarification, I'll have to wait till I see it in person.

 

[interchange42]

Drum, in your photo immediately above the video, you can see the difference in the glass on the west side on either side of the sale. It's subtle, but it's there. My photos will be up on Tuesday.

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[interchange42]

In the meantime, back into the building, and time to head up to the top.

From just below the 34th floor, we get a look at the forms.

This is what it looks like up amongst the forms, while concrete floor slabs are being poured above, and until they have hardened.

We have made it to the top floor. While most of the 34th has been poured, but it will be another day and a half before it is finished.

Construction workers here deal with concrete from the most recent bucket. The first job is to distribute the mix evenly.

Smoothing comes next, first roughly...

and then more precisely on hardened sections from an older pour.

Another bucket arrives, and it is emptied.

Another bucket load is distributed.

It's a friendly crew up top.

Tomorrow, we'll take a look at the building from the outside as it looks today, including a closer look at the balcony glazing.

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[CanadianDriver]

very informative photos i42. thanks much for sharing!