CHICAGO | 400 N Lake Shore Drive | 851 FT & 765 FT | 73 & ? FLOORS

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by Fvn

Has an exoskeleton look which is cool. Also its nice that the shorter tower steps outwards that's not seen a lot in taller buildings

Also call me crazy but to me they kinda look like a beach grass or reeds or something along the lines of that

[Domer2019]

Originally Posted by Fvn

Also call me crazy but to me they kinda look like a beach grass or reeds or something along the lines of that

I'm seeing a corn cob in the middle of getting de-kerneled, or a lightsaber hilt + part of the blade. Or a progressively stretched net, obviously.

[ardecila]

Wow, pretty neat. This is a lot of building for a relatively small site, although the PD already authorizes an FAR of 32, which is absolutely insane.

I love that swoop of glass along Lake Shore Drive on the top of the podium. Very dynamic. Maybe a running track there, or a fancy restaurant...

[Halsted & Villagio]

Originally Posted by Kumdogmillionaire

Not a concept piece, that project is under construction already

Nice. The rendering looked a bit crude and because I rarely follow NY developments I thought it was a concept. Back to the topic at hand, this will be a true stunner for Chicago I just hope that it is real and that it does not get the VE hammer at all.
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[230Roberto]

I think the towers look great. I'm not sure about the height, smaller towers looks 900-1000 ft maybe just reaching the supertall mark. I'm kinda bummed about the taller tower, this is a great site for the next leading tower in the western hemisphere. In the rendering it looks like 1400-1500. I was hoping for 1650+ to have something Chicago has not had. Also does anyone know if this Architect is affiliated with Related in any form. Overall this needs to get built, maybe just a tad bit of a height increase even though we don't know the official height yet.

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by 230Roberto

I think the towers look great. I'm not sure about the height, smaller towers looks 900-1000 ft maybe just reaching the supertall mark. I'm kinda bummed about the taller tower, this is a great site for the next leading tower in the western hemisphere. In the rendering it looks like 1400-1500. I was hoping for 1650+ to have something Chicago has not had. Also does anyone know if this Architect is affiliated with Related in any form. Overall this needs to get built, maybe just a tad bit of a height increase even though we don't know the official height yet.

520 w 28th street in NYC is the only other project Hadid has designed for Related that I could find
https://www.520w28.com/

[230Roberto]

Originally Posted by Fvn

520 w 28th street in NYC is the only other project Hadid has designed for Related that I could find
https://www.520w28.com/

Hopefully this is the second project for Hadid

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Judging by the cars/highway my guess would be ~800' for the smaller tower and ~1300 for the higher one.

I'd still be satisfied if that were the case though, considering my hopes were never that high for this site. I'm pretty sure this is just a concept and not an actual proposal though so I'm not sure why everyone is getting so excited.

its been drawn out for so long anything is exciting at this point lol

[230Roberto]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Judging by the cars/highway my guess would be ~800' for the smaller tower and ~1300 for the higher one.

I'd still be satisfied if that were the case though, considering my hopes were never that high for this site. I'm pretty sure this is just a concept and not an actual proposal though so I'm not sure why everyone is getting so excited.

I don't know why but my hopes are really high for this site, would be really disappointed if we see anything below 1500ft for the taller tower. This is Chicago's only shot at reclaiming the tallest building in the country (anytime soon)

[Khantilever]

I’m alright with a less-than-tallest tower as long as it’s architecturally significant. Whether this is the actual plan or merely a proposal following Related’s guidelines, it looks like we’re not getting something that tall.

Unfortunately, that means we’re not likely to surpass the Sears anytime soon; apart from this parcel, the next-best opportunity is probably whatever replaces the Thompson Center.

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by Zapatan

Judging by the cars/highway my guess would be ~800' for the smaller tower and ~1300 for the higher one.

I'd still be satisfied if that were the case though, considering my hopes were never that high for this site. I'm pretty sure this is just a concept and not an actual proposal though so I'm not sure why everyone is getting so excited.

I counted around 90 floors for the smaller tower and around 120 to 130 for the taller one under the "exoskeleton". I'd guess 900 to 1050 feet for the smaller and probably 1400+ feet for the taller one. I'll count again later.

[HomrQT]

Originally Posted by 230Roberto

I don't know why but my hopes are really high for this site, would be really disappointed if we see anything below 1500ft for the taller tower. This is Chicago's only shot at reclaiming the tallest building in the country (anytime soon)

I want a 2,000 footer to set the new limit for the Western part of the world and get people prepared for even taller. I don't want to settle for a shorter tower. This building could set the tone for the Western hemisphere.

[rlw777]

I assume this means at the least that Zaha Hadid Architects participated in a design competition for the site.

[Steely Dan]

Originally Posted by rlw777

I assume this means at the least that Zaha Hadid Architects participated in a design competition for the site.

Yeah, that seems to be a reasonable assumption at this point.

Whether or not it won said design competition is an entirely different ball of of wax, though this can give us some potential hints about the scale of the development that related might be envisioning for the site, and in that particular regard it's quite promising.




And it could all be a whole big box of nothing, too.

[Bonsai Tree]

Related has not responded to a series of tweets I sent them asking about specific parts of the rendering.

[230Roberto]

Originally Posted by HomrQT

I want a 2,000 footer to set the new limit for the Western part of the world and get people prepared for even taller. I don't want to settle for a shorter tower. This building could set the tone for the Western hemisphere.

Totally agree this site needs to motivate developers to build tall, not just in the western hemisphere but in the entire U.S.

[Rocket49]

Originally Posted by HomrQT

I want a 2,000 footer to set the new limit for the Western part of the world and get people prepared for even taller. I don't want to settle for a shorter tower. This building could set the tone for the Western hemisphere.

LOL.

I'll take practically anything over that hole in the ground

[HomrQT]

Originally Posted by Rocket49

LOL.

I'll take practically anything over that hole in the ground

It's been a hole in the ground for years. We can wait a few years more if it means the new tallest in the USA... come on, where's that fighting spirit?

[DePaul Bunyan]

Originally Posted by Bonsai Tree

Related has not responded to a series of tweets I sent them asking about specific parts of the rendering.

...it is Christmas...

[Rocket49]

Originally Posted by HomrQT

It's been a hole in the ground for years. We can wait a few years more if it means the new tallest in the USA... come on, where's that fighting spirit?

I certainly love your optimism.

To be honest, though, I've never understood the attraction of 400 N LSD as the site for a supertall.

People tend to buy a condo in a supertall at least in part for the views, and the view at night from upper floors at 400 N LSD would be pretty much pitch dark facing from 0 degrees north through 180 degrees south.

The upper floors of a supertall at the Thompson Center site, on the other hand, would offer great views in any direction both day and night.