175 Greenwich Street - Proposed WTC Tower # 3 - by Richard Rogers

**STR** · July 24th, 2011, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by HoveringCheesecake

I thought T2 had distinctive vertical mullions. I guess I was wrong.

Yeah, but what does that have to do with the glazing? 1WTC and 7WTC have the same glazing, but different framing systems.

**ZippyTheChimp** · July 24th, 2011, 08:58 AM

I think when BL and HC say glass, they mean the curtain wall, not just the glazing.

**TREPYE** · July 24th, 2011, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by lofter1

It's the lack of tapering that bothers me most.

Yeah, they do look square withour tapering. No pun intended.

**STR** · July 24th, 2011, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by lofter1

It's the lack of tapering that bothers me most.

Well, things are improving as I refine the dimensions. The FL4/5 mechanical floors seem to be 6' shorter apiece than I originally drafted them at. That 12' drop in roof height improved the width/height ratio of the spires.

**stache** · July 24th, 2011, 11:29 AM

^ N.Y. Times daddy.

**BrooklynLove** · July 24th, 2011, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by ZippyTheChimp

I think when BL and HC say glass, they mean the curtain wall, not just the glazing.

uh huh, you got it.

**BrooklynLove** · July 24th, 2011, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by STR

Huh? Tower 2 will have glass largely similar to 1 & 7, as will 3. Only Tower 4 has the special glass.

Hopefully more like 7 than 1. The way in which tower 7 can disappear into the sky given the right type of light is breathtaking.

**STR** · July 24th, 2011, 03:23 PM

**DMAG** · July 24th, 2011, 08:47 PM

I am actually liking the cleaned up version quite a bit. Not so busy, but still unique. Stay classy T3.

**lofter1** · July 25th, 2011, 12:36 AM

Odd that there is now cross-bracing on the south, east and north facade but absolutely none on the west facade overlooking the memorial.

**STR** · July 25th, 2011, 09:17 AM

^Sure there is. Recall, that this model is a work in progress and some renders show it at varying levels of completeness.

**lofter1** · July 25th, 2011, 01:42 PM

So the inset sides facing west will be fronted in X-bracing, too? If so that's good.

STR: Please don't ever think I ever mean to trash your renders, which are some of the best stuff that we get here at WNY.

**STR** · July 25th, 2011, 03:13 PM

^Yep. I was just avoiding the west side because the podium (which looks more like an annex now) wasn't done yet.

**BStyles** · July 27th, 2011, 09:57 PM

How many floors have they shortened the tower by?

**STR** · July 27th, 2011, 11:05 PM

Three, though the office floor simply got redistributed among the slightly larger floor plates on the lower floors, note the new design doesn't have the cut outs on the N/S faces, it's a flat wall.