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I get nervous whenever I see that much steel daisy chained together.
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Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport
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Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport
Never seen a core where one half is steel and the other half is concrete. Sort of reminds me of the exeter which has a unique core too that I had never seen before either.
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Re: Pier 4 Residential Tower | 136-146 Northern Avenue | Seaport
The 'core' is a concrete shear wall, the steel framing is not really the core it's just gravity framing. This approach is not uncommon although more so in office than residential.
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Looks good so far. I really hope the materials work out well for this one.
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yea thats what im afraid of cuz the facade on this in renders looks almost exactly like waterside place.
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Is that Blue Hills in the background? Very cool angle.
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I was looking at that thinking, wow Dorchester heights is much more impressive than I ever thought.
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Building support...it's called a shear wall and helps with wind resistance aka lateral loads. Don't know what exactly it is about this shape or location that necessitates it but that's what it is.
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KZ, thanks much!!
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