The crane has been installed at the site of perhaps the most anticipated new development in Calgary. Vancouver-based Westbank Project Corp has partnered with the innovative Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and local architects DIALOG, who together, have envisioned Telus Sky, a residential-office building rising 59 storeys above Downtown Calgary. To gather insight into the project, SkyriseCities interviewed BIG partner Thomas Christoffersen, who spoke about the design and their relationship with Westbank.
No pics (it was late and I was cold) but they poured the slab over the weekend. Walked by on Friday night and they had started the pour; was driving past on Saturday evening and they were still going. Good stuff.
Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.
Planned to rise 221 metres above the intersection of 7th Avenue and Centre Street, the 59-storey mixed-use tower is currently well under construction. After the excavation process was completed in the fall and two cranes were installed in the pit, the first underground concrete levels are now being poured, as seen in the picture below. Once completed in 2017, it will not only become Calgary's third tallest tower, it will also boast a unique design paired with yet-to-be-seen amenities. A nine-storey atrium equipped with wall planters will mark the entrance of the building's office and residential portions, respectively located on floors 4-29 and floors 30-58.
Mohkínstsis — 1.6 million people at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 400 high-rises, a 300-metre SE to NW climb, over 1000 kilometres of pathways, with 20% of the urban area as parkland.