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Originally Posted by sentinel
Not sure if your comment was directed at me personally, but I'm a registered architect and I know how to read plans, thank you.
No one has ever said anything about this building being a 'gift from God' - not sure why you have a chip on your shoulder regarding this building and/or Studio Gang. And the plan you highlight only shows one of the unit plans, out of eight/nine on that floor, and not all of the layouts have the same outer shear wall thickness...and again, the south-facing plan you chose to highlight still has plenty of light coming in from floor to ceiling windows, not to mention the master bedroom which appears to have a roughly 8' wide opening.
Yes, the outer shear wall is very massive, but it is HARDLY a jail cell.
Get. Over. It.
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my comment wasn't directed at any single person... but, just to explain my reference to the frustums directly influencing the shear walls: It is my understanding that the shear walls run vertically on the interior and only slope on the exterior. So, as the frustums move in and out, it just serves to increase the overall mass of the wall with the thinnest part of the wall serving as the minimum required to reach the desired strength... this results in a lot of concrete that really wouldn't otherwise be needed... you can compare these shear walls to shear walls that have been utilized in NYC for example to compare the differences in mass (and placement with regard to unit layouts for that matter)... which appear to be significant...
yes, there are better unit plans in this building, but I'm not sure the other bedrooms in this unit come close to looking like that rendering (and it also appears that your rendering is of a much larger bedroom then the one in the plan I posted)... particularly at the widest/thickest part of the frustum (which as you pointed out also, varies significantly) that results in a much deeper pocket for that window...
anyway, I'm not interested in arguing the personal opinions about the design, I'm just pointing out the effects and the incongruities with expectations of an all glass high-rise... comparing it to a dormer situation in a single family home is interesting...
I've always found achieving functional and efficient condo layouts in highrises challenging, particularly resolving the unforgiving structural requirements... I think the plan I've highlighted just serves to show that with this building it appears to be especially challenging...
What I don't understand is why there appears to be many who need to defend the design of this building on all accounts...