I think the core is pretty much topped out now, so sadly this is as tall as it will get. F'n great looking building though, one of the finer new buildings in our city.
As much as I like this building, I wish there's a podium to actually line up with adjacent buildings. I feel the street interaction is still largely ignored--like the Bow--becoming lifeless after 6pm. We need more buildings with massive podiums and great street interaction like Bankers Hall to create a vibrant, resilient downtown.
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Question for those who know building code. Does not the staircase need to be surrounded by concrete or is this a secondary staircase you see?
Also you can see a riding power trowel on a fresh pour just below the speed fans.
Could be a tenant staircase for leaseholders with multiple floors. Takes up a bit of floor plate but means you don't have to scan in/out to head to other floors.
The Bow didn't have a concrete core - you can fire proof a stair in other ways. The DP from the city council approval should show the original floor plate plans.
they use a metal floor cladding nicknamed "Q deck" but just technically called steel decking
there is many different shapes depending on the structural requirements but the type they use is called form deck.
"Form deck, otherwise known as stay in place form deck, is used in conjunction with structural concrete or lightweight insulating fill for floor or roof applications. Because it does not have mechanical embossments in the webs, it cannot develop composite action, and other means of reinforcement must be used in the concrete. It strictly serves as a platform for concrete or fill over open web joists, structural steel, light gage framing, or masonry walls. Venting of form deck is also available as a means of venting the concrete or fill."
^ Do you have any closeup photos of the formdeck in action for this tower?
Not sure if this type has been used in other towers here, might be a new kind of flooring system now in play.. Is this SOM's doing?? Those globally conquering maniacs!
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^ Do you have any closeup photos of the formdeck in action for this tower?
Not sure if this type has been used in other towers here, might be a new kind of flooring system now in play.. Is this SOM's doing?? Those globally conquering maniacs!
Isn't it the same as the Bow? Looks familiar but not surprised if I'm wrong.
^ Do you have any closeup photos of the formdeck in action for this tower?
Not sure if this type has been used in other towers here, might be a new kind of flooring system now in play.. Is this SOM's doing?? Those globally conquering maniacs!
It's standard decking. You spend too much time in the office Bo.
Stairwells are protected by a fire rated drywall assembly on 3 sides. Fairly common practice. No tenant stairs.
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It's interesting that the roof seems to slope towards the East. I thought that was only perspective in the renderings. That will look great if it's the case.
It's standard decking. You spend too much time in the office Bo.
Stairwells are protected by a fire rated drywall assembly on 3 sides. Fairly common practice. No tenant stairs.
Haven't seen stairs done like this in a highrise before, usually the structural engineers want them in concrete for their point loads and shear resistance. For a tower this small though I guess there is enough concrete at the elevator core to satisfy this.
The battle of the rooftop buildout begins with Manulife and Brookfield duking it out, lets see who can finish up erecting all the steel structure first.
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