Agreed to both the above: a shade or two darker would surely help a little and I absolutely believe it's an LED problem. You have to get into some fairly expensive light engines before LED's start to look anything other than harsh.
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How on earth do you fireproof a structure like that? Sure, the stair and elevator towers are concrete, but if a fire becomes established on a lower or intermediate floor (and I distinctly recall a lot of things burning when I was a student in a dorm) and heat or smoke penetrates the emergency exits . . . there's got to be something. I'm googling about a bit, but if anyone actually already knows I'm interested. (Serious engineering question from a non-engineer.)
Those columns are a bit dense for my taste although the structure looks pretty cool unfinished and exposed.hebeters2 wrote:Timber Tower
http://www.archdaily.com/795466/timelap ... mber-tower
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I don't expect you can get the same free span from timber or composites that you can from steel. At least not without a really deep truss. So they probably need a lot more columns than you would with steel, but if they're all lighter and just bolt in place as easily as they seem to . . .flipz wrote:Those columns are a bit dense for my taste although the structure looks pretty cool unfinished and exposed.
SOM has apparently been investigating tall timber structures pretty closely, but it didn't look to me like they'd solved the safety issues to their own satisfaction. Their study was a year or two old, so maybe they or someone else have solved it since.
Have to agree that it's pretty. Interesting project.
I'm surprised SLU didn't make the construction workers wear pointy green hard-hats.
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framer wrote:I'm surprised SLU didn't make the construction workers wear pointy green hard-hats.
Awesome!The second of the two - Grand Hall - is coming along nicely. They're removing the tower crane from the site today.
Nice to see SLU investing in it's built environment.
Nice to see SLU investing in it's built environment.
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We need another crane erection asap... can't let things go limp!
These two buildings add some nice visible bulk to Midtown, but I sure would like to see some more modern buildings in the mix. All the red brick is kinda dreary.
$500k building permit application submitted for foundation for multi- family at 3751 Laclede. Another dorm?
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^That'd be a perfect spot for a new dorm.
FYI Just checked SLU's website, and I see nothing new that either mentions this site or public plans for a new dorm.
(Edit: Removed a sentence; I had the number wrong for how much was being committed to the site's development.)
FYI Just checked SLU's website, and I see nothing new that either mentions this site or public plans for a new dorm.
(Edit: Removed a sentence; I had the number wrong for how much was being committed to the site's development.)
I’ve heard this is for a new Jesuit Residence. No mention of a new dorm here.
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Makes you wonder if SLU would sell Jesuit Hall for redevelopment.chriss752 wrote: ↑Dec 21, 2020I’ve heard this is for a new Jesuit Residence. No mention of a new dorm here.
Confirmed by SLU...chriss752 wrote: ↑Dec 21, 2020I’ve heard this is for a new Jesuit Residence. No mention of a new dorm here.
Press Release: https://www.slu.edu/news/2021/january/j ... idence.phpThe residence will be located on the north side of Laclede Ave., just west of Spring Ave., with Fusz Hall to the North and Beracha and Spring Halls to the east...
...The residence project will have 20 bedrooms for SLU Jesuits and five for guests. It will also have a chapel, dining space and meeting rooms. The chapel will be visible from the West Pine Mall. The project is similar to new Jesuit residences built recently at Loyola University Chicago and Marquette University.
The cost of the project, which will take 18-20 months to complete, is still being finalized. The University has launched a fundraising campaign to help pay for the project. Also, the proceeds from the pending sale of Jesuit Hall will be applied to the expense of the new residence.
Preliminary rendering and site plan...
BSI has a fence up Laclede a bit. I don't remember ion a trailer is there.
A constriction fence is around this site for the new Jesuit Residence.
^Issued
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no mega dorms!
Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm
https://www.independent.com/2021/10/28/architect-resigns-in-protest-over-ucsb-mega-dorm/
Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm
https://www.independent.com/2021/10/28/architect-resigns-in-protest-over-ucsb-mega-dorm/
^"Nightmare" doesn't begin to describe that thing. Orwellian? Kafkaesque? Like something out of the movie Brazil? As I was reading the article, I kept thinking it must be some kind of a joke. I mean, how does it even pass the fire code?
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