Brookfield Place Calgary | 247M - 56F | Construction

[nick.flood]

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[The Fisher Account]

You guys done yet? Moving on...

[googspecial]

(exaggerated/not to scale)

Ok so as I understand it the left scenario is happening - an "illusion" of a taper, as the sides are not decreasing.
On the right would be both a taper, and increase in radii.

ta·per
ˈtāpər/Submit
verb
1.
diminish or reduce or cause to diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end.

The thickness isn't actually changing, so no taper.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by googspecial

The thickness isn't actually changing, so no taper.

The diagonal thickness does decrease, so a real taper when looking corner-on IE not an illusion but true taper.

[speedog]

Originally Posted by suburbia

The diagonal thickness does decrease, so a real taper when looking corner-on IE not an illusion but true taper.

Have to agree with suburbia on this one, from a perspective where you're viewing this building t an angle, there should indeed be a slight taper because of how the corners have been built. The easiest way to approve or disprove this is to line up one of the corners from a 45 degree viewpoint to another's building's vertical corner - do not know if this will really be possible but if it is, it will provide the answer once and for all. Look at it this way, why would they originally say what they did about the corners if there was to be no taper?

[speedog]

Originally Posted by googspecial

(exaggerated/not to scale)

Ok so as I understand it the left scenario is happening - an "illusion" of a taper, as the sides are not decreasing.
On the right would be both a taper, and increase in radii.



The thickness isn't actually changing, so no taper.

So despite what the definition says, from certain perspectives there will appear to be a taper because of how the corners will move inwards from top to bottom - your diagram on the left shows this very well. So if people don't want to call it a taper as per the definition of such as provided in this thread, then what shall we call it when viewing this building from a 45 or so degree where the diagonal width on the floor plates will be getting smaller as one goes up?

[Fuzz]

Reducing Rim Radii Reductio ad Absurdum.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by speedog

Have to agree with suburbia on this one, from a perspective where you're viewing this building t an angle, there should indeed be a slight taper because of how the corners have been built. The easiest way to approve or disprove this is to line up one of the corners from a 45 degree viewpoint to another's building's vertical corner - do not know if this will really be possible but if it is, it will provide the answer once and for all. Look at it this way, why would they originally say what they did about the corners if there was to be no taper?

Thanks speedog.

In my prior posts I wasn't trying to be an a$$ and was not trying to troll, but for some reason, there is a subset of forumers that choose to argue with me even if what I'm saying is accurate.

[poppa777]

So I've noticed ^^

[holhm22]

Today's update

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by holhm22

Today's update

That looks amazing!

I see the corner has now moved to four panes of glass, from the two panes it has been to this point. See the change if you zoom in on the highest row of glass installed.

[nick.flood]

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[Design-mind]

Great shots Holhm22.
They did a crane jump today on the North crane.

[The Fisher Account]

Is this tower going to look noticeably taller than Suncor or the Bow from most vantage points in the city?

[H.E.Pennypacker]

Damn that's going to look so sleek and nice in the skyline next to The Bow and Suncor ... Loving how it's turning out

[poppa777]

I was driving towards downtown on McLeod Trail north today and was thinking from that direction you will be able to notice some height deference and the same looking south from Cresent Heights but from east and west I don't think so.

[Chadillaccc]

From the west, northwest, north, southwest, and south, Brookfield will be noticeably taller. Also, the view from the southeast should display it as slightly taller.

[suburbia]

Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

From the west, northwest, north, southwest, and south, Brookfield will be noticeably taller. Also, the view from the southeast should display it as slightly taller.

The approach from the NE is one of the main ones, as in brings in people from north and south Deerfoot. Unfortunately, the building will in large part be blocked by the sheer mass of the Bow from that angle.

That being said, there should be a great view from top of the valley if coming in from the east on Memorial (IE by Firepark, or from Firepark for that matter).

https://goo.gl/maps/Aw8oHsZ1xAD2

[DizzyEdge]

That will be a good view.
Unrelated, but, sort of related. You should start a Firepark redevelopment thread Suburbia, as I know you're interested in it. It could have some very interesting potential.

[Chadillaccc]

Good God, don't encourage him. He's troll enough as it is, with no consequences for some reason.