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rivernorthlurker · #**7061** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 1:02 AM**

*wrong reply, ignore.

cozy · #**7062** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 3:48 AM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

April 19

Woah.... thanks harry

The lobby/restaurant glass is looking amazing

donnie · #**7063** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 6:25 PM**

I wonder why they elongated the frustrums of the restaurant at the bottom and how it will affect the overall symmetry.

Bill_Ding · #**7064** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 10:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by donnie

I wonder why they elongated the frustrums of the restaurant at the bottom and how it will affect the overall symmetry.

It was done to match the floor height. The restaurant is a multi-story space. The breaks in the frustums align with the adjacent floors.

Bill_Ding · #**7065** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

The siding in the blow-through is blue - so even white lights will look blue.

They temporarily added blue lights on the blow-through to show support for the medical workers battling covid. I saw something on LinkedIn.

harryc · #**7066** Posted **Apr 20, 2020, 10:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by Bill_Ding

They temporarily added blue lights on the blow-through to show support for the medical workers battling covid. I saw something on LinkedIn.

across the street - and river

joeg1985 · #**7067** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 10:36 AM**

Has anyone noticed that it looks as though they are now lighting the blow through floor at night? Last night it was glowing green. It looks pretty awesome from my perspective in Budlong.

harryc · #**7068** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 12:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by joeg1985

Has anyone noticed that it looks as though they are now lighting the blow through floor at night? Last night it was glowing green. It looks pretty awesome from my perspective in Budlong.

It has been mentioned that it is in honor of the medical workers.

Donnie77 · #**7069** Posted **Apr 21, 2020, 5:54 PM**

can someone post a pick of the blow-through lit up plz for those of us out in the burbs?

ivi237 · #**7070** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 2:04 AM**

PittsburghPA · #**7071** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 2:20 AM**

I thought it was against ordinance to light the blow through floor?

donnie · #**7072** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 3:53 AM**

That's pretty cool

Thnx ivi237

Rooted Arborial · #**7073** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 4:17 AM**

Wow. The nighttime photos reveal structural patterns which, if they had been made visual during the daylight, would have made this building much more

dramatic. It is almost as if its nighttime vertical outlines reduce its daylight shimmer to a reverse shallow silhouette. There is a great feeling of depth and

strong presence in the nighttime photos.

Skyguy_7 · #**7074** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 1:27 PM**

Thanks for sharing, ivi.

You know what, the black louvers don't look all that bad at night. Perhaps Gang did her modeling off the night scenarios and just forgot to do daytime.

cozy · #**7075** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 2:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by PittsburghPA

I thought it was against ordinance to light the blow through floor?

temporary for healthcare workers, others are saying. looks like they are using construction lights similar to those lighting other vacant floors at night.

damn. it looks amazing in that shot. i think a glowing blow through floor would look sick, hope the ordinance changes some day

harryc · #**7076** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 4:54 PM**

April 19

A more pedestian view

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Duct tape for the win !

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Cornering

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

layers

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

Good Morning Chicago

Chicago | Vista Tower by Harry Carmichael, on Flickr

bhawk66 · #**7077** Posted **Apr 22, 2020, 7:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by cozy

temporary for healthcare workers, others are saying. looks like they are using construction lights similar to those lighting other vacant floors at night.

damn. it looks amazing in that shot. i think a glowing blow through floor would look sick, hope the ordinance changes some day

Are we sure that is an actual ordinance? Kamin's been wrong before.

doomsdayprepper · #**7078** Posted **Apr 23, 2020, 12:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by harryc

It has been mentioned that it is in honor of the medical workers.

Man that thing is glowing with a green ceiling, i wonder if the green is a tribute to the green lake.

Also is there any reason those louvers are so... big? They take up so much space, it's hard to believe they really needed all that.

ardecila · #**7079** Posted **Apr 23, 2020, 2:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by bhawk66

Are we sure that is an actual ordinance? Kamin's been wrong before.

Not sure it's a real ordinance, it may just be one of the many evolving provisions and clarifications that apply specifically to the Lakeshore East PD. I'm sure Kamin doesn't want to get into zoning minutiae in an article aimed at the general public.

Generally my impression was that architectural lighting is relatively unregulated in Chicago unless it has a commercial message (i.e. if it's actually a sign, with a logo, slogan, etc). That was the issue with Salesforce Tower, their video wall was some weird mix of art and commercial and not clearly addressed by the existing ordinances, so Rahm had to get it altered.

It does look like the interior of the blow-through floor will be painted a shade of blue-green to come close to the color of curtain wall, while the empty mullions around the perimeter will remain black.

AMWChicago · #**7080** Posted **Apr 23, 2020, 5:43 PM**

Wow! If they allow to light up the blow through, that's a game changer for the look of this thing. Might actually partially make up for the developers screwing Gang over for having to add that thing.