We've spoken before about One Delisle's fun slab edges. No two floors are the same. The tower is constantly changing as it transforms from a square at its base to a hexadecagon at its top (16-sided shape). But one part of each floor that does repeat is the core (the center of each floor plate that houses the elevators and other essential stuff). And so for this, the site team is now using something known as an automatic climbing system to "jump" the concrete forms between the floors. More specifically, we are using a Doka Super Climber SCP.
Here's what that looks like inside the core of the building right now:
We've spoken before about One Delisle's fun slab edges. No two floors are the same. The tower is constantly changing as it transforms from a square at its base to a hexadecagon at its top (16-sided shape). But one part of each floor that does repeat is the core (the center of each floor plate that houses the elevators and other essential stuff). And so for this, the site team is now using something known as an automatic climbing system to "jump" the concrete forms between the floors. More specifically, we are using a Doka Super Climber SCP.
Here's what that looks like inside the core of the building right now:
At a high level, the way it works is pretty simple. The system has two levels of brackets that can anchor to the concrete core of the building, below the floor that is currently being poured. The concrete forms are then raised using hydraulics. And once that has happened, the lower brackets "climb" up the building and get reattached at a higher point. If this isn't clear in your mind, imagine Spiderman climbing up a tall shaft. His arms would represent the upper brackets and his legs would represent the lower brackets. Maybe this isn't helpful.
In any event, the point of this system is that it makes construction go faster. So now that the ACS is up and running, the team is looking to bring down our cycle time per floor. Hopefully you'll notice that the next time you go by One Delisle.
On Saturday, I went on a bike ride all around Toronto. We cut across midtown (checking in on One Delisle), stopped at the Chester Hill Lookout (which if you grew up in the east end is where you probably went as a teenager to make out), shot down the Don Valley, and then turned west along the waterfront. The weather was perfect.
At a high level, the way it works is pretty simple. The system has two levels of brackets that can anchor to the concrete core of the building, below the floor that is currently being poured. The concrete forms are then raised using hydraulics. And once that has happened, the lower brackets "climb" up the building and get reattached at a higher point. If this isn't clear in your mind, imagine Spiderman climbing up a tall shaft. His arms would represent the upper brackets and his legs would represent the lower brackets. Maybe this isn't helpful.
In any event, the point of this system is that it makes construction go faster. So now that the ACS is up and running, the team is looking to bring down our cycle time per floor. Hopefully you'll notice that the next time you go by One Delisle.
On Saturday, I went on a bike ride all around Toronto. We cut across midtown (checking in on One Delisle), stopped at the Chester Hill Lookout (which if you grew up in the east end is where you probably went as a teenager to make out), shot down the Don Valley, and then turned west along the waterfront. The weather was perfect.
This morning I was on site at One Delisle with WZMH Architects (AOR) and Studio Gang (design architect). I aim to visit site at least once a week, but lately it's been more than that. What's exciting to see right now is that the geometry of the tower is starting to come through in the slab edges. (The architects also made sure to remind me today that they had to draw each and every one of these.) The above photos were taken from the level 2 retail terrace. We always imagined this space becoming an amazing restaurant overlooking Yonge Street -- but we'll see what happens.
Expect to see a lot more of these fun slab edges over the next few months.
As we were going along the waterfront, we passed the new Aqualuna building that is under construction on Queens Quay East, near Parliament Street. Being the architecture nerd that I am, I immediately noticed that as you pass by -- at the speed of a bike -- the balconies create this really nice cinematic effect.
So I stopped to take these photos (I probably should have taken a video now that I think of it):
I then tweeted a tweet calling it one of the most beautiful buildings going up in Toronto today. Judging from the responses, most people seem to be in agreement, but a few people questioned the practicality of balconies like this. Namely how private and usable they will be. I don't disagree, but I still think it's fine looking building.
What do you think?
This morning I was on site at One Delisle with WZMH Architects (AOR) and Studio Gang (design architect). I aim to visit site at least once a week, but lately it's been more than that. What's exciting to see right now is that the geometry of the tower is starting to come through in the slab edges. (The architects also made sure to remind me today that they had to draw each and every one of these.) The above photos were taken from the level 2 retail terrace. We always imagined this space becoming an amazing restaurant overlooking Yonge Street -- but we'll see what happens.
Expect to see a lot more of these fun slab edges over the next few months.
As we were going along the waterfront, we passed the new Aqualuna building that is under construction on Queens Quay East, near Parliament Street. Being the architecture nerd that I am, I immediately noticed that as you pass by -- at the speed of a bike -- the balconies create this really nice cinematic effect.
So I stopped to take these photos (I probably should have taken a video now that I think of it):
I then tweeted a tweet calling it one of the most beautiful buildings going up in Toronto today. Judging from the responses, most people seem to be in agreement, but a few people questioned the practicality of balconies like this. Namely how private and usable they will be. I don't disagree, but I still think it's fine looking building.
