CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7

[harryc]

Feb 6

[kolchak]

Great updates - thank you harryc and SolarWind. I think 9 West Walton is shaping up to be a very elegant addition. I like the scale. And is it just me or does the precast look of decent quality?

[ChiHi]

A contender for the streets against urbanity contest. (next door)
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A few coats of sporadic spraypaint on there from the local 'artists' and this one should be complete....

[BB 1871]

Wicker Park Connection (1640 West Division) is drilling caissons U/C. 174 ft/15 floors/2018 completion. Can someone add to pg. 1?
Also, No. 9 Walton's height will be 456'/37 floors not 35.

[colemonkee]

Personally, I think No. 9 Walton and The Sinclair are turning out just fine. And love the entrance of the Rice Cube!

[SamInTheLoop]

Originally Posted by spyguy

Possible replacement for the Jewel + parking lot next to Pensacola Place in Uptown

Sweet!


Now we just need a south loop tower of jewel proposal and I'll be happy....

[ithakas]

Originally Posted by SamInTheLoop

Sweet!


Now we just need a south loop tower of jewel proposal and I'll be happy....

You read my mind. Since the Roosevelt Jewel is two parking lots divided by L tracks, I'd like to see them develop the western parcel into a Tower of Jewel and sell the east lot to a developer wanting to do something more ambitious. This would have the added benefit of allowing them to keep their store open on the east lot until the new store's opening.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Originally Posted by ithakas

You read my mind. Since the Roosevelt Jewel is two parking lots divided by L tracks, I'd like to see them develop the western parcel into a Tower of Jewel and sell the east lot to a developer wanting to do something more ambitious. This would have the added benefit of allowing them to keep their store open on the east lot until the new store's opening.

^^^Absolutly! I also wonder if BP actually knows what kind of gold mine they are sitting on across the street? Even if it is rated as one of the top 5 most expensive gas stations in the country every single year.

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by SolarWind

February 8, 2017

This is turning out just beautifuly as I had a feeling it would. Now THIS is how you do PoMo. THIS is how you do precast. It's not faux neo-classicism or echo deco. It's drawing on the detailing and motifs of those older styles within a thouroughly modern program and use of buildings materials. They aren't trying to make an art deco building with modern materials. They are making a modern building with subtly art deco details and massing.

Then there's the precast, the wonderful detailling at the base is being matched particularly in the spandrel areas between the windows and the casing around them. There is no attempt to deny that this is a modern building and therefore will have modern buyers who demand modern amenities like floor to ceiling glass. All of the detail is therefore crammed between those huge panes of glass and it works brilliantly. There is no attempt to pass off the massive precast panels as limestone blocks. Notice how the horizontal spans are completely unmarred by faux masonry joints? The same applies to vertical sections where any original art deco designer would have desired to express pure soaring verticality and probably did their best to hide any distrupting horizontal lines. This is a MUCH more honest use of precast as a material. The architects here have made a clear choice to use the magic of precast to allow themselves to place lines only where they are needed for aesthetic purposes or to hide joints in the material. They aren't abusing that ability to play games in an unoriginal attempt to disguse the materials they are using as something else.

Best part of the design so far??? They decided to go with black window frames instead of the ClimateGuard TM brand windows they used at Elysian. It's amazing how well any design can turn out when you pay even rudimentary attention to detailing.

PS I love the little inset bay windows at the base. Also love how the main facade pattern is a classic chicago style window with large fixed center pane flanked by two smaller operable windows. Some design motifs have enduring functionality and this is one of them.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by BB 1871

Wicker Park Connection (1640 West Division) is drilling caissons U/C. 174 ft/15 floors/2018 completion. Can someone add to pg. 1?
Also, No. 9 Walton's height will be 456'/37 floors not 35.

thanks.

does anyone have a rendering of wicker park connection that i can add to page 1?

[danielschell]

Originally Posted by Steely Dan

thanks.

does anyone have a rendering of wicker park connection that i can add to page 1?

Three of them here, used with permission of Hirsch Associates Architects http://wp.me/p7uLxw-1D7

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten

1035 W Van Buren

I cant remember the address but is that "harry potter" building still alive or dead? I know there was originally two towers planned for van buren but I may have the two designs confused.

[Jibba]

Originally Posted by LouisVanDerWright

This is turning out just beautifuly as I had a feeling it would. Now THIS is how you do PoMo. THIS is how you do precast. It's not faux neo-classicism or echo deco. It's drawing on the detailing and motifs of those older styles within a thouroughly modern program and use of buildings materials. They aren't trying to make an art deco building with modern materials. They are making a modern building with subtly art deco details and massing.

Then there's the precast, the wonderful detailling at the base is being matched particularly in the spandrel areas between the windows and the casing around them. There is no attempt to deny that this is a modern building and therefore will have modern buyers who demand modern amenities like floor to ceiling glass. All of the detail is therefore crammed between those huge panes of glass and it works brilliantly. There is no attempt to pass off the massive precast panels as limestone blocks. Notice how the horizontal spans are completely unmarred by faux masonry joints? The same applies to vertical sections where any original art deco designer would have desired to express pure soaring verticality and probably did their best to hide any distrupting horizontal lines. This is a MUCH more honest use of precast as a material. The architects here have made a clear choice to use the magic of precast to allow themselves to place lines only where they are needed for aesthetic purposes or to hide joints in the material. They aren't abusing that ability to play games in an unoriginal attempt to disguse the materials they are using as something else.

Best part of the design so far??? They decided to go with black window frames instead of the ClimateGuard TM brand windows they used at Elysian. It's amazing how well any design can turn out when you pay even rudimentary attention to detailing.

PS I love the little inset bay windows at the base. Also love how the main facade pattern is a classic chicago style window with large fixed center pane flanked by two smaller operable windows. Some design motifs have enduring functionality and this is one of them.

Very much agree. This is going to be a handsome one.

[danielschell]

http://wp.me/p7uLxw-2fU

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by KWILLSKYLINE

I cant remember the address but is that "harry potter" building still alive or dead? I know there was originally two towers planned for van buren but I may have the two designs confused.

That one is for the old Blue Plate Catering site just to the West of this one. Blue Plate was delayed in moving into their new space in the Sterling Bay complex at Ogden and Fulton and that delayed the Harry Potter tower. Looks like Blue Plate may finally be moving or moved in over there so maybe we'll see something moving here soon?

[danielschell]

Blue Plate has indeed moved into their new building.

[KWILLSKYLINE]

Machines are digging up the ground at the Mccormick Place Data Center. I think we can say this one is in site prep.

[r18tdi]

3Eleven is growing like a weed. The crane hopped again this morning.

[danielschell]

Caissons being dug at Wicker Park Connection http://wp.me/p7uLxw-2kj

[harryc]

Feb 07

Trees in the sky - how cool is that.