Will that title be given immaturely or only when the building is officially completed?

Classic.

I don't know why but Thunder reminds me of Vern off of Stand By Me...

In regards to our early morning cam view:

What is that in the upper right hand side of the image? A reflection of a cardboard box lid?

I always see something in that area every morning on the cam as well. However, what I see is a helix-shaped looking cloud... strange.

Drove up close to the tower today for the first time in awhile. It truly is a magnificant building. As others have said, the pictures as wonderful as they are, do not do justice!

Thunder---Will that title be given immaturely or only when the building is officially completed?


Classic.


Thunder is OK...(pre)maturely...like typos were an oddity here...at least he is not a prick like myself and many other here! Ha-ha-ha-ha...

I thought it was something to do with the sun hitting the tower crane and causing some sort of reflection on the camera.

Saw a news report last night about the Devon Tower and they said floors are going up about every five days. When the tower is done and the glass is on about 1/3 of the tower will be ready to move in due to workers working inside at an alarming rate.

Thunder---Will that title be given immaturely or only when the building is officially completed?

Thunder is OK...(pre)maturely...like typos were an oddity here...at least he is not a prick like myself and many other here! Ha-ha-ha-ha...

The typo/wrong-word was not being referenced - as for being a "prick"; that was not implied either.

The typo/wrong-word was not being referenced - as for being a "prick"; that was not implied either.

What then--prithee--was implied? Asketh a prick...

What then--prithee--was implied? Asketh a prick...

The whole idea of a title being 'bestowed', no biggy. It's not an official 'title'... it's yours the second you're technically 'taller' than anything else.

The whole idea of a title being 'bestowed', no biggy. It's not an official 'title'... it's yours the second you're technically 'taller' than anything else.

Makes sense...I see...I shall send a donation to the St. Labre Indian School in Ashland Montana to help out those kids...in your honor...

http://newsok.com/higher-and-higher-in-oklahoma-city/article/3520786?custom_click=headlines_widget

NewsOK saying 947 feet? I thought it was 850?

http://newsok.com/higher-and-higher-in-oklahoma-city/article/3520786?custom_click=headlines_widget

NewsOK saying 947 feet? I thought it was 850?

Maybe they meant 847 feet.

They probably got the inside scoop and learned the final plan was not to reduce the height. But, then again, it is a report from the unreliable NewsOK. :-O It looks like Devon isn't attempting to at least do a sort of decoration on the crane or somewhere for Christmas. Was hoping they would do that.

In the article in this mornings DOK, Jay Marks says, near the end of the article that the new tower will be 947 ft. What's up with that?

best guess = simple error

You would think so, until the following sentence indicated it would be the tallest in the region. Steve, did this reporter let something slip or was it a mistake on behalf of the editor?

It says almost halfway to it's ultimate height and it only stands at 340 feet right now.

It also says 50-stories.

I think the guy meant to write 847 not 947.

The guy was me. I was very sick when they asked me to produce the info. Correcting it now. It's 850 feet high. The bad figure somehow got into an earlier story on archives, the error was never caught, and I simply pulled off the figure from the archives story. Sorry for the confusion.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5283/5235084053_1852d5f625_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5235083591_c19cbdbd82_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5248/5235674920_3b705e9e7f_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5235673424_958603b940_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5235079041_745f87fd05_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5235671788_c08057b4f9_b.jpg

Can anyone tell if that's drywall or insulation going up now?

Can anyone tell if that's drywall or insulation going up now?

Its looks temporary to me. They can keep the bottom levels climate controlled during the winter until the rotunda is completed.

Awesome photos! Thanks king!

More Pics......

The Colcord OKC's first skyscraper and Devon OKC's latest.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/gandjdunlap/2.jpg

View looking NE.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/gandjdunlap/1.jpg

View looking S.
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/gandjdunlap/3.jpg

Rotunda progress, (Kingober beat me to it)
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/gandjdunlap/4.jpg

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/gandjdunlap/5.jpg

Misc...
http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk92/gandjdunlap/6.jpg

That first photo is awesome! The first and latest right next to each other!

Its looks temporary to me. They can keep the bottom levels climate controlled during the winter until the rotunda is completed.

You are spot on, that is densglass gold or another exterior sheathing product that will allow them to temporarily block off the open air unfinished section of the rotunda so that they can condition the space (heat) and regulate the humidity so that they can begin to install the flooring draywall, and finishes. Once the rotunda is complete they will tear down the temporary walls and open it back up to the rotunda as designed.

Technically, Devon will become OKC's and OK's tallest "under construction" building then it will become the tallest "completed" building.

Yes, whatever gene that causes a person to be OCD is turned "on" in me. :bright_id

Correcting it now. It's 850 feet high. Sorry for the confusion.

Thank goodness, I was afraid the architects had been told to add a spire. :doh:

Technically, Devon will become OKC's and OK's tallest "under construction" building then it will become the tallest "completed" building.

Yes, whatever gene that causes a person to be OCD is turned "on" in me. :bright_id

Just how far can you carry this declension...?

This 947 feet height of the Devon Tower was probably an error which was reported in Sunday's paper; please correct me if I am wrong. Should have read 847 feet; which would make it smaller than Dallas' Bank of America Tower (915) and a couple building in Houston are probably taller. Had they originally kept the building at 925 feet it would have been taller than any of the skyscrapers in Dallas.

Did anyone see the small story about the progress on the tower yesterday in the Oklahoman? It stated that the tower is currently at 23 stories and 340 feet, and that it would stand at 947 feet when completed. I found that height to be interesting considering that the plan was for 850 feet. Any thoughts?

Did anyone see the small story about the progress on the tower yesterday in the Oklahoman? It stated that the tower is currently at 23 stories and 340 feet, and that it would stand at 947 feet when completed. I found that height to be interesting considering that the plan was for 850 feet. Any thoughts?

See

http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=19439

People need to learn how to read a topic before posting..

People need to learn how to read a topic before posting..

Especially when it was discussed in the second post of this page by the author who wrote the article.

especially when it was discussed in the second post of this page by the author who wrote the article.

amen!!!

The bottom photo of Kinggober's pictures (thanks by the way) shows framing being built in front of the vents (top of podium biulding). That is not shown in renderings of this area. Could this be a temporary in nature to work on something?

The bottom photo of Kinggober's pictures (thanks by the way) shows framing being built in front of the vents (top of podium biulding). That is not shown in renderings of this area. Could this be a temporary in nature to work on something?

I suppose it is possible, however I doubt it is, because the tube steel framing (very substantial in size) and the bracing tied back to the roof suggest to me an outdoor mechanical enclosure that will likely be left open to the sky for ventilation I would expect to see a screening material to clad the exterior facing sides in the not too distant future.

12-6-10 first day of raised floor installation

There is one part of JOHNINSOKC's post that I also wonder about. It has been mentioned that the current height is 340 feet with 23 floors. Even if you didn't allow for the extra height in the first couple of floors that would mean the 46th floor would be at 680 feet. That would leave 170 feet for the next 4 floors. Does the rising area above the top floor account for that much difference?

Only 21 levels have been completed from floor to ceiling, and they're part way around on the 22nd level (I'm avoiding using the term "floors" to hopefully avoid confusion in terminology--a problem that has surfaced from time to time on this thread). By the time they've completed 23 levels, we'll have gained quite a bit of height.

Only 21 levels have been completed from floor to ceiling, and they're part way around on the 22nd level (I'm avoiding using the term "floors" to hopefully avoid confusion in terminology--a problem that has surfaced from time to time on this thread). By the time they've completed 23 levels, we'll have gained quite a bit of height.

From everything I've seen and heard they are currently building the floor for the 23rd level. If you look at pictures and count the floors, that is accurate. The pictures in post number 175 make that very plain. That won't make up the additional height by very much and leaves my last question unanswered.

From everything I've seen and heard they are currently building the floor for the 23rd level. If you look at pictures and count the floors, that is accurate. The pictures in post number 175 make that very plain. That won't make up the additional height by very much and leaves my last question unanswered.

I don't have the answer, but it's possible maybe some of the top floors (executive floors?), may have taller floor to ceiling ratio's as well as don't forget about the flanges or whatever you call them that stick above the last floor a good 75 feet or so.

Ljbab728, Metro is right. The section drawings that are earlier in the thread show the upper floors being much higher than the standard floors that we are seeing currently being poured. There are not a ton of them but if you do some digging you will answer the question.

Can someone please explain how a raised floor will effect the structure. Will there be an increase in height per floor, I noticed someone stated that 1st raised floor started 2 days ago.

Can someone please explain how a raised floor will effect the structure. Will there be an increase in height per floor, I noticed someone stated that 1st raised floor started 2 days ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raised_floor

Can someone please explain how a raised floor will effect the structure. Will there be an increase in height per floor, I noticed someone stated that 1st raised floor started 2 days ago.

It won't. No.

Ljbab728, Metro is right. The section drawings that are earlier in the thread show the upper floors being much higher than the standard floors that we are seeing currently being poured. There are not a ton of them but if you do some digging you will answer the question.

It does appear in the diagram that when the upper floors start tapering inward the height of the floors goes up. I wasn't questioning the accuracy of the height, I was just wondering where the extra height was going to come from based on what has been built to date.

It does appear in the diagram that when the upper floors start tapering inward the height of the floors goes up. I wasn't questioning the accuracy of the height, I was just wondering where the extra height was going to come from based on what has been built to date.

Of course this is only my speculation based on the designs I've seen, but I'd venture to guess that the extra height comes from the 3 glass like extensions that pierce the sky above the roof. Looks to be roughly 75 feet.

There was a schematic included in the original press kit that showed breakdown by level:

1-6: 20 feet
7-45: 15.1 feet
46-49: 20 feet (level 49 is mechanical)
50: 60 feet (the unoccupied "crown")

Total: 849 feet

There was a schematic included in the original press kit that showed breakdown by level:

1-6: 20 feet
7-45: 15.1 feet
46-49: 20 feet (level 49 is mechanical)
50: 60 feet (the unoccupied "crown")

Total: 849 feet

You hit the nail on the head there Pete. I was gonna do that but figured someone would already. It'd be cool if the top of the roof was 849 and the crown took it to 909. So technically speaking, the roof will be at 790 then (even though all the national websites are counting the crown as the top height (which I guess it doesn't really matter since spires are counted as actual building heights, as well)).

I don't understand how the height can only be at 362 ft (If you add 1-6 at 120ft and 7-22 at 242ft). Isn't the Oklahoma Tower 435Ft? Devon has to be right c.a. 400ft. Devon is not 75ft shorter than Oklahoma Tower at this time!! Oh, and at what floor does the tapering start?

I agree that Devon looks taller than that when looking at other buildings on the skyline.

By in Steve's article just 4 days ago, he reported the current height at 340 feet.

Oh, and at what floor does the tapering start?

From looking at the renderings, it appears the taper starts around the 36th floor. I would guess by February it would start to taper.

In the original schematic -- before they chopped out 5 of the middle floors -- they showed the taper starting at the 37th floor.

Not sure how that was affected by the reduction in height.

Looks like there's some sort of light testing going on in the bottom left corner of the cam. Anyone else see that?

Yes! Check this out:

http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/devonwindowblue.jpg

http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/devonwindowred.jpg

http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/devonwindowgreen.jpg

Yes! Check this out:

http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/devonwindowblue.jpg

http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/devonwindowred.jpg

http://www.tnttri.com/OKCTalk/devonwindowgreen.jpg

Holy #&!% No way!

You can see a couple of things here:

1. The are clearly testing the primary colors that seem to be able to fill all of any glass panel. No doubt, with computer controls they can generate thousands of colors.

2. There seems to be blue LED lighting running along the channel of the indented part of that building. In a previous interview, someone at Devon mentioned there would be LED lighting there. But they are clearly holding back on talking about item #1.

Was walking by and saw the lights on the side of the building too, here are some closer pics:

http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad131/LordOfDeception/photo1.jpg
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad131/LordOfDeception/photo2.jpg
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad131/LordOfDeception/photo3.jpg
http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad131/LordOfDeception/photo4.jpg

Awesome MacGruber! The mind boggles with what could be done with this capability... I wonder if there is another building with it? Could this be completely unique to OKC?


BTW, how awesome is it that this only went on for a few minutes and on the backside of the building. Yet, we not only got the screen captures from the construction cam, we had a poster in a position to snap pictures at just the right time.

Nothing escapes the eyes and ears of OKCTalk!

My wife just does not understand my excitement! I'm grinning like a cheshire cat!