CHICAGO | St. Regis Chicago (Vista) | 1,191 FT | 101 FLOORS

[HiRiser]

Originally Posted by Suburban Shadow

Patiently waiting for the first glass to appear.

Yes, do we know who is the facade/curtainwall supplier?

[KWillChicago]

Originally Posted by HiRiser

Yes, do we know who is the facade/curtainwall supplier?

I wonder if they ran into a snag with the development of the glass. I also wonder if the building has to hit a certain height before installing?

[Bombardier]

^I think glass is coming soon for this one, I heard January. The vendor is EFCO. The building has a large differential shortening because of the different height sections, so you are probably correct that it needs to get to a certain height before they can get started in order to reduce the differential.

[donnie]

I also wonder how many windows were made before they had to switch to blue and at what expense?

[Skyguy_7]

Originally Posted by donnie

I also wonder how many windows were made before they had to switch to blue and at what expense?

None, Donnie. The news of the glass color change likely came to us months after it was decided by the developer/glass supplier.

If the glass were under production and developer wanted to change something, it would be at the developer's expense. Suppliers do not begin fabrication/production until approved submittals are in hand and final color selections have been made.

[10023]

I wish the glass were just clear for once. It's always way too strongly tinted on Chicago's newer buildings. Is that a building code thing?

Especially if there is an interesting structure to reveal. Something like the Leadenhall Building here:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...nd_Gherkin.jpg

[sage]

Originally Posted by 10023

I wish the glass were just clear for once. It's always way too strongly tinted on Chicago's newer buildings. Is that a building code thing?

I think it might be an energy efficiency thing.

[LouisVanDerWright]

It's a code thing, but this glass will come off fairly non reflective. I believe the reflectivity also changes with the color of the glass. I just hope the contrast is high.

[Kngkyle]

Originally Posted by 10023

I wish the glass were just clear for once. It's always way too strongly tinted on Chicago's newer buildings. Is that a building code thing?

The problem with clear glass is that it makes the building a bird grinder. I believe there are restrictions on its usage because of that.

[the urban politician]

If aesthetic concerns were the only concerns, Chicago would've contributed little to the world of architecture

[Notyrview]

Originally Posted by Kngkyle

The problem with clear glass is that it makes the building a bird grinder. I believe there are restrictions on its usage because of that.

Oh that's nice, i forgot about that

[sox102]

Originally Posted by Bombardier

^I think glass is coming soon for this one, I heard January. The vendor is EFCO. The building has a large differential shortening because of the different height sections, so you are probably correct that it needs to get to a certain height before they can get started in order to reduce the differential.

Correct EFCO is the supplier. Heard there were issues with getting the system to pass testing.

[donnie]

Originally Posted by Skyguy_7

None, Donnie. The news of the glass color change likely came to us months after it was decided by the developer/glass supplier.

If the glass were under production and developer wanted to change something, it would be at the developer's expense. Suppliers do not begin fabrication/production until approved submittals are in hand and final color selections have been made.

Makes sense, thanks!

[KWillChicago]

Has anyone figured out what the giant square hole on the south side of the ground is for. If it was for an exterior lift i imagine it would have been installed already.


Oh, and gems has got a whole bunch of workers driving piles down today. So i'd say gems2 officially has lift off.

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by KWillChicago

Has anyone figured out what the giant square hole on the south side of the ground is for. If it was for an exterior lift i imagine it would have been installed already.


Oh, and gems has got a whole bunch of workers driving piles down today. So i'd say gems2 officially has lift off.

If I had to take a guess Id say its to get materials in and out of the lower levels without having to leave the foot print of the site

[City Wide]

Originally Posted by Bombardier

^I think glass is coming soon for this one, I heard January. The vendor is EFCO. The building has a large differential shortening because of the different height sections, so you are probably correct that it needs to get to a certain height before they can get started in order to reduce the differential.

"large differential shortening"-----------what's that?

[Bombardier]

^basically there are 4 different height buildings sharing a floor plate on the lowest levels. The taller sections will shorten more than the shorter sections as the additional weight of the concrete is added floor by floor. That could create a differential in elevation between the taller sections and the shorter sections. They may have to wait until the building gets to a certain height so some of the shortening comes out of the structure, since the window system can only take a certain amount of difference in elevation.

[harryc]

Jan 1

[Alanky]

Visited sales center last weekend and was informed glass would go up in February, web cam expected to be elevated soon and one more penthouse sold last week.

[Fvn]

Originally Posted by Alanky

Visited sales center last weekend and was informed glass would go up in February, web cam expected to be elevated soon and one more penthouse sold last week.

Thanks for the information! Cant wait to see how the glass looks with the slanted surface of the building