Duke Energy Plaza Headquarters | 40 Story formerly Charlotte Metro Tower

[j-man]

3 minutes ago, CLT704 said:

If it's a box, I'd like to see something like Brookfield Place in Calgary: 

 

Or do curved edges count as complex? lol

Anyhow, I like the curves, the glass and the crown: classy but not splashy.

If this is the box they are going would go with that wouldn't be bad. Just add a little something to the top for some drama. lol But what if it is that thin and really tall.... then there would be so much more room for  development. aka hotel!

4 minutes ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

oooo I like that. Its classy. I'd take this for Duke. 

woah woah wait! were't we just talking about how Charlotte doesn't do thin buildings....this is nice but looks similar to those NYC condos lol

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, j-man said:

woah woah wait! were't we just talking about how Charlotte doesn't do thin buildings....this is nice but looks similar to those NYC condos lol

Thats 810 feet tall. Its not thin. Its still girthy. Its 1.4M sq feet in 56 floors. Its a fat building.

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[j-man]

19 minutes ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

Thats 810 feet tall. Its not thin. Its still girthy. Its 1.4M sq feet in 56 floors. Its a fat building.

But I doubt they would do this type of thing vertically seeing as though they have so much square feet on the lot which I do  believe belongs to them...right? and how many acres do they own on this spot.

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[SydneyCarton]

58 minutes ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

I will guess that this is not what they’ll do. :-). Too expensive for a company that laid off 2000 and had a big rate hike. It’ll be a box, with some stuff on top.


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But will it at least have setbacks like setbacks like the  Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis or the proposed Sales Force Tower in Chicago or do you not know that level of detail. 

[southslider]

The design will bury all utilities.

[JorgiPorgi]

In Summary: I feel like there is a lot of excitement for no reason for this building. Not the best week for Duke to announce the tower- so it appears the announcement will come early this spring. From what I gather, from other posters in the know, we should all be pleased with the building, but it won't blow our minds- somewhere between 600-700 feet tall. I'm bummed it won't be iconic but happy that it will continue Charlotte's Construction boom.  Thank you to those who have been giving bits and pieces of info!

1 hour ago, j-man said:

If this is the box they are going would go with that wouldn't be bad. Just add a little something to the top for some drama. lol But what if it is that thin and really tall.... then there would be so much more room for  development. aka hotel!

woah woah wait! were't we just talking about how Charlotte doesn't do thin buildings....this is nice but looks similar to those NYC condos lol

That building looks nothing like the NYC condos. Take another look at them, then- look at this building. It's half the height and twice as fat lol. 

[NC0775]

The press release indicated 39 floors, but I'm hoping for 40+.  This is probably a very novice question: why do floor heights on office buildings seem to be so much higher these days than in the past? For example, BOA Plaza is 40 floors but only 503' high.  Is this simply due to a desire for bigger windows,  or are there other reasons?  It seems like shorter floor height would be more structurally cost effective (i.e. more floors and square footage within the same overall size structure).  What is the average floor height for a modernist box tower in today's construction versus 20th century?  Thanks for any clarification.

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[Guest]

5 minutes ago, nc0775 said:

The press release indicated 39 floors, but I'm hoping for 40+.  This is probably a very novice question: why do floor heights on office buildings seem to be so much higher these days than in the past? For example, BOA Plaza is 40 floors but only 503' high.  Is this simply due to a desire for bigger windows,  or are there other reasons?  It seems like shorter floor height would be more structurally cost effective (i.e. more floors and square footage within the same overall size structure).  What is the average floor height for a modernist box tower in today's construction versus 20th century?  Thanks for any clarification.

You actually sort of hit it right on the head. bigger windows. Ceiling height, natural light, airy, breathable, large, wideopen spaces. Its a marketing tool. I'll ask one of my close contacts that builds buildings to weigh in.

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[Urbs42]

2 hours ago, CLT704 said:

If it's a box, I'd like to see something like Brookfield Place in Calgary: 

Or do curved edges count as complex? lol

Anyhow, I like the curves, the glass and the crown: classy but not splashy.

Clicked on the thread, saw this and almost fainted thinking this was it.  

[SydneyCarton]

4 hours ago, CLT704 said:

If it's a box, I'd like to see something like Brookfield Place in Calgary: 

Or do curved edges count as complex? lol

Anyhow, I like the curves, the glass and the crown: classy but not splashy.

That tower is a significantly shorter version of one rising in New York.   From one angle, it looks like a box with rounded edges.  However, it’s actually very dramatic, as the eastern facade slopes back dramatically as seen in these photos.

 

[SpiritOf76]

Get away from this and live  your life. F

[Nick2]

1 hour ago, SpiritOf76 said:

Get away from this and live  your life. F

Don't tell me what to do.

[Dale]

Speaking of Calgary, now there’s a city that punches above its weight.

[SydneyCarton]

29 minutes ago, Dale said:

Speaking of Calgary, now there’s a city that punches above its weight.

That’s true.  I think that Calgary is the energy capital of Canada, so it’s like Dallas and Houston (and is flush with cash).

[Miesian Corners]

On 3/1/2019 at 11:17 PM, SydneyCarton said:

That’s true.  I think that Calgary is the energy capital of Canada, so it’s like Dallas and Houston (and is flush with cash).

It's funny, the first time I went to Calgary was during the oil bust in the late 80s. We got there at night and while driving downtown from the airport, the person I was traveling with said, "Man, how weird is it to have all those skyscrapers with no lights on?" He was spot-on. The skyline was impressive in the daytime, but at night, it was just the outline of darkened tall buildings against the moonlight. 

[DMann]

I was just in Calgary, and met a guy in a bar that indicated that the vacancy rate in Calgary is still high.

[Dale]

1 minute ago, DMann said:

I was just in Calgary, and met a guy in a bar that indicated that the vacancy rate in Calgary is still high.

It is, and Edmonton has supplanted it as the rising star.

[Master of the Universe]

Open your eyes and ears folks! I peek in from time to time but rarely comment. However, I must say that some avid UP posters on here are amazingly condescending to other posters. Some of these people are out of the loop and don't even realize it. I know tvsdesign will deliver as they always have for us, and I have ZERO doubt that reasonable, intellectual people will be pleased with the final product - unless of course you don't like elegant glass piercing the blue Charlotte sky!

[Guest]

Open your eyes and ears folks! I peek in from time to time but rarely comment. However, I must say that some avid UP posters on here are amazingly condescending to other posters. Some of these people are out of the loop and don't even realize it. I know tvsdesign will deliver as they always have for us, and I have ZERO doubt that reasonable, intellectual people will be pleased with the final product - unless of course you don't like elegant glass piercing the blue Charlotte sky!

It’ll be beautiful, and I believe that. Just don’t want people to expect the Shard.


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[Tyrone Wiggum]

12 hours ago, ricky_davis_fan_21 said:

It’ll be beautiful, and I believe that. Just don’t want people to expect the Shard.

At this point my expectation is The Shart, so I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's anything else.

[DMann]

Our wait will not be much longer!!!!

 

[j-man]

13 hours ago, DMann said:

Our wait will not be much longer!!!!

 

?? Do you know something that we don't?

[DMann]

Let's just say I have friends in high places.

[SydneyCarton]

6 minutes ago, DMann said:

Let's just say I have friends in high places.

When might we see the design?

Have you heard about the design’s details?

[Dale]

Are we there yet ?