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I think flat-topped makes way more sense. They meet the ground in a flat manner (obviously they have to) and I think having the crown be flat at the top also makes sense.
Hey everyone!!
I just started on urban toronto. I've actually checked out this site for the longest time (2 years approximately) and just now made an account. LOL
If I make a blunt or incorrect remark please forgive me. hahah But in reference to the "bottle caps" of the towers, are you sure that they are actually white and not the blue tinted windows with sheet protectors from behind that would be removed?!?!
If you look at the last picture on post #2132, there are 2 condos that have the same "sheet" (if you will) that the bottle caps have. I think I can safely assume that they'll be removed as well. In addition, if you look at the renderings of the project, the windows at the top are the same as the rest of building.
I could be wrong but I think the "bottle cap" idea is just temporary.
Forgive my ignorance, how was RTH originally designed?
Over the years I have ran into both engineers and architects who would wanted something built that could not be, as it it was impossible.The original glass roof was not quite the conical section that it is now. It was meant to start as a cone at the top, but then be stretched to the square corners of the building. Erickson was told by engineers that it couldn't be built (IIRC). The images below are from http://www.tobuilt.ca
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