CHICAGO | Aqua | 858 FT / 262 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 193

Alliance · #**3841** Posted **Sep 18, 2008, 9:34 PM**

Are the upcoming mechanical floors just mechanical or are they also a transfer floor?

sentinel · #**3842** Posted **Sep 18, 2008, 9:45 PM**

There is no steel in the building structure (other than linked transfer beams at the structural door headers, which are themselves encased within concrete), the main structure is the "H"-shaped concrete shear wall system, with 3'-4' thick walls that is the backbone of the whole building. The 57th floor (which I believe is currently what they are working on?) is the Mechanical floor, but there are also condo units on the East and West areas of the building on those floors (2 units on each side).

honte · #**3843** Posted **Sep 18, 2008, 10:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by ardecila

^^ Wow, it's not often we see stucco on a high-rise.

For good reason, too.

alsajano · #**3844** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 12:23 AM**

Edit. Sorry, not appropriate.

Taft · #**3845** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 1:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by alsajano

It could have been well.

What in the world is that thing?? Did somebody hack up a render of a perfectly nice building or is that an actual proposal?

Taft

alsajano · #**3846** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 3:20 PM**

Sorry, the comments are no longer needed.

Dr. Taco · #**3847** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by alsajano

^^ It's only a own design. Nothing more than that, though inspired by Aqua, of course.

I think it's a very cool design, even though it seems borderline plagiarism

Alliance · #**3848** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 4:48 PM**

Regardless, not appropriate for this thread.

i_am_hydrogen · #**3849** Posted **Sep 21, 2008, 3:45 AM**

Taken today:

SolarWind · #**3850** Posted **Sep 21, 2008, 2:18 PM**

September 15, 2008

Nowhereman1280 · #**3851** Posted **Sep 21, 2008, 6:30 PM**

^^^ What are those wood forms doing on the lower balconies? They aren't making concrete balcony rails there are they?

denizen467 · #**3852** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 5:27 AM**

^ Wow, they are everywhere...
The plot thickens.

[SP]Neo · #**3853** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 12:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Nowhereman1280

^^^ What are those wood forms doing on the lower balconies? They aren't making concrete balcony rails there are they?

no, there are no concrete rails in the renders.

Nowhereman1280 · #**3854** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 3:55 PM**

^^^ I'm well aware of what is shown in the renders, but renders are not always indicative of the final product. I only ask that because it sure looks like they are pouring concrete on those balconies or something weird like that with that strange curvy formwork on there.

BVictor1 · #**3855** Posted **Sep 22, 2008, 5:02 PM**

09/21/08

denizen467 · #**3856** Posted **Sep 23, 2008, 12:12 AM**

Based on recent floor counts, they must be finishing up the mech floor right around now (will be the only floor in the tower portion without any balconies).

harryc · #**3857** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 11:01 PM**

Sept 12 - from Lower Kinzie

Sept 15 - across da river

Sept 24 - wtf ?

while on LSD

denizen467 · #**3858** Posted **Sep 24, 2008, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

wtf ?

Ditto. Inquiring minds really want to know.

Separately, notice there is one floor (probably the top of the hotel portion) with a higher floor height (see the fenestration) than the ones below it.

Actually, the other day when walking by I noticed that all of the hotel floors seemed to be taller than the residential floors. Is this really the case?

wrab · #**3859** Posted **Sep 25, 2008, 12:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

..... Sept 15 - across da river

.....

Splendid perspective.

honte · #**3860** Posted **Sep 25, 2008, 3:10 AM**

^ Yeah. And when the change in reflectivity of the glazing works, it really works.