NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 636

Obey · #**12701** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 1:28 AM**

nice to have some updates after a completely off-topic discussion. good pic

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**12702** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 3:13 AM**

ask and ye' shall receive

today

http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/z...f/DSCN5641.jpg

SkyscrapersOfNewYork · #**12703** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 3:44 AM**

hey whats the stuff that the base is being encased in?

uakoops · #**12704** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 4:32 AM**

Stainless steel grating. Lets air in, keeps birds out. There will be glass panels (with spaces for airflow) on the outside of the steel, those will probably not be installed until next year.

JDRCRASH · #**12705** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 5:19 AM**

Okay, 7WTC, you've had a few years being the proud king of the WTC site, but now it's time for the big boys to take over.

STR · #**12706** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 5:24 AM**

hunser · #**12707** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:40 AM**

guillaumeo

MadGnome · #**12708** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 12:23 PM**

What were the office floors in the original twins? about 12ft even?

OneWorldTradeCenter · #**12709** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 4:45 PM**

STR, your renderings are amazing!

Webcam update:

STR · #**12710** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 8:01 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadGnome

What were the office floors in the original twins? about 12ft even?

12ft was typical, some floors were 14 feet high (such as the skylobbies). The 106th was 14'4", but that was because the 107th had a thicker floor slab, so while the slab-to-slab height was irregular, the slab to ceiling was standard.

The new 1WTC is, in case no one caught it yet, 13'4". The other four towers, including 7WTC, have a typical floor height of 13'6".

Plokoon11 · #**12711** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:04 PM**

Maybe they did it to get to the height of the twin towers.

CoolCzech · #**12712** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:10 PM**

I do like the FT, but I'll always miss that "Venetian" facade the old towers shared - shades of this:

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...DE5z1eBgb8YrTg

I kind of wish the FT's base was distinctive in this way, instead of sharing the "fortified" look with 7WTC. Hopefully, the prismatic glass will be an improvement.

Obey · #**12713** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:25 PM**

For me the likability of this tower relies on the base. It's gotta be drop dead gorgeous.

Patapsco · #**12714** Posted **Mar 14, 2011, 10:45 PM**

Taken March 14, 2011

2-TOWERS · #**12715** Posted **Mar 15, 2011, 1:42 AM**

str those renders are so real.... and yes the old facade was simply a one of a kind.....for 70's looking buildings they were amazing, and never can be replaced...we have beauty now and elegance and this new towers will fill in the shoes...