Austin | 6G | 874 Feet | 65 Floors | Complete

[the Genral]

Originally Posted by Lobotomizer

Same. I really like this tower, but the exposed concrete on the south face is a head scratcher.

Being the eternal optimist though, I just think about the fact that the Republic in all it's sleekness will soon block this view of 6X from a lot of vantage points.

The Seaholm Residents has similar exposed concrete and the W has uneven balconies so it's not the only one, except 6X has bragging rights to both of these features.

[valhalla]

I thought after the 70s we were all in agreement that exposed concrete is bad. Insert "how many times do I have to teach you this lesson old man" meme.

[bobbywest87]

Originally Posted by Urbannizer

The concrete will remain exposed unfortunately, matches up with this rendering.

The glass towards the top, near the crown, is a slightly different shape in the rendering than in person.

[IluvATX]

Fixed it. Can I get a job at Gensler now?

[bobbywest87]

Originally Posted by IluvATX

Fixed it. Can I get a job at Gensler now?

CEO.

Never thought a giant pair of black curtains could look so good on a skyscraper.

[sewaneetigers]

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Not the best, sort of sick of this angle, but good closeup of the crown

[sewaneetigers]

Originally Posted by sewaneetigers

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Not the best, sort of sick of this angle, but good closeup of the crown

That 400' concrete slab won't age well. I did not realize that was going to stay.

[clubtokyo]

Honestly don’t mind the exposed concrete with the glass. It adds some texture and not just all glass.

[ahealy]

I haven't looked closely, but do the balconies have glass/railing on yet?

[AusTex]

Originally Posted by ahealy

I haven't looked closely, but do the balconies have glass/railing on yet?

Yes...and they DO look unfinished.

[urbancore]

Crane lowering as we speak.

[Armybrat]

Originally Posted by clubtokyo

Honestly don’t mind the exposed concrete with the glass. It adds some texture and not just all glass.

Agreed.

[Echostatic]

Originally Posted by ahealy

I haven't looked closely, but do the balconies have glass/railing on yet?

A few do but the majority do not.

[AusTex]

Originally Posted by SproutingTowers

Originally Posted by ahealy

I haven't looked closely, but do the balconies have glass/railing on yet?

This photo shows that all but the top six floors have clear glass/railings. The West corner appears to be finished to the top. None of the balconies look finished to me, but they do have glass/railings on most.

[drummer]

Yeah, it definitely looks unfinished from that angle. I'm doing my best to reserve judgment but it's stinkin' hard.

[ahealy]

Thanks for the clarification, y'all. Eeeesh, it's hard to tell if they're there or not.

I do love how far out you can see this beast. All in all, at least it doesn't have a dance on top!

[myBrain]

The exposed concrete looks worse in pictures than in person, from what I've seen. Still, I think they would have been better off cladding it in the white paneling used on the crown, which I actually quite like.

Rows of recessed glass balconies always look kind of unfinished to me, especially from angles where you can see the interior roof. You see a ton of these in places like Miami. Given how many resi towers we have, I'm kind of surprised this is the first one to have that effect.

[drummer]

Folks who understand this stuff better - could cladding be added later if needed or would it absolutely have to be done at this stage in the process?

[IluvATX]

Originally Posted by drummer

Folks who understand this stuff better - could cladding be added later if needed or would it absolutely have to be done at this stage in the process?

It would be fairly easy to add later, but painting it seems more practical.

[photoLith]

Well, at least it looks good from all of the other sides...