Toronto The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini

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Wednesday, January 6. Forms are being moved up for the 36th level - 19 days since the December 18th start of the west side forms moving up for the 35th floor.


Cycle times per floor over the past months since early May have been:

Date.................Floor.........Days
May 1................19................-
May 28..............20................27
June 12.............21................15
June 25.............22................13
July 10...............23................15
July 24...............24................14
August 10.........25................18 (Includes the August long holiday weekend)
August 21.........26................11
Sept. 3................27................13
Sept. 21..............28...............18 (Includes the Labour Day holiday long weekend)
October 9...........29...............18
October 23........30...............14 (Includes the Thanksgiving Day holiday long weekend)
November 5......31...............13
November 13....32................8
November 25....33..............12 (This time period spans two weekends)
December 8.......34..............13 (This time period spans two weekends)
December 18.....35..............10
January 6............36.............19 (This period spans the Christmas and New Year's holidays)

When looking at the forms which have just be raised up (left side) compared to those which are still on the previous floor (right side), the difference in slab-to-slab height for the next floor is quite visible - as can also be seen in the schematic below this photo.

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From marcus_a_j's post on November 26 (Credit: Toronto AIC 440 Front Street W) - the increased in slab-to-slab height for the 36th floor can be seen in this schematic:


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That curved glass looks incredible. At the risk of sounding like a fanboy, I gotta say, I REALLY like what Hariri Pontarini does with their projects. Even when the builder insists on lower quality material, they seem to excel at making nice buildings that aren't boxes with wraparound balconies, like another famous aArchitect in this city.

Also, it seems like all they've designed every major building with curved glass in recent memory (The Well, One Bloor East, 7 St. Thomas)
 
Generally agree with fanboy re HP projects, except for their 45 story project in Ottawa at the edge of Dow's that is under construction. They got a bad beatdown by a cheap developer (Claridge) and all the beautifully drawn curved fritted balcony glass was substituted by cheaper flat glass segments that render the whole design concept a total F.
 
Honestly, this is amazing compared to the junk around this project
  • 400 Front St West 😖
  • Concord Canada House 🤮
Nice curves, interesting set backs and somewhat OK details on glass glazing, elevators exposed, stairwells
Lots of reference to heritage architecture with bricks, terracota, red, brown, and pop of colors
 
justathought said:
Generally agree with fanboy re HP projects, except for their 45 story project in Ottawa at the edge of Dow's that is under construction. They got a bad beatdown by a cheap developer (Claridge) and all the beautifully drawn curved fritted balcony glass was substituted by cheaper flat glass segments that render the whole design concept a total F.
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That project destroyed the beauty of Dow's Lake and the character of the surrounding area. It sticks out like a huge middle finger in the middle of a charming established neighbourhood. I really don't understand why that site had to be used for 45 storeys. They could've had a mid-rise or at least used brick instead of steel & glass.
 
Precast on the residential podiums looks promising. I think we're tantalizingly close to seeing some glass go up!
 
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