iceman2g
New Member
Haha, I thought the exact same thing when I saw that picture.
Jasonzed
Senior Member
Jasonzed
Senior Member
Spoke with one of the on-site honchos and he said that it's nothing more than a decorative wall (he also referred it to be landscaping) which will be set in precast. All retail will be along Hurontario.
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Marko
Active Member
The balcony railings were never intended to be the same on both buildings.
From the beginning, #4 had a consistently colored railing with those vertical accents that accentuate the twist of the tower as they make their way up. Also from the beginning, #5 was going to have 2-tone balcony railings where some of the panels had a "wave" shape between the two tones, and this too would wind its way around to accentuate the curves of the building.
Check out the rendering below, as well as the model. See how the glass on #5 has some lighter colored glass that has a "wave" look to it as it goes around the building? Those waves will follow the curved lines of the building also.
I've been saying for some time now that while #4 has more drastic curves, #5 will be the nicer looking of the 2 buildings once complete.
Chrisel
New Member
Good article about the construction of Absolute:
Increasingly complex designs, tight deadlines and higher tolerances are pushing equipment suppliers to develop more sophisticated, and more user-friendly products for the concrete construction sector.
Complex designs, be they for tower blocks or road layouts, make for challenging construction projects, and contractors are increasingly looking to equipment suppliers to help overcome not only the technical challenges they are presented with, but also demands for increased quality and fast construction cycles.
A good example of this type of partnership is the Absolute World City Center in Mississauga, Canada, where Peri has supplied its RCS climbing protection panel formwork system to the complicated build. The 170 m high south tower and 150 m north tower both twist as they climb, with constant rotation on the north tower, and varying changes between floors on the south tower, which makes for a complicated construction project.
Due to the different rotations by different degrees at different levels, Peri developed two unusual climbing methods from standard, modular components adapted to suit the project requirements and building geometry.
The 170 m Absolute Tower South has an elliptical ground plan and rotates by 208° over the course of its 56 floors, with twists of between 3° and 8° from storey to storey. During construction, Peri's RCS climbing panel completely encloses the uppermost three floors to ensure a safe environment, and the system also climbs independent of cranes, thanks to the company's hydraulic self-climbing system.
Construction of the 150 m high, 50-storey north tower began a few months after the south, and presented a slightly simpler challenge thanks to its constant 4° per floor twist. For this elliptical building, Peri designed a cost-effective variant of its RCS system.
The general contractor on the scheme is Dominus Construction from nearby Toronto, and the structural contractor, Premform Limited, is also from the same city.
Complete article (w/ other projects): http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-construction/detail/item63680
Increasingly complex designs, tight deadlines and higher tolerances are pushing equipment suppliers to develop more sophisticated, and more user-friendly products for the concrete construction sector.
Complex designs, be they for tower blocks or road layouts, make for challenging construction projects, and contractors are increasingly looking to equipment suppliers to help overcome not only the technical challenges they are presented with, but also demands for increased quality and fast construction cycles.
A good example of this type of partnership is the Absolute World City Center in Mississauga, Canada, where Peri has supplied its RCS climbing protection panel formwork system to the complicated build. The 170 m high south tower and 150 m north tower both twist as they climb, with constant rotation on the north tower, and varying changes between floors on the south tower, which makes for a complicated construction project.
Due to the different rotations by different degrees at different levels, Peri developed two unusual climbing methods from standard, modular components adapted to suit the project requirements and building geometry.
The 170 m Absolute Tower South has an elliptical ground plan and rotates by 208° over the course of its 56 floors, with twists of between 3° and 8° from storey to storey. During construction, Peri's RCS climbing panel completely encloses the uppermost three floors to ensure a safe environment, and the system also climbs independent of cranes, thanks to the company's hydraulic self-climbing system.
Construction of the 150 m high, 50-storey north tower began a few months after the south, and presented a slightly simpler challenge thanks to its constant 4° per floor twist. For this elliptical building, Peri designed a cost-effective variant of its RCS system.
The general contractor on the scheme is Dominus Construction from nearby Toronto, and the structural contractor, Premform Limited, is also from the same city.
Complete article (w/ other projects): http://www.khl.com/magazines/international-construction/detail/item63680
Red October
Senior Member
From today (as I was running to my bus and humorously juggling 3 bags):
All photos by me.
All photos by me.
junctionist
Senior Member
Speaking of the article posted by Chisel, the short story in non-technical terms is that with Absolute, local contractors are gaining the knowledge and experience in more sophisticated high-rise construction, specifically in constructing the concrete frame of buildings with aggressive twists in the design. Thus, with more experienced contractors it may be possible to build more sophisticated buildings cheaper, and even to export these skills to other cities for their advanced projects. With the growth of exports, we can import new things for even more advanced construction. Therein lies some of the potential for economic development through advanced architecture.
khris
Senior Member
Ya, that's really great! Means that developers will have the people and tools available for more sophisticated design.
I can't believe there is still no balcony glass installed on the second tower!
I can't believe there is still no balcony glass installed on the second tower!
neuhaus
Senior Member
Stunning as always. I can't wait to see some interior shots.
I am hoping this will set a good precident for progressive design in the city.
I am hoping this will set a good precident for progressive design in the city.
Jasonzed
Senior Member
from today
steveve
Senior Member
when you're on the 427 southbound in/around the QEW, i find it FREAKING EPIC when you turn your head in one direction (left), and see the metropolis that is Toronto, and then you turn your head in the opposite direction (right), and see a massive-looking Mississauga skyline. it's like a megacity. it's crazy. especially on a smoggy day when things are blurred, everything just looks bigger and better. And Absolute just makes the view for me, it takes Mississauga/the view from the 427 to a whole new level.
though Mississauga isn't as pretty in Jasonzed's pic ^^^ (nothing to do with his pic), absolute looks very much out of place lol. but with future development, this area will be awesome.
though Mississauga isn't as pretty in Jasonzed's pic ^^^ (nothing to do with his pic), absolute looks very much out of place lol. but with future development, this area will be awesome.
Towered
Senior Member
Still so many parking lots to fill...
Solaris
Senior Member
most of which are owned by / used for Square One Shopping Centre's parking
Jasonzed
Senior Member
from this morning
