PHILADELPHIA | Family Court Building | 15 flrs | 265 ft - Page 10

eliasrapp98 · #**181** Posted **Feb 4, 2014, 12:35 AM**

I gotta say. I love this. Perfectly fits in with everything. I thought this was terrible at first, but love the shade of blue and the the size of it. It even has a decent effect on the skyline from some angles like the Ben Franklin Bridge.

summersm343 · #**182** Posted **Feb 4, 2014, 5:20 PM**

MusicMan84 · #**183** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 4:04 AM**

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Construction lift coming down...

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christof · #**184** Posted **Feb 17, 2014, 4:50 PM**

Not an awarding winning building, but it fits in well among its neighbors. It is suppose to be a courthouse and it should serve its purpose well. Basically, the building will accomplish what it was designed to do.

Jelly Roll · #**185** Posted **Feb 22, 2014, 9:36 PM**

MusicMan84 · #**186** Posted **Feb 22, 2014, 10:16 PM**

Today, it was time to remove that red crane from the roof...causing many traffic woes on 15th. You can see some of it sitting on the trailer in this photo...

DSCF3542 by Music_Man84, on Flickr

summersm343 · #**187** Posted **Mar 9, 2014, 12:55 AM**

3/8/2014

shadowbat2 · #**188** Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 9:02 AM**

Baconboy007 · #**189** Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 1:00 PM**

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With the crane gone how are they going to finish the cladding on those top floors?

summersm343 · #**190** Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 4:45 PM**

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With the crane gone how are they going to finish the cladding on those top floors?

They always do that. They usually remove the crane before the cladding is done. I always assumed they just lower it down from the roof.

Jelly Roll · #**191** Posted **Mar 20, 2014, 4:55 PM**

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With the crane gone how are they going to finish the cladding on those top floors?

PBS recently did a documentary on skyscrapers. The one episode in about the building in London shows how they put up the facade. If you have Comcast it is in the on demand section if you have a free hour.

summersm343 · #**192** Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 4:23 AM**

wcphil · #**193** Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 11:11 AM**

Was walking by this with my wife about a week ago. She looked up and asked "what do you think happened to that building? It's all messed up at the top." I told her it was still under construction. She looked confused, and said, "but isn't it an old building?"

giantSwan · #**194** Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 8:22 PM**

love philly getting lots of infill - this is so much better than the parking lot...

Johnland · #**195** Posted **Mar 24, 2014, 11:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by wcphil

Was walking by this with my wife about a week ago. She looked up and asked "what do you think happened to that building? It's all messed up at the top." I told her it was still under construction. She looked confused, and said, "but isn't it an old building?"

LOL. Maybe that means the design succeeded in achieving that perfect 60's retro look. I actually like this one.

mmikeyphilly · #**196** Posted **Mar 25, 2014, 3:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by wcphil

Was walking by this with my wife about a week ago. She looked up and asked "what do you think happened to that building? It's all messed up at the top." I told her it was still under construction. She looked confused, and said, "but isn't it an old building?"

You wanna see your wife get really confused? Walk down a few blocks to 1900 Arch Street....see what she thinks of it?

Sorry, for making fun, but it really is pathetic. This one has an excuse, it's for the city...they don't really care about architecture.

summersm343 · #**197** Posted **Apr 17, 2014, 4:20 AM**

summersm343 · #**198** Posted **Apr 29, 2014, 2:56 AM**

Nearing completion

gfspeople · #**199** Posted **Apr 30, 2014, 3:14 PM**

I wish they would fill in that open rectangle with something less barren-looking than the bare concrete currently there.

Londonee · #**200** Posted **Apr 30, 2014, 5:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by gfspeople

I wish they would fill in that open rectangle with something less barren-looking than the bare concrete currently there.

The worst part is the mechanical and HVAC housing on the roof which is very visible from street level. It's a hideous box clad in what looks like vertical vinyl siding. It kinda looks like they dropped a mobile trailer up there. Not sure if these architects did this or not, but quite often they will artistically omit the mechanical structure from design renderings.

Still, can it really be that costly to come up with an artistic and elegant solution to hiding these structures?