CHICAGO | One South Halsted | 495 FT | 44 FLOORS

[pilsenarch]

Originally Posted by Zerton

I loathe those afterthought mechanical boxes. Architects should know what's going on the roof, know the size, and design a way to incorporate it into the design.

As for the base, what's crazy is the glass isn't that bad. It's just totally the wrong color. Did a colorblind person choose it? And the brackets look horrible.

Architects are never responsible for the lack of mechanical screens... almost every client at some point asks the contractor where they can save money (VE) and the screens are almost always the first thing to go...

meanwhile, I know I'll get a lot of flak, but this entire Antunafish design is hideous (or is it Fitzgerald, I can't keep these race-to-the-bottom architects straight)... it reminds me of Philip Johnson's 'lipstick' tower in Manhattan, except with even less integrity... this isn't a 'lipstick' tower, it's a teen's 'lip glitter' tower... it's another 'one liner' with no indication in the design to its use, or any informed relief from the relentless glass pattern (why not a line of semi-recessed balconies?)... such an inadequate vocabulary, every move other than the 'lip gloss' package itself is a very awkward intervention at best... and the base will forever remain an albatross in Greektown...

[PittsburghPA]

I understand the critism but I disagree with the balconies. The best view of this tower is from a 45* angle. Looking dead E/W it is way too wide and doesn't feel proportionate to the height. I wish it was a little thinner. From N/S it looks incredible.

Also, yes, very disappointed in the lack of a crown. Big miss both on lighting and daylight asthetics. As if they "stopped short" during construction. Shout out Frank Costanza.

[SolarWind]

October 11, 2018

[harryc]

Oct 14





Nov 5

[PittsburghPA]

Great update as always Harry. How in the world are they going to install that spandrel glass last?

[BonoboZill4]

Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

Great update as always Harry. How in the world are they going to install that spandrel glass last?

Window washers?

Anyway, this site went from horrible parking lot to a beautiful tower(albeit the worst base of the cycle). That's a win

[harryc]

Nov 14

[BonoboZill4]

So wide!

[RedCorsair87]

I think it is referred to as "thick as hell!" by the youngsters.

[Freefall]

Originally Posted by RedCorsair87

I think it is referred to as "thick as hell!" by the youngsters.

*thicc

[PittsburghPA]

Looks phenomenal north/south and on the diagonal...way too wide or "thicc" east to west.

They must be planning on using the window washing rig to install the last of that spandrel glass?

Lastly, extremely disappointed this one didn't get the mechanical screen the renderings promised.

[SIGSEGV]

When I scroll the page it looks like it's rotating...

[BuildThemTaller]

Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

Looks phenomenal north/south and on the diagonal...way too wide or "thicc" east to west.

They must be planning on using the window washing rig to install the last of that spandrel glass?

Lastly, extremely disappointed this one didn't get the mechanical screen the renderings promised.

If they are using the roof to stage and install the last of the exterior glass, might they be waiting to finish all of that up before installing the mechanical screen?

[PittsburghPA]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

If they are using the roof to stage and install the last of the exterior glass, might they be waiting to finish all of that up before installing the mechanical screen?

Doubtful but let's sure hope so!

[BonoboZill4]

Originally Posted by BuildThemTaller

If they are using the roof to stage and install the last of the exterior glass, might they be waiting to finish all of that up before installing the mechanical screen?

From what I can see this could be it. Lots of white hook crane things hanging over the edge helping with the glass installation I'm guessing. Hopefully those will be taken off and screening will go up once the glazing is finished. After all, they need to put mechanicals up there still, right?

[pilsenarch]

Sorry all, this is it for this piece of sh*t tower... you can tell from the 'resolution' of the pattern of the glass that there is not intention of taking it any higher...

[LouisVanDerWright]

Originally Posted by pilsenarch

Sorry all, this is it for this piece of sh*t tower... you can tell from the 'resolution' of the pattern of the glass that there is not intention of taking it any higher...

You can tell from the teal sealant that they aren't done with the mechanical penthouse either. They are going to do something more with it even if it's just a different coat of paint. It's also possible they downsized the screen to some kind of smaller cladding system for just the penthouse. All I know is they ain't leaving it teal...

[PittsburghPA]

I apologize for the extremely bad quality. I took this with my phone zoomed all the way in.

It seems as if there was some action on the roof today. I can't tell if it is just grey paint (most likely) or something else.

[BonoboZill4]

Interesting... thanks for the quick snap Pittsburgh

[Cheap_Shot]

General question for anyone with high rise construction knowledge.

Why does this building have such a tall maintenance "box" on top, where a building like The Parker (2 blocks up, also tall-ish high rise) has a relatively low box? I can't see The Parker's roof equipment from street view most of the time, but One South's is easy to spot.