Jonas Federal Courthouse Expansion ( 10 floors / 165 feet) + Historic Renovation

[carolinaboy]

^^^^^^

That made me queezy. Holy cow.

[DMann]

tozmerov, thank you, that was spectacular!

[Crucial_Infra]

12 hours ago, tozmervo said:

 

Curious: anyone else have questions about the PSL owner flag?? 

Edited August 31, 2019 by Crucial_Infra

[KJHburg]

the tallest 10 story building in town!  today from above.

 

[j-man]

1 hour ago, KJHburg said:

the tallest 10 story building in town!  today from above.

 

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[AP3]

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[KJHburg]

the Tallest 9 story building in the Carolinas.  From afar today. 

[J-Rob]

[CTiger]

Crews were putting up pieces of the block exterior today.  

[Nick2]

10 hours ago, CTiger said:

Crews were putting up pieces of the block exterior today.  

I think this will be gorgeous from this angle but underwhelming from the knights stadium side. I can't wait to see what the facade looks like.

[KJHburg]

standing tall even from above.  Today. 

[QCxpat]

Crepuscular fireflies on the Jonas Federal Courthouse 

Edited September 29, 2019 by QCxpat

[KJHburg]

from afar and from Trade St which shows the facade going up.   The Strongest building built in Charlotte in recent memory.  Today. 

[tozmervo]

The atrium between the historic building and the tower annex

 

[KJHburg]

from afar walk bys today.  and a bonus shot of the Ascent the further away from it you are the better it looks. 

[King of the Queen City]

[A2.]

2 hours ago, King of the Queen City said:

Peek-a-boo, I see you! 

[nakers2]

On 10/2/2019 at 9:31 PM, tozmervo said:

The atrium between the historic building and the tower annex

 

It's weird to see a modern building with old fashioned building materials. Are these the same as the original, or just really good fakes? 

[CTiger]

9 hours ago, nakers2 said:

It's weird to see a modern building with old fashioned building materials. Are these the same as the original, or just really good fakes? 

Not sure what the original materials are, but this appears to be pre-cast concrete so I doubt it is the same.  I was a bit disappointed watching them lift big pre-cast panels off of a truck because for some reason I thought this was some sort of nice masonry.

[videtur quam contuor]

The Federal Courthouse is (was) made of limestone, almost certainly Indiana limestone, also known as Bedford limestone for the city near most of the quarries. Indiana limestone is a nearly perfect building material, other than its weight and cost. It supports weight even in large blocks, it resists weathering, it takes carving well and has a beauty that is explicitly natural. It also has a wonderful feel to the hand when finished properly. According to Wiki, 35 of the 50 state capitols have Indiana limestone and many of the country's most famous buildings incorporate it. I am from central Indiana and visited a quarry when I was young and recall it vividly.

There is a town in the limestone belt in Indiana named Oolitic which means "living stone" due to the fossils found in the stone. In the movie "Hoosiers" one of the opponents of Hickory High is Oolitic. (I m deep into Hoosierdom now). 

[ertley]

Regardless of the less-than-perfect building materials ('cause they could've at least finished those interior facades of the two floors facing the atrium in something more luxe, organic), I do think this atrium is a wonderful design element and I'm super impressed by it. I think it bodes well for the renovation of the original building, and the appearance of the interiors of the new one.

[videtur quam contuor]

"Forget it. He's rollin'"

The 1979 movie "Breqking Away" takes place in Bedford and Bloomington Indiana, neighboring cities, with Bloomington the home of Indiana University. It is the story of the college boys versus the townies and the townies in this story are the sons of the quarrymen, laborers, small town working class, known in the movie as "cutters" for the stone cutting specialty of the area. In reality the locals of the time were known at stoners but that did not work well in the movie so they changed the term.

 

[KJHburg]

photos today from the street and above.  

[JacksonH]

From Friday afternoon.

 

Edited October 28, 2019 by JacksonH

[KJHburg]

the strongest (most steel) and tallest 9 story building in uptown Charlotte from all angles today.