Maybe they could’ve done a diagonal column to transfer the load, allowing them to hide it behind glass and make it appear uniform from the outside? Would’ve made for a slightly more awkward layout for one apartment, I suppose.
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It’s possible but to your point it would’ve made for a strange corner condition, which would’ve also created a strange condition for the glazing that would eventually cover it. It’s also possible that the angle wouldn’t have been enough for the shear factor of the node where the column meets the shear wall, so the angling of the shear wall would’ve need to continue down more in a shallower/steeper angle.
A good recent example that shows walking through stepping and angling of the column is actually at 8 Carlisle.
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Thanks to you both for your insights!
Are the same load xfer principals in play on the setback level on the other side @TKDV or it this unrelated?
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Yep, they are the same principles. The lower widening of the column for both the relocation of the upper column and cantilever of the floor slab and the widening of the upper column even more for the relocation of the upper column and compensation of the dropped deeper roof/terrace slab cantilever.
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