Austin | Block 185/Google Tower #2 | 594 Feet | 35 Floors | Complete - Page 70

corvairkeith · #1 Posted **May 28, 2021, 2:11 AM**

It looks pretty surreal when I use my phone's wide angle lens. looks like something out of Inception.

Syndic · #2 Posted **May 28, 2021, 4:11 AM**

gillynova · #3 Posted **Jun 1, 2021, 8:18 PM**

Memorial Day Weekend

Mopacs · #4 Posted **Jun 3, 2021, 4:03 AM**

Here are a few from this past weekend

KevinFromTexas · #5 Posted **Jun 9, 2021, 4:49 AM**

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Here are a few from this past weekend

So, I noticed there's some kind of bracket or something running up the southwest edge of the tower. I wonder if that's where the LEDs will go.

wwmiv · #6 Posted **Jun 9, 2021, 6:40 AM**

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So, I noticed there's some kind of bracket or something running up the southwest edge of the tower. I wonder if that's where the LEDs will go.

I believe that’s for the window washing equipment, didn’t a news report say?

KevinFromTexas · #7 Posted **Jun 10, 2021, 3:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by wwmiv

I believe that’s for the window washing equipment, didn’t a news report say?

That makes sense. I am wondering how they'll do maintenance on those LEDs. I'm always annoyed by lighting issues with burned out lights or flickering LEDs.

LTS529 · #8 Posted **Jun 15, 2021, 8:09 PM**

I can confirm that the rails running up the southwest edge of the sail are for the building maintenance system. The basket typically just moves up/down, and the rails on the diagonal edge help move the basket laterally across that part of the curtainwall.

For the lights contained within the curtainwall on the southwest edge of the sail, there are small access doors on the backside that allow for access to any lights that burn out, but since they're LED, they're expected to have a significantly long lifetime. Perhaps some of the burned out or flickering lights you've seen elsewhere are the result of high temperatures that power down the lights until they cool off. The lights on this project were selected with high temperatures in mind, so hopefully that is not an issue!

There will be some lighting on the south elevation, and it will be housed within the metal paneling that runs below the glass guardrails. The lights will be turned up and will illuminate the underside of the terraces, which are clad in a metal panel soffit system.

Urbannizer · #9 Posted **Jun 3, 2021, 5:51 PM**

Now poking out from Guadalupe & W. 6th

enragedcamel · #10 Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 2:40 AM**

Man, I keep wishing this was like 100 ft or so taller. It deserves a much more prominent place in the skyline IMHO. As things stand, it'll only be visible and noticeable when looking at downtown from the south/south-west.

migol24 · #11 Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 6:17 PM**

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Man, I keep wishing this was like 100 ft or so taller. It deserves a much more prominent place in the skyline IMHO. As things stand, it'll only be visible and noticeable when looking at downtown from the south/south-west.

Well, judging by the photos, it's around the height of the Northshore at the moment, which stands around 424. So there's still about 170ft left till it completely tops out. But yeah, can't go wrong with taller. Lol

gillynova · #12 Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 3:30 PM**

I can't wait to see how it would look like fully illuminated in the night from Zilker Park, especially for ACL 2022

KevinFromTexas · #13 Posted **Jun 4, 2021, 11:08 PM**

6/1

KevinFromTexas · #14 Posted **Jun 6, 2021, 2:25 AM**

It looks like the top of the building and the crane lost power. Maybe not, but they look pretty dark. I just noticed on KXAN's tower cam.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/...video_explicit

lonewolf · #15 Posted **Jun 6, 2021, 3:16 PM**

it's incredible how from any possible angle third and shoal is blocking a building that is 20x as aesthetic. probably the biggest mistake we have made with our skyline imo

DaveinWimberley · #16 Posted **Jun 6, 2021, 7:45 PM**

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it's incredible how from any possible angle third and shoal is blocking a building that is 20x as aesthetic. probably the biggest mistake we have made with our skyline imo

Yes, that is one ugly building, for sure. It is something you would expect to see in Phoenix or San Jose, not in Austin.

KevinFromTexas · #17 Posted **Jun 6, 2021, 11:12 PM**

Really, though, they're kind of in a throwaway location. They're really small lots sandwiched between taller buildings. They'd have to be considerably taller to stand out. So, I'm good with Third & Shoal being there. That building overall is kind of meh, but it does have a few redeeming qualities. The lighting isn't bad, and the glass is good. We could use more green buildings, after all. I'm not even the biggest fan of Austin Proper, and I feel like what makes it most interesting are the details, which aren't difficult to appreciate up close. So, even though that building is mostly hidden from view in the skyline, up close you can still appreciate it. In that respect, I'm more bummed about a building like The Monarch, which is interesting all over and has good lighting, but that is hidden from the skyline in almost every direction. I even forget about it sometimes.

Urbannizer · #18 Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 10:36 PM**

Can see this from my balcony.

myBrain · #19 Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 11:01 PM**

Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1VHu2FYbn/

KevinFromTexas · #20 Posted **Jun 7, 2021, 11:26 PM**

That South Lamar view up there of Mopacs' is definitely the winning south view of it. I'm not exactly liking the view of it from directly south. It sort of looks odd when viewed from that direction. The views that are either southeast or southwest are better.