The Post | 67m | 27 fl | Completed

[mcminsen]

Feb.2 '21, my pics

[officedweller]

Thanks!
Those are pretty delicate glass louvres on the Georgia side.

[jollyburger]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Thanks!
Those are pretty delicate glass louvres on the Georgia side.

I hope they don't turn into pigeon roosts. They look sloped down from the bracket?

[officedweller]

I'm also thinking that they could be easily damaged during window washing (probably more than vertical louvres since they create a step or barrier that could be impacted).
I expected aluminum louvres, if any.

Maybe aluminum ones would have been more likely to become roosts, than the glass?

[officedweller]

By me today.
Sorry for the blurriness.

[jollyburger]

February 5, 2021 – For the next two weeks:​

Level 19 floor slab of the south tower will be complete.
Level 12 floor slab on the east side of the north tower will be formed.
Level 11 floor slab on the west side of the north tower will be complete.
Façade restoration on the West Georgia Street elevation will continue.
Block wall installation will continue on all floors up to level 13.
Drywall partitions and bulkhead installation will continue on floors up to level 15.
Fireproofing of the existing steel structure will continue up to level 7.
Miscellaneous concrete demolition will continue throughout building.
Elevator installation will continue in the podium levels.
Elevator installation will commence for the south tower.
Exterior wall framing and glass installation will continue along Dunsmuir Street and Homer Street.
Curtain wall glass installation will be ongoing on level 11 of the south tower.
Civil services to the building will continue along Homer Street for the next two weeks.
The Hamilton Street sidewalk adjacent to the building will be closed for the duration of the project.
The Hamilton Street southbound curb lane will be closed daily from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, Monday to Saturday.
The Homer Street curb lane will be closed for the duration of the project.
Noise exemption permits will be applied for all weekends and concrete pour days until further notice.

https://www.thepostnews.ca/

[mcminsen]

Feb.8 '21, my pics

[officedweller]

Looking good'

Looking at the blade signs, I wonder if they would have looked better centred in the grills?
I suppose the grill would be a heritage feature that they can't disturb (?), but if the signs were centred on them, then the grills would be visible from both sides, whereas as proposed, the grills are wholly blocked from view from one side.

Is that white wrap on he spandrel on the georgia side, or a big white spandrel stripe?

[mcminsen]

Originally Posted by officedweller

Is that white wrap on he spandrel on the georgia side, or a big white spandrel stripe?

It's a big white spandrel stripe. I can't imagine it's going to stay that way. It's rather incongruous.




Feb.8 '21, my pics

[mcminsen]

Wellll... maybe that white spandrel stripe is going to be the way it is. Look at this rendering I found on Quadreal's website.

If they are going to be light strips then I sure hope they perform better than the ones on the Telus Garden condo tower.




source: https://www.quadreal.com/the-post-vancouver/

[officedweller]

Ugh. Thanks.

I looked at the model pic previously posted and didn't see the stripe so thought it was a wrap.
I figured that the asymmetry on the model wasn't to bad. This will take the asymmetry over the top.

But you're right - it looks like some sort of lighting feature (I'd expect colour).
Being across from the library and Deliotte Summit, there's unlikely to be many complaints!

(PS - the ugh is for the asymmetry, not a lighting feature per se)

[officedweller]

Walked past today and the white spandrel doesn't look too too jarring.
It has a slight green hue to it (ie typical colour).

[officedweller]

From Scott Graham twitter Feb 9th:


https://twitter.com/WFLBC

[WarrenC12]

Nice shot. Do I see a hint of the redone Sun Tower? I forgot about that project.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

Nice shot. Do I see a hint of the redone Sun Tower? I forgot about that project.

Apparently it now has a genuine copper roof, rather than a faux one:

https://theprovince.com/news/local-n...7-5f2e9cf81057

[officedweller]

Thanks!
I'll look out for the full unveiling.

[mcminsen]

A window washer's nightmare?




Feb.12 '21, my pics

[officedweller]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

A window washer's nightmare?

That's my thoughts too...

If a swing stage hits one of those edges, won't it shatter?
Not only for window washing, but other types of repairs.

If the window washers are on ropes, then they need to repel without hitting the ledges, and the ropes usually hang against the building (so along the edges of the glass (presumably not sharp enough to cut the ropes)).
Usually when the washers pull up the rope after completing a section, the end of the loose end of the rope flies all over the place
- would it break a louvre?

The second (lower) louvre seems to be in front of vision glass, so do they have to clean between the louvres?

Then there was the question whether pigeons will stand (and poop) on them.

[s211]

Originally Posted by mcminsen

A window washer's nightmare?

Without a word of a lie, when I brought up something like that with an architect once, the response was "that's an operational matter". Talk about washing hands, the idiot.

[Locked In]

My photos from Feb 13:


IMG_4544 by 604 City, on Flickr


IMG_4539 by 604 City, on Flickr