![]() ![]() Streid says that MKA, design architect Pelli Clarke & Partners, Hines and contractor Walsh Group negotiated with the U.S. A city-required riverwalk cantilevers 16 ft over the water. The first floor is at the same raised elevation of much of downtown, above lower Wacker Drive. The tower has four reinforced concrete basement levels but only one is below grade-roughly 10 ft below river bottom. The overall development, which has two existing residential towers, Wolf Point East and Wolf Point West, sits on a former Kennedy family-owned parking lot. Wolf Point South, the speculative building's original name before Salesforce became the main tenant, referred to the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River. The foundations consist of 110-ft-long caissons socketed 6 ft into rock and belled caissons under perimeter columns and the core. The superstructure consists of steel frame around a reinforced-concrete core, connected by composite concrete and metal decking. Photo by Jeff Yoders/ENR A River Runs By It “There has been a paradigm shift in the past 10 to 15 years where people need less space and companies are looking to fit more people and get rid of some of the wasted square footage,” says Sean May, senior project architect for architect-of-record HKS.Ī Walsh team installs curtain wall at SalesForce Tower in Chicago overlooking the confluence of the Chicago River's three branches. square, Salesforce offices are half the size of a traditional office. One way to minimize the carbon footprint is to reduce the office size. The general contractor supports the use of higher-strength steel because it results in a smaller section size and lower EC, says Elliot Wilm, Walsh's project manager. Walsh expects to complete the $800-million tower next year. Streid said earlier projects forced MKA to recommend 50-ksi steel because of a lack of competitive bids. On Salesforce, the strategy reduced the column sizes by 30% compared to 50-ksi steel and saved one to three hours of preheat time to help achieve a 9% reduction in steel on the project.īoth Nucor, which supplied Salesforce, and ArcelorMittal produce a 65-ksi product, which helped with competitive bidding. After exiting the fare gates, walk through the sky bridge to enter Salesforce Tower.Streid says 65-ksi steel is the firm's new baseline. If you are traveling from the Gold line, board a southbound “Airport Station” train to reach the Lenox MARTA station.Īt the Lenox station, follow the signs pointing to parking to exit the train platform. If your starting station is on the blue or green line, travel to the Five Points MARTA station and transfer to a northbound train. If you are traveling from the airport or downtown Atlanta, board a northbound “Doraville” train to reach the Lenox MARTA station. ** The parking deck to Salesforce Tower is located on Oak Valley Rd. Take I-85N and GA-400N to Connector State Rd Hwy-13/Buford Hwy.Use the right 3 lanes to continue straight on Lenox Rd NE crossing over Peachtree Rd.Turn left at the top of the ramp, follow signs for GA-141E/Peachtree Rd.Take exit 2 for Lenox Rd (use the 2nd from the right lane).Follow Lenox Rd NE to East Paces Ferry Rd NE, turn right.Follow I-85 to Lenox Rd NE in Atlanta.Turn left, drive to East Paces Rd NE, turn right.Take I-85N and GA-400N to Connector State Rd.Take exit 251 to merge onto I-85 North toward Greenville. ![]()
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