SAN FRANCISCO | Salesforce Tower | 1,070 FT (326 M) | 61 floors

[fimiak]

Originally Posted by cv94117

What's going on with the cladding? The last 5-10 floors seem to be full of missing panels of glass. Wondering if it's a manufacturing problem, design problem or delivery/installation problem with glass breaking or falling out?

If it was a problem like they were breaking glass panes or things didn't fit, then I do believe they would have to stop the process so that things could be fixed. What I think is going on (amateur opinion) is that the glass panes take a significant longer time to install, and to maintain the pace of building construction they will install some of the panels at a later time rather than before curtain wall installation. Perhaps some of the glass panes may take a few hours for installation, while the curtain wall is moving at a really fast pace of a few panels a day at least.

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Screen capture from construction cam today. Gorgeous day in the Bay!

[Jerry of San Fran]

Two more beams in place this morning. View from my window in the Civic Center.

Salesforce, San Francisco

[cv94117]

Originally Posted by fimiak

If it was a problem like they were breaking glass panes or things didn't fit, then I do believe they would have to stop the process so that things could be fixed. What I think is going on (amateur opinion) is that the glass panes take a significant longer time to install, and to maintain the pace of building construction they will install some of the panels at a later time rather than before curtain wall installation. Perhaps some of the glass panes may take a few hours for installation, while the curtain wall is moving at a really fast pace of a few panels a day at least.

Glass is installed in the factory.

[L.ARCH]

Originally Posted by Jerry of San Fran

Two more beams in place this morning. View from my window in the Civic Center.

Salesforce, San Francisco

From what I've seen from the renderings that have been posted, there is one more level of x bracing after this right? Or is this the top?

[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by L.ARCH

From what I've seen from the renderings that have been posted, there is one more level of x bracing after this right? Or is this the top?

Everything I've seen makes me agree with you--one more level of X-bracing.

Remember, the lowest level of x-bracing seen, which is slightly different than those above, will be glass-covered. Then those above will have a metal screen. So there'll be 3 levels covered by the metal screen constituting the actual "crown" while the level below, covered in glass, is the mechanical penthouse.

[Justbuildit]

Much respect. If I had to pick one skyline too enjoy, I think SF will be satisfying enough now once all these new towers get completed. Won't need to look anywhere else.

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[edwards]

Are we topped out yet? If not, how many more feet to go?

[Justbuildit]

What will the top of Salesforce look like? I've never seen any renderings of that. Will they be able to land a helicopter on it like US Bank Tower in LA?

[Stellar_Mass]

Tonight

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[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by Justbuildit

What will the top of Salesforce look like? I've never seen any renderings of that. Will they be able to land a helicopter on it like US Bank Tower in LA?

No. The "top" is a crown of metal screening roughly 6 floors high above a 3-floor mechanical penthouse that I believe is roofless. It won't have a "top" so you couldn't land anything on it nor could you land anything on the actual "roof" because of the screening and mechanical equipment above.


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The crown is supposed to be rather dramatically lit at night. We all have high hopes.

Originally Posted by edwards

Are we topped out yet? If not, how many more feet to go?

I believe one more row of x-braced framework panels for the crown plus a short parapet. I'd guess about 30 ft. (each x-braced panel seems to be roughly 2 floors high or about 26 ft plus a few ft.). It does indeed appear as if it will be "pointier" than I expected.

[timbad]

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

... It does indeed appear as if it will be "pointier" than I expected.

I think my aesthetic eye would be happy if they didn't add that last row of screening. not sure I will like how pointy it will end up. just me.

[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by timbad

I think my aesthetic eye would be happy if they didn't add that last row of screening. not sure I will like how pointy it will end up. just me.

No, I'm with you. But I'm not losing sleep over the issue. Love the building regardless.

[timbad]

Originally Posted by Pedestrian

No, I'm with you. But I'm not losing sleep over the issue. Love the building regardless.

right, also agree. for perspective, IF this one aspect turns out not as good as expected, this is something like dropping its grade from a 96 out of 100 to a 93 for me.

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[fimiak]

It's still too soon. The glass and fins will totally change how wide it is from many angles (when looked at straight on..like in Stellar_Mass's shot above). It will seem pointier when at angles where the fins don't stick out. ^insane shot.

[don116]

Originally Posted by fimiak

It's still too soon. The glass and fins will totally change how wide it is from many angles (when looked at straight on..like in Stellar_Mass's shot above). It will seem pointier when at angles where the fins don't stick out. ^insane shot.

I agree. The inner crown doesn't necessarily mirror what the outer crown will look like. I'm very curious myself. Some renderings make the crown look pointy at the top, but some look rather square. See this rendering of the crown from the salesforce tower website.