CHICAGO | Aqua | 858 FT / 262 M | 87 FLOORS - Page 161

Nowhereman1280 · #**3201** Posted **May 27, 2008, 4:46 AM**

Oh wow the edges look completely awesome when painted white! The balconies look like they have round instead of square edges now!

honte · #**3202** Posted **May 27, 2008, 5:31 AM**

^ Yeah, I think I have been converted to the "painting is better" crowd on this tower. Without it, there is just too much going on visually.

gratenate · #**3203** Posted **May 27, 2008, 2:21 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SolarWind

May 22, 2008

Glad that's not my job -- I'm sure I would have started right by the door and ended up painting myself out to the very corner of one of those tapered balconies.

[SP]Neo · #**3204** Posted **May 27, 2008, 9:40 PM**

really nice shot! on what level are they now?

TorancisOMP · #**3205** Posted **May 27, 2008, 9:42 PM**

You guys can watch the YoChicago video to see how the railings look.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=43kphLI8S5E

EarlyBuyer · #**3206** Posted **May 27, 2008, 11:27 PM**

Another YouTube video: Aqua's Outdoor Amenities

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IfRIMAQAWfQ&feature=user

EarlyBuyer · #**3207** Posted **May 28, 2008, 3:28 PM**

Photo's taken by EarlyBuyer 5/28/08

Complex01 · #**3208** Posted **May 28, 2008, 5:36 PM**

Wow got to hold on for sure...

Nowhereman1280 · #**3209** Posted **May 28, 2008, 6:12 PM**

I really am digging the paint on this one! Its making it look so clean and seem so sharp in contrast to all the other buildings and the sky!

jjk1103 · #**3210** Posted **May 29, 2008, 12:56 AM**

....paint and cement usually don't last very long.......the paint job may not look very good in a few years........

kfunck1 · #**3211** Posted **May 29, 2008, 5:33 AM**

Observation from videos posted from YoChicago on youtube: Does anyone think people will really ride down x number of floors in an elevator then walk through a hotel lobby with stuff to barbecue? Seems a bit odd to me, but I also do not live in a skyscraper. On a secondary note I think the PM and the lady were about to get into a fight about 4 different times during the videos, awkward/funny.

Chitown · #**3212** Posted **May 29, 2008, 2:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by jjk1103

....paint and cement usually don't last very long.......the paint job may not look very good in a few years........

With a little luck, they'll still be producing paint in the future.

jjk1103 · #**3213** Posted **May 31, 2008, 1:35 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chitown

With a little luck, they'll still be producing paint in the future.

......that assumes VERY good future maintenance.......not something that is guaranteed ......... I hope the future maintenance budgets are very good.....

honte · #**3214** Posted **May 31, 2008, 3:32 AM**

^ Most of Chicago's painted high-rises have weathered very well over time (in terms of paint durability). But they do tend to get a bit dirty and dingy, like any building.

I remember when The Sterling was built, before the beige boxes ruined River North, Blair Kamin wrote something to this effect: "The designers wisely chose beige over white because white buildings in the city always get dirty over time anyway." I thought, sure, let's build our buildings with broken windows and missing bricks too.

Rizzo · #**3215** Posted **May 31, 2008, 3:54 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chitown

With a little luck, they'll still be producing paint in the future.

Actually it was longer lasting when it contained lead back then.

Quote:

Originally Posted by honte

I thought, sure, let's build our buildings with broken windows and missing bricks too.

^ LOL!

i_am_hydrogen · #**3216** Posted **May 31, 2008, 4:26 AM**

Taken on 5/25 (skinny windows=skinny pictures)

Nowhereman1280 · #**3217** Posted **May 31, 2008, 6:01 AM**

^^^ Wow, looks even better from above! I am still amazed at how quickly this building is moving upwards, looks like it should start breaking out of the skyline soon!