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BrownTown · #**6081** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 12:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jacques

Well you've answered many of my concern which one was would they see the curve of this planet and by GOLLY they DO AWESOME
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Well that sentance makes no sense, but if you are talking about the curve you see its not the durvature of the earth its just the fish eye effect from the camera lens choosen.

SkyWatcher · #**6082** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 12:57 AM**

Staff....that's a stellar shot!!!!

WanderingQueen · #**6083** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 6:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fury

The top level you see in the pic is 2800 sq. ft. The size of a large house as I have said before. A fairly large size at 630 m. up.

That sure doesn't look like 2800 square feet to me. Look at the size of the people in the photo. That floor area doesn't look much larger than 1000-1500 square feet to me but we men are notoriously bad at estimating size, aren't we?

BTW: (for our international friends who don't use feet, 2800 square feet is approximately 260 square meters)

SkyWatcher · #**6084** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 11:03 AM**

You have to scale it with a bigger standard than the men. Say the beam they are sitting on is 20' long and imagine a garage [400sf] outlined in front of them. It only takes 7 400sf garages to get 2800sf.

WanderingQueen · #**6085** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 6:42 PM**

I get what you're saying, and I think that the beam they're on is probably longer than 20 feet. But using your measurement, try to imaging placing seven square garages of the size you've mentioned in that space. No way you would fit more than 2 (2 1/2 at the most). If the beam is 30 feet long and you use 900 square foot squares, you still (assuming you could fit 2 1/2 of them in there - and I think that would be a stretch) you still end up with only 2250 square feet. Anyway, it's a small point but I don't think these floor plates are as large as Fury said.

Fury · #**6086** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 6:46 PM**

Read some pages back and you will see my post on how I know that it is approx. 2700 sq. ft.

WanderingQueen · #**6087** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 7:48 PM**

It's probably not worth arguing about. We'll know for sure soon enough. Anyway, the thought of being where those guys are scares the hell out of me. I guess a career in highrise construction is out.

Fury · #**6088** Posted **Apr 24, 2008, 8:18 PM**

Hi all.

Hey Wandering - I wasn't trying to argue bud. Just trying to say I don't make this shit up.

Just for you ... This is the tier they are working on right now and the crane shot happens to be from the same direction as this and most of the prints.

blog - 08 04 19

Photobucket - mherLankz - 08 04 21

Jacques · #**6089** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 12:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by BrownTown

Well that sentance makes no sense, but if you are talking about the curve you see its not the durvature of the earth its just the fish eye effect from the camera lens choosen.

OH well I ask forgiveness then, I asked before if there was such a view of the earth from the last living unit of this awesome building, I guess the only way is to have someone post a photo of what it may look like from the last livable unit, which was one of two question, the other was are there any Interior design photos of the High end suites available?
thanks again
Hope this clarifies my request
Cheer

Fury · #**6090** Posted **Apr 25, 2008, 8:02 PM**

Hi all.

Picasa - Bob :

08 03 27

08 04 25

NYC2ATX · #**6091** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 8:01 AM**

Fury, your photos prompted a curious question.

I don't know if this has been discussed already, but is any of the steel section of the building going to contain occupiable space with apartments and such? ...because the steel structure does not look like it would accomodate that.

mersar · #**6092** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 1:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by StatenIslander237

Fury, your photos prompted a curious question.

I don't know if this has been discussed already, but is any of the steel section of the building going to contain occupiable space with apartments and such? ...because the steel structure does not look like it would accomodate that.

It's been mentioned a few times, and that space is not going to be occupied. The steel section is just for the spire, and has no elevator connections

Fabb · #**6093** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 4:42 PM**

The extra cost of that part is probably not insignificant.
If it serves no purpose, it sure is a nice gift to the city.

myshtern · #**6094** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 9:47 PM**

Where is the elevator?

philvia · #**6095** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by myshtern

Where is the elevator?

no more elevator, just stairs. this area isn't inhabited so its really not a big deal if there's no elevator

Dac150 · #**6096** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 9:59 PM**

^^^^There is no elevator. That space will be unoccupied. It would make for a cool studio apartment though.

BrownTown · #**6097** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 10:50 PM**

Are yall sure they is no elevator? Kinda looks like there is room for one in the top right, but that might just be the stairs or utility corridor.

Dac150 · #**6098** Posted **Apr 26, 2008, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by BrownTown

Are yall sure they is no elevator? Kinda looks like there is room for one in the top right, but that might just be the stairs or utility corridor.

Nope. That is considered part of the spire if you could believe it......

SkyWatcher · #**6099** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 3:35 AM**

Can't say I agree with you...2700 isn't that big. I think it's pretty accurate.

2-TOWERS · #**6100** Posted **Apr 27, 2008, 4:05 PM**

thats right... my house is 2400 sf and judging by the guys its right.