February 2, 200619 yr From the 2/1/06 Enquirer: PHOTO: J.W. Fleckenstein (at lectern), of Interiors by Kurtinitis Inc., was among those who presented ideas for interiors of the Ascent at Roebling's Bridge. Mackenzie Hafner (right) is marketing associate for the Ascent. The Enquirer/Patrick Reddy Condo ideas are unveiled for Ascent Designers offer suggestions for interiors of 22-story tower BY MIKE RUTLEDGE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER COVINGTON - The 10th floor of a Covington riverfront tower had the aura of a Paris fashion show Tuesday, without the willowy models. Nine of the region's top design studios on Tuesday unveiled their suggestions for condominium interiors for architect Daniel Libeskind's 22-story tower, the Ascent at Roebling's Bridge. Bittners, of O'Bryonville, offered a "new traditional" design, with a "comfortable and artistic" feel. Martin Douglas Designs and Bova International combined with a feng shui vision featuring Italian furniture. Other studios found their influences in Japanese gardens, the building's views of downtown Cincinnati, and traditional home comfort. Libeskind wasn't present, but his interior-design suggestions for the building also were displayed. The star of the day, designers seemed to agree, was the proposed crescent-shaped building itself. Full article at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060201/NEWS0103/602010344/1059/rss13
February 27, 200619 yr Wahoo!!! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 27, 200619 yr Ascent prompts sister plan Corporex proposes second site as condo sales exceed 50% Laura Baverman Staff Reporter Strong sales in Corporex Cos.' signature Ascent condo development in Covington have prompted planning for a sister project directly west of the site. The development, now informally called Illuminations, would likely be a smaller, less expensive complex than Ascent. Tom Banta, executive vice president, discussed the project at the Feb. 17 UC/PNC Bank Real Estate Outlook conference. Corporex spokeswoman Debbie Vicchiarelli said the name and the details of the project are a work in progress. The site, now housing a parking lot between RiverCenter and the Kenton County parking garage, west of the Ascent, is the last piece of undeveloped property named in a development agreement between the city and Corporex in 1988. Full article at http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2006/02/27/story4.html
April 13, 200619 yr Work is really starting to pick up on the Ascent. The crane is going up as I type this.
April 13, 200619 yr It would be nice if they had a live web cam watching over this project. They do :) http://www.yourascent.com/
April 14, 200619 yr My first thought was "WOW, that is an amazingly high pile of rubble to the right!". Then I realized it was just a ledge...
April 15, 200619 yr i drove by the site the other day and was a little suprised at how short that crane is. it seems like all indacators point to the building being right in between the two crapercenter towers heightwise. however, the crane is quite a bit lower than both of them. any ideas?? i also thought it funny that there was a crane out there building the crane...why not just use the first one? i thought these things built themselves anyway. crane experts go!!!
April 16, 200619 yr Height will be added to the crane when needed, it will more than likely almost double in height once the tower reaches the 10-15th floor.
April 16, 200619 yr it seems like all indacators point to the building being right in between the two crapercenter towers heightwise. LOL
April 17, 200619 yr Height will be added to the crane when needed, it will more than likely almost double in height once the tower reaches the 10-15th floor. interesting. i mean i realize that cranes for super mega highrises are essentially climbing the building as they get taller. i didnt know they add height to stand-alone cranes mid project.
April 17, 200619 yr interesting. i mean i realize that cranes for super mega highrises are essentially climbing the building as they get taller. i didnt know they add height to stand-alone cranes mid project. It will be attached to the building. If you look at the two areas where the tarp is covering dirt....that is where the towers foot print, just add the curves if that makes since.
April 20, 200619 yr Ascent's rise to get high-tech assistance Unique design calls for computer upgrade BY MIKE RUTLEDGE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER COVINGTON - The big hole has been dug, and now the more visible work is starting - pouring the foundation, and later the concrete skeleton, for the Ascent at Roebling's Bridge. The 22-story luxury condo tower has already elevated Covington's local and national reputation. The Ascent, designed by New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind, joins other geometrically complex buildings in the region, including architect Frank Gehry's Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at the University of Cincinnati and Zaha Hadid's new Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Arts. But as a major accent on the Ohio River skyline, this building will be even more visible. The construction site became more prominent last weekend when a large blue-and-white tower crane was assembled there. The crane is about the tower's future height - 230 feet - and happens to be the same color. The building is scheduled to be completed in late 2007. Full article at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/NEWS0103/604200357/1059/rss13
April 21, 200619 yr Even though the Blue Ash-based firm has built buildings as complex as the Vontz Center and UC's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning building, a computing upgrade was necessary, he said. "When we got this job, we had to invest in some state-of-the-art software and computers to be able to take that information and dimension it," Dugan said. "There aren't a lot of dimensions on these drawings, so the computers are critical." The meter on my B.S. detector is pegged out on this one.
April 21, 200619 yr ^ explain? if you are refering to them comparing the ascent with the contemporary arts center then i definately agree with you
April 21, 200619 yr If they could send a man to the moon with slide rules, whatever computers they have are just fine.
April 22, 200619 yr ^ explain? if you are refering to them comparing the ascent with the contemporary arts center then i definately agree with you I'm referring to the "computing upgrade" silliness.
May 31, 200619 yr <i>A tanker truck blew up near the construction site of the Ascent. Sounds like everyone got out safely. Unless there was a guy in the Port-o-Let.</i> <b>Hundreds evacuated</b> BY CINDY SCHROEDER AND RYAN CLARK | ENQUIRER STAFF REPORTERS A fuel tanker has exploded in Covington at Scott and RiverCenter. According to police scanners, HAZMAT teams have been called in. Authorities have cleared the Roebling Suspension Bridge of all traffic and pedestrians as a precaution. TANK buses are staged at Third and Greenup Streets in Covington for evacuees. Firefighters evacuated the Kenton County Administration building at 303 Court Street at 11:45 a.m. The building overlooks the construction site where the explosion occurred. The explosion occurred at the construction site for the Ascent at Roebling's Bridge, the new condos being built on the riverfront. Walt Duermit, the construction site inspector at the Ascent, said it was around 11:30 a.m. when the refueling line attached to a 1,500-gallon tanker truck exploded. Full article at http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060531/NEWS/60531003
May 31, 200619 yr interesting. i mean i realize that cranes for super mega highrises are essentially climbing the building as they get taller. i didnt know they add height to stand-alone cranes mid project. It will be attached to the building. If you look at the two areas where the tarp is covering dirt....that is where the towers foot print, just add the curves if that makes since. That is not a typical crane that can rise mid-construction. I think there is only one crane on-site also meaning that you don't have the second tower crane to raise the other crane. Basically however tall that crane is now will be the height of the building. Those cranes cant "crawl" If it were a vertical boom crane that would be a different story.
May 31, 200619 yr interesting. i mean i realize that cranes for super mega highrises are essentially climbing the building as they get taller. i didnt know they add height to stand-alone cranes mid project. I agree with what your saying, but there was something in the Enquirer or NKY.com about the height of the crane which is roughly 235ft. The height of the tower is 300ft. Guess we'll find out what there going to do when the time gets here.
May 31, 200619 yr ^Also, cranes don't climb. They have extensions inserted at the bottom of the crane and are lifted up. While that is taking place, the second crane is holding the crane up and lifting it while the extensions are being added to. A very nerve-racking experience for tower crane operators in that they have to be in the crane while it is being "jacked up"from the bottom.
May 31, 200619 yr After the BP fuel truck lighting on fire this afternoon they are lucky the jobsite is even still there!
June 1, 200619 yr After the BP fuel truck lighting on fire this afternoon they are lucky the jobsite is even still there! Ain't that the truth! I was amazed no windows were blown out when it exploded.
June 1, 200619 yr I know quite a few people who work in the building and it was pretty bad - one person said it sounded like a bomb going off!
June 2, 200619 yr Holy crap! I'm glad no one was seriously injured and that it didn't really set back construction.
June 2, 200619 yr The fundation is almost set. So hopefully we'll start seeing some girders going up this month.
June 2, 200619 yr Holy crap! I'm glad no one was seriously injured and that it didn't really set back construction. That looks like something out of iraq
June 3, 200619 yr id say there is a whole lot more concrete work to do...at least a couple levels of parking garage to go.
June 7, 200619 yr If you go to their website you can see a live camera feed of the progress on the jobsite. http://www.yourascent.com/
July 31, 200618 yr wow...thats a lot taller than i had originally thought...still looks a little squat
July 31, 200618 yr I think it's a great looking building. It reminds me of something that they would construct in Dubai. (Btw 25% of the world's cranes are in Dubai!!! Insane.)
July 31, 200618 yr You know, Libeskind was the guy who designed Freedom Tower, with its top several stories of hollow glass, which was dumb. However, this looks like something that could be built.
August 17, 200618 yr Wow - thanks for posting that! I've driven past a few times lately, but it's been hard to judge progress driving 25 mph around a curve! And I always forget to check the webcam...
August 27, 200618 yr Yeah i drove by it yesturday. It looks like they are starting on the third floor.
August 27, 200618 yr I had the opportunity to be on a site tour of the Ascent Complex two weeks ago, and got to stand on the top floor under construction, which I believe at the time was Level 6 (got to include parking levels). Unfortunately, I don't have any photos, but here are some facts that I learned that don't have to do with reinforced concrete structure design: The columns of the building will change shape as they transitition from floor to floor. So, what is a round column on one floor may be a rectangular column on the next, and then may revert back to being circular. One of the more interesting things with this project is that the columns and the facade slant. You should be able to see that by now very clearly. Well, one thing that engineers have yet to figure out is how to clean the windows of the top floors, since they slant outwards. Here is one for engineers: None of the plans have dimensions on them, and dimensions are created as they transition from floor to floor. This oddity is attributed to the uniqueness of the design. As of two weeks ago, the structure was 30 percent built Thought some of you might find those factoids interesting.
September 16, 200618 yr I drove by today and it looks like they are starting on their 7th or 8th floor. I think the garage goes 1 or 2 stories above ground. Does that count as a story? ;)
September 21, 200618 yr I guess you can't really call this an update, since these pics are a couple of weeks old. Oh well, enjoy living in the past:
September 21, 200618 yr That's something I've been wondering...The largest earthquake in the history of the United States was at the New Madrid fault in Kentucky. You have to wonder how many local structures will be able to withstand The Big One.
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