CHICAGO | St. Regis Chicago (Vista) | 1,191 FT | 101 FLOORS - Page 339

jc5680 · #**6761** Posted **Dec 31, 2019, 3:29 PM**

cozy · #**6762** Posted **Dec 31, 2019, 4:10 PM**

Woahh check out the lights on floor 48

intrepidDesign · #**6763** Posted **Dec 31, 2019, 4:57 PM**

I feel like if they clad the core on the blow through floor with matching glass it would really soften it from certain angles.

Donnie77 · #**6764** Posted **Dec 31, 2019, 11:29 PM**

Now that the blow through has been screened/painted I'm really starting to like the levitation....

cozy · #**6765** Posted **Jan 2, 2020, 4:30 PM**

Vista got a mention in the b1m's latest video, using all photos by harry

thanks for all the work you put into your photos. you've helped so many understand the scale and beauty of this tower.

SFBruin · #**6766** Posted **Jan 2, 2020, 9:06 PM**

Wow, this really adds to the skyline. Incredible.

Zerton · #**6767** Posted **Jan 2, 2020, 11:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by Donnie77

Now that the blow through has been screened/painted I'm really starting to like the levitation....

I do think it's kind of a "happy accident".

AMWChicago · #**6768** Posted **Jan 3, 2020, 12:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by cozy

Vista got a mention in the b1m's latest video, using all photos by harry

thanks for all the work you put into your photos. you've helped so many understand the scale and beauty of this tower.

That's fire!

Praise The BM1

chris08876 · #**6769** Posted **Jan 3, 2020, 1:15 AM**

295 dislikes? Must of been The Tides residents angry about their view being blocked.

KWillChicago · #**6770** Posted **Jan 3, 2020, 2:49 AM**

Does Palmolive still run it's lighthouse light? I had never seen that in person.

Kumdogmillionaire · #**6771** Posted **Jan 3, 2020, 3:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Does Palmolive still run it's lighthouse light? I had never seen that in person.

Yes, every night from what I can recall, but it only scans across the lake at about a 110 degree section, so it only hits the water. No poor souls in any condos around there have to worry about being blasted by 100,000 lumens lmao

harryc · #**6772** Posted **Jan 3, 2020, 1:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Does Palmolive still run it's lighthouse light? I had never seen that in person.

Chicago by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

SolarWind · #**6773** Posted **Jan 4, 2020, 6:06 PM**

January 2, 2020

January 3, 2020

cozy · #**6774** Posted **Jan 4, 2020, 7:05 PM**

thanks for the update Solar, as my SO said when I showed her the last shot:

"woah! it looks like a real building now!"

just a bit of tidying up to do... likely plenty of work on ground level. i will miss one of the most active threads on this site :')

chicubs111 · #**6775** Posted **Jan 4, 2020, 7:53 PM**

Those black panels on upper section that just stop halfway through annoy the hell at me and i cant get over why wouldnt they just cover with glass to have it look symmetrical

Blahshead · #**6776** Posted **Jan 4, 2020, 8:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by chicubs111

Those black panels on upper section that just stop halfway through annoy the hell at me and i cant get over why wouldnt they just cover with glass to have it look symmetrical

Don't they need air to exhaust out of those vents?

jc5680 · #**6777** Posted **Jan 5, 2020, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Blahshead

Don't they need air to exhaust out of those vents?

I am not sure they are vents. If they are, there isn't much in the way of space for airflow. They are recessed in a way that looks like the are the backs of frames or something

From Harry:

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Zerton · #**6778** Posted **Jan 6, 2020, 3:47 PM**

I walked by it yesterday. It really is stunning. The angles and how the light reflect off of it are really fun to look at.

I approached from the south and imo the mechanical louvers are a lot more annoying in pictures than they are in real life.

I am confused about something though... are the upper asymmetric mechanical louvers actually glass panels?
It's also strange how the louvers or panels (whatever they are) are recessed rather than in line with the rest of the glass.
Anyway, I wanted to comment on how nice it is and of course I get drawn back to this.

alegalvvan94 · #**6779** Posted **Jan 6, 2020, 10:38 PM**

uaarkson · #**6780** Posted **Jan 8, 2020, 1:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by jc5680

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

This picture shows small horizontal pieces of curtain wall in between each level of louvers or whatever they are. I'm pretty sure this will all be covered in glass by the end of the project.