CHICAGO | Highrise Projects & Construction, v7 - Page 522

HomrQT · #**10421** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 5:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

should we also rip down reid murdoch because it's not tall enough for the river canyon?

good > tall.

and 55 w wacker is EXTREMELY good.

but gleacher center is meh, i wouldn't miss it much.

55 w wacker is not really my style of building. What about it makes it so good? Symmetry? Materials?

Steely Dan · #**10422** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 6:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomrQT

What about it makes it so good?

it's an over-sized brutalist interpretation of a medieval castle keep hugging the bank of a small river in the middle of north america.

what's not to love?

and structurally, it's just pure bravado. those gigantic paired central columns hold up the floor plates, meaning those corners are cantilevered way the hell out there column-free, just hanging in space, and yet there's absolutely nothing frail about the design. it's so robust, sturdy, majestic even.

it's just an all-out kickass building, and one of the best examples of brutalism in the city.

chicago would be profoundly stupid to let such an important piece of the city's marvelous architectural tapestry succumb to the wrecking ball, which means it'll probably happen sooner rather than later because chicago is dumb (see prentice).

rlw777 · #**10423** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 6:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

for sure!

that turd would be missed by absolutely no one.

At the least some developer should buy that building and demolish the 3 floor wacker facing portion to build an addition that aligns with the Wacker streetwall.

HomrQT · #**10424** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

it's an over-sized brutalist interpretation of a medieval castle keep hugging the bank of a small river in the middle of north america.

what's not to love?

and structurally, it's just pure bravado. those gigantic paired central columns hold up the floor plates, meaning those corners are cantilevered way the hell out there column-free, just hanging in space, and yet there's absolutely nothing frail about the design. it's so robust, sturdy, majestic even.

it's just an all-out kickass building, and one of the best examples of brutalism in the city.

chicago would be profoundly stupid to let such an important piece of the city's marvelous architectural tapestry succumb to the wrecking ball, which means it'll probably happen sooner rather than later because chicago is dumb (see prentice).

Ah, I didn't realize it was brutalist. Something about the windows makes it look classier to me than what I've normally seen out of brutalism.

I wonder if it has the structural integrity to add more floors. Or would you prefer to leave as-is?

Steely Dan · #**10425** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 6:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomrQT

I wonder if it has the structural integrity to add more floors. Or would you prefer to leave as-is?

adding floors is about more than just structural strength.

often elevator capacity becomes an issue even if a building's structure can accept more floors.

the only thing that bothers me about 55 w wacker's modest stature is that it allows 200 n dearborn to be visible from the river.

Notyrview · #**10426** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 6:57 PM**

Lol ya put a rococco atrium on top to make it perdy

HomrQT · #**10427** Posted **Feb 8, 2018, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

adding floors is about more than just structural strength.

often elevator capacity becomes an issue even if a building's structure can accept more floors.

the only thing that bothers me about 55 w wacker's modest stature is that it allows 200 n dearborn to be visible from the river.

Sadly, its height may be what gets it picked off faster than the other taller buildings with less design or architectural value as Chicago becomes more dense and land/real estate value increases. Probably won't be for a long time though. *knock on wood*

A potential way to get around the elevator capacity issue could be a transfer bay on the new floors? So the original elevators have less workload.

left of center · #**10428** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 3:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by ChickeNES

The only problem with 55 Wacker is that it doesn't cover up the ugliest building in the city.

55 Wacker is a f*cking treasure. An additional 20 floors would really make that building shine. It offers some nice contrast to the predominantly glassy exteriors of the river canyon buildings. Quite possibly one of the best brutalist designs in the city (along with Marina City, River City and *certain* buildings on UIC's campus)

spyguy · #**10429** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 3:33 AM**

Dearborn and Oak
74 units, 161 parking spots

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While I'm happy to see part of Warren Barr demolished...

ChickeNES · #**10430** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by spyguy

Dearborn and Oak
74 units, 161 parking spots

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While I'm happy to see part of Warren Barr demolished...

Lucien Lagrange strikes again?

jc5680 · #**10431** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 3:52 AM**

Gross

kolchak · #**10432** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 4:03 AM**

If this gets going it'll be really exciting to see how the roof gets VE'd at least.

the urban politician · #**10433** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 4:26 AM**

Awful. All the mistakes of the last boom. Beige, fake classic, LaGrange, giant podium.

Hate it. Let it die!

left of center · #**10434** Posted **Feb 9, 2018, 5:35 AM**

Ugh, gross. At the very least, its replacing a crappy garage that fronts a corner with nothing but a concrete wall with some windows and doors. So uhh... an improvement? Just don't look up...