I didn't notice that before, on the Yonge side. If that's curtainwall I'm not sure how they skipped floors for the crane's braces. Don't think I've seen that before. I'm curious how that gets filled in later
 
whatever said:
I didn't notice that before, on the Yonge side. If that's curtainwall I'm not sure how they skipped floors for the crane's braces. Don't think I've seen that before. I'm curious how that gets filled in later
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I also noticed how the cladding installation on the southwest side has been trailing the other sides by a few floors.

When Sky Tower reaches its full height, crews would remove mast sections from the crane the same way they add sections as the tower rises. As they do this, they also remove the crane braces, which is likely a requirement for installing the curtain wall, as the braces attach to the tower where the curtain wall would otherwise be installed.
 
Yes, I'm aware of how a crane comes down. But I don't understand how they secured the bottom of those "floating" frames above the opening if there's no chicken head for the frame to lock into, and how they're going to slip unitized curtainwall frames into that opening afterward.

I'm sure they have a plan, but I'm curious how they're solving those problems. Stick framing, I guess?
 
whatever said:
Yes, I'm aware of how a crane comes down. But I don't understand how they secured the bottom of those "floating" frames above the opening if there's no chicken head for the frame to lock into, and how they're going to slip unitized curtainwall frames into that opening afterward.

I'm sure they have a plan, but I'm curious how they're solving those problems. Stick framing, I guess?
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In that case, there are at least two theories I have:
  1. Curtain wall panels with a slightly different design, enabling installation even after panels on adjacent floors (above and below) have both been installed
  2. Detach the top of the panel below (or bottom of the panel above) the opening, to re-attach it after the new curtain wall panel has been installed
Of course, this is coming from someone who has limited knowledge of what is going on on-site, so take these with a grain of salt, but these seem realistic and reasonable to me.
 
From today:

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Same glass colour exteriors, materials & building envelope as every other high rise in the city. It’s all the same colour scheme. Its ridiculous. It’s beyond budget. It’s just lax, neglectful, thoughtlessness of Toronto as a city & its skyline. And local developers & architects need to be called out by city gov’t. I do like the shape, height & even design of this building, but it’s missing colour & vibrancy to stand out. Amber or Gold windows?? Anything other than god awful blue-grey monotony of the daylight skyline.
 
Skyhighzz said:
Same glass colour exteriors, materials & building envelope as every other high rise in the city. It’s all the same colour scheme. Its ridiculous. It’s beyond budget. It’s just lax, neglectful, thoughtlessness of Toronto as a city & its skyline. And local developers & architects need to be called out by city gov’t. I do like the shape, height & even design of this building, but it’s missing colour & vibrancy to stand out. Amber or Gold windows?? Anything other than god awful blue-grey monotony of the daylight skyline.
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I would normally agree with you however I don't think that the white would be as pronounced on the other colors I kind of look at it like a wave capping off on the ocean when I look it the way the white comes off the blue
 
...a lot of this is the result of the glass catching the sky. That is, blue on clear days, grey on overcast days...and all points in between. Unless one can find away to change the sky's current colour scheme (probably not advisable), this is what it going to be mainly be reflected in the windows here.
 
Skyhighzz said:
Same glass colour exteriors, materials & building envelope as every other high rise in the city. It’s all the same colour scheme. Its ridiculous. It’s beyond budget. It’s just lax, neglectful, thoughtlessness of Toronto as a city & it’s skyline. And local developers & architects need to be called out by city gov’t. I do like the shape, height & even design of this building, but it’s missing colour & vibrancy to stand out. Amber or Gold windows?? Anything other than god awful blue-grey monotony of the daylight skyline.
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You have The One. I think for the first time, one - golden and another - blue is alright
 
UtakataNoAnnex said:
...a lot of this is the result of the glass catching the sky. That is, blue on clear days, grey on overcast days...and all points in between. Unless one can find away to change the sky's current colour scheme (probably not advisable), this is what it going to be mainly be reflected in the windows here.
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Yeah, esp. here. Overwhelmingly blue-grey. Not in other cities. In UK this summer, newer high rise windows with amber & yellow tints were evident there. Looks so much better w sun & on greyer days. So, it’s a real thing!! My initial point was same materials always used & same glass towers were just an example. But, even a blue, grey & add a golden hue on The Pinnacle would make it a more standout attractive building.
 
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