CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 858

rivernorthlurker · #**17141** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 12:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by jc5680

The color is more red/brighter than I had expected. Not bad, but I think would have preferred something less saturated. Hard to say without seeing it with the other materials, maybe it will end up looking a little more subdued when steel and glass go in?

Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be brown/sand color. Are they doing the entire building like this? That would be a pretty major color change. Hard to know how it will look until they put it all together. Might end up loving it - not sure yet.

Via https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/10/2...velopment-thor

Fvn · #**17142** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 2:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be brown/sand color. Are they doing the entire building like this? That would be a pretty major color change. Hard to know how it will look until they put it all together. Might end up loving it - not sure yet.

Newer renderings depict the color we're seeing now

Dug it out of: https://800fultonmarket.com/galleries -- there is renderings in there that show the redder color brick but also the more washed out brownish color original renderings showed. Didn't see a whole building rendering of the redder brick.

llamaorama · #**17143** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 2:17 AM**

The light brown would look good in Austin, but not in Chicago, IMO. It should be red brick.

IrishIllini · #**17144** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 2:36 PM**

Red (or black) is always preferred, but I like the brown.

Busy Bee · #**17145** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 3:35 PM**

Yellow. It's time has come (again)

harryc · #**17146** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 5:25 PM**

April 19

Chicago | 800 Fulton by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

The pre-cast wraps around the (well insulated) collumns - big U shaped pieces.

Chicago | 800 Fulton by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Not a very thick layer of Brick - will be hard to tell once it is up.

Chicago | 800 Fulton by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Dee approved.

Chicago | 800 Fulton by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

PittsburghPA · #**17147** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 9:25 PM**

4/20 800 W Fulton Another look at the precast panels.

Skyguy_7 · #**17148** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 1:22 AM**

Now that is impressive- They took the precast right up to the skip! An engineer somewhere thought this process through to the fullest!

harryc · #**17149** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 1:33 AM**

April 19

Chicago | The Grand by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

ardecila · #**17150** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 2:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

Now that is impressive- They took the precast right up to the skip! An engineer somewhere thought this process through to the fullest!

Gotta love a well-executed SOM design...

Mikelacey45 · #**17151** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 3:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

4/20 800 W Fulton Another look at the precast panels.

I see this on the Eisenhower yesterday

SpireGuy · #**17152** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 8:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mikelacey45

I see this on the Eisenhower yesterday

Looks very nice. Does anyone know how precast concrete with some brick ages? I think we've all noticed how precast concrete will form cracks over time. I wonder if this happens to the brick in these types of cases? I'm going to assume no tuck pointing needs to be done in the future, but what do I know.

pilsenarch · #**17153** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 9:54 PM**

^I think in almost every situation, it has aged well... in fact, I think it is a crime to construct/design a high-rise with laid up brick at this point... that brick will always need tuckpointing in the future and the costs of maintaining a traditional brick (veneer) facade are outrageous...

rivernorthlurker · #**17154** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 11:52 PM**

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^I think in almost every situation, it has aged well... in fact, I think it is a crime to construct/design a high-rise with laid up brick at this point... that brick will always need tuckpointing in the future and the costs of maintaining a traditional brick (veneer) facade are outrageous...

Are we sure it's brick or is it just stamped and colored concrete? Is that a thing?

harryc · #**17155** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Are we sure it's brick or is it just stamped and colored concrete? Is that a thing?

Looks to be the same stuff as on McDonalds HQ - and yes that is brick embedded in concrete - pretty hard to tell it's not the real thing.

rivernorthlurker · #**17156** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 12:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

Looks to be the same stuff as on McDonalds HQ - and yes that is brick embedded in concrete - pretty hard to tell it's not the real thing.

Thanks for the info. I guess you don't experience more than a couple millimetres of traditionally laid brick anyway. Beauty really is skin deep in this case.

harryc · #**17157** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 1:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Thanks for the info. I guess you don't experience more than a couple millimetres of traditionally laid brick anyway. Beauty really is skin deep in this case.

That is easy to say when you haven't spent 2 summers tuckpointing - the old time way with sledge and cold-chisel.

Drcastro · #**17158** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 2:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

April 19

The pre-cast wraps around the (well insulated) collumns - big U shaped pieces.

Chicago | 800 Fulton by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

I guess the unfortunate damage at the edges shown in the above image is evidence that it's "real" brick veneer. I wonder how they will fix that. Maybe @harryc can help 'em out

LouisVanDerWright · #**17159** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 6:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Drcastro

I guess the unfortunate damage at the edges shown in the above image is evidence that it's "real" brick veneer. I wonder how they will fix that. Maybe @harryc can help 'em out

They will just chip the damaged veneer section out and glue a new piece of veneer in with mortar or caulk.

maru2501 · #**17160** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 3:34 PM**

I would have liked a slightly different hue to make it stand out more, honestly but still a nice addition with the height and bracing