TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C

[ac3r]

That's a surprise!

There was a popular meme last year about how men just instinctually love digging holes, so when faced with that task we get to work. Dudes rock. :'P

This part of construction is pretty easy because you basically just gotta dig a hole and dump a ton of concrete in there. Optimistically for this skyscraper I'd guess 2.5ish years maximum for it to top out and no more than 4.5 years at most for it to be more or less complete enough for people to start moving in. Then a couple extra weeks for them to come back and fix up any problems due to it being IN8+SRM, à la Duke Tower and its peeling windows or all the lights in the building deciding to flicker etc.

[skyrise32]

That's a surprise!

There was a popular meme last year about how men just instinctually love digging holes, so when faced with that task we get to work. Dudes rock. :'P

This part of construction is pretty easy because you basically just gotta dig a hole and dump a ton of concrete in there. Optimistically for this skyscraper I'd guess 2.5ish years maximum for it to top out and no more than 4.5 years at most for it to be more or less complete enough for people to start moving in. Then a couple extra weeks for them to come back and fix up any problems due to it being IN8+SRM, à la Duke Tower and its peeling windows or all the lights in the building deciding to flicker etc.

A bit of an understatement I think about "just dig a hole and dump a ton of concrete in there" lol I would argue the period from shoring to reaching typ floor is the most technically challenging of the entire job.

[CuilTard]

Is Tek getting radiant floor heating in the ramp into the garage? Fancy. 

   

[ijmorlan]

Is Tek getting radiant floor heating in the ramp into the garage? Fancy. 

Almost as fancy as putting a roof over it!

But seriously, radiant floor heating is underused. The LRT platforms absolutely should have used it.

[Chris]

Walked by today. Rebar is about 7' above grade and some of the concrete floors are poured above grade.
This thing is growing like a healthy weed. I shall call it The Tek Thistle

[ac3r]

I think this tower will prove once and for all whether SRM Architects has ANY talent. Anything...whatsoever. They might because I know people who have been there (and obviously left lol)...but is there anyone left? The design of this looks, uh, acceptable I guess. I have no complaints about the podium. The tower is a bit repetitive but it's tricky to alter it without relying on super generic design tricks that exist in 2023. But to do it correctly takes a good designer.

We've all seen how terribly 100% of their work has been so far. It stains the region, like tumorous growths that you can see and want to have some form of nuclear radiation destroy. Will the small team that worked on this tower have actually succeeded in designing something nice? Will it psychologically comfortable? Are the the materials high quality? Is the interior and exterior of the building going to have any issues? Does the building look nice to look at from outside? What about inside?

Apart from SRM being quite nearly (but not entirely) talentless, they are thieves. Pop quiz! :'P Can anyone tell these two apart? Any idea which one SRM Architects designed and which one was done by an extremely famous firm that? Regardless of your answer, it's pretty insane for an "upcoming" architecture firm to straight up steal someone else's creative output, convince obviously clueless team leaders it's their own original work and to then actually have this Dollarama bootleg get constructed.

[tomh009]

Is Tek getting radiant floor heating in the ramp into the garage? Fancy. 

Almost as fancy as putting a roof over it!

Our building has a heated ramp as well. The top parking deck has to be plowed, but keeping the ramp ice-free is essential, and the heating is critical for that.

[cherrypark]

I think this tower will prove once and for all whether SRM Architects has ANY talent. Anything...whatsoever. They might because I know people who have been there (and obviously left lol)...but is there anyone left? The design of this looks, uh, acceptable I guess. I have no complaints about the podium. The tower is a bit repetitive but it's tricky to alter it without relying on super generic design tricks that exist in 2023. But to do it correctly takes a good designer.

We've all seen how terribly 100% of their work has been so far. It stains the region, like tumorous growths that you can see and want to have some form of nuclear radiation destroy. Will the small team that worked on this tower have actually succeeded in designing something nice? Will it psychologically comfortable? Are the the materials high quality? Is the interior and exterior of the building going to have any issues? Does the building look nice to look at from outside? What about inside?

Apart from SRM being quite nearly (but not entirely) talentless, they are thieves. Pop quiz! :'P Can anyone tell these two apart? Any idea which one SRM Architects designed and which one was done by an extremely famous firm that? Regardless of your answer, it's pretty insane for an "upcoming" architecture firm to straight up steal someone else's creative output, convince obviously clueless team leaders it's their own original work and to then actually have this Dollarama bootleg get constructed.

Gonna go with SRM left since the rest of the facade stolen balconies aside looks like crap.

[CuilTard]

New memo from IN8:

Dear Neighbours,
As we prepare to move forward with our construction project during the summer months, we wanted to
inform you of our plans to extend our working hours. Between May 1st and October 31st, we will be
extending our daily work hours on occasion from 7:00am to 7:00pm to 4:00am to 12:00am, in order to
take advantage of favourable weather conditions and expedite the project's progress.

The purpose of these extended hours is to place and finish concrete, which is a highly temperature-
sensitive process and requires 16 to 18 hours to fully complete. Additionally, as we progress with

construction, there are equipment and materials that need to be moved from floor to floor, which can
be significantly impacted by weather and requires a larger window of opportunity to complete.
We understand that construction noise can be disruptive to the community, and we want to assure you
that we will do our best to limit noise during the 4:00am-7:00am and 7:00pm-12:00am time periods by
focusing on less noisy tasks during these hours. We will continue to use saws and drills during our
normal working hours to minimize disturbances in the neighbourhood.
Extending our work hours will allow us to be more flexible in the delivery and movement of materials,
which will help to minimize traffic congestion and reduce overall construction duration. We appreciate
your understanding and support in this matter.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our construction project, please do not hesitate to
contact our Project Manager – Brett Reed (email) or our Site Superintendent – Jeret
Hamacher (email).

Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
IN8 Construction Management Inc.

[Lebronj23]

   
   

[CP42]

New memo from IN8:

Dear Neighbours,
As we prepare to move forward with our construction project during the summer months, we wanted to
inform you of our plans to extend our working hours. Between May 1st and October 31st, we will be
extending our daily work hours on occasion from 7:00am to 7:00pm to 4:00am to 12:00am, in order to
take advantage of favourable weather conditions and expedite the project's progress.

The purpose of these extended hours is to place and finish concrete, which is a highly temperature-
sensitive process and requires 16 to 18 hours to fully complete. Additionally, as we progress with

construction, there are equipment and materials that need to be moved from floor to floor, which can
be significantly impacted by weather and requires a larger window of opportunity to complete.
We understand that construction noise can be disruptive to the community, and we want to assure you
that we will do our best to limit noise during the 4:00am-7:00am and 7:00pm-12:00am time periods by
focusing on less noisy tasks during these hours. We will continue to use saws and drills during our
normal working hours to minimize disturbances in the neighbourhood.
Extending our work hours will allow us to be more flexible in the delivery and movement of materials,
which will help to minimize traffic congestion and reduce overall construction duration. We appreciate
your understanding and support in this matter.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our construction project, please do not hesitate to
contact our Project Manager – Brett Reed (email) or our Site Superintendent – Jeret
Hamacher (email).

Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
IN8 Construction Management Inc.

Work being done 20 hours a day… wow. 
Any predictions on where they’ll end up by end of October?

[ijmorlan]

Apart from SRM being quite nearly (but not entirely) talentless, they are thieves. Pop quiz! :'P Can anyone tell these two apart? Any idea which one SRM Architects designed and which one was done by an extremely famous firm that? Regardless of your answer, it's pretty insane for an "upcoming" architecture firm to straight up steal someone else's creative output, convince obviously clueless team leaders it's their own original work and to then actually have this Dollarama bootleg get constructed.

“Dollarama bootleg”

Great phrase!

[nms]

With respect to working 20 hours a day (4:00am to 12:00am), surely there are ways to do construction that aren't incredibly noisy? I seem to recall hearing somewhere that in other parts of the world (eg Europe) there are very active construction sites that are next to schools and other sensitive areas that do not have a cacophony of noise going. or is it just because North American tool and equipment suppliers are required to make quieter equipment?

[Joedelay Highhoe]

I live pretty much kitty corner from TEK and haven't yet been disturbed by any noise. It might be worst for people in 1 Vic, or for people with open windows facing the construction site. So far I'm impressed with the progress and organization of this project.

[skyrise32]

New memo from IN8:

Work being done 20 hours a day… wow. 
Any predictions on where they’ll end up by end of October?

Sounds like it's just a heads up for crews finishing concrete slabs into the night and morning hours which is normal as well if they get early deliveries. Not that they will have afternoon/night shift crews.