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bomberjet · #**121** Posted **Sep 16, 2021, 7:48 PM**

Shiny things. Those black forms look brand new.

Malcsta · #**122** Posted **Sep 17, 2021, 6:22 PM**

Glad to see this thread has picked up more steam in recent weeks, albeit by talk of rocks and slaughterhouses.

1ajs · #**123** Posted **Sep 18, 2021, 1:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Malcsta

Glad to see this thread has picked up more steam in recent weeks, albeit by talk of rocks and slaughterhouses.

the slaughterhouse talk has span many threads going back prolly close to 20yrs now lol

buzzg · #**124** Posted **Sep 18, 2021, 5:16 PM**

Speaking of that corner, I seem to remember someone mentioning a while back that when the Powerhouse Building was modernized the current loading dock area and corner was designed to eventually be able to be filled in with more building... was there any ever renders of that? If that would happen this would probably be our most proper urban corner with street-interacting commercial on all 4 corners downtown haha.

esquire · #**125** Posted **Sep 18, 2021, 8:27 PM**

That parking area at the bottom of the Powerhouse is annoying... I don't understand why they didn't at least hide it away by enclosing the space.

Winnipeg Grump · #**126** Posted **Sep 22, 2021, 6:56 PM**

This is from yesterday. Concrete pour is today.

prairiedog007 · #**127** Posted **Sep 22, 2021, 8:53 PM**

Thanks Grump, so much conduit by elevator core there wont be any room for concrete LOL

pegcityboy · #**128** Posted **Sep 23, 2021, 3:07 AM**

Was by the site at 730 tonite and lots of work still going on , had lights on working about 20 guys on the site .

Winnipeg Grump · #**129** Posted **Sep 23, 2021, 8:44 PM**

One day after the pour and they've dropped a few thousand pounds of material on it.

WinCitySparky · #**130** Posted **Sep 23, 2021, 8:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Winnipeg Grump

One day after the pour and they've dropped a few thousand pounds of material on it.

So refreshing to see a properly coordinated job happening, after having to see how Marwest did it at 300 Main. Thanks for the pics.

prairiedog007 · #**131** Posted **Sep 23, 2021, 9:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Winnipeg Grump

One day after the pour and they've dropped a few thousand pounds of material on it.

With the form work below its ok, the formwork below will stay for at least 7 days if not longer and they may put temp shoring posts after, main floor would have the highest allowable live load design

Wpg_Guy · #**132** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 1:16 AM**

https://www.instagram.com/p/CUIQ1i1gGWx/

bomberjet · #**133** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 12:41 PM**

I wonder if they accounted for the deflection in that vertical curb form. haha (they didnt)

esquire · #**134** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 1:39 PM**

The pictures really drive home the point as to the impressive-for-Winnipeg floor-area ratio that this tower is going to achieve. Most of our taller (20+ storey) towers have much bigger footprints, this is going to be right up there with 333 Main in terms of small footprint relative to overall height.

For a while the trend was for large footprints in office buildings... I didn't think we'd see any more of this type of skinny office tower get built.

bomberjet · #**135** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 2:04 PM**

I assume the 3 columns out front along Carlton are for the skywalk? They are quite large columns though. The building edge follows the curb line they poured. So there should be nothing there. But I didn't think the skywalk was entering the building at that location. Was it changed from the curvy thing to just a straight shot across Carlton?

Also there are 4 foundation looking things within the 3 column area. Crane base perhaps??

Biff · #**136** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 2:12 PM**

The 3 columns must be a redesign. I haven't seen those in any drawings. What I have seen is the skywalk entering the building at its southern most corner. The four smaller pours do look crane base shaped.

esquire · #**137** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 2:21 PM**

Good catch, bomberjet.

I will reserve judgment but I have a hard time imagining that a skywalk in that spot will look anywhere near as elegant as what was initially contemplated in the renderings.

drew · #**138** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 2:44 PM**

based on the diameter and amount of rebar sticking up (for a long splice into the next concrete pour) it would appear those columns are supporting a lot of weight, and also being relied upon for some building stability.

Similar to what is shown in that render for the northeast corner.

I think the design of the building has had a fairly substantial change, at least with respect to the main entrance, because it doesn't look like the columns for that original overhang at the northeast corner are there now.

Biff · #**139** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 3:14 PM**

They are huge.

Winnipeg Grump · #**140** Posted **Sep 24, 2021, 3:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by drew

based on the diameter and amount of rebar sticking up (for a long splice into the next concrete pour) it would appear those columns are supporting a lot of weight, and also being relied upon for some building stability.

Similar to what is shown in that render for the northeast corner.

I think the design of the building has had a fairly substantial change, at least with respect to the main entrance, because it doesn't look like the columns for that original overhang at the northeast corner are there now.

Guys, I think I figured out where the crane is going...

No redesign, as the east side of the building flexes in at that point, allowing for the crane.