[1875]

 

[Cowtown]

The second tower is flying. I love it when buildings start at the podium level.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

It appears they are prepping the crown for opaque spandrel as they are putting up lots of metal framing in very close proximity.

 

[Mountain Man]

It's likely all mechanical in there, so spandrel is to be expected. Just make it nice spandrel!

 

[darwink]

 

[UrbanWarrior]

It's likely all mechanical in there, so spandrel is to be expected. Just make it nice spandrel!

It'll be the same shitty spandrel they've used everywhere else on this tower. As such, I've lost hope on this one. If the rationale is "because mechanical is behind it," that's a really stupid reason to aesthetically ruin a tower that is extremely prominent in the skyline. I'd rather it be vision glass and see the mech stuff than some garbage spandrel.

 

[haltcatchfire]

At least the spandrel panels vary in tone so I think it will blend better with the rest of the tower than an abrupt roof line and solid block uniform spandrel crown or mech. penthouse on top.

 

[UrbanWarrior]

True. I'm still hoping (against hope) for a miracle in that only the east (lower) side of the crown will be mechanical-"protecting" spandrel, and that the more prominent western peak side will be vision glass as clearly shown in the renders. If not, Cidex loses what little respect they had left from me.

 

[1875]

 

[Mountain Man]

It'll be the same shitty spandrel they've used everywhere else on this tower. As such, I've lost hope on this one. If the rationale is "because mechanical is behind it," that's a really stupid reason to aesthetically ruin a tower that is extremely prominent in the skyline. I'd rather it be vision glass and see the mech stuff than some garbage spandrel.

Vision glass allows too much heat through as you can't insulate behind it, and it wouldn't look any better. It will be spandrel or cladding, 100%

 

[UrbanWarrior]

It would look immeasurably better.

But at least some useful information is that it will be 100% spandrel so I can just give up hope on this piece of shit once and for all. ?

 

[Mountain Man]

Glass going in on the west face of the podium this morning, just the vision glass so far, no spandrel.

 

[1875]

 

[Thewanderer]

The view from one of the nicest under-utilized parks I know of (Scarboro).

 

[Stephen Ave]