Boise: 8th & Main Tower/Zions Bank Idaho HQ: 323' and 18 Floors - Page 43

Hawk · #**841** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 7:14 AM**

The glass wall will have a nice reflection of lights at night once it's completed.

Architecture Buff · #**842** Posted **Mar 23, 2013, 7:38 PM**

Steel going on 16th and 17th floors, Sat Mar 23,2013.
webcam pics:

Hawk · #**843** Posted **Mar 25, 2013, 12:10 PM**

It looks like the Construction Cam is down. Is it that way for everyone else?

http://ibeamsystems.com/demo/onsite/onsitehd.html
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UPDATE: It's back up. Must have had some technical issues with the site.

Sawtooth · #**844** Posted **Mar 26, 2013, 12:55 AM**

Architecture Buff · #**845** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 12:46 AM**

Tuesday Mar 26,2013:

el conquistador · #**846** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 2:14 AM**

So is this truly going to be the new tallest (not including the spire)? I ask because what I saw from the angle of Americana and Emerald streets, it looks like it won't be as tall as the US Bank tower.

Evo5Boise · #**847** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 5:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by el conquistador

So is this truly going to be the new tallest (not including the spire)? I ask because what I saw from the angle of Americana and Emerald streets, it looks like it won't be as tall as the US Bank tower.

I wondered this as well. I hate to come across pessimistic, as I love the project, but it just doesn't seem very tall.

Killa B · #**848** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 1:08 PM**

Together the 17th and 18th floors will add about 45-50 more feet. The top of the parapet is 267'-0". The finish floor at 17 is 216'-4". This information is from the latest set of contract plans, which were just released in January.

Cottonwood · #**849** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 2:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Killa B

Together the 17th and 18th floors will add about 45-50 more feet. The top of the parapet is 267'-0". The finish floor at 17 is 216'-4". This information is from the latest set of contract plans, which were just released in January.

The US Bank Tower is 267' so both towers will be equal with the spire adding to the final height at 315'?

Cottonwood · #**850** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 2:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sawtooth

The color of the glass is going to look good in the skyline. Zions and The Aspen will compliment each other.
LOL Architecuture Buff, it looks like you went to the same spot Sawtooth was when he shot his photos ...the photos showing the new glass on the 8th Street side.

Killa B · #**851** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 3:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Cottonwood

The US Bank Tower is 267' so both towers will be equal with the spire adding to the final height at 315'?

Just double checked the elevations. There are actually two parapets. The lower one is at 265'-0" while the higher one at the South corner of the roof (8th and main) is at 270'-0". The top of the spire is indeed 315'-0"

el conquistador · #**852** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 3:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Killa B

Just double checked the elevations. There are actually two parapets. The lower one is at 265'-0" while the higher one at the South corner of the roof (8th and main) is at 270'-0". The top of the spire is indeed 315'-0"

Thanks KillaB! It's going to look great, no matter what.

Hawk · #**853** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 4:42 PM**

Thanks for making things clear Killa_B!

Hawk · #**854** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 4:58 PM**

More glass is being added to the 6th floor today!

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Architecture Buff · #**855** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 5:37 PM**

All US Bank needs to do is redesign their Christmas Tree as a permanent spire for year around lighting use, and it would make them 352 feet! They could do like the Empire State building and use different colors for a certain holiday.
The 8th&Main Tower will have lights all the way up their building on the glass corner. That will look so great from all over the city.

Hawk · #**856** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 5:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by Architecture Buff

All US Bank needs to do is redesign their Christmas Tree as a permanent spire for year around lighting use, and it would make them 352 feet! They could do like the Empire State building and use different colors for a certain holiday.
The 8th&Main Tower will have lights all the way up their building on the glass corner. That will look so great from all over the city.

Or instead of a Christmas tree, put a Huge 55 foot Potato that rotates and has the year around lighting use that you mentioned.

Architecture Buff · #**857** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 6:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hawk

Or instead of a Christmas tree, put a Huge 55 foot Potato that rotates and has the year around lighting use that you mentioned.

Oh, you into retro?

Cottonwood · #**858** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 7:28 PM**

Architecture Buff · #**859** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 9:49 PM**

Glass on Main Street side looking really good! Looks like the glass has been wrapped around to the west side. Webcam pic

BoiseAirport · #**860** Posted **Mar 27, 2013, 9:52 PM**

I have to say, what's going on with the materials at the base of the building? When you look at the latest renderings I was under the impression there was going to be a whole lot of granite which I think would've been stunning. Walking by the building and looking at the photos it looks like all the materials are something resembling synthetic stucco. But maybe it's just not finished yet? I've been going through the Design Review Committee documents and minutes to try and figure out what's going on and haven't really seen any clear answers.

And then you have those panels on the south face which are very visibly mismatched with the surrounding materials. I'm just really hope what we're seeing in the base will get cleaned up or polished or something, as it in its current state just seems to lack the texture and definition that the latest renderings showed.