Glass railing is always going to be difficult to match to curtainwall glass. For one it is outside on both sides, so it's going to have a different look at corners when you can see the sky through it or when the sunlight is behind it. But most importantly, the curtainwall in made up of IGUs with two sheets of glass, while the railing glass in only a single, sometimes thicker sheet. For that exact reason we have a building in our office right now where we convinced the client to use IGUs for the balcony railings, essentially a half height curtainwall.
^ Thanks for the insight. That has to be an expensive option. SS cable would look good here, but when it comes to designing skyscraper balconies, I'm guessing wind blockage might be the greatest factor.
It looks like they began clearing the vegetation around the rest of the site. Are they going to complete the riverwalk before the south and east towers are built?
I just love this building. Hope the other two turn out so well.
Yes, the bar is set incredibly high right now for the rest of the development (the existing PCP placeholders frankly won't cut it, in all likelihood). WPW is an absolute gem - a true highlight of this cycle.
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