Devon Energy Center

[ljbab728]

Entirely plausible....just doesn't fit with the "everybody is getting $crewed" theory many share. And Steve hasn't lied before.

Agreed, I totally trust Steve on this. In the major scheme of things though, I don't think it's an issue worth getting upset about. I don't think our soldiers in Afghanistan are too worried about if they can view the cam for free.

[ljbab728]

Was wondering that myself. Not much room for cubicles.

I think you would be very surprised. It's like walking through a house being built. The floor space always looks small until it's enclosed and finished and you realize how much space is really there.

[Platemaker]

Plus.... not everyone of those elevator shafts will go to the very top.

[metro]

What? No room for offices/cubicles? What are you guy's smoking. Do you all realize how MASSIVE this thing is? Thunder you really owe yourself a trip down to the parking garage to see how massive this thing is. Pics don't do it near justice when it comes to scale.

[Dulahey]

I am looking closely at the pictures and notice how much massive space the cores is taking.... There do not appear to be much room for offices. Just look at the surrounding around the cores....only big enough for hall/walkway.

Yeah you need to go look at it in person. You are greatly underestimating how large this thing is.

[jn1780]

Plus.... not everyone of those elevator shafts will go to the very top.

Well, the cores do, but the open shafts do not. You can stick a good sized office or storage space in one of the cores. Someone posted an upper level diagram a while back.



Another thing to think about Thunder is that one core holds enough space for eight elevator cars with a lobby/hallway that could hold four elevator cars.

[kinggober]

After the 6th floor it looks like the floor heights change from about 21ft to about 16ft. I'm guessing they'll remove a set of the blue trusses from each floor form.

[Architect2010]

This means these floors should start flying up really soon. I can't wait.

[gotigers]

the changes on floor heights doesn't happen until the 8th floor. it changes from 20' floors to 14' 8". a friend of mine works there.

[David Pollard]

Will somebody be doing a graphic update for Devon-tower progress like Chuwalla does on the Skyscraper page? Would be great for the rest of us if someone has the knowledge and time to do so.

[kinggober]

Looks like the dirt ramp into the pit is being removed

[OU Adonis]

I drove by downtown a couple of days ago and I was amazed at how much had progressed. You can see a bunch from 40 now.

[okcmomentum]

Looks like the dirt ramp into the pit is being removed

And it looks like the concrete ramp next to the garage isn't even complete yet. Then again, would there be a need to get any further vehicles in the pit?

[SkyWestOKC]

Only reason keeping the ramp in my opinion would be for emergency vehicles. Say a worker gets injured and needs an ambulance, get them as close as possible.

[Devonshire]

I've been away for a bit, sorry for the lack of news!

To answer an earlier question about the lighting: I don't know, sadly. I'm trying to find that out.

Here's another update, albeit a week late:

-Crews are currently framing the third floor of the east podium, which is due north of the tower.
-About two-thirds of the tower’s fifth floor has been poured. Crews recently began framing the sixth floor.
-Crews are finishing the exterior foundation wall to prepare for the framing and pouring of the site’s ground level. This level will eventually cover the basement and areas surrounding the tower, podium, rotunda and auditorium. The level will be covered with sod, landscaping, granite and water features upon the project’s completion.
-Framing has already begun for the ground level due south of the tower.
-Crews are currently pouring the foundation for several areas of the basement.
-Concrete for the first portion of the loading dock has been poured.
-Did You Know? The tower currently stands about 70 feet above ground level, and rises 90 feet from the basement floor.

[Dustin]

Thanx for the updates Devonshire!

[BoulderSooner]

thanks for the great update

[ndmoore]

To answer an earlier question about the lighting: I don't know, sadly. I'm trying to find that out.

I heard from some guy who overheard another guy who talked to this one lady who talked to a guy around the site who mentioned something about there being some sort of lighting going up the building on the corners!

[Insider]

I heard from some guy who overheard another guy who talked to this one lady who talked to a guy around the site who mentioned something about there being some sort of lighting going up the building on the corners!

We must have spoken to the same guy as I have heard the same thing... Was he tall and skinny, dark hair, kinda goofy looking?

[oncendone]

Has anyone spotted a personnel/construction elevator rising up the side of the building yet?

[ndmoore]

We must have spoken to the same guy as I have heard the same thing... Was he tall and skinny, dark hair, kinda goofy looking?

Could have been the same guy!

Here is a picture...they are removing the scaffolding on the first floor, you can somewhat see the mini second floor.

[SkyWestOKC]

Floor plate moving up.

[Troypin]

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what are those blue things hanging out the side?

[OUSoonerfan3]

what are those blue things hanging out the side?

They are to give the tower crane a place to set material that is needed on that floor. The crane can set a pallet or other items, and then workers can move it easily in the building. Items can be removed (trash, etc) the same way.

[jmarkross]

A question for you engineers/architects out there...how much of the strength that supports this tower will be provided by the outer "skin" of metal framework and windows? Not sure how one could articulate that properly, but there must be some way to quantify it. Thanks.