[lawsond]

I wouldn't exactly call it a "fin"... there's just a gap in between the glass running down the entire side of the building so it looks like a fin...

Think it may end looking more like Citibank in NYC. A dramatic sloping roof...but not really fin-ish.

 

[egotrippin]

The slant is very minor for each individual floor. It's the incremental accumulation of slants that give it the impression of a higher degree. I don't think one will notice much of a slant on any particular window.

On the contrary, I'll guarantee that you'd be able to notice the slant. Look at the first row of slanting windows in the second image in the previous post (that has images). That floor's pane of glass visibly shows the slant, and while standing inside you'd be able to peek over the edge of the floor slab by getting close enough to the window.

That's an Egotrippin Guarantee™

 

[steveve]

Here's some photos I took YESTERDAY (MONDAY) of the Ritz...

Now Ritz MANIA!!!

For these first 2 shots... I took them from John street... A new perspective I guess

Ritz catchin up to big-brother RBC!!!

This shot below shows that the Ritz is close to RBC!

More Ritz shots!

***My favourite shots of the Ritz (IMO) that day...

****WOW!... i took ALOT of shots of the Ritz that day....

***STAY TUNED for a Ritz Timeline!!!!!


All photos by me: steveve

Enjoy

 

[MatrixElement]

^^^ Great pictures steveve!

Re the slant, holding up a cheap protractor to some of the side pictures, it appears to be about 3 degrees. Presumably, only people like professional sports stars will be able to afford units there. The tallest Raptors are about 2 metres. Therefore the window will jut out about 10 centimetres (2m*tan(3d)) at eye height. If it was 5 degress, it would be 17.5 cm.

 

[egotrippin]

^^^ Great pictures steveve!

Re the slant, holding up a cheap protractor to some of the side pictures, it appears to be about 3 degrees. Presumably, only people like professional sports stars will be able to afford units there. The tallest Raptors are about 2 metres. Therefore the window will jut out about 10 centimetres (2m*tan(3d)) at eye height. If it was 5 degress, it would be 17.5 cm.

I'm going to use this point to my advantage; sticking your head 10cm over a high drop would definitely be enough to produce the sensation of leaning over a significant drop.

Hopefully someone I know will purchase a unit here, or rather, are any of the slanted window rooms hotel suites?

 

[Redroom Studios]

no, the hotel is the lower portion of the building - approx 22- 23 floors, before the slant.

 

[Baron von Raschke]

^^^ Great pictures steveve!

Re the slant, holding up a cheap protractor to some of the side pictures, it appears to be about 3 degrees. Presumably, only people like professional sports stars will be able to afford units there. The tallest Raptors are about 2 metres. Therefore the window will jut out about 10 centimetres (2m*tan(3d)) at eye height. If it was 5 degress, it would be 17.5 cm.

Each storey on south side extends 168 millimetres out from the storey below. The angle works out to be about 6 degrees! By the 51st storey, the building will be 4.5 metres wider than at the 26th storey.

Standing in front of the glass does not create a sense of angle (perhaps because glass is invisible??), but it's the slightly angled mullions that create a definite sense of "whoa...what the heck"

 

[whatever]

Did they straighten the mullions on the interior? Like 5 inches wider at the top than the bottom, to keep the inside face plumb? It's going to look weird if they didn't, because any kind of window coverings are going to hang really screwy against the sloped glass.

 

[Baron von Raschke]

That's a good point. The mullions are the same depth from ceiling to floor and as a result angled. Window coverings need to be stepped back at the top so they don't bump into the bottom.

 

[Nebakenezer]

I wonder if any famous people bought here.

 

[Granny]

I wonder if any famous people bought here.

I didn't.


....I wished I had though...

 

[steveve]

Here's a comparison of the Ritz over the past month or so...

I took all of these photos from roughly the same spot...

This photo below was taken on July 30, 2009:

And this was taken September 3, 2009:

2 Days ago .... October 5, 2009

This photo below I took also on July 30, 2009:

And this was also September 3, 2009:

And 2 days ago October 5, 2009:

All photos by me: steveve

Peace and let me know what you think...

 

[drum118]

Oct 06

 

[urbandreamer]

7 October 2009 photo update

6:13PM:

 

[steveve]

EXCELLENT SHOTS ALL OF YOU~!!!!!>..


In that shot above.... Festival Tower will LOOK AMAZING and fill in LOTS of room!!!

SO MANY skyscrapers in that shot!... and construction!!!!!!!