The Butterfly | 178.6m | 57Fl | U/C - Page 31

Changing City · #**601** Posted **Apr 29, 2020, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by LeftCoaster

I guess Icon self performs their forming then if they own the cranes.

While Westbank seem to prefer to control every aspect of development including leasing these days, I think it's more likely that it's the same forming sub-contractor on both buildings, Carion Construction, who also did 1750 Pendrell for Westbank. (I guess Westbank might still own the cranes, though).

RDW989 · #**602** Posted **May 1, 2020, 11:40 PM**

Two pixs, one year apart

My pix, May 1 -- 2019
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May119

My pix, May 1 -- 2020

May120

Also, a note circulated in the neighbourhood that tomorrow --- May 2 --- a noise exception for work from 7:30 am to 8 pm "to accommodate the placing of steel for the structural core and pouring of concrete."

Otis_Van · #**603** Posted **May 3, 2020, 8:58 PM**

Progress on the core. My pic, today.

Zepfancouver · #**604** Posted **May 6, 2020, 5:43 AM**

officedweller · #**605** Posted **May 7, 2020, 1:05 AM**

Compare the foundation to the other ones we've seen recently that needed to weigh down an asymmetrical tower (Alberni by Kengo Kuma and Vancouver House.

Zepfancouver · #**606** Posted **May 7, 2020, 4:28 AM**

(I'm no geotechnical engineer) Soil integrity might have a say in the core footing's specification.
At Alberni by Kengo Kuma https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=217670&page=16 it look like a soft hardpan. In the nesting area for the foundation
they made and effort to reach a good hardpan but it looked unsuccessful so they filed it in with a rough concrete fill seen here https://youtu.be/i4YMmczSBiw

officedweller · #**607** Posted **May 7, 2020, 5:22 AM**

Good point about the soil conditions.

Otis_Van · #**608** Posted **May 9, 2020, 7:04 PM**

I don’t have pictures yet, but I’m pretty sure they’re pouring the slab today. Several concrete pump trucks getting into position when I walked by at about 6:45 this morning.

Otis_Van · #**609** Posted **May 10, 2020, 4:13 PM**

Poured slab (my picture, today).

jollyburger · #**610** Posted **May 10, 2020, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Changing City

That's likely; Westbank's own Icon Construction are also building this one.

Kind of funny on Glassdoor some guy said the entire site team at Vancouver House quit in 2018 (the official response said "some talented individuals"):

https://www.glassdoor.ca/Reviews/Ico...ws-E905878.htm

Otis_Van · #**611** Posted **May 16, 2020, 4:38 PM**

A better look at the other end of the site (my photos, today).

RDW989 · #**612** Posted **May 30, 2020, 10:28 PM**

Better eyes than mine, will be able to see the progress from OtisVan's pixs two weeks ago.
My pix, today:
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Butterfly093020 by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/182296507@N07/]

RDW989 · #**613** Posted **Jun 2, 2020, 9:02 PM**

For the past two days, they have been putting truckloads of dirt back into the excavation.

My pix today, June 2
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Butterfly060220

osirisboy · #**614** Posted **Jun 3, 2020, 4:05 AM**

Is that dirt or gravel?

Klazu · #**615** Posted **Jun 3, 2020, 4:58 AM**

Pretty sure it's gravel. Must make quite a sound to pour it down!

RDW989 · #**616** Posted **Jun 3, 2020, 5:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Is that dirt or gravel?

Yes gravel I am fairly sure. Just a poor choice of words on my part at first.

officedweller · #**617** Posted **Jun 3, 2020, 10:47 PM**

Looks like they are laying pipe in the gravel - 2 pics up.
I guess that's a means of keeping it accessible in future (under another slab?)?

Zepfancouver · #**618** Posted **Jun 4, 2020, 4:16 AM**

I missed another excavator egress

But i'm happy to see NorLand Limited posted the heavy lift of their excavators

• Video Link

Also a NorLand Limited video https://youtu.be/bOATphEU1pQ last of the spoils excavation with a telescopic

officedweller · #**619** Posted **Jun 4, 2020, 4:34 AM**

Cool!

Zepfancouver · #**620** Posted **Jun 4, 2020, 4:50 AM**

Came across the video when NorLand Limited graciously replied to a top comment "I wish you had shown them getting those machines out" of my Burrard One excavation video https://youtu.be/CxpM7ZixUmI