Yeah, the windows don't seem to match the elevation, as there are 2 vision panes then 3 vision panes to the right of the crane in that alley shot (which I doubt they would cover up with floating panels) and the panels and panes seem to be lower in height above grade than shown on that elevation.
But if you count floors on the elevation from the peak of the concave atrium, there are 5 levels above grade (excluding ground),
and that matches the number of slabs shown in the pic, with the level with the panels and windows being one level above grade.
Yeah the first level of panels in the alley will be Level 3.
There are going to be some splendid views of this tower from Georgia Street. That is, until the new towers rise up on the Chevron, White Spot and Georgia/Nicola sites.
Cladding: My pic, today. Laneway and sidewalk were closed so I couldn’t get closer. I’ll try for a more detailed pic after hours.
It looks like they start with the dark grey panel as a base, then attach narrow strips of metal that angle outward toward the bottom to the grey panel, then mount the final finished metal panel onto the narrow strips. That’s how each row of panels will overlap the row below. You can see it in progress on the leftmost panel on the second row.
Cool, thanks!
Looking forward to seeing that layered approach to the cladding.
I think that's light coloured protective wrap on the top panels.
Looking at them as closely as I could today, there didn't seem to be any protective wrap. They're a pearl white solid sheet material, about a centimetre thick.
Thanks.
For some reason I expected them to be perforated and thought a wrap was hiding the holes. Maybe some others will be perforated.
The white should brighten up the building a lot - like the wrapped period of Vancouver House - and allow a play of shadows with the layered panels
This building just gets better and better. I think it may outshine Vancouver House as downtown's most architecturally stunning building of the last 20-30 years.
Yeah, I know they're supposed to be anodized aluminum panels but what I meant is whether the panels currently on site are the exposed aluminum panels or they the panels with a white plastic film on them as the previous posted said they looked white. I recall that the panels on Vancouver House had a white film on top during construction
mcminsen, nice view from the plaza, your giving us great angles, thanks. I will use the plaza on my next video update (yes I am riding mcminsen coattails ).
Captured today from 8:45am to 9:35am - Panel and Window Coverage . The Work Deck is the 15th Floor.
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