There's still no tower crane in the residential tower pit yet. Given the size of the bolder in the office excavation, I'm wondering if they're encountering tougher soil conditions than expected?
Video montage of One Burrard Place excavation. Sep 28-2016 to July 31- 2017
Nice, thanks! It's neat to see those usual angles come to life, ambient sound and all. And it's kind of mesmerizing watching the method of moving that fill around with the stepped piles and ramps.
We are now well under way at Burrard Place and once we are done this skyscraper will be the third tallest building in all of Vancouver! https://twitter.com/TheQuorumGroup
I always wondered what it was like down there. Thanks for the post.
I wonder if someone can explain the large concrete cylinders at the bottom of the building. I presume they are "manholes" but it doesn't seem they connect to any city services (electrical, water, fiberoptics, etc). Do they just dead-end into the earth at the bottom or are they somehow functional? Surely there are no connections to an outside service that deep elsewhere in the area of the building.
I've been curious about this for many of the buildings that go up.
I wonder if someone can explain the large concrete cylinders at the bottom of the building. I presume they are "manholes" but it doesn't seem they connect to any city services (electrical, water, fiberoptics, etc). Do they just dead-end into the earth at the bottom or are they somehow functional? Surely there are no connections to an outside service that deep elsewhere in the area of the building.
I've been curious about this for many of the buildings that go up.
They're the catch basins for permanent sump pumps for the bottom parkade level. They'll have piping connected to them for water and electrical before the area is back filled and concrete is poured.
I got my 4 mile walk in yesterday thx to the smoke screen, I have to stay out of the sun as much as possible. I always look for you, one day we'll run into each other again.
A dated link but still pertinent, I think. Completed BP renders, worth looking at.
This older link from The Vancouver Sun provides renders of what to expect visually when completed. I give it a C+/B- but others have their own opinions. Interesting to get feedback if any.
A tad "retro-Honolulu" for me http://www.vancouversun.com/business...287/story.html
This older link from The Vancouver Sun provides renders of what to expect visually when completed. I give it a C+/B- but others have their own opinions. Interesting to get feedback if any. A tad "retro-Honolulu" for me http://www.vancouversun.com/business...287/story.html
Nothing wrong with that! To be honest I loved all the retro Mod. buildings in Honolulu and the rest of Hawaii. We rented a big house built in 1968 in Kailua, mostly original, it was fantastic.
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A dated link but still pertinent, I think. Completed BP renders, worth looking at.
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