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Chi Arch Blog has released what appear to be new-ish renderings, but (per usual), they're a bit blurry.
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I think of this building as having a similar architectural style as Aqua. Neither design commits to a sculptural form that would require completely abandoning the modernist box. Both are minimalist in their sculptural exploration using a singular theme over the entire facade. I hope we see a few more designs along these lines.
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^Funny you say that- Pearl Tavern, an excellent new restaurant at Lake and Wacker, has plans to develop their own "riverwalk." Essentially, it would be a glorified patio along the river, which is supposed to someday include boat docking with drive-in service. I'm not certain it will be ready for business this year, but it's currently a spectacular spot to catch all this action.
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Chicago has plenty of land, no need to force residential into the commercial core. If it comes so be it, but no need to ask for it when we know what comes with it. |
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Wait what?? First off, I don't think anyone (much less me) has the ability to force residential into the commercial core. There's also condos very close by behind 150 N Riverside so it's not like this area is (almost) a residential ghost town. Lastly, why would you ever say, no, no need to develop residential there, people are just going to complain about their views eventually, (even though that area is already built up so....) you're argument is an odd one. |
Soooooo.....no new, official renderings from last night, yet?
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Thanks for doing the legwork, Bvic. MAN, what a design! The high-quality glass; its concave, cantilevering, collective F-U to symmetry. Its dominance over the surrounding blocks.. This will undoubtedly become an instant icon.
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No, there were several new ones that I noted at the presentation (which BVic just posted). Reilly mentioned that he will be posting on his site the full presentation by next week..... And this, folks, is how Architecture is done....... |
I think that long, vaulted strip of darker glass above the entrance might be new.
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So to the Wanda haters, what makes this less "arbitrary" than Wanda? If anything it is more random, but hey, I ain't complaining, I actually prefer this design over Wanda, very handsome.
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it's the 'more random' part that makes it work... an office building doesn't have to do much, right? just provide large, uninterrupted floors plates... by treating the envelope of this box as a sculptural element, creating distinction through relatively minor manipulation of the curtain wall, it creates a bit of delight without any/minimal negative impact on the program, structure, etc. and maybe a little added joy from within... very much like Aqua's balconies...
wanda isn't random at all... the 'arbitrary' doesn't necessarily come from the frustum itself (it's a very definitive, symmetrical form) but by its selection as a form maker to begin with... this results in a skyscraper whose form was not generated from within, i.e. function, program, context, etc., but forced upon it entirely from without... |
oh, to clarify, I consider myself a 'Wanda very-disappointed-er' rather than a 'Wanda hater'...
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Looks impressive, thanks as usual, BVic. The main lobby height is quite impressive to me.
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I really love this tower but I don't think I love that stilted/airy base. I wish the glass kept going all the way to the ground, so it was a solid shard of uneven glass from head to toe.
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but like you said, it's still great to see an office tower take a design risk. |
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Both towers are sculptural and don't rely on form follows function, that's where architecture is at these days. I just see your response as "Wanda is too abstract, but not abstract enough". Quote:
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^You know, I was thinking the same exact thing - I really like the fact that there's a sizable opening at the base. If the design, sublime as it is, was extended all the way down, it would make the entire structure too monolithic and could have potentially dulled the overall design.
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Could be true. I've also been going back and forth about whether the tree-lined plaza is better than hugging the street and filling out the whole block. I'm not really familiar with that part of downtown though, and I think the plaza trend is already pretty set in stone around there.
A monolith is good at certain locations, the Blue Cross building for instance, but maybe over there it would feel oppressive and out of context. |
To be clear, all 190 parking spaces are in the low rise portion on the north with the green roof? Not bad as far as parking garages go. Even managed to line it up with the material change on the building to the west at Randolph/Wacker.
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Nice! Still has that dominating presence over franklin, this guy is big, and bad. I love it. Best proposal in town.
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Sweet pics weirdaaron, thanks for those.
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Glad there'll be so much retail.
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I wonder if those wrinkles will smooth out if we run the shower really hot for about 20 minutes?
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Awesome.
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that second deck of trees will be a nice touch there
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Speaking of K+S have a couple of new close ups of 130 N Franklin.
http://www.ksarch.com/#!com-130-n-fr...1x20/image_5xn |
Speaking of 130 N Franklin, They re-surfaced and re-striped the parking lot a couple weeks ago. Obviously that doesn't make much sense if they plan to break ground any time soon...
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In regards to 130 n Franklin, I have a feeling that tishman is gunning for the first one to start an office building next cycle. At this point I think they just want to get everything set up before starting.
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