The Sovereign | 11-storeys | Residential, commercial
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Chard Development’s fourth Victoria project (after Corazon, Juliet and The 834), dubbed The Sovereign, is situated in downtown Victoria’s old town district and will become the tallest building west of Douglas Street.
The original design featured extensive brickwork, a curved feature for the top two floors (originally the tower was to be 12-storeys tall) and potential uses as a residential and commercial development or a boutique hotel and commercial development.
The finalized design calls for 36 residential units and commercial space on the bottom floor. Two automated car elevators, the first of its kind in Victoria, will be used for The Sovereign’s parking facilities.
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This project's public discussion on VibrantVictoria.ca
Below are the five latest responses to the dedicated discussion thread for this project:
VicHockeyFan
May 06, 2012 at 2:58 pmQuote: In projects like these with no ramps or ways out I assume they just bury and write-off the digging equipment when they're done. I imagine on every small-lot with a deep foundation there's a poor digger encased in a tomb of its own digging.
Not the whole machine, just the bottom tracks part that is too heavy when the top blasts off.
It's like how they leave the lunar module landing gear on the moon* when they take off.
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On average for every Hitachi model like the one shown, they produce one full piece of equipment, and 32 replacement truck sets.
* or on the NASA television studio set floor, depending on your beliefs.
Gary H
May 08, 2012 at 5:49 pmQuote: I am no expert in construction, but that looks like a big hole in the ground! Thanks for the great photos Marko, all I generally get to see is the view from the bus as I am on my way up Fort Street.
Now I'm no expert in hole size but the Sovereign in Victoria appears to not hold a candle to Bosa's Sovereign in Burnaby :construction:
More can be found here:
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Mike K.
May 08, 2012 at 8:04 pmconcorde
May 08, 2012 at 8:14 pmQuote: In projects like these with no ramps or ways out I assume they just bury and write-off the digging equipment when they're done. I imagine on every small-lot with a deep foundation there's a poor digger encased in a tomb of its own digging.
Lol, no, they will lift it out. The small machine weights around 12,000lbs and the bigger machine weighs around 46,000lbs
