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Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 6th, 2014, 9:22 am
by kregger22
Thank you HiawathaGuy for the explanation.

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 6th, 2014, 10:25 am
by Andrew_F
Yes, but did Greg Brick ever actually get to the cave or just plagiarize it? :D
When two ego maniacs meet head-on...

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 9th, 2014, 7:29 pm
by grant1simons2
Thanks to M B P for the renderings of all of these buildings I was able to clump all of them together into a map and screenshot it. I don't know why 4marq is so dark ad I adjusted the colors on Nic on Fifth

https://www.flickr.com/photos/120631428 ... 871809202/

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 10th, 2014, 4:25 pm
by m b p
^The windows, on both the Xcel HQ and 4marq, seem to have gotten grayed out.

The windows were painted with a pattern. Sometimes, when loading models into google earth, a pattern will show up as just being gray. In that case, delete the model, in google earth (left side), and reload it.

Doing other things, on your computer, while loading the models, in google earth, can cause the grayed out pattern problem.


**I just remembered that I painted not only the windows on 4marq with a pattern (reflective glass), I also painted the actual structure with a pattern (aluminum). That's why the entire building looks gray.

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 10th, 2014, 4:44 pm
by grant1simons2
I might re-try it tonight with my stronger computer.

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 23rd, 2014, 2:29 pm
by minnyapple
The first crane is going up now at this site.

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 24th, 2014, 2:47 pm
by Gman12
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Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 24th, 2014, 3:08 pm
by Minneapolisite
It can be done!

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: August 24th, 2014, 6:32 pm
by John
Can't help but think this may turn out to be quite a cool looking building with the exoskeleton grid pattern of the exterior.Will look great gazing down Marquette as part of the urban canyon effect.

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 5th, 2014, 9:32 am
by mister.shoes
From Labor Day. They're definitely keeping some of that old foundation (tough to see in the background. click to see bigger). I can't help but hope that it stays visible when the lower levels are done. How cool.

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Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 9th, 2014, 9:27 pm
by Wedgeguy
I thought that there would be some kind of basement structure in this building. But from what I saw today, it looks like that will just be area for the elevator core and stairwells. As narrow as that site is , it will be interesting to see the parking ramp layout as there is really not a lot of space for parking and road way to get around the ramp.

Still would like to see more info on this building. Was there ever any spec to the city that we can get a hold of to see the specifics?

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 9th, 2014, 9:34 pm
by seanrichardryan
I thought that there would be some kind of basement structure in this building. But from what I saw today, it looks like that will just be area for the elevator core and stairwells. As narrow as that site is , it will be interesting to see the parking ramp layout as there is really not a lot of space for parking and road way to get around the ramp.

Still would like to see more info on this building. Was there ever any spec to the city that we can get a hold of to see the specifics?
http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/www/gro ... 106952.pdf

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 10th, 2014, 6:59 am
by bubzki2
Is that eighth floor patio area accessible to the residents on that floor (only)? Or is it just to fill space above the excess parking structure square footage?

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 10th, 2014, 7:02 am
by seanrichardryan
Its getting paving and a glass railing. I'll let you be the judge

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 10th, 2014, 7:29 am
by bubzki2
Its getting paving and a glass railing. I'll let you be the judge
Is there a reason it's not labeled on the document? Why aren't there dividers? Why aren't the units adjacent to it larger (read: more luxurious)? Something fishy about this.

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 21st, 2014, 9:25 pm
by Smoothuser
Construction as of 9/21: https://i.imgur.com/EQHkfZ5.jpg

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 21st, 2014, 10:04 pm
by grant1simons2
I have never seen this method before. I really looks like the beams are just balanced there, someone want to shed some light?

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 22nd, 2014, 6:49 am
by holmstar
Are you talking about the climbing formwork? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climbing_formwork

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 22nd, 2014, 7:52 am
by grant1simons2
Aren't the Wells Fargo buildings climbing formwork? They didn't look like this

Re: 4Marq - (313' - 30 Stories)

Posted: September 22nd, 2014, 8:02 am
by mister.shoes
They sure did. Go look at the east tower on 8/10 and you'll see a bunch of steel beams sitting on top of the elevator shaft base.