[DavidCapizzano]

 

[The Preservationist]

It's a bit mind boggling to think this one has another 300m or so to go....

 

[Jeff Morgan]

Just got home and decided to take a peak.

 

[Civdis]

Just out of curiosity - is the shale bedrock load bearing capacity at all affected by the infamous "rock squeeze" that exists in Toronto?
You can read more about Toronto's swelling bedrock here.

I wouldn't think vertical load bearing for footings is affected, but lateral loads on exterior walls of basement levels need to be designed to account for the "squeeze"

 

[hansboyca]

I’m less worried about the street level now with how good the cladding looks for phase two. Hopefully when this is all finished the podium will come together nicely.

The goal with development of this scale should be to create new public spaces at ground level and that’s something sugar warf phase 1 failed miserably at.

I'm unfamiliar with Sugar Warf. What's at ground level currently?

 

[Jeff Morgan]

Grabbed a few ground level photos on my walk home this afternoon.

 

[Bjays92]

I'm unfamiliar with Sugar Warf. What's at ground level currently?

Sugar warf is adjacent to this project. Check out the sugar warf phase one thread and you can see plenty of pictures for yourself!

It’s just completely sterile and inhuman in its built form. Literally takes up a whole city block and adds nothing to the street level but glass and solid walls. No reason for anyone to go there.

 

[hansboyca]

Sugar warf is adjacent to this project. Check out the sugar warf phase one thread and you can see plenty of pictures for yourself!

It’s just completely sterile and inhuman in its built form. Literally takes up a whole city block and adds nothing to the street level but glass and solid walls. No reason for anyone to go there.

I think I'll take a look at Google streetview and see what's up - or not.

 

[mburrrrr]

Picture from Saturday.
1/3 poured?

 

[wmedia]

Just now...

 

[Collingwoodbuildinglover]

Well at least they can start setting floors for level 13 now that transfer slab is huge

 

[officedweller]

Grabbed a few ground level photos on my walk home this afternoon.

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I guess that cornice gives an example of what the "ribs / veins" on the facade will look like.

 

[C-mac]

Well at least they can start setting floors for level 13 now that transfer slab is huge

Alright, I have to know...what the hell is a transfer slab?

 

[evandyk]

Explainer: Transfer Slabs and Beams | UrbanToronto

In this week's Explainer, we look at transfer slabs and transfer beams, that allow buildings where columns and walls that move from floor to floor to stand up: if the load from above cannot be directly supported below it, the load must be safely transferred to another location.

urbantoronto.ca

 

[BoomOne]

A little off topic, but I don't think Sugar Wharf had 4.5 meter transfer slabs as the article states, it looked like mostly beams and a 600+ slab poured afterwards.

As for the first pour, it was over 900 cubic meters of concrete.