Looks like they took a rest....the machines weren't moving when I was there, but it does look like they took a few more chunks out....
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5818/...95e53953_b.jpg022 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/721/2...ede94d04_b.jpg023 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5831/...1c0c539f_b.jpg026 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5691/...95824d32_b.jpg027 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5745/...69675ab2_b.jpg028 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5700/...af8c7cc0_b.jpg030 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5823/...f3c2f1bd_b.jpg043 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr |
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https://farm1.staticflickr.com/610/2...983fe274_c.jpg019 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/572/2...13864114_c.jpg022 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr I'm guessing they are just going to take those two bays down and leave the rest for now.... https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5633/...dc66af7d_c.jpg025 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr New walkway wrapping up (pretty much finished inside) https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5697/...7abdd220_c.jpg027 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr |
Bridge is finished and it looks great from the inside. Much wider than the former. Penn Tower the building is slated to start preparing to come down October 5th-7th. It depends how fast they can remove the remaining items after this weekend.
The scaffolding for the new Bridge will start to come down this week as they finish the drainage pipes under the bridge. I will be cuious to see what happens with studies on Perelman in regards to possible sinkhole/Foundation issues that have been progressing over the last 6-12 months. |
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Picture from 10/7. They're doing most demo and site prep in the evening/night. Anyone have more info about the building plans? They chose Foster + Partners and the construction firms way back in January. I'd figure they'd have at least some prelim plans and renderings to show publicly by now.
http://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5647/21...66ba8ef8_b.jpg And, as a reminder, aerial of the site before demo began: http://c1.staticflickr.com/1/636/213...afa8c142_z.jpg |
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Architects and contractors from Driscoll have been out there surveying. |
The Original Philly Special. Glad to see this turd go, hopefully it shifts the architectural zeitgeist away from bland-box design into more creative and thoughtful arenas.
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Garage down completely:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5713/...acae12fd_c.jpg041 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/673/2...184ed970_c.jpg044 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr Ceiling tiles have been removed from inside the bridge at left: https://farm1.staticflickr.com/593/2...4433ee15_c.jpg045 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm1.staticflickr.com/648/2...9a36703c_c.jpg046 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5662/...e7da94e2_c.jpg047 by tehshadowbat, on Flickr |
Such a beautiful thing to see garages being demo'd. I think a city's time has come when you see lots of garages coming down. Finally, after 60+ years, decision makers are seeing that downtown land is the best place to leverage human capital to create the greatest value.
Someday - soon, hopefully - people will look back in disbelief at the ridiculousness of the last many decades when a primary function of CBD land was to serve the dehumanized industrial need of storing tens of thousands of vehicles in lifeless structures essentially devoid of human activity and interaction. |
parking spot's demise was imminent . https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-z...o/IMG_0356.JPG
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HUP 2.0 Illustrations
I'm surprised these haven't hit the press yet that I can tell, they certainly look "finished".
Here is an illustration of the new HUP Inpatient tower with the museum on the left and part of the existing Perelman complex on the right. http://s28.postimg.org/kq3jesewt/NPP_Front_View.jpg This one is closer and shows some of the inside, with the museum still on the left. http://s28.postimg.org/d2gmwhg8t/NPP...ed_Pathway.jpg This shows what the inside may look like, from the inside with museum on the right. http://s28.postimg.org/xwszebam5/NPP_Lobby.jpg This one shows how the walkway between the new tower and the brick museum will be done up so people can walk from and to the train station. http://s28.postimg.org/toy75k96l/NPP...kwayto_HUP.jpg A night-time view that shows how it would look with Smilow and the new CHOP ambulatory tower in the same view. http://s28.postimg.org/4gddbw48t/NPP_Night_View.jpg Cheers, G. |
Early mockup of a partial room.
The patient rooms will all be private/solo rooms. Here is a partial illustration of the inside of one, note the view.
http://s28.postimg.org/5sv2ds1od/NPP...Media_Wall.jpg I'd imagine much of the room design will change/evolve before its built. This shot makes me (almost, not really) want to get sick enough to get admitted. Cheers, G. |
^^The building looks amazing. Both from a design and patient viewpoint.
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This one looks great! Very different from most Philly buildings. I like the curves
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I won't be that quick to judge. It's Lord Norman Foster -- that's very, very top tier. Let's see all the renderings/presentations etc.
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The Chicago hospital building looks amazing but is suited to fit into a downtown grid, which this site is not. |
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