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Man, Wolf Point East just nailed the elegant wedding-cake form, and then Salesforce came along and ruined it.
You can very clearly tell Salesforce is a chunky office box. They didn't do enough setbacks to break up the massing, so it just reads like lipstick on a pig. There's no horizontal banding in the facade system, no loggia spaces halfway up the tower. The redeeming parts of Salesforce are they kept the scalloped crown, and it meets the ground pretty nicely. That last part is no small thing either, the base of this tower is visible in a 360 degree sweep all around the confluence so the base could not have a "bad side" and it really doesn't. 50 floors of basic boring curtainwall on the shaft of the tower are balanced out by an explosion of richness and complexity at the base. |
June 20, 2023
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CTBUH indicates Salesforce Tower as being completed:
https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/bui...ce-tower/14276 |
The landing out front really needs a fountain or a signature art piece. There have to be plans in the works before too long, right?
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It's the Kennedy's s, I wouldn't hold my breath
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As of today the parklet and the new river walk section in front of the tower are open, although the Wolf Point West tower still has part of their river walk blocked off so you have to take the stairs back up rather than continuing to Kinzie at the west end.
Overall, I like it. The little circular park at street level is nice, and interestingly dual-sided with benches facing both inward and outward a few steps lower. The area with the civic device where there was originally going to be a fountain feels a bit bare, but perhaps they'll find a way to make it work as a space for indoor-outdoor events. And the wood paneling on the underside of the tower's overhangs warms it up a tiny bit and matches similar details on Wolf Point East. |
July 27, 2023
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Very interested in seeing the finished lobby with its 'video-art wall'. Any pics here would be cool to see. I imagine with the nearly 100% glass façade for the lobby it will be highly visible from the tour boats passing by especially at dusk/evening.
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August 31, 2023
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The Chicago riverfront is the most beautiful urban area in the U.S.
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Crain's published some crooked cellphone photos (they really need to bring back their professional photog lol):
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/comm...t-looks-inside https://s3-rd-prod.chicagobusiness.c...46.06%20AM.png https://s3-rd-prod.chicagobusiness.c...54.14%20AM.png Crain's Chicago Business |
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wouldn't say this "enhances" the skyline but nice views!
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Still under construction?
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