hpyhnt 1000
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Nice pics from DaMouse. It may only be a giant shopping mall, but it's going to be a pretty spectacular one to wander through and eat in. That waterway area should look really nice when it's completed.
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The Town Center construction
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toolsnspools
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Looks like the Apple Store (if that's what this will be) has started construction. Given how close it is to the current guest areas, i would say they could open before a lot of the other stores if they wanted to.
Next Big Thing
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I could swear Steve or someone said that it wasn't an Apple Store at one point...
Rteetz
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Yeah I'm pretty sure it's been said that is not the Apple Store.
roj2323
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I have to agree. it's looking like it's going to be 2 stories with a roof terrace or possibly 3 stories tall.
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danlb_2000
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Yes, he did say that the image in the concept art wasn't the Apple store.
danlb_2000
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Whatever that building is, it wasn't in the original model. It's also interesting that the wall are being built in a different way then the other structures. Almost looks like it['s being built with Insulated Concrete Forms.
lazyboy97o
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The typical florr to ceiling height is about 18 feet, then you still need room for mechanical systems and structure.
AC21075
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Well, if you look closely at the concept art, there's actually a brick and mortar building inside the glass. Or at least something that looks like that. I would assume that enclosing a building in an outer layer of glass might require a more insulated interior...
halltd
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They are ICF. Someone in one of the Disney Springs threads (it could've been this one, but I couldn't find it through a search) posted a close-up photo of the forms and they say "Fox Blocks" on them. EDIT: My memory was jogged by someone on here (that since has deleted the post) that the close up of the Fox Block was posted on Save PI first. Here's a link to the image I was referring to: http://goo.gl/BEXSvF
I did a quick Google search of "Fox Blocks Disney" and discovered Turning Leaf Construction is building this "3-story" building.
https://www.facebook.com/john.riddle.3344/posts/916820571699275:1?fref=nf
Turning Leaf is quite active on Facebook with construction photos...
https://www.facebook.com/turningleafco?fref=nf
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roj2323
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Wow that was informative. I wish every disney project had this much info available on it.
danlb_2000
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Looks like this is not the first project they have done at WDW, they also did the new FotLK restroom building.
http://www.turningleafco.com/
http://www.turningleafco.com/
WDWtraveler
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Photo update of various Disney Springs construction sites, as of Wednesday, Oct 21.
First, a construction wall appeared earlier this week around the last empty storefront at The Landing, next to Sound Lion.
Landscaping is being completed on the corner of the building between Cookes of Dublin and Erin McKenna's Bakery. The area is currently behind a construction fence.
Progress on the "white" building between the Orange parking garage and Planet Hollywood. Note the tall concrete block wall to the left and rear of this building, which does not appear to be attached to the building. Another photo below shows the rear of this building from the parking garage.
Overview of the construction as seen from the Orange parking garage, with the Lime parking garage under construction in the background, and new Disney bus transportation area to the right.
A view from Morimoto Asia looking across the Disney Springs river.
The Disney Springs river as seen from Morimoto Asia's second floor patio area. Note the faux tree stumps along the river banks, on both the near and far shores. On the far shore, to the left of the tree stump, is a faux tree branch that has fallen into the water. On the left side of the photo, a pier extends into the water.
In another area of the Disney Springs river, another faux tree branch can be seen across the rocks in the river bed. A pier extends into the water from the right side of the photo.
In the Marketplace area, an update on the pedestrian elevated walkway at the intersection of Hotel Plaza Boulevard and Buena Vista Drive.
First, a construction wall appeared earlier this week around the last empty storefront at The Landing, next to Sound Lion.
Landscaping is being completed on the corner of the building between Cookes of Dublin and Erin McKenna's Bakery. The area is currently behind a construction fence.
Progress on the "white" building between the Orange parking garage and Planet Hollywood. Note the tall concrete block wall to the left and rear of this building, which does not appear to be attached to the building. Another photo below shows the rear of this building from the parking garage.
Overview of the construction as seen from the Orange parking garage, with the Lime parking garage under construction in the background, and new Disney bus transportation area to the right.
A view from Morimoto Asia looking across the Disney Springs river.
The Disney Springs river as seen from Morimoto Asia's second floor patio area. Note the faux tree stumps along the river banks, on both the near and far shores. On the far shore, to the left of the tree stump, is a faux tree branch that has fallen into the water. On the left side of the photo, a pier extends into the water.
In another area of the Disney Springs river, another faux tree branch can be seen across the rocks in the river bed. A pier extends into the water from the right side of the photo.
In the Marketplace area, an update on the pedestrian elevated walkway at the intersection of Hotel Plaza Boulevard and Buena Vista Drive.
RayTheFirefly
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The Springs look like they are going to be very pretty.
danlb_2000
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drnilescrane
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I think it's become obvious that Disney built those retail tenancies speculatively - either from the sheer amount of time it's taken to get tenants to move into completed spaces, or the fact to accommodate the Gelato store they went back and partitioned/demolished existing construction.
To be honest that idea really troubles me - they are building a LOT of square footage with no idea who is going to lease it. I'd hate to see the rest of Disney Springs be a menagerie of lazy home grown concepts concocted to fill spaces they just can't lease.
As a local? I'd like to see a nice large format Barnes and Noble to replace the store we lost in Winter Garden. Somewhere to go and hang out. Since the idea seems to be to shamelessly copy Caruso's Grove and Americana concepts from SoCal it'd be a good fit.
To be honest that idea really troubles me - they are building a LOT of square footage with no idea who is going to lease it. I'd hate to see the rest of Disney Springs be a menagerie of lazy home grown concepts concocted to fill spaces they just can't lease.
As a local? I'd like to see a nice large format Barnes and Noble to replace the store we lost in Winter Garden. Somewhere to go and hang out. Since the idea seems to be to shamelessly copy Caruso's Grove and Americana concepts from SoCal it'd be a good fit.
djkidkaz
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Any thoughts as to why they would use insulated concrete forms over the standard?
G00fyDad
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Cheaper, easier to install, or maybe the contractor was the lowest bid for that particular building.
dstrawn9889
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i was going to say the lower bidder showed ICF