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Originally Posted by J_M_Tungsten
I think Chicago is the kind of market that developers are able to cut back on glass costs, yet still maintain the million dollar views of the insides they are actually trying to sell or rent; simply because the market does not expect it as they would in NYC or other international cities. Developers could care less what a bunch of skyscraper nerds think about "reflective-ness" of their glass when it comes to the ultimate reason for building these buildings. Architecture firms provide renderings with the most ideal look to present to the client to sell their idea. Material costs and decisions about glass quality, I imagine, would then be determined by the developer.
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Agree. And I did say this in the other thread, but it's nearly impossible to avoid this affect as designed. It's really a design problem vs a product selection problem. You have huge expanses of reflective surfaces and it's going to reveal problems. if you are building a tower in an area that's surrounded by no taller buildings, you can pull off a design like this with minimal distortion as the glass will simply reflect the sky as opposed to neighboring buildings with strong lines and disciplined geometry. If anyone here has ever specified glass for a project, it's not like it's much of an option. You can opt for a less reflective color which helps, but the biggest concerns are insulating, heating coefficients, etc. A thicker glass can lend more flatness, but then you are increasing weight and cost substantially.
Best to use standard mullion caps or something more impressive that projects outward or has an interesting profile if the money is there. Distractive elements sometimes make the bad reflections less apparent.
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