Really? Looks like most of our 5 over 1s imo. Comperable to the Elan or some of the Glenwood ones that all blend together.
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Is that one of the Russian buildings from Goldeneye that James Bond escapes from?
Sorry, is that too obscure?
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I like the uniformatie, and the openess at street level. It does remind me if a university building, lol. But I think that would look great on a street
Charlotte Urbanists and Charlotte Urbanplanet are planning a tour of downtown Durham next Saturday if you are interested in learning more about the Bull City. (we went to downtown Raleigh last June)
October Jane’s Walk - Downtown Durham - Where History Meets Tech, Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 9:30 AM | Meetup
We meet at the Durham Amtrak station at 9.30 am.
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Awesome! Love Richmond and just had a great riverfront concert experience there 2 months ago. Bring on even better things!
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That’s interesting. They have a small hybrid of our RedHat and Walnut Creek.
I wonder what their limited number of actual seats does to their ability to attract acts?
while the idea of being riverfront and in nature is romantic, I think that I like our new urban model one better because I can imagine a more robust district being built around it. In fact, I don’t think we fully understand yet how impactful having the expanded convention center and new RedHat will be! I can imagine it evolving into its own sub-district of downtown.
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Just love how downtown Wilmington has grown and improved so much in the last few years. New apartments, hotels, new shops/restuarants, new historical renovations. Trust Building at Market and Front Street is being renovated now.
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That bee in the last pic is huge!! 
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I did not even notice that Killer Bee swarming over downtown Wilmington!
Was just in Hiroshima and decided to look up the metro population when I passed a Gucci sign… It’s smaller than Raleigh!
That photo didn’t come out well, but I did see the snazziest bus terminal ever – mixed use above a fancy department store.
FWIW, you can rent a new 1BR at Seaboard for $1389 a month, vs. $2879 in one of those snazzy Wharf buildings. Those cool building shapes are only possible when working with steel and concrete frames, not with stick construction.
To quote a museum label I also saw last week (by an architect of custom built houses) “steel frame construction was used when the uniqueness of the architectural conditions was given higher priority than cost.”
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Payton, I hope you had a chance to enjoy some delicious okonomiyaki while in Hiroshima!
Japan is known for incredible architecture and beautiful rooftops. Earlier this year, I visited GINZA SIX Garden, which features a lush rooftop with beautiful green space that’s impressively integrated above the bustling department store below.
I believe technology will drive down the cost of using steel in construction over the next decade—one of the key reasons we chose steel over traditional wood framing for our Loft3 project.
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That is done by Danila Shmelev in the city of Solnechnogors (Russia). It’s known as a trompe l’oeil street mural which uses visual illusions to create the appearance of 3d.
(Really impressive how they have a real HVAC wall unit perfectly fit into the art work!)
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That’s great to hear. Any insight into what specifically will be driving down the price? I hadn’t heard about this anywhere else; all I hear about is how expensive building with steel is vs wood
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Thank you for the artist name and location. I’m going to check out more of their work.
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Raleigh needs this from downtown to Dix Park and it would not be nearly as long as this one in Mexico City. [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-20/mexico-city-cablebus-offers-faster-commutes-with-a-view
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I think before technology drives down direct cost, external factors will facilitate the total building cost being cheaper with steel. Right now people just look at the wood material cost, but ignore things like insurance which has both the builders risk and then the actual operating insurance. A 240,000 SF building framed with wood is a huge fire risk during construction. Then wood after building is potentially impacted by water damage, insects, and would contribute to a fire’s spread.
So say building a steel building is $10M including a $70K buildings risk during construction and anticipating a $20K a yearly insurance policy. Now a wood building is $9.7M including a $175K builders risk policy, but a $40K. Using the income approach, the value of steel building and profit would be higher because of the lower cash flows.
In terms of efficiency, right now most developers just switch out wood for steel framing. However, steel material is substantially lighter and stronger so an engineer can optimize its usage and reduce cost.
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One example is prefabrication. I’ve seen some West Coast projects that use prefabricated connectors between steel beams, rather than welding the pieces in place.
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