A few pics taken on Saturday / Algunas pocas fotos de este sábado.

Silhouette Tower 2 Costanera Center / Silueta Torre 2 CC
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/ccsilueta2-16.jpg

Views from Costanera Avenue / Vistas desde la Costanera
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cccostanera1-7.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cccostanera3-9.jpg

The only piece -at today's update - of the new Tower 2 Cladding / El único panel -hasta ahora instalado- del nuevo Muro Cortina que llevará la Torre 2
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cccostanera2cw-8.jpg

Views from differente POV / Vistas varias desde Vitacura, Prodivencia E Isidora
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cccostanera4-10.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cccostanera5-11.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/ccisidora1-12.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/ccisidora2-13.jpg

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http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cc-provi1-17.jpg

View from Los Leones / Vista típica desde Los Leones
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/ccleones-15.jpg

From Bicentenario Park / Desde el Parque Bicentenario
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http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/parquevitacura6-35.jpg

The structure of the spires under construction / El "Toldo" como cariñosamente lo llaman ustedes, desde dos ángulos distintos
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cc-toldo1-18.jpg

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http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cc-toldo3-20.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/cc-toldo4-21.jpg

Detail views / Vistas en detalle
http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/miniworkers3-24.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/album%20nuevo%20noviembre%202011/miniworkers4-25.jpg

Saludos.

^^ Great update,thanks.:)

^^ It's not tiny at all. It looks small cuz it's just above the last double-height floor, but it's like 4.4m or something.

I know that it isn't a tiny panel, but I meant that it is tiny in comparing with other panels at other buildings.

:)

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Santiago 2015 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/esckudero/6349234166/) por Esckudero (http://www.flickr.com/people/esckudero/), en Flickr

^That was fast.

...

(LOL, jk.)

Very nice. Is the tallest build in South America?

Very nice. Is the tallest build in South America?

the tallest in america latina mexico included

Very nice. Is the tallest build in South America?

Yup, the only supertall in latin-america.

Very nice. Is the tallest build in South America?

Not only in southamerica but in all latin america, and in whole South hemisphere. Q1 in Australia will be the second tallest in south hemisphere if not considering
the spire but only the building.
Building plus the spire, Q1 will still be the tallest in south hemisphere.

And the worst is that you're right.

I think Costanera Center is a better design

Not only in southamerica but in all latin america, and in whole South hemisphere. Q1 in Australia will be the second tallest in south hemisphere if not considering
the spire but only the building.
Building plus the spire, Q1 will still be the tallest in south hemisphere.

And the worst is that you're right.

That isn't totally right, Melbourne's Eureka Tower is the Southern Hemisphere tallest building at its roof: 297m. Costanera reaches only 271m.

^^ So if you only consider the roof height the Eureka would be the tallest, if you consider the spire but no the antenna, then it would be the Costanera, and if you consider both, the spire and antenna, then it would be the Q1.

If Costanera really is 271m, it is lower than Eureka and Q1, but by roof height, Costanera is second after Eureka and before Q1.

And the crown goes on :)


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Credits to this guy for the pics

^^ So if you only consider the roof height the Eureka would be the tallest, if you consider the spire but no the antenna, then it would be the Costanera, and if you consider both, the spire and antenna, then it would be the Q1.

Q1 only has a spire not an antenna ;) So this building won't be the tallest in anyway ;) :cheers:

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What is the deal with the windows!!??? soooo slow!

If Costanera really is 271m, it is lower than Eureka and Q1, but by roof height, Costanera is second after Eureka and before Q1.

No, Costanera will have 300m when its complete, it will be taller than Eureka.

Q1 only has a spire not an antenna ;) So this building won't be the tallest in anyway ;) :cheers:

Yeap, but is a murky way to get height, kinda almost underhand. Anyway it's ok, it happened before with Petronas and Taipei 101.

It's just like this :tiasd:

^^
http://assetsus1.wordansassets.com/wordansfiles/images/2010/10/31/53898/53898_340.jpg?1288579087

Well, jokes aside, in my very humble and unexpert opinion, and not trying to be nationalist, the max height of the spire of the Q1 is where the eliptic metalic structure ends. The rest is just a antenna, or a pole if you want to call it that way.

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/q118.JPG

But again, that's just my opinion, I can be wrong, and I don't want to star an offtopic battle, so lets just say that the second place of a whole hemisphere isn't bad at all :)

Costanera Center as seen from La Florida district, at the south side of Santiago.

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/ccenter2-1.jpg

http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq338/xcarras/ccenter1-1.jpg

miro a la costanera lenta. cuando la terminaran? ni vidrios tiene. rapido para que la zona latina tenga un supertall y muy pronto otro.:banana:

Few pictures taken today...
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Bye! :)

nice

CURRENTLY HAVE LA COSTANERA many meters?

The cladding is taking too long :/

Has anyone an idea when cladding work starts?

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Has anyone an idea when cladding work starts?

I hope this answers your question:

Si, definitivamente it begins.

Tienen las bases para armar los vidrios en el costado nororiente de la torre.

In look la calidad de los vidrios y armaciones es superior en relación a los chinos.

Son 8, faltan +/- 6796.

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Bueh tuve que ir a Tobalaba y me desvié un rato por Vitacura; aquí se puede observar otra tonalidad la cual me parece más bonita (tomadas hoy tipo 5 PM). Conste que no poseen ningún filtro o arreglo, directas del celu.

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad71/Opishku/2011-11-22170502.jpg

De verse así siempre se convierte en mi favorito.

http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad71/Opishku/2011-11-22170342.jpg

The previous one for comparission:

Si, un poco más oscuro, el otro era muy azul claro, parecía un espejo. De la Costanera Norte se ve casi negro.

El anterior
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5294/5500888607_20037f4c76_b.jpg

All credits for the pics to their respective owners.

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^^that cladding has been there for a long time

costanera center(chile) & financial building(panama) the supertalls of latin america. incredible

is taking a long time to build a tower, making them faster panama skyscrapers

^^that cladding has been there for a long time

Nope. They weren't happy with the quality of the original one, so they returned and got a new one from another manufacturer in the USA. pretty much what happened with the cladding of the base of the 1WTC, but it took even more time since it was already stored in the tower and being instaled, and also is the cladding of the whole thing.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6050/6364990421_0f11a7e353_b.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diegosuecia/6364990421/sizes/l/in/photostream/

por diegosueciacostanera.

una nueva vista, desde un barrio poco mirado

cuanto le falta de altura?

is taking a long time to build a tower, making them faster panama skyscrapers

Your comment has no sense. You should learn english before making any comment here.

Your comment has makes no sense. You should learn english before making any comment commenting here.

perdon

perdon

Actually Samontab, you corrected two comments (also English should be capitalized because it is a proper noun), therefore, your correction should have been:

Your comments make no sense. You should learn English before commenting here.

If we are to correct others, let's make sure we know what we are talking about, mkay?

Last but not least, remember that this building is earthquake resistant (already proven to withstand an 8.2 on the richter...). God forbid there is an earthquake in Panama City because there wouldn't be any buildings left standing. Not one. I'm just saying.

V I V I V I V A V A V A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

perdon

Wena profe :lol:

Aprovecha de darle un raspacachos al trollcillo al que le respondí.

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Sorry for the OT but what are those two buildings U/C on the left in the last picture?

Sorry for the OT but what are those two buildings U/C on the left in the last picture?

It is a project of three small corporate towers called 'Santa Rosa de Las Condes' which also gives to the community a very chick park called 'Parque Titanium'..

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8745/santiagofuture2.jpg

http://i56.tinypic.com/65mobb.jpg

se ve pequena, es normal?

se ve pequena, es normal?

23 pisos c/u

:applause::applause::applause::applause:


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V I V I V I V A V A V A ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Y es que no les gusto esta respuesta?

:lol:

And five years has passed .... this is our chilean efficacy and efficiency.

About cladding, what's going on? They receive the new panels and when they will put them on the building?

Voltico, thank you so much for the information. Those buildings are an interesting addition to the skyline.

Can someone tell me how is it named the neighborhood just in front of Costanera Center? I mean across the waterway. Thanks!

Can someone tell me how is it named the neighborhood just in front of Costanera Center? I mean across the waterway. Thanks!

Pedro de valdivia norte :-D

About cladding, what's going on? They receive the new panels and when they will put them on the building?

They start installing the cladding in Monday, there are some photos :D

It is a project of three small corporate towers called 'Santa Rosa de Las Condes' which also gives to the community a very chick park called 'Parque Titanium'..

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8745/santiagofuture2.jpg


Sorry, another OT... do you know what is going on with the building behind CC? (Ex Hospital Militar)

Sorry, another OT... do you know what is going on with the building behind CC? (Ex Hospital Militar)

el edificio ex militar no existe ni esta en proyecto, barios de los edificios de ay no se han ejecutado, aquí una muestra

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6240/6332768787_1dc2236ed0_b.jpg
:) de Ppeanno

el edificio ex militar no existe ni esta en proyecto, barios de los edificios de ay no se han ejecutado, aquí una muestra


Please in this section you might write in english and if you are writing in spanish try to do it well.

Please in this section you might write in english and if you are writing in spanish try to do it well.
You must write in english, this is an international thread and this language is more accepted... If anyone post their comments in spanish, people who aren't familiarised with this language cannot understand...

You must write in english, this is an international thread and this language is more accepted... If anyone post their comments in spanish, people who aren't familiarised with this language cannot understand...

The same thing with people who does not speak English. Im sorry, but I cant agree that we have to just talk in English because is an International forum, Spanish Speaking people are a lot too.

>>>>>>>>>>>

In Chilean Spanish:

Y por que Chucha tenemos que hablar en Ingles?

In Chilean Spanish:

Y por que Chucha tenemos que hablar en Ingles?
Because Costanera Center have a thread on the Chilean Forum... in that thread you can speak in Spanish because is a smaller forum... With all that thing of "English is a universal language" you have to speak it well to get understood...

En español chileno:
Porque Costanera Center tiene un hilo en el Foro Chileno... en ese hilo puedes hablar en español porque es un foro más pequeño... Con todo eso de "el inglés es un idioma universal" tienes que hablarlo bien para darte a entender...

Greetings!! and let's focus on the construction again...

:applause::applause::applause::applause:


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absolutely awesome :happy:

You must write in english, this is an international thread and this language is more accepted... If anyone post their comments in spanish, people who aren't familiarised with this language cannot understand...

hahaha come dude, you are saying the same with other words. There is many ways to write in english, longer, formal, etc. But I recognize that must is correct and might not! thanks for that.

looks like we're gonna have a T/O without a cladding on and zero interior preparation :ohno:

looks like we're gonna have a T/O without a cladding on

Yep, it's a shame but the good news it is that they are working on it, and the new CW (they took off a chinese CW for dye colours problem in replacement of an american CW) it has a great looking, way better.

Nice. cool design.

The first curtain wall installed in the tower 2

Costanera Center November 24th, 2011

Tower 2 and CW

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2874/dsc00191us.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/502/dsc00191us.jpg/)

Tower 3 (On hold)

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Saludos

Thanks for update. :cheers:

The low-rise is nice.:)

Sorry for the OT but what are those two buildings U/C on the left in the last picture?

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1 Titanium Tower
2 United States Embassy
3 Torre de la Industria (Industry Tower)
4 Santa Rosa Park 3 towers (Parque Santa Rosa)
5 WTC (the inner part) and Radison Hotel (the white and upper part)
6 Costaner Center Tower or Great Santiago Tower (not sure)

Hello guys, today I found new CW in the tower 3.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/7104/photo0170j.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/photo0170j.jpg/)

Greetings

what´s taking so looooooooooooong?!

Pedro de valdivia norte :-D

Thanks!

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Santiago parece muy hermoso!

este es el edificio mas alto de toda americalatina, de que sepa, no hay uno mas grande? :)

Santiago parece muy hermoso!

este es el edificio mas alto de toda americalatina, de que sepa, no hay uno mas grande? :)

Hasta ahora, es o será el más alto de Latinoamérica. (no sé bien, porque aun falta el spire o la estructura metálica que va encima)

;)

^^ Talk in english.

^^^

He did his question in spanish :banana:
:tongue2:

Pero es un hilo sobre un edificio chileno, asi que, se debe de escribir en espanol, o por lo menos poder hacerlo sin que nos castiguen :D jaja de broma

haha sorry Ill write in English from now on :) I do feel like most people who can read English can also read Spanish though.

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TERRA.CL

Lindas estas últimas fotos!!! LINDAS!!!
(El castellano es mi idioma materno, y haré todo lo que esté a mi alcance por difunfirlo. Si alguien quiere comprender lo que estoy escribiendo, qué lo averigüé, qué estudia la lengua de Cervantes entonces!!!)

averigüe,...estudie...
Perdón por los errores!

A great tower!

Y muy buena hermanos chilenos! Felicidades

Lindas estas últimas fotos!!! LINDAS!!!
(El castellano es mi idioma materno, y haré todo lo que esté a mi alcance por difunfirlo. Si alguien quiere comprender lo que estoy escribiendo, qué lo averigüé, qué estudia la lengua de Cervantes entonces!!!)

Es de cierta forma una falta de respeto.

I can speak spanish, but I wont do it here. In this forum the rules say that you have to speak in english.

AERIAL VIEW OF costanera center,
SOURCE

PUT THE VIDEO:) 2:20 SECONDS
http://www.tomaaerea.cl/

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Lindas estas últimas fotos!!! LINDAS!!!
(El castellano es mi idioma materno, y haré todo lo que esté a mi alcance por difunfirlo. Si alguien quiere comprender lo que estoy escribiendo, qué lo averigüé, qué estudia la lengua de Cervantes entonces!!!)
That's just nonsense... if we're going to speak about skyscrapers on the official language of the project's country-of-origin, let's speak about Ryugyong Hotel in Korean, and Burj Khalifa in Arabic :nuts:

Come on, English is not a difficult language, and sorry but that's the official language of the forum...

^^ That's not true, but since the "Supertall section" is an international forum people should write in english, you guys have the original thread on the chilean forum and there you are free to write in any language you want.

This forum is to show the world this project, not only spanish speaking countries.

NICE VIEW

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Great views , Santiago is very precious and very beatiful

the last photo is amazing, definitely Santiago is my second favorite city in latam

panama is your No1 regarding a skyline I assume ?

10.12.11

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Contraste

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por Luis Enrique Fritz

http://www.panoramio.com/user/843347?with_photo_id=63300795

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Are they waiting for glass to go on sale before cladding the tower?

^^ If you look closely at the first office floor you'll notice that half of it is already cladded. It has been explained before that there was a delay on the curtain wall instalation because they returned the original one due to it's low quality.

^^ That's not true, but since the "Supertall section" is an international forum people should write in english, you guys have the original thread on the chilean forum and there you are free to write in any language you want.

This forum is to show the world this project, not only spanish speaking countries.

I think that's fair, English may not be too difficult, but Spanish is way easier haha :lol:

estoy casi seguro que la mayoria de personas sabe leer lo que estoy escribiendo ahora. Y bueno, tengo muchisimas ganas de ver el vidrio que le ponen, alguien sabe cuando empiezan?

^^ I know what you're saying... I can speak spanish, but (again) I wont do it since the rules of this international forum say you HAVE to speak in english.
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I love how the tower is looking!!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana:

Estimados, ayer aprox. 19:30 pase por el CC para ver si finalmente habian agregado o quitado alguno de los cristales y bueno les dejo las fotos

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Salu2

....

The new concept of the "Tower without cladding", do not be afraid of wind.

The new concept of the "Tower without cladding", do not be afraid of wind.

:(

next

New Video of the light show

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New pics

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Costanera Center_Santiago de Chile (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastianeslava/6511734205/) por sebastian_eslava_sarmiento (http://www.flickr.com/people/sebastianeslava/), en Flickr



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entrance/exit of parking
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doors mall

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On the night! :)

GWn2YZRjc9o

From Central Station
by Javier

Impresionante la foto que trajo Esck!

Aporto con unas que tomé hoy desde un marshh en Estación Central

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Una panorámica del Centro de Santiago desde una terraza de un Centro Comercial en la Estación Central.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6534568663_e36a0bab4e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6534568663/)
Panorama Estación Central (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6534568663/) por javier_carras (http://www.flickr.com/people/javiercarr/), en Flickr

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IMG_5729 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolasrupcich/6527757153/) by Nicolas Rupcich (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolasrupcich/)

^^ Oh wow wonderful

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Nice progress on top!

Una nuevita de Paquete desde Flickr, tomada por el fotógrafo aramireza (http://www.flickr.com/photos/aramireza/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6546474269_7fb863710e_b.jpg


:D

Santiago today... constantly arround 30 degrees since weeks.
Credits to Stencil from the Chilean Forum.

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whats missing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxzvauWMzs

By Ppeanno, Merry Christmas everyone!!



Mi último aporte de 2011:

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By Stencil few days ago

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mariosantiaguino photo 4 nooooooooooooooo

so cladding is finally about to restart?

mariosantiaguino photo 4 nooooooooooooooo
Unfortunately that's the reality here in Chile :/

so cladding is finally about to restart?

Unbelievable, isn't it? :lol:

Wow - nice project.
Santiago: CONGRATULATIONS.

Finally the curtain wall!!:drool:

mariosantiaguino photo 4 nooooooooooooooo

Unfortunately that's the reality here in Chile :/

Really? :sleepy:

Wow - nice project.
Santiago: CONGRATULATIONS.

Thanks :D

Finally the curtain wall!!:drool:


Yeah! Neither I can believe it


Today, by Enjander from Chilean Forum

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the new cladding is amazingly nice though, maybe it was worth the long delay :cheers:

I also happy to see Costanera tower cladded after long time...
The tower, is close to be T/O? How many floors left?

the cladding looks so crisp and shiny !

I also happy to see Costanera tower cladded after long time...
The tower, is close to be T/O? How many floors left?

The concrete structure is already finished, the spire is still under construction, it is only about 15 meters remaining to reach its top.

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Amazing view!

Beautiful one and nice cladding. Will this tower have offices only in the higher levels? No observation platform?

^^ Yes it will have


You can see it in this video

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And this render

Aquí les dejo un render que no esta en el foro, es de ESCK me pidio que lo subiera, porque el no alcanzaba.
Muestra como sera el CW terminando el coronamiento, excelente Render, qui se los dejo:

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2453/coronatestcompleta.png

:)

Nice tower! :) Btw, is that a real river next to it?

Yes, it's Mapocho river, comes down right from the Andes.

I found back a picture from my Santiago Appartment , with the tower and the Andes behind (little old though, from August ...)

http://uppix.net/e/3/7/161e53b6ed7a5eeaf3b95dd201dd5tt.jpg (http://uppix.net/e/3/7/161e53b6ed7a5eeaf3b95dd201dd5.html)
(clic to enlarge)

I miss santiago ...

good angle :O

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6601495543_2bf1061658_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/b12arro/6601495543/)
Hoy en la mañana (http://www.flickr.com/photos/b12arro/6601495543/) por SWL Foto (http://www.flickr.com/people/b12arro/), en Flickr

When this structure will get its final curtain? It looks tall but horrible looking for now. Let's see how it will turn out when it will be clad.

^^

they finally started a few weeks ago, this is the last photo (december 30)

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/80/20111230155026.jpg

(pic by camc1804)

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:)

...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6613189433_c67234e664_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isanat/6613189433/)
Santiago de Chile (http://www.flickr.com/photos/isanat/6613189433/) por isanat_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/isanat/), en Flickr

^^

they finally started a few weeks ago, this is the last photo (december 30)

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/80/20111230155026.jpg

(pic by camc1804)

One would expect that they would start with cladding much earlier so that most of it would be in place when the tower tops out.
Saves construction time.

nice update pics btw. :)

^^ They did start the cladding early but they didn't like the quality of the glass and sent it back. They've since got another company to manufacture the cladding hence how long it has taken them to start putting it onto the building :)

:cheers:

From Esck, chilean forumer

Feliz 2012 para todos los miembros del foro y tambien para los no registrados que visitan SSC y que van siguiendo el proyecto. Esperemos que sea un muy buen año en todo sentido.

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**Evitemos todo tipo de comentarios sobre la torre 4 porfavor xD**


:D

Me encanta este edificio, bien por Santiago. Por algo César Pelli es uno de mis arquitectos favoritos! :colgate:

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/80/20111230155026.jpg

(pic by camc1804)

MOTHER OF GOD... that looks more like a rendering... :D

Today

By Stencil, chilean forumer



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crane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterhaupt/6630867403/) por peterhaupt (http://www.flickr.com/people/peterhaupt/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6631044365_9b880400a7_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callejero/6631044365/)
#santiago #chile #modernity? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/callejero/6631044365/) por callejero (http://www.flickr.com/people/callejero/), en Flickr

I wish I could go to opening of costanera :D Thanks Mario.

Me encanta este edificio, bien por Santiago. Por algo César Pelli es uno de mis arquitectos favoritos! :colgate:

I'm sorry, I cannot understand spanish, that's imposible to me. What did you write? Regards.

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In few years, Santiago will be one of most important financial and services center. So, I really believe it will improve quality of buildings, and why nbot more moderns or high tech architecture there in the future? Santiago is wonderful. The progress and development really impress me.

By the way, how was planned the tecnology to protect from earthquakes?

I'm sorry, I cannot understand spanish, that's imposible to me. What did you write? Regards.



He said that he'll be there for mall opening's, too!

He said that he'll be there for mall opening's, too!

ORLY? Intersting... Is César Peli a departament store? It must sell expensive clothes because of the luxury name... Mucha graça friend.

Fine Toilet Stores*

this is an amazing tower..!10/10 from malaysia!

I'm sorry, I cannot understand spanish, that's imposible to me. What did you write? Regards.

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In few years, Santiago will be one of most important financial and services center. So, I really believe it will improve quality of buildings, and why nbot more moderns or high tech architecture there in the future? Santiago is wonderful. The progress and development really impress me.

By the way, how was planned the tecnology to protect from earthquakes?

Haha no, I actually said that I love this building and that Cesar Pelli is one of my favorite architects. I think that he has quite a few designs that are just amazing.

Hola a todos

¿Alguien tiene alguna información sobre el nuevo Hard Rock Cafe en Santiago de Chile? He escuchado que abrirá 2012 en Santiago.
Cualquier información será muy apreciada

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Hello everybody

Does anyone has any informations about the new Hard Rock Cafe Santiago de Chile? I heard it will open 2012 in Santiago.
Any information will be highly appreciated

Hola a todos

¿Alguien tiene alguna información sobre el nuevo Hard Rock Cafe en Santiago de Chile? He escuchado que abrirá 2012 en Santiago.
Cualquier información será muy apreciada

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Hello everybody

Does anyone has any informations about the new Hard Rock Cafe Santiago de Chile? I heard it will open 2012 in Santiago.
Any information will be highly appreciated

:)

April will Costanera Center 


At 12 days, on April 12, 2012 Mall Costanoan Center will open its doors. The project whose total investment of U.S. $ 1,000 million will be the tallest skyscraper in South America. Among the developments is the brands: Banana Republic, Calvin Klein, Hard Rock Cafe, Carolina Herrera, G-Star, Oscar de la Renta, and the best bet for retailers.

(Df.cl 12/23/2011)
source: http://www.gatoencerrado.net/store/noticias/62/62278/detalle.htm

Cladding finally has started in this tower!

Photos please!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6670313305_225206dbdd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/liturra/6670313305/)
Sin título (http://www.flickr.com/photos/liturra/6670313305/) por Luis Iturra (http://www.flickr.com/people/liturra/), en Flickr

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al menos desde algunos perspectivas no lo vemos jejeje

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6701495429_972b0b4739_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47516609@N07/6701495429/)
Parque Bicentenario (http://www.flickr.com/photos/47516609@N07/6701495429/) par Rodrigo Almendras V. (http://www.flickr.com/people/47516609@N07/), sur Flickr

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oompaloompa, always doing well :cheers:

this is a nice picture just capured during night
i think they just need a few meters (probably 3 or 10? i'm not quite sure xd) to reach the top

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están buenas las ultimas fotos,

fotos mías
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nooooooo

Why some of the last photos looks a little blurry (specially on the left) ????

Anyway, it looks that there's no significant progress in the tower...

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it remind me of four season kl

Una foto de Emol,
http://www.emol.com/noticias/economia/2012/01/16/521820/peruana-renzo-costa-acuerda-con-cencosud-instalar-tienda-en-costanera-center-el-2013.html

http://img.emol.com/2012/01/16/costanera_133059.jpg

AVANCES!
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by Stencil

Traigo skylines del Parque Bicentenario para que degusten.

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http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1970/dsc0706.png

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Tea Can Do That.

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6739667109_dc3f18cd1a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfloresb/6739667109/)
Costanera Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jfloresb/6739667109/) por jfloresb (http://www.flickr.com/people/jfloresb/), en Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6743887731_66d65532d3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joako_sky14/6743887731/)
Central Business District, Santiago (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joako_sky14/6743887731/) por joako.sky14 (http://www.flickr.com/people/joako_sky14/), en Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6743669951_f496093f26_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rigopantoja/6743669951/)
Parque con telón de fondo Titanium y CC (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rigopantoja/6743669951/) por Rigonetti (http://www.flickr.com/people/rigopantoja/), en Flickr

ppeanno

del martes

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The crane machinist has a good condition I think.:)

yeah, i have watched some videos from the operator in there and it seems to be excellent. btw still working there, in the spire.

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I haven't been here in about a year and it would appear as if the process has slowed down quite a bit. By now I would have expected that most of the glass would have gone in. When one stands and watches the construction, one is hard pressed to see crews of workers. Is the project down to a skeleton crew? Is the funding trickling in? I hope to see this project finished sometime soon. Thus far, it looks great.

I haven't been here in about a year and it would appear as if the process has slowed down quite a bit. By now I would have expected that most of the glass would have gone in. When one stands and watches the construction, one is hard pressed to see crews of workers. Is the project down to a skeleton crew? Is the funding trickling in? I hope to see this project finished sometime soon. Thus far, it looks great.

The glass is slowly starting to appear. They are focusing on the mall right now since it's due to open in April. The funding is secure, its just a Mammoth of a project (largest shopping mall in latin america, and tallest tower).

The structure itself is nice, but it is so lonely up there.

The glass is slowly starting to appear. They are focusing on the mall right now since it's due to open in April. The funding is secure, its just a Mammoth of a project (largest shopping mall in latin america, and tallest tower).

The scope of the project is certainly impressive. Taken as a whole, the business corridor is developing very well. I walk through the streets of the area and I think any nation in the world would be happy to have some of the buildings that one can now find in Santiago. The Costanera Center is, or will be, the Eiffel Tower of Santiago (it's viewable from so many spots in the city and serves as a reference point). I'm not much for shopping malls, but I'll certainly check out the one at the CC, when I get a chance to do so.

The scope of the project is certainly impressive. Taken as a whole, the business corridor is developing very well. I walk through the streets of the area and I think any nation in the world would be happy to have some of the buildings that one can now find in Santiago. The Costanera Center is, or will be, the Eiffel Tower of Santiago (it's viewable from so many spots in the city and serves as a reference point). I'm not much for shopping malls, but I'll certainly check out the one at the CC, when I get a chance to do so.

jeje,, realmente será impresionante, y lo que más espero es que lo terminen luego para verlo desde el mismo edificio, en un mirador

^^ English please



Some pics of today


MALL



Working in the canal..

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7719/dsc02847h.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/513/dsc02847h.jpg/)





east corner..

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Nueva Tajamar street, next to the canal..

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/7759/dsc02852x.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/9/dsc02852x.jpg/)





mall entrance

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1394/dsc02854c.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/dsc02854c.jpg/)









Costanera 300 Tower

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6773584461_4c1a798e93_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773584461/)
muro cortina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773584461/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6773585429_4240e58c60_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773585429/)
Costanera 300 - Muro cortina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773585429/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6773586871_468b45be9f_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773586871/)
La puerta.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773586871/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6773607735_b5c6ba8c64_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773607735/)
Torre Costanera 300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6773607735/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

Stgo



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De http://www.flickr.com/photos/calstrina/



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de Cristián Alberto
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calstrina/

^^ you really strive to upload hideous pics.. :lol:

AWESOME! Very beautiful this building

Nice building but it has taken a lot of time to build .

^^ Yeah, i'm so tired to see the incompleted structure everyday..


Well, some pics of a few days ago..


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6758524253_d442cfced2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6758524253/)
Costanera 300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6758524253/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6758525107_98d1b7889a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6758525107/)
Desde el parque de las esculturas.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6758525107/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6758525913_496f073ee5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6758525913/)
La corona (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6758525913/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

by Javier from Chilean forum


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6788980181_1087817c25_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6788980181/)
Panorámica Costanera (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6788980181/) por javier_carras (http://www.flickr.com/people/javiercarr/), en Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6788971023_5cccc35bc5_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6788971023/)
Mirador (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6788971023/) por javier_carras (http://www.flickr.com/people/javiercarr/), en Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6788970041_67cf65f984_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6788970041/)
Rascacielos y SKI (http://www.flickr.com/photos/javiercarr/6788970041/) por javier_carras (http://www.flickr.com/people/javiercarr/), en Flickr

^^What is exactly the current height? I know it's something around 286-288 meters, but I'm not sure.

the last photo is a piece of art :cheers:

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The steel on the spire was raised 2 levels on a side, leaving it at about 295 meters and only 1 level away from being topped out :carrot:

asi como borran mis posts, borro los mios

^^ VERY NICE!

Santiago looks amazingly wonderful

wow a really nice and modern city!!!

^^What is exactly the current height? I know it's something around 286-288 meters, but I'm not sure.

298.8 meters

wow a really nice and modern city!!!

Thanks :okay:

Awesome City! Very pretty!

almost T/O!!!

almost T/O!!!

Yep, the crown only has a bit more to go! :)

I correct myself, 294.7 is the current height

almost finished !!!!!!!!!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6804475713_185c8a28db_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algoquecontar/6804475713/)
Sin título (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algoquecontar/6804475713/) por algoquecontar (http://www.flickr.com/people/algoquecontar/), en Flickr

Hard Rock Cafe Santiago will be inside the mall, I hope it will open before October. That´s when I plan to come to Santiago =)
Any idea if they already started to build the Hard Rock Cafe? I heard the mall is scheduled to open April 12th

^^ English please



Some pics of today


MALL



Working in the canal..

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east corner..

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Nueva Tajamar street, next to the canal..

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mall entrance

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Wow, Santiago looks really modern and well developed. Unlike Sao Paulo or Caracas.

^^ WTF???

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Looks nice! I really like the distinctive top. http://www.collegefun4u.com/track.php?u=4

Wow, Santiago looks really modern and well developed. Unlike Sao Paulo or Caracas.

But Sao Paulo is also well developed. :)

Hard Rock Cafe Santiago will be inside the mall, I hope it will open before October. That´s when I plan to come to Santiago =)
Any idea if they already started to build the Hard Rock Cafe? I heard the mall is scheduled to open April 12th

Indeed, the mall opens April 12th, but i don't know exactly about Hard Rock cafe situation

Congrats Chile!!! I wish we built nice buildings in brazil too. ours suck big time!

I like it, although I think the shopping center is way out of proportion.
Can anybody tell me why is it taking so long the curtain wall?

Amazing city! Looks more like European city than South American though.

Amazing city! Looks more like European city than South American though.

I can't think of any European city that looks remotely like Santiago actually. Maybe you're refering to the general infrastructure which looks of a higher quality than is generally found in South America. Buenos Airies most closely resembles a European city and believe it or not, apart from it's unique setting ,Rio de Janeiro also had a very European look before the authorities there decided to tear down most of the old city because they wanted something more "modern" Result: crap that looks decidedly "old fashioned" now!

I like it, although I think the shopping center is way out of proportion.
Can anybody tell me why is it taking so long the curtain wall?


The shopping center is horrible :) . And nobody knows exactly what is going on with de CW, but the cladding grows, veeeeeeery slowly, but it does.

Maybe you're refering to the general infrastructure which looks of a higher quality than is generally found in South America.
Yes. This. BA and Santiago doesn't look like Bogota/Caracas/Medellin/La Paz/Lima nor brazilian city.

Amazing city! Looks more like European city than South American though.

I think Buenos Aires is more European santiago, santiago and looks more like an American city

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Amazing city! Looks more like European city than South American though.

Define "european"

I don't see anything european in those photos.

Is it topped out or still has a bit more to go?

almost topped out, still a week or two. But the cladding :?, and the inauguration :?

Define "european"

I don't see anything european in those photos.
I suppose he defines european as modern, fresh, clean, and developed. It's a well-known fact that europeans see Europe as the most developed part of the world, which of course is absurd as of today.

I have been twice to Santiago, the centre gives indeed an "European" impression. I would call it "European" for the following reasons:

1. The climate is quite similar with countries like Spain or Italy.
2. Maybe because of the climate there is a lot of street life. Watching people on de plaza d'Armas, the shopping streets in the neighbourhood or being at Cerro (hill) Santa Lucia at sunset you get the impression that you are in a city like Madrid. Cities in Asia or the US have another feeling on the streets.
3. There is very good public transport and it's quite clean.
4. In the center of the city there are a lot of old European style buildings. In Asia these kind of buildings are disappearing very fast.
5. Costanera center is in the office building area of Santiago. Looks more like modern European suburbs like La Defense, although on street level I think it is nicer and greener. I liked the area very much, the scale is still human.

But anyway Hong Kong is quite different from Beijing, New York is not the same as Houston, Amsterdam is different from Athens. So what is Chinese, American or European anyway.

The most important thing is Santiago is a very pleasant city to stay for a while, and Chile is a very nice country to travel in. See for yourself:

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Chile, Saltos del Petrohue and Osorno volcano (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bulgerhoog/4952351316/) by erik de haan rotterdam (http://www.flickr.com/people/bulgerhoog/), on Flickr

Erik (from the Netherlands)

I have been twice to Santiago, the centre gives indeed an "European" impression. I would call it "European" for the following reasons:

1. The climate is quite similar with countries like Spain or Italy.
2. Maybe because of the climate there is a lot of street life. Watching people on de plaza d'Armas, the shopping streets in the neighbourhood or being at Cerro (hill) Santa Lucia at sunset you get the impression that you are in a city like Madrid. Cities in Asia or the US have another feeling on the streets.
3. There is very good public transport and it's quite clean.
4. In the center of the city there are a lot of old European style buildings. In Asia these kind of buildings are disappearing very fast.
5. Costanera center is in the office building area of Santiago. Looks more like modern European suburbs like La Defense, although on street level I think it is nicer and greener. I liked the area very much, the scale is still human.

But anyway Hong Kong is quite different from Beijing, New York is not the same as Houston, Amsterdam is different from Athens. So what is Chinese, American or European anyway.

You must travel more often to other Latin American cities then, because those characteristics apply in many Latinoamerican Economical districts.

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de Vagimen del foro Chileno

Where is the glass????????? :S It's been like that for tooooo long!!!!

I can't think of any European city that looks remotely like Santiago actually. Maybe you're refering to the general infrastructure which looks of a higher quality than is generally found in South America. Buenos Airies most closely resembles a European city and believe it or not, apart from it's unique setting ,Rio de Janeiro also had a very European look before the authorities there decided to tear down most of the old city because they wanted something more "modern" Result: crap that looks decidedly "old fashioned" now!

+1 but still Santiago looks like a modern european city :D

Btw good progress! :D

What is the altitude @ downtown Santiago?

What is the altitude @ downtown Santiago?

520 to 540 m. above sea level i believe.

Construction of the footbridge




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Saludos :wink2:

gemomsen,

Brazilian cities are indeed fairly developed. The issue is that, when you are on the ground, they are not as clean, modern, and well thought out as Santiago (there is room for improvement though). I mean, the favellas next to the business district in SP or Rio are simply atrocious. This is not to say there aren't poor areas in Stgo. but, there is nothing close to the favellas in Brazil (any search of 'brazil and favellas' will produce some strong images).

Let's not even talk about the quality of construction. Stgo. clearly withstood an 8,2 on the Richter scale; Sao Paolo and Rio would be totally in ruins... Not sure about the details of the SP explosions but, I'm pretty sure most buildings in Stgo. would have withstood them... See, the issue is not about only the tall buildings and how they look from afar. The devil is in the details. I think that many people who have been to many countries agree that Stgo. does not have that level of 'crappy/less than great/unfinished/unsafe' feel as most Latin American cities do (including SP and Rio).

There are a ton of tall buildings in SP but they are not planned correctly. It simply doesn't look that great overall. There are some really nice areas although you are quickly reminded of the stench when you look elsewhere. It is what it is.

no cladding yet? there were problems? I hope not

^^ No, no, the cladding is extremely slow, nobody knows why. You can see that something has come since the last photos


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Some pics of the crown





Estas fotos son de un amigo que esta haciendo su practica en el costanera

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already I want to see it finished :D

What a nice view from up there. Yeah and the cladding is very slow...
For me it seems to take ages to complete this Tower.
May I will be in Chile later this year...

T/O!!!!!!!

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

From the chilean forum:

Muchachos! En este momento estoy en el Starbucks de Pedro de Valdivia y me acabo de percatar que la torre 2 tiene flameando una bandera sobre la última "punta" del soporte del muro cortina (lado de Andrés Bello), saqué una foto con mi BB, pero es un tanto patética jajaja así que busqué una por Twitter y me encontré con este acierto!

Señores habemus T/O :D

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The last section of the north facade being rised to be installed on top of the tower, finaly reaching it's full height.

We don't have pics of it on it's place yet, but at this moment it should be there.

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Top Out party!

^^ TOP OUT!! :D

And 6th CW line..


Ya estimados.. los tijerales!!!

Comenzó la celebración!


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Comenzó además la sexta fila de CW.

It would be a 360 degree fantastic view of Santiago, once this is completed :cheers:

^^ Yes indeed :D


Some pics of today. by Stencil


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At Night

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LEDs

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Skyline

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Congratulations for getting T/O :cheers: btw, i see more pieces of glass today...

I suppose he defines european as modern, fresh, clean, and developed. It's a well-known fact that europeans see Europe as the most developed part of the world, which of course is absurd as of today.

There is no continent on earth that can even begin to compare to Europe in it's wealth of architecture and diversity. Yes it has many downsides and some downright ugly places like anywhere, but having travelled extensively around our amazing world I can confidently say there is no place as fine as Europe and I would not choose to live anywhere else.

am i late? what did i miss?

:banana::banana::banana:

There is no continent on earth that can even begin to compare to Europe in it's wealth of architecture and diversity. Yes it has many downsides and some downright ugly places like anywhere, but having travelled extensively around our amazing world I can confidently say there is no place as fine as Europe and I would not choose to live anywhere else.

Cool Story bro :)

Qué weón pesao:bash:

Congratulations for getting T/O :cheers: btw, i see more pieces of glass today...

Thanks :okay:

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Some pics of today





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Muro Cortina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873314119/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr


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Primer nivel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873318777/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Muro Cortina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873324203/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Costanera 300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873327925/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Muro Cortina desde Andrés Bello (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873331329/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Muro Cortina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873335139/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Desde Parque Bicentenario (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873338767/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Sanhattan - Parque Bicentenario (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873342267/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6873344869_2a91eee301_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873344869/)
Torre Costanera 300 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873344869/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Parque Bicentenario (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873348653/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Desde Parque Bicentenario 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873354015/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Titanium y Costanera (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873357775/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

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Desde Parque Bicentenario 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873362487/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6873370305_c8c6d52079_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873370305/)
Reflejo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mariosantiaguino_/6873370305/) por mariosantiaguino_ (http://www.flickr.com/people/mariosantiaguino_/), en Flickr

very good photos mario :cheers:

one hour ago

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Thanks for the nice movie, it takes half of the workday to get up there.:D

Costanera Center is now the tallest skyscraper in South America
14 de Febrero de 2012

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SANTIAGO. - In June 2006, began the work of the building project would be the icon of the country, with the tallest skyscraper in South America. Today, six years later, the Gran Torre Costanera Center reaches 300 meters, reaching its highest elevation.
The coronation is the raising of the structure which terminates at the stage of structural work, a process in which the crane takes the last piece of pure steel, which weighs 5,090 kilos of a total of 354 tons, and raises it to the dimension 300.
With 107,125 meters square and 63 floors, the building was designed by Alemparte, Barreda & Associates, together with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, creators of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and executed by Salfa Corp.
The Gran Torre Costanera Center will be an office building, which will operate under the system of free plants and a surface area varies between 100 and 2,000 square meters. They will have the highest international safety standards and infrastructure, most notably HVAC variable volume with air handlers per floor; THERMAL UV and impact resistance of floor to ceiling, an average height of 4.10 meters per floor, making the 300 meters free interior, among other features.
Also, a new system of 24 elevators Schindler allow the free movement of people for mega real estate project, of which 19 are of the "double cab". The command of the elevators will be through a technique of next generation traffic management and access control, ID-based Schindler an access control mechanism of destinations, which transports users depending on the floor at that address. Thanks to this, you will maximize passenger capacity and optimize the movement in addition to saving energy and traveling time.
"The constructive challenge, the systems used and the working height, represented a huge challenge. This is not a common task. Work at these levels of heights was an unprecedented event in Chile and, why not say, Latin America, which We are proud, "said Fernando Zuniga Ziliani, general manager of Salfa Engineering and Construction.
The progress of the Great Tower, to date, required 1,621,401 hours man, with a peak of 405 workers Salfa direct and indirect. Currently 265 people work in construction and 92 Salfa Salfa Assembly. About 72,000 cubic meters of concrete and 16,000 tons of iron are part of the structural work of the mega project.
The coronation process involved the participation of 92 direct and indirect workers, including operators, preventers, builders and supervisors, in an estimated one hour.
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^^ English please, good information

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La Tercera

Does anyone know why they constructed the last bit of the top out of steel as opposed to concrete? Are there any actual floor/floorspace towards the top? Just curious to know if this is a seismic construct or maybe something else...

There will be an observation platformon top of the last concrete steel, within the steel structure, and a couple of mechanical floors on the last bit of the core, inside that structure too. I thing it was designedt that way because it would be the most gracefull way to finish the tower, and such a thin structure would be too weak, if not impossible to build using concrete.

much time has passed and the building still looks ugly .... that now seems cemetery niches .... when you put their glass or so remain

^^
Uy qué pena me da que esta torre no esté en tu ciudad.

I'm so so sad that this tower isn't built in your city :pet: