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Originally Posted by ardecila
900 Randolph is an actual highrise tower, and it's residential - there are valid reasons to use concrete. And they couldn't do an exposed steel frame if they wanted to, it would fail the energy code. In our climate, the building skin always has to be separate from the structural frame with an insulation layer between.
1020 Randolph is a little 5-story midrise, and it's office. The use of concrete is purely an aesthetic choice so they could do mushroom columns with drop caps and make it look like an old warehouse inside:
https://1020wrandolph.com/ |
The Hanncock is residential. And the Sears is the tallest building in the midwest. Both are steel. Not sure of the 'energy code' but things may have changed since then. I am more inclined to believe it's due to cost. Which...great. So be it. We'll see how 900 Randolph's fake ass shit holds up in 20-30 years. God willing
NYC may not get the amount of cold days that Chicago gets but it gets plenty cold in January just the same. Just saying. It's a higher priced city and they are still jamming with steel. Because they can. For how much longer will be determined.