Towered
Superstar
Pillars of creation.
Toronto The One | 308.6m | 85s | Tridel | Foster + Partners
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khaldoon
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If you flip the piece 90 degrees clockwise, you can see that it would fit nicely at the top of diagonal pillars+yellow support tripod pictured on the left.
AlvinofDiaspar
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Yup, see below for illustration - flip the node over - the asterisks connects, the plane in the first pic (formed by the extended plates with the boltholes) represents the upper floor - note: not saying this node will go to this specific connection.
(pics by @Benito)
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Lachlan Holmes
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jozl
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It never dawned on me that while above grade construction was suspended due to permit issues the super columns were being assembled off site all along. What a pleasant surprise. This is awesome.
macro
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Does anyone know where?
someMidTowner
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The structural steel supplier is Walters Group. They have a few plants but my guess is that these are being fabricated at their Stoney Creek facility
The One Tower - Walters Group Inc.
Canada's tallest building, the One, is an 85-storey tower. There are eight mega-columns with diagonal bracing on the façades.
www.waltersgroupinc.com
macro
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what are the odds. I’m based in Winona. I could take a swing by there tomorrow to see if any future pieces are on site.The structural steel supplier is Walters Group. They have a few plants but my guess is that these are being fabricated at their Stoney Creek facility
The One Tower - Walters Group Inc.
Canada's tallest building, the One, is an 85-storey tower. There are eight mega-columns with diagonal bracing on the façades.
thaivic
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3Dementia
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Pretty sure my brother-in-law Casey has a management job at Walters in Stoney Creek (unless he just retired), and he knows full well what a skyscraper geek I am... the bugger!
Suffice to say I am following up with him.
fanoftoronto
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So one thing I find interesting is that there are no horizontal attachment points for the first hanger exoskeleton. I wonder how they transfer loads from the hanger to the super-column.
AlvinofDiaspar
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I think you are assuming that it will be connecting to the first section of the megacolumns - I think it is higher in the second section because the node itself will add some additional height (that's also where you have a plate sticking out). Another giveaway is that the two diagonal columns are touching at the (false) ceiling - but not as they are installed right now. Also I am not sure how much loads they will need to transfer at this level given it's already supported...
It will be interesting to see how the structure evolves.
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UtakataNoAnnex
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I think it helps to note this asterisk of iron goodness, are in fact are likely two objects that will join up with those diagonal support columns per corner in the eventual. They are together like that as picted likely for ease of transport...being awkward shapes and all. If they ain't that, I'll eat a pigtail!
AlvinofDiaspar
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Another interesting (logical) thing - the outward appearance of the supercolumns doesn't change - but it will actually get thinner (less depth on the side facing the building) as you go up.
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macro
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Look what I found!
