Toronto Bay Adelaide Centre | 217.92m | 51s | Brookfield | KPMB

[rpeters]

Are steel buildings built more quickly than concrete ones? And Mr Skira, why are office buildings usually steel?

I'm not sure that steel goes up faster, I've heard arguments that say RC is faster. I could see steel being faster in teh winter since RC might need heating to dry it out.

also it is said that steel framing is prefered in office buildings because it is more economical than RC in super long clear span applications, which is a BIG selling point for commerical office space. conversely, super long clear spans are not particularly advantageous in residential/hotel programs as room sizes are typically far smaller and are thus more easily worked into and around a tighter column grid, which is said to economically favor RC. plus RC reduces noise between units in condos and lessens additional fire protection measures.

 

[maestro]

Reinforced concrete has a high compressive strength while steel rocks on tensile strength which is why you'll see most office buildings with a reinforced concrete core and steel for everything else.

 

[raptor]

A shoring machine is now on the podium site. According to the plans, they were supposed to go only one level deep in that section.

 

[whatever]

It still needs to be shored even if it's only going down one level. They don't have enough room there to bank the excavation

 

[androiduk]

 

[Edward]

Exciting to see what was once essentially a dead block come back to life. Thanks for the photo.

 

[drum118]

July 21

 

[AHK]

The crane for the East Tower is (finally) being installed today.

 

[Edward]

Crane is up

 

[sub-URBAN]

^ Awesome!

 

[Atlantis]

Went by Dineen Coffee Co today, and snapped a bunch of shots with the heritage facade going back up. To me it seems that they just took entire sections of the wall off the old building and are placing them back in large sections, not brick by brick. Don't recall seeing something like this done in other projects. Can anyone think of another one where this was done?

Looks like the west side of the building facing the small alleyway is going to match the previous facade style.

 

[khris]

No crane shot?

 

[Conrad Black]

Great update Atlantis!

 

[Geekaroo]

 

[someMidTowner]

I hope we can one day see a now and then aerial shot of the stretch of Adelaide between Yonge and University. Maybe something like 2004-2019.