UrbanAffair
Senior Member
Perhaps it would be pulled up to the top of the spire, so it didn't look quite so out of place? And then could be lowered when needed?
Are we positive there will be more added on to the spire? From what I heard the wheel was going to be used for maintaining the spire, unless there are some ladders or hooks for climbing methods?
The glass for the spire is still incomplete.Are we positive there will be more added on to the spire? From what I heard the wheel was going to be used for maintaining the spire, unless there are some ladders or hooks for climbing methods?
The crow's nest is needed to service that northwest corner, as the building maintenance unit (BMU) cannot reach that area.wow that wheel thing is permanent??... if wopchop truly did say it then i trust him, but a really wouldn't think so.. wouldn't it just be there to install the LED's on the spire???
Actually, that's not true at all. The crow's nest will be used to install all of the glass on the spire. From bottom to top. Using it for the install has been part of the glass installation plan since late 2010, when the mock-up curved glass was installed near-ground level at the northwest corner.This image shows a clue that the birds nest isn't permanent. Part of the spire is not yet installed above the wheel, and if you follow the pattern of the parts, the wheel is in the way and won't be able to climb up and down once all the spire cladding is installed.
There is a ship's ladder along the spine of the onion dome, which provides access from the damper tank roof to the crow's nest. The crow's nest itself is then used for access to the spire. The reflectors and curved glass units are nearly a couple metres long, so maintaining the spire with only "ladders or hooks" is not an option.Are we positive there will be more added on to the spire? From what I heard the wheel was going to be used for maintaining the spire, unless there are some ladders or hooks for climbing methods?
It arrived on site in two pieces, and was erected with the derrick crane. I'm telling you what happened and how it is fashioned. I'm not brainstorming theories.It looks to be made up of many parts that can be disassembled and lowered down the ladders that lead up to it...no need for a crane. How often would you need it? If it were necessary for this element to be permanent, it would have been designed to fit into the design of the top.
I will give every member of UT one million dollars in cash if this ridiculous wart is designed to be a permanent fixture on the spire.
I remember a while back in this thread when people thought that the ships ladder on the spine of the onion dome was temporary and only to be used during the construction phase, because it interrupted the vision of the architects.I'm gonna stick my neck out and say the crow's nest is absolutely not a permanent feature. The reason being that it would interrupt the signature strip of LED lights on the NW corner at night... unless it were covered in LED lights too... or unless it were kept at the tip... Okay, I'm starting to doubt myself as I'm typing this now... I guess we'll find out soon enough.