Vancouver House (1400 Howe St) | 151.5m | 52Fl | Completed - Page 39

Prometheus · #**761** Posted **Jan 26, 2016, 12:24 PM**

Thanks for the update.

With a hole that deep, it will be a long time before they build back up to grade. Eight months is my layman's guess.

LeftCoaster · #**762** Posted **Jan 26, 2016, 8:21 PM**

General rule of thumb is a month down and a month up so you're probably quite close.

mcminsen · #**763** Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 5:13 AM**

Still no crane.

Jan.30 '16, my pics

cairnstone · #**764** Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 5:47 PM**

it will be far closer to a year in the hole as there is way more going on in the whole besides just the parkade. Some units will have basement rooms that could be work shops, wine cellars etc plus the private garages.

CurtisVerbatim · #**765** Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 8:51 PM**

this pit looks way deeper irl than it does in the pics

Klazu · #**766** Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 9:15 PM**

Yeah. I suffer from slight vertigo every time I walk along that ramp.

Design-mind · #**767** Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 9:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by mcminsen

Still no crane.

Jan.30 '16, my pics

Would this crane be setting up for crane segments to arrive?

jollyburger · #**768** Posted **Jan 31, 2016, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Design-mind

Would this crane be setting up for crane segments to arrive?

I guess you could tell by what is on those flatbed trailers.

mcminsen · #**769** Posted **Feb 1, 2016, 5:56 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Design-mind

Would this crane be setting up for crane segments to arrive?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jollyburger

I guess you could tell by what is on those flatbed trailers.

I'm not sure but when I was taking these pictures they were lifting stuff OUT of the pit and onto the flatbed trailer (see pic below). I don't know what it was.

At this time I'm thinking the crane setup could still be a while away because the pad under the one red crane segment they have there is still looking unfinished. Everything about this building is likely to take extra time to build and make extra strong and earthquake resistant. The core or spine of this building is probably going to be super thick and dense.

Jan.30 '16, my pic

Otis_Van · #**770** Posted **Feb 6, 2016, 6:03 PM**

(My photo from today)

Klazu · #**771** Posted **Feb 7, 2016, 1:33 AM**

Up it goes! This project will be getting interesting towards autumn.

mcminsen · #**772** Posted **Feb 7, 2016, 2:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Otis_Van

Okay.

By ~4:00 PM only a partial erection was achieved. Maybe they'll finish getting it up tomorrow.

Feb.6 '16, my pics

Klazu · #**773** Posted **Feb 7, 2016, 5:10 AM**

Ah, it's a red jib tower crane. I love those, as they speak "big and tight city" more than regular tower cranes. Sweet!

Marshal · #**774** Posted **Feb 7, 2016, 10:10 AM**

[QUOTE=mcminsen;7327165]Okay.

By ~4:00 PM only a partial erection was achieved. Maybe they'll finish getting it up tomorrow.

Ok. Ok. Settle down. But, please, everyone, stop it.
I laugh like most everyone does at the juvenile things in life. I don't mind erection jokes either.
BUT - - - ALL OF OUR CITIES TOGETHER HAVE ERECTED THOUSANDS OF CRANES. AND VIRTUALLY EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS ENGENDERED ONE, TWO, THREE, MAYBE MORE OF THE SAME, ALMOST IDENTICLE LINE OF JOKES. AHHHHHHHHHH! Stop it. I beg.

OK, that's off my chest; ignore me or not, and please continue the fun.

The pictures of the start of the rebar installation at the bottom of the hole reminds me: this building has to resist a large overturning moment and a large bending force due to the leaning weight of it. So, the structural design is unique and very interesting. Firstly, there will need to be a larger than normal mass (concrete) placed at the base. Secondly, there will be an unusual array of tensile members running up to varying heights of the straight side. The first will require a ton of rebar and concrete, plus rebar anchoring to hold the second. The second will be made up of steel, probably bundled, maybe in sheaths and maybe post tensioned.

I always appreciate your photographs, mcminsen. It would be very much appreciated if you watched this one closely and took photos of these unique aspects as they get built. Just as an engineering design, this building is going to be special and a new thing for Vancouver.

(There are also proposals for other towers which should also require some creative engineering to pull them off.)

mcminsen · #**775** Posted **Feb 8, 2016, 11:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by Marshal

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The pictures of the start of the rebar installation at the bottom of the hole reminds me: this building has to resist a large overturning moment and a large bending force due to the leaning weight of it. So, the structural design is unique and very interesting. Firstly, there will need to be a larger than normal mass (concrete) placed at the base. Secondly, there will be an unusual array of tensile members running up to varying heights of the straight side. The first will require a ton of rebar and concrete, plus rebar anchoring to hold the second. The second will be made up of steel, probably bundled, maybe in sheaths and maybe post tensioned.

I always appreciate your photographs, mcminsen. It would be very much appreciated if you watched this one closely and took photos of these unique aspects as they get built. Just as an engineering design, this building is going to be special and a new thing for Vancouver.

(There are also proposals for other towers which should also require some creative engineering to pull them off.)

Yes, I am also very interested in the extraordinary design needed to support this tower with it's top heavy appearance. I will be watching it closely. It's going to be slow going, though. It could be another year before we see much height above grade.

Here's a pic of the completed crane.

Feb.8 '16, my pic

osirisboy · #**776** Posted **Feb 9, 2016, 1:08 AM**

Just one crane? Or is there still another one to come. Maybe closer to pacific ?

Klazu · #**777** Posted **Feb 9, 2016, 1:18 AM**

Would be nice, but the boom seems to be long enough to operate on whole site, so I doubt it.

mcminsen · #**778** Posted **Feb 9, 2016, 2:16 AM**

Here's a look at the bottom of the pit today. I don't see any obvious place yet for another crane.

Feb.8 '16, my pics

osirisboy · #**779** Posted **Feb 9, 2016, 2:23 AM**

Hmm. If the Charleson has two cranes I'll be surprised if this one doesn't

LeftCoaster · #**780** Posted **Feb 10, 2016, 9:57 PM**

There will assuredly be more than one crane for the project, however I wouldn't be surprised if there were only one for the tower portion. Could go either way.