CHICAGO | Aqua | 858 FT / 262 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 138

EarlyBuyer · #**2741** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 12:22 AM**

Nice updates pics harryc, thanks!

Vince · #**2742** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 2:02 AM**

Does anyone know any details about how much the rents will be in the apartments at Aqua?

EarlyBuyer · #**2743** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 2:38 AM**

3/10/08

Crain's Chicago Business:

Magellan Tops Homebuilders List

"Magellan Development Group Inc. moved up five spots to top the list with $519.8 million in local revenue.."

http://chicagobusiness.datajoe.com/app/e...p?listid=1453&yk=nomo4UVRamEoY&year=2008

EarlyBuyer · #**2744** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 2:49 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince

Does anyone know any details about how much the rents will be in the apartments at Aqua?

Vince: The rental rates for the apartments at Aqua have not yet been announced, however I'm sure it's safe to assume they'll be more (likely quite a bit more), than those at the not-yet-quite-finished Tides building.

Here's a link to rental ranges there: http://www.nnpresidential.com/tides-floor-plans.html

Aqua Plumber · #**2745** Posted **Mar 13, 2008, 10:40 PM**

i was speaking with my carpenter friend today who works on the decks at trump and he told me trump is around 820 somethin feet at the moment (they just poured 68 i believe) so that should give everybody an idea of how high our building will be......of course he could be wrong, i dont really go on trumps forum. maybe someone could double check that, please feel free to correct me if im wrong.

NYC2ATX · #**2746** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 11:27 AM**

OMG I was down by the building yesterday, it was 60s and sunny, so I was totally out......in bright sunlight, you can really see how important the paint is for contrast. The effect is spectacular. Can't wait to see the whole building.

jcchii · #**2747** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 3:38 PM**

wow
very cool

harryc · #**2748** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 5:02 PM**

If I didn't know better I would swear that glass is bowed - it is hard to capture the full effect as you travel down the river-side and the perspective changes.

Alliance · #**2749** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 5:28 PM**

Thats because Gang is flippin' brilliant.

Down_Under_the_El · #**2750** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 5:59 PM**

I had a dream last night that I was looking at the railings that will go on Aqua and somehow they had that same curvy effect the glass gets.. lol obviously doesn't matter, but I enjoyed it.

That being said I walk down South Michigan Avenue to classes a couple times a week and already this building, I would say, is very noticible. From my regular vantage Aqua is going to make a huge impact even with BCBS expansion.

aluminum · #**2751** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 6:00 PM**

Are the Aqua construction workers on steroids ?

aaron38 · #**2752** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 6:39 PM**

I think a lot of credit goes to those moveable forms. I watched them move one, it took about ten minutes start to finish. That has to be an incredible time savings over the traditional pole shores.

Alliance · #**2753** Posted **Mar 14, 2008, 7:31 PM**

Not only is it unique and more aestetically pleasing, but its more efficient? Wow.

(I think that word will be said a lot with this building.)

EarlyBuyer · #**2754** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 4:07 AM**

Not Sure if This Article Had Been Previously Posted

Studio Gang Architects design Aqua Tower in Chicago

WorldArchitectureNews.com

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1918

Chicago Shawn · #**2755** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 5:25 AM**

OMG! I just took another look at the rendering and realized we have not even gotten to the floors with the major curves yet. This facade is about to get a whole lot more dynamic.

kXe · #**2756** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 8:03 AM**

03/14

Alliance · #**2757** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 1:12 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by EarlyBuyer

Not Sure if This Article Had Been Previously Posted

Studio Gang Architects design Aqua Tower in Chicago

WorldArchitectureNews.com

http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=1918

Another article on the site mentions that the changing glazing on the glass is not just to emphasize the curves, but in fact the windows "glazed in accordance with the amount of solar exposure received." Its a subtle distinction that maybe others have recognized, but there is a functional difference.

It has a new image I've never seen:

~www.worldarchitecturenews.com

BVictor1 · #**2758** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 2:48 PM**

03/13/08

trvlr70 · #**2759** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 4:17 PM**

BVic!!!

That last photo is perhaps my most favorite I've seen on SSP.com all year!

Thank you!

cactus22minus1 · #**2760** Posted **Mar 15, 2008, 4:54 PM**

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I just took another look at the rendering and realized we have not even gotten to the floors with the major curves yet.

That's debatable. It's possible it could get more dynamic up there. However anyone with a photography or 3d modeling/CAD background will probably know what I'm referring to when speak of projections. The method used in that render(often used in architecture) is done in a way to eliminate vertical perspective- in other words, even though the 'picture' is taken from the ground, the building lines are not angled to a natural perspective- the vertical plane is kept at 90 degrees. This type of projection, along with others, has inaccuracies and distortions. In this case, the higher you go, the more distorted it becomes. Those upper floors/balconies are actually 'stretched' and they will never look like this to the human eye.