So has anyone heard of the plans to build a new building in SF? I heard it was going to be the tallest one yet, about the size of the empire state building. If you heard let me know, im very interested.
:hahaha: I really doubt it will happen, it's never gonna happen in a earthquake country, it would be hard to imagine a 1,250 ft tall tower in SF near a fault line.
As is so common when non-Americans comment on things American, this is utterly false. Several San Francisco buildings have some form of "sway suppression" including One Rincon Hill which has a giant water tank on the top for that purpose:
At the top of the building is a large tuned sloshing damper [30] which holds up to 50,000 gallons (189,250 litres) of water and weighs 416,500 pounds (185,440 kg). A similar 50,000 gallon (189,250 liter) tank is located in the basement for firefighting purposes.[22] There are two liquid damper screens in each tank to control the flow of the water to counter the sway from the powerful Pacific winds, which can reach hurricane-force.[28]
Maybe you're talking about the signature tower that we will be part of the new Transbay Terminal. They're talking about making it taller than the TransAmerica, maybe even over 1000ft (w/ a spire). The only tall building I'm hearing about now is 301 Mission, which is 650ft tall.
I dunno, the more and more technology advances the more and more the buildings will grow bigger on the fault. I have heard its safer to be in a high-rise during a quake than in a low building.
:lol: Can't believe you don't know what the Transbay Terminal is! It's that big ugly white building in San Francisco where buses go to. There's pictures of the proposed Tranbay Teminal Project and the Rincon Hill Project in the West Coast: Construction, Approved, Proposed thread. Check it out.
Here's a picture of the proposed Transbay Terminal. It has buses on top, and high speed train and Caltrain undergourd.
haha, yes I know I know, I dont live in SF and I dont have a car so I never know about all the buildings and what not. Anyways, that building will be taller than the transamerica building??
I think you misuderstood, look at the picture below. See the long building, that's the Transbay Terminal. The building I was talking about is the tall building right next to the terminal on Mission, you can see the spire that I was talking about in a previous post.
You won't see going up in the Transbay Terminal Project yet, because we have to approve to build a high speed rail system that will fund the terminal itself (California High-Speed Rail Authority), but the Rincon Hill Project starting to go up. You'll see some SF projects in thread: West Coast: Construction, Approved, Proposed.
San Fran could easily get a supertall. It may be in earthquake country but there's no reason that that would stop construction except for cost. As it is, I understand it's already obscenely expensive to build in SF but if the demand is there its a sure thing eventually. Nobody who leases space in these buildings really cares about how it stands up to earthquakes, simply that it does. The cost is the problem but that's what demand is all about. If the demand is there, it will be built. Japan is, in fact, a perfect example.
am I correct that one of the trains in the drawing of the Transbay Terminal is a subway that will be Muni light rail, not BART, running in a tube from Chinatown to the terminal and than on ground through Portrero and heading down to the Stick?
Anyone know what's the status of the Transbay Terminal project? The last thing I heard about this project was that the city was possibly looking into using eminent domain on the Natoma tower so that the terminal could be built. Anyone know?
am I correct that one of the trains in the drawing of the Transbay Terminal is a subway that will be Muni light rail, not BART, running in a tube from Chinatown to the terminal and than on ground through Portrero and heading down to the Stick?
Anyone know what's the status of the Transbay Terminal project? The last thing I heard about this project was that the city was possibly looking into using eminent domain on the Natoma tower so that the terminal could be built. Anyone know?
I think it's on hold right now. That's because Gov. Arnold pushed the date back when we were to vote if we wanted to build a high speed train going from SF to LA in 2 1/2 hours. We will now vote on it on 2006, if it passes, it will cover most of the cost of the Transbay Terminal and I think construction wont start until that thing passes. So basicly, Gov. Arnold delayed the construction of the Transbay Terminal. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
whoa, nice... i dont go to the transbay terminal area, but ill try to go there today or tomorrow to picture what it would look like.. SWEET!
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