Canada's 10 Tallest U/C - Page 20

caltrane74 · #1 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 2:47 AM**

The Brookfield Dig is impressive. Can't wait to see how big it will be when it gets to its final depth. There is something to be said about the scale of office development when compared to condos and residential. I am looking forward to some of the bigger office projects that are proposed here to get underway.

In the vein of office development, I've been seeing these mobile boxes on BACE and can't help it must be some new thing here. Could be a mobile office/washroom/changeroom/cafe that will move up as the office moves up. Never seen anything like this here before.

uzi · #2 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 2:54 AM**

why this Is covered in white sheets?

Ramako · #3 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 2:57 AM**

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why this Is covered in white sheets?

To keep out the elements.

FrankieFlowerpot · #4 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 2:59 AM**

Keeping the heat in

Chadillaccc · #5 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 12:21 PM**

I wonder if Brookfield West will get underway during this cycle. It will be 178 meters tall, Calgary's 8th tallest building to roof height (after Brookfield East and Telus Sky are complete).

caltrane74 · #6 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 2:02 PM**

Apparently the concrete core of Aura has topped out!!!!

Construction of the steel crown should soon begin.

travis3000 · #7 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 3:53 PM**

Roof height in my opinion is irrelevant in calculating final height. It should instead be what is seen in the skyline. If a building has a massive crown or spire then that should most certainly be calculated as a part of the buildings final height. This includes mechanical levels as well. That's why I will ALWAYS count TRUMP's height with the spire, same with the famous TD Tower downtown with the big TD logo. It's a part of the skyline and can be seen from 20-30KM away, what type of person would pretend it's not there?

WhipperSnapper · #8 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 4:41 PM**

The skyline view is as arbitrary a measurement as roof height as both weight appearance over the actual design including all of it's elements. Some push it further into the costs of things.

Debating it is pointless as it's been done a million times before with opinion winning out over common sense.

caltrane74 · #9 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 10:12 PM**

Glass Installation at ICE

By me

Dwils01 · #10 Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 10:19 PM**

Nice updates Caltrane. I miss doing updates in Toronto, wish I could get back there soon.

caltrane74 · #11 Posted **Mar 21, 2014, 6:20 PM**

Winter makes me lazy... Improving weather means more updates you won't miss a thing

One York Harbour Plaza - at Ground Level

Ten York - not much happing but shoring and piling | Gardiner Canyon Getting Ridiculous

L Tower - Painfully close to completion

Sun is shining like all hell, there will be a lot of updates today.

DrNest · #12 Posted **Mar 21, 2014, 6:30 PM**

I love how the boarding for Ten York has the tag line "Rising Above It All" when it's not going to be as tall even as the Harbour twins going up next door!
Unless there's going to be a significant height increase added during construction...

vegeta_skyline · #13 Posted **Mar 22, 2014, 5:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by DrNest

I love how the boarding for Ten York has the tag line "Rising Above It All" when it's not going to be as tall even as the Harbour twins going up next door!
Unless there's going to be a significant height increase added during construction...

Heck it won't even be as tall as ICE(the taller one) is right now!

caltrane74 · #14 Posted **Mar 23, 2014, 1:39 AM**

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Heck it won't even be as tall as ICE(the taller one) is right now!

Perhaps they just meant rising above the Gardiner or the Air Canada Centre.

LeftCoaster · #15 Posted **Mar 25, 2014, 3:31 PM**

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Toronto looks like Shanghai from that vantage point.

It honestly does. I was there in July and when I got back kept thinking that. In the evenings looking north, with the buildings blocking out the less developed east and west it really does give the sense of an endless sea of buildings.

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Perhaps they just meant rising above the Gardiner or the Air Canada Centre.

They don't mean anything, just some classic marketing nonsense.