marcus_a_j said:
I have my theory which is probably the most general one anybody can think of, but it will be interesting to watch. I'm waiting until it's all done so I can stand beside the southern wall and look straight up. I reckon it might feel like the building is leaning over and falling down
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Can I just say here Chris for one moment that I have a new theory about the Ritz Carlton?

The next thing I am going to say is my theory. Ready?

My theory by Interchange42. Brackets Mister, brackets.

This theory goes as follows and begins now.

All Ritz Carltons are thin at one end, much thicker in the middle and then thin again at the far end. That is my theory, it is mine, and belongs to me and I own it, and what it is too.

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But is your theory capable of making predictions about people feeling like the building is falling over when looking up at the Ritz, or how fast they will feel it will fall over if they actually do believe this to be happening?


I expect that Ritz-oglers will be keeling over or fleeing from the potential effect, but I have no means of predicting such an event.

A potential public health hazard may be afoot (well, way above a foot).
 
interchange42 said:
Can I just say here Chris for one moment that I have a new theory about the Ritz Carlton?

The next thing I am going to say is my theory. Ready?

My theory by Interchange42. Brackets Mister, brackets.

This theory goes as follows and begins now.

All Ritz Carltons are thin at one end, much thicker in the middle and then thin again at the far end. That is my theory, it is mine, and belongs to me and I own it, and what it is too.

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A little Monty Python always brightens one's mood.

re: cantilever

I just think they will pour larger floorplates. That would be the easiest and cheapest way of doing things. The cantilever is interesting, but it's not dramatic enough to require a special way of holding it up. Something like WOZOCO in Amsterdam would be far harder to engineer.
 
Some Ritz pics I got yesterday (please pardon RBC intrusions...):

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Nice photos, interchange42. The last two in particular are reminiscent of 1930s socialist realist images.
 
"A lone comrade stands in front of the crane of a rising tower, symbolizing the rising prosperity of the soviet nation." Nice.
 
caltrane74 said:
wow!

But, that won't be the same type of glass that goes on the tower portion.
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^ why do you say that when I posted this twice a long time ago... I haven't heard anything different... have you?

Interesting tid-bit about the curtain wall system to be used on the Ritz. I love this use of completely transparent glass on a number of projects.


....glass will go on rather quickly – I think we can do a floor a day."

The Ritz is working with Sota Glass in Brampton. The company, owned by Juan Speck, designs and exports the Canadian-designed curtain walls to large-scale projects worldwide. Most of the customers are builders of large office towers, but already in other cities developers are finding that the market for high-end condos will bear the added cost of the curtain wall.

"There isn't (an) off-the-rack curtain wall. They have to be custom-built to take into account (the shape and slope of the building)" Tucker says. "We will, of course, order extras in case of breakage."

Earlier reports said the Ritz-Carlton would use a tinted glass. That apparently is not the case; the hotel and condo is going au natural.

"Tinted windows are so very much a look of the '90s," Tucker says. "Even a slight colour clouds the view. The Ritz-Carlton will be installing haze-free, crystal-clear glass."

Living hundreds of feet above the city with only two sheets of glass between you and the pavement, does one have to worry about accidentally banging into a window and falling out?

"This is tough glass, similar to what is already in place at the new Four Seasons (Centre for the Performing Arts) opera house. It might be transparent, but it is double-paned and industrial strength. (It is built to withstand gale-force winds.)," Tucker says.

Of greater concern for many, likely, will be getting used to living in a glass home. Standing in front of a window that doesn't even appear to be there, 40 storeys above a city that never sleeps, may make condo owners feel on display. But that is why designers invented curtains in the first place.
 
Mongo said:
Nice photos, interchange42. The last two in particular are reminiscent of 1930s socialist realist images.
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Now just stop that! One Adma on this forum is enough.:D
 
current said:
Great photos interchange42.

September 29, they are starting to install the clear glass.
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My excitement for this project increases with every update. Especially reading that it'll be sexy transparent glass for the entire tower. Just the entrance is shaping up to be very impressive, I can't wait until the outward curve of the tower portion starts to take shape.
 
Imagine the condo units in this building with office-calibre curtain wall glass. It's going to look like a Poliform catalogue with truly floor to ceiling windows.
 
October 4th Update

The less reported back (south) elevation

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