Popular Post hindesky Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 5 mock up walls. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 ^^^ money must not be any object here. my goodness... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Well, it is the Aga Khan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post cityliving Posted March 1, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2023 Construction continues on roof of the main building and also on the front main entrance, structure is progressing rapidly. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post classic Posted March 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) With all the interest in the steel required for the Ismaili Center Houston, thought I'd share a pinch about novel elements requiring custom steel from Aga Khan / Ismaili community projects in Canada. The Ismaili Centre Toronto's prayer hall has a massive free-span multi-faceted glass roof. The steel forms required to do this (sandwiched between two layers of glass) were very custom, and are assembled within a massive ring beam around the perimeter. Photo of the inside during construction: Image via Canadian Architect from during late phases of construction: https://www.canadianarchitect.com/toronto-trio/ The Aga Khan Museum, co-located with the Ismaili Centre Toronto within one large landscaped site, has massive walls that lean outwards, and then are connected to a large square beam around the top perimeter of a square internal courtyard. Looks simple enough completed, but was I believe quite complex fabricating and putting up. https://www.azuremagazine.com/article/aga-khan-museum-ismaili-centre-toronto/ The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Sussex Drive in Ottawa (an ambassadorial building along a stretch similar in prominent to the Mall in DC), of smaller overall scale, has a large multi-layer translucent roof over a massive atrium that is also quite brilliant and required more custom steel: https://architizer.com/idea/369326/ Thank-you to the folks snapping pics of the Houston construction. Sure a treat for those interested who cannot see the project go up in person! Edited March 4, 2023 by classic Inserted URL image 9 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted March 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2023 Allen Pkwy side, this future wall looks to be 10-12' high which should keep the garden area above any flooding. This one mock up wall has texture and a design on it. It also has a bunch of holes which the stone could be hung from. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rechlin Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/22/2023 at 3:33 PM, cityliving said: [images truncated] These photos are great; thank you for the update. However, it seems your earlier photos (like from earlier this month) are no longer coming through. Could you please check what's going on there? They say "The image you are requesting does not exist or is no longer available. imgur.com". This is also a problem on other threads. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post cityliving Posted April 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2023 Concrete pour on roof this morning. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hbg.50 Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Driving south on Montrose you can start to envision how beautiful this building is going to look with the Museum Tower in the not too distant background, downtown to the left, and the American General tower to the right. It's going to be a gorgeous skyline driving down Montrose! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cityliving Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 They ruined that roof on the main building when they covered it with concrete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tangledwoods Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 thats a lot of concrete! can wait to see them bring in the landscaping on the southern side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Luminare Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 5:21 PM, cityliving said: They ruined that roof on the main building when they covered it with concrete. They have to cover that roof with something. Remember you are using a drone, and are seeing in a perspective that most people will never see, especially in everyday life. The structure is interesting, sure, but it is there to serve the purpose of that space, and service the architecture finish that the architect, and client want. Lightweight concrete is used a lot in combination with metal decking for both floor and roof. Its also relatively easy to poor concrete to float the slope needed to drain water off the building. So I'll get back to your question with a question? If not concrete, what else? Do you have a greater affinity for extruded polystyrene rigid insulation sloped with a single ply membrane on top? Nothing at all and rain just leaks through the deck, then the structure, and then onto people below? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cityliving Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 A View of three projects in course of construction. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityliving Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Trees have been planted in the garden area. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 it just dawned on me how lucky a few of those apartment renters are going to be having what will likely be the nicest gardens in all of Houston right outside your balcony doors! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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