Posted Dec 12, 2016, 7:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mrnyc
^ any renders of street level? i was hoping the giga-pedestal would stay visible at the bottom.
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Above the pedestal, construction will proceed in a conventional manner, Mr. Ross said, with a concrete core rising first and the steel exoskeleton following. The tower will have 67 occupied floors. The principal tenant will be the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Rather than hide the unusual support system, Brookfield will highlight it with a cladding of travertine quarried about 15 miles east of Siena, Italy. Because the overhang eliminates the need for structural columns around the lobby, the exterior glass curtain wall will be almost diaphanous.
“The idea is that you’re not reading the glass, you’re reading the core,” said Christian Heimple, the vice president for construction at Brookfield. It promises to be a sight that will continue to astonish.
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