innsertnamehere
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It's because of how they are removing dirt from the site. The backhoes in the pit pile it on top of that little mound, then the backhoe at ground level picks it up and loads it into trucks.
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madknife
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fascinating! thanks for the explanation!
skycandy
Senior Member
Taken today....some shots around 11 am, the rest ~ 5 pm.
New corner diagonal bracing down below...
Similar lower bracing on SW notch.
Plenty of digging around 11 am...
Significant amount removed below lower corner bracing by 5 pm.
Almost every time I walk by here there's a guy sweeping on this catwalk. A clean work place is a tidy, safe work place.
New corner diagonal bracing down below...
Similar lower bracing on SW notch.
Plenty of digging around 11 am...
Significant amount removed below lower corner bracing by 5 pm.
Almost every time I walk by here there's a guy sweeping on this catwalk. A clean work place is a tidy, safe work place.
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Benito
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raptor
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1 floor to go...
Question: where are those much talked about "super columns"? Are they buried deep underground and be revealed with the next level of excavation?
Question: where are those much talked about "super columns"? Are they buried deep underground and be revealed with the next level of excavation?
tstormers
Senior Member
I don't remember seeing them drill them or pour concrete for them...
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
They've already drilled the caissons that support the super columns. When they get to the lowest floor level they will then dig for a caisson cap that will tie the caissons together.
The super columns will then start to be formed from the caisson cap.
Simple diagram
The super columns will then start to be formed from the caisson cap.
Simple diagram
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
The plans suggest most of the 8 supercolumns (except the two on the Bloor elevation) will be supported by a cluster of 4 footings each.
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Rasho
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vini007
Active Member
does anyone knows when crane goes up and how many? thank you...
Contra
Senior Member
I would assume we'll see the foundations for a crane when they get down to the bottom-most floor (which we're one level away from). I can't imagine them fitting in more than one crane on this site. Perhaps a second will pop up as they clear the temporary staging area....
Benito
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MetroMan
Senior Member
Wow... the city's tallest tower on a tiny tiny site. This thing is going to be toothpick thin when viewed against the towers around it.
Photo: @Benito
If the tower's footprint is a perfect square (not counting the podium annexes) as it appears to be, and if the tower only goes up to the building retained on site, then this is what it'll look like. Compare that to the other towers around it and you can see how slender it'll be in context.
Photo: @Benito
If the tower's footprint is a perfect square (not counting the podium annexes) as it appears to be, and if the tower only goes up to the building retained on site, then this is what it'll look like. Compare that to the other towers around it and you can see how slender it'll be in context.
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ChesterCopperpot
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The tower floor plates here are actually bigger than 1BE's tower floor plates
innsertnamehere
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1BE will likely look larger though as it is wrapped with balconies.