May 4, 2007
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Here is a view from the north tower crane looking S to SW at Zones 3 and 4. Denny Way is the street visible at the top of the photograph with Fairview Ave. N. on the right of the photograph. The core elevator towers for both zones are visible with 3 on the left and 4 on the right. The inner form work for both of the elevator cores is in place inside the core as they prepare for the next additional lift. In the lower part of the photograph the form work for the entrance and main courtyard is under fabricated. The structural reinforcement steel has been placed as they prepare the entrance courtyard for pouring next week. The center courtyard will be the last pour on this level. The form work has extended into Zone 1 in the lower right of the courtyard around the visible two story columns.
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This is a view from the north tower crane looking S to SE at Zones 3 and 4. Denny Way is the street visible at the top of the photograph with Minor Ave. on the left of the photograph. Minor Avenue is being clean up as they prepare to open the road back up to the public for a few weeks. The core elevator tower for Zone 3- level 1 is visible in the upper center of the photograph, and the inner formwork is visible for the next lift level. This inner form needs to be in place prior to installing the structural steel reinforcement for the core. The form work for the Zone 2 first level deck is installed through to the Zone 2 elevator core which is not visible in the lower left hand corner. The work is progressing on the structural steel reinforcement for the pool deck bottom and side beams in preparation for pouring this lower area first. The courtyard formwork is visible on the right side of the photograph.
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This is a view from the north tower crane looking East at Zone 2. Minor Avenue is the street visible at the top of the photograph with John Street on the left of the photograph. The core elevator tower is visible in the center of the photograph. The progression of the first level deck formwork is visible as it surrounds the elevator tower and moves toward Zone 1. You can see that they installing right up to the edge of the slab-on-grade that was poured last Friday. The large room to the left of the elevator core is the Electrical Transformer Vault room. This is where the transformers for the building will be located. The concrete walls to the vault were completed this week. In the lower left of the photograph you can see the newly poured slab-on-grade along with the large walls for the Library stairs that are being formed with Shotcrete. This is the last basement area to be completed and the slab-on-grade will allow the level 1 deck to be formed.
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| This is a view from the north tower crane looking West at Zone 1. Fairview Avenue North is the street barely visible at the top of the photograph with John Street on the right of the photograph. As you can see, the slab-on-grade was poured today which completes the last major section of the slab-on-grade for the building. The only area that remains is near the Library wall that is being formed with Shotcrete today as well. Once the wall is completed, they can finish the last of the capillary break and remove their equipment from the hole so that the last section of slab-on-grade can be completed. The start of the first level deck forms are visible on the left of the photograph, as they progress past the courtyard. As you can see, we are almost out of the mud which is a great milestone to achieve. |
