CHICAGO | OneEleven - 111 West Wacker | 630 FT | 59 FLOORS | COM - Page 45

jc5680 · #**881** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 3:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by lemodulorman

The columns are going up rather quickly and they are already starting to erect the forms for the next level.

Great photos/perspective.

Is that column on the north west corner round? Why would they switch?

lemodulorman · #**882** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 3:35 PM**

I believe the round columns will be exposed and that part of the building will be an outdoor terrace by looking at the renderings.

harryc · #**883** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 6:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by lemodulorman

I believe the round columns will be exposed and that part of the building will be an outdoor terrace by looking at the renderings.

And yes the NW column is round.

harryc · #**884** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 7:50 PM**

3/12 ~ 2pm

jcchii · #**885** Posted **Mar 12, 2013, 8:29 PM**

I guess I hadn't realized the cut was right there

they are literally putting their own building atop some spikes, i guess

harryc · #**886** Posted **Mar 16, 2013, 3:03 PM**

March 14
Unwrapping the last column on the transfer floor

March 15
Post stress cables arrive for the next floor.

More Scaffolding arrives

Setting up the scaffolding for the next level, assemble on their side the sections are then "tipped" up with the crane.

Happy St Pats day. Should get a shot or two as the local press covers the river turning (brighter) green.

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lemodulorman · #**887** Posted **Mar 22, 2013, 9:46 PM**

They got the boom installed to pour the concrete and were testing it out today. It looks to be installed just to the north of the core which makes sense now why there was a large hole which they were using for snow removal. It's very cool to see this progressing so rapidly after so many years!

andydie · #**888** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 12:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by lemodulorman

They got the boom installed to pour the concrete and were testing it out today. It looks to be installed just to the north of the core which makes sense now why there was a large hole which they were using for snow removal. It's very cool to see this progressing so rapidly after so many years!

awesome update

they surely arent wasting any time on this one now. Will it be concrete all the way up?

harryc · #**889** Posted **Mar 24, 2013, 2:00 PM**

March 19

March 21

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andydie · #**890** Posted **Mar 24, 2013, 4:39 PM**

Hello friends and skyscraperfans,

here comes my first new update video for 111 West Wacker:

watch here or double klick for the larger version:

• Video Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58vP1wsplPc

Music: Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz

Special thanx to Harry C and all others for the awesome photo updates

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harryc · #**891** Posted **Mar 24, 2013, 5:51 PM**

March 20 -
base for concrete boom arrives

This will climb up the building as the floors are completed.

March 21
Lifting the boom

The boom mounted on the shaft which is sitting on the "top" floor.

March 22

The Pimp · #**892** Posted **Mar 24, 2013, 7:49 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by andydie

Hello friends and skyscraperfans,

here comes my first new update video for 111 West Wacker:

watch here or double klick for the larger version:

• Video Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58vP1wsplPc

Music: Klangkarussell - Sonnentanz

Special thanx to Harry C and all others for the awesome photo updates

:

Once again, great job Andy!

harryc · #**893** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 4:52 PM**

Note how thick this floor is, it looks like a second transfer floor.

March 29

March 28

I love my walk to work.

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J_M_Tungsten · #**894** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 5:21 PM**

I feel like each floor from this point on is a gift! It's been so long since this has been idle; every floor is going to make a noticeable difference in a great way. Thanks for the update Harry. That looks like it is about a 20 ft floor. What is it going to be used for? Also, does the thick floor above help to stabilize the height of the columns of this floor?

spyguy · #**895** Posted **Mar 30, 2013, 7:21 PM**

The base at night

Skyguy_7 · #**896** Posted **Apr 1, 2013, 12:28 PM**

Love the crisp glass. Hope it comes out this way- they're certainly putting forth the effort! I spy.. the Mart and 300 N Lasalle.

Tom Servo · #**897** Posted **Apr 2, 2013, 2:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by spyguy

The base at night

god. i can't wait for this! it's been SO FUCKING LONG looking at scaffolding and a dead construction site.

Ch.G, Ch.G · #**898** Posted **Apr 2, 2013, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Tom Servo

god. i can't wait for this! it's been SO FUCKING LONG looking at scaffolding and a dead construction site.

Ugh, I know. And I love those weird filigree panels. They're going to be chintzy and perverse and amazing.

Tom Servo · #**899** Posted **Apr 3, 2013, 3:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ch.G, Ch.G

Ugh, I know. And I love those weird filigree panels. They're going to be chintzy and perverse and amazing.

i had to look up 'filigree panels'... and then i looked at the rendering again. HAH! my eyes completely missed that until just now.

in any event... at this point i'd take a wretched precast nightmare over what's scarred that corner for the last [however many] years...

after typing this i remembered that super bad ass geometric proposal a while back. god... remember how cool that was?

oh, what could have been.

Busy Bee · #**900** Posted **Apr 3, 2013, 5:37 PM**

Yeah yeah yeah, this is going to look good when all is said and done. BUT dammit locations like this are just tooo rare to do something half assed. Still should have reached Waterview's original height:

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