CHICAGO | One Chicago | 971 FT & 574 FT | 78 & 49 FLOORS

[seadragon]

The taller tower jib crane for One Chicago becomes clearly visible, being nicely backlit, from Lake Michigan this morning.



Low level clouds over the lake, during the past several days, preventing such scene.




Image (06:10 CDT) collected from: NOAA GLREL (Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory) Chicago View #1 https://www.glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/chi1.jpg, 29 May 2020

[Chicagolover88]

That fills in a nice gap by the John Hancock center.

[Mikelacey45]

Originally Posted by Chicagolover88

That fills in a nice gap by the John Hancock center.

Man I can’t wait to see the Tribune Tower.

[Au Suthit]

Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

Glass is up. They've created a monster. It's hard to convey how imposing this building is from street level but I tried. The base/"podium" alone is impressive. Captions describe images below them.

Dearborn and Superior looking at SW side of site.




Superior looking at SE side.


State St looking at E side.


Looks like more of an exterior of an office building - I like it a lot.






Chicago and State looking at NE side.


Chicago and State looking at N side.










Chicago and Dearborn looking at NW side.


Chicago and Dearbornn looking at E side.

Wow wow wow
Do you need more budget for this project? If adding yes, please tell us the maximum usable area of ​​the crown or Flr. Section
From Au BGsc

[marothisu]

Originally Posted by Au Suthit

Wow wow wow
Do you need more budget for this project? If adding yes, please tell us the maximum usable area of ​​the crown or Flr. Section
From Au BGsc

Everything needs to be in BitCoin for it to proceed.

[rgarri4]

Today by me. 2020.05.29

[Zapatan]

Excellent shots, the speed at which is rising is spectacular.

[rivernorthlurker]

Originally Posted by dropdeaded209

quality of the glass is looking a little iffy tho... funhouse oilcan realness

I'm wondering how true the 'waviness' of glass really represents it's quality or if that's just a myth/simplification. I've gone back and looked at photos of other buildings - can't find any that have perfect mirror reflections with 90 degree angles. Can anyone cite an example of a project with 'top notch' glass?

I also think that photos that are zoomed probably amplify the distortions vs a farther away more macro shot. Wouldn't a perfect mirror finish be bad for bird strikes?

[Zapatan]

Yea the glass it kind of generic, not bad or anything but nothing special.

[harryc]

May 25

notice how much progress was made in 4 days - also how much faster rgarri4 is at posting his great shots.









Chicago | One Chicago by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

[Toasty Joe]

Originally Posted by harryc

May 25

notice how much progress was made in 4 days - also how much faster rgarri4 is at posting his great shots.

keep em coming. all here for the content

[Bombardier]

Originally Posted by rivernorthlurker

I'm wondering how true the 'waviness' of glass really represents it's quality or if that's just a myth/simplification. I've gone back and looked at photos of other buildings - can't find any that have perfect mirror reflections with 90 degree angles. Can anyone cite an example of a project with 'top notch' glass?

I also think that photos that are zoomed probably amplify the distortions vs a farther away more macro shot. Wouldn't a perfect mirror finish be bad for bird strikes?

This is the exact same glass as 1326 S Michigan. Any imperfections look magnified due to the high reflectivity. The way to fix it is to increase the thickness of the outboard lite or use a smaller width (both of which add cost).

[Bombardier]

Originally Posted by harryc

May 25

notice how much progress was made in 4 days - also how much faster rgarri4 is at posting his great shots.

On the tall tower, concrete is now on a 3-day cycle... That is as fast as it gets in Chicago. They can get it down to a 2-day cycle in NYC but the quality is poor and requires a topping slab for the poor finish.

[Chicagolover88]

Originally Posted by Bombardier

On the tall tower, concrete is now on a 3-day cycle... That is as fast as it gets in Chicago. They can get it down to a 2-day cycle in NYC but the quality is poor and requires a topping slab for the poor finish.

What does that mean?

[Bombardier]

^It means an additional floor slab is cast every 3 days. So a slab was cast on Friday, another will be cast on Wednesday, then the following Mon, Thurs, and so on.

[Toasty Joe]

Originally Posted by Bombardier

This is the exact same glass as 1326 S Michigan. Any imperfections look magnified due to the high reflectivity. The way to fix it is to increase the thickness of the outboard lite or use a smaller width (both of which add cost).

yeah second pic really shows that: https://www.theparagonchicago.com/gallery/

[Au Suthit]

Originally Posted by marothisu

Everything needs to be in BitCoin for it to proceed.

Ok i know


Regards

Au

[rgarri4]

Yeah, I too am waiting to see an example of this perfect glass people are speaking of that has un warped reflections. Renderings don't count. Anyways my point is does it really matter?

[Bombardier]

^IMHO 56 Leonard is the nicest glass job I’ve noticed. I don’t like the framing of the operable vents, but the glass quality is top notch. And the design is pretty cool as well.

[skysoar]

My, my, thankfully the glass is appealing at 56 Leonard,otherwise that building looks like one un-attractive mess to me. Give me One Chicago glass warts and all. Also One Chicago will dramatically impact the cities skyline at the location where it is being built,and hopefully spur more developments of its magnitude in that area.