CHICAGO | Aqua | 858 FT / 262 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 204

EarlyBuyer · #**4061** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 2:15 AM**

Awesome photos hawkeye! Nice work!

Thanks for the compliments Arriviste, chex, andy and hawkeye.

SolarWind · #**4062** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 2:42 AM**

Wow! Great shots, hawkeye view!

SolarWind · #**4063** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 2:54 AM**

October 29, 2008

honte · #**4064** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 3:07 AM**

Hawkeye and Solarwind on the same page? This is going to be one to reckon with.

I always appreciate your work, guys.

chex · #**4065** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 4:46 AM**

wow!

you are so true! great shots starting the page... thanx guys!

hawkeye, great hawkeye u have there, i just love that shot...
and the one from the park solarwind, funny to see how the curve structure divide exactly on both buildings the section with cladding than the one without...
cool..

denizen467 · #**4066** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 4:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by hawkeye view

Holy shit - cool find!!
I guess they're on top instead of the bottom (where you'd expect a support) so that they're not visible to 99% of the observers of the building.

But they don't start until around the 40th floor ... are these truly unnecessary on the lower floors - or did they discover some kind of problem and then decide they should be using these?

Jibba · #**4067** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 7:56 AM**

Dope shots hawkeye view.

honte · #**4068** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 2:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by denizen467

Holy shit - cool find!!
I guess they're on top instead of the bottom (where you'd expect a support) so that they're not visible to 99% of the observers of the building.

But they don't start until around the 40th floor ... are these truly unnecessary on the lower floors - or did they discover some kind of problem and then decide they should be using these?

They are only necessary for the balconies that cantilever too far for the slab itself to support. As the building rises, the balconies project further out. Hence, they are not indicative of a problem at all.

Gang actually told us that these were coming; I forget when. She expressed disappointment that the engineers had required them, but I think this is a fairly creative solution to the problem. I've been keeping an eye out to see just where the extra members were going to be, but I hadn't been able to spot them - for obvious reasons.

Mojava · #**4069** Posted **Nov 3, 2008, 4:19 PM**

I hope that the balcony supports are located in-between units. It would suck having that support in the middle of a functional balcony

denizen467 · #**4070** Posted **Nov 4, 2008, 6:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by honte

As the building rises, the balconies project further out.

I thought about that but it does look like there are a few pretty large balconies in the first 40 floors - e.g. lower middle of south face. Perhaps they are now getting even bigger.

Alliance · #**4071** Posted **Nov 4, 2008, 4:22 PM**

Those supports do kind of suck, though i suppose its better than a broken balcony. Anyway. Killer shots.

Taft · #**4072** Posted **Nov 5, 2008, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by hawkeye view

Thanks for the updates Early, Solar, Harry.

A shot from my perspective from earlier today

I was looking at your great photos again and this one really stood out at me. From that perspective the balconies really mask the true shape of the building in certain spots. It quite effectively breaks up the boxy-ness of the building and gives it a nice flowing shape, as was intended.

I have a feeling there will be a near endless amount of unique and interesting perspectives of this building.

Taft

Aqua Plumber · #**4073** Posted **Nov 5, 2008, 11:12 PM**

ive been meaning to show u guys those supports on the balconies for some time now, just kept forgeting. i knew there would be some opinions to be stated........in other aqua news: monday morning our security guard was found dead just inside of the gate on lower columbus where the concrete trucks back into the pump. the pour was delayed for several hours while the police performed their investigation. it is rumored that he had a heart attack sometime sunday night. i heard he was 47 years old

Dr. Taco · #**4074** Posted **Nov 6, 2008, 6:20 AM**

wow, that's really sad

Jibba · #**4075** Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 3:39 AM**

Tonight

harryc · #**4076** Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 4:25 AM**

Nov 3

Nov 6

From the river, Clark or Wells bridge, they were pulling out one of the big forms to jump(?) it up.

denizen467 · #**4077** Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 4:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Neato .. after the transfer floor, the columns get thinner.

NYC2ATX · #**4078** Posted **Nov 8, 2008, 5:43 AM**

I love how you guys notice all the little details, especially since I never catch them.

drdave88 · #**4079** Posted **Nov 10, 2008, 5:54 AM**

The term for those balcony cantilevered beams would be upturned, where we would typically see them below the slab they would be called downturned beams.

harryc · #**4080** Posted **Nov 13, 2008, 2:48 AM**

Nov 10

Nov 11