Pictures and Time-lapse of Brighton i360’s foundation pouring

This weekend was the first phase of the Brighton i360 foundation pour. A total of 2500 tonnes of concrete was poured into the foundations over 12 hours starting at 6am on Saturday morning. On average a cement truck was coming on site every 5 minutes to one of 3 pumps. The pumps can put the concrete anywhere in the foundation. There was a small group of men for each pump using vibrators to remove air from the concrete and to make it level. I was on site taking pictures and I also shot a time-lapse of the pour.

I’ve been working for the Brighton i360 for almost a year now. I’ve previously posted pictures from my visit to Cif in Holland where the tower is being made and I also posted posted the first 8 month of a time-lapse which is documenting the entire build.

Old west pier and foundation of the Brighton i360

Old west pier and foundation of the Brighton i360. Click on image to view it larger

Concrete pumps

Concrete pumps. Click on image to view it larger

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

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i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

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i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

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i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

Washing concrete tuck before heading back to get more.

Washing concrete tuck before heading back to get more.

Concrete pump i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

Dan Argles project manager of the construction of the i360

Dan Argles project manager of the construction of the i360. Not afraid to muck in to dampen down the road.

Bob the Builder

Dan Argles may be project manager but we all know who is really in charge.

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

Working at the end of cement pump looks like physically demanding work.

Working at the end of cement pump looks like physically demanding work.

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

i360 concrete foundation pour 2015-05-30

Job done

Job done

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6 Responses to Pictures and Time-lapse of Brighton i360’s foundation pouring

  1. Fan blooming tastic…… More please.

  2. Thats great what a brilliant subject to document, looking forward to the next phase. Do you have the time lapse from the top floor of that building still going?

  3. What plans do you have for the arrival of the “cans” by barge from the Netherlands?. That should make for another and interesting dimension to the work so far.Multi camera? I’ve been following your other posts and look forward to further posts.

    • lomokev says:

      I’ve been super busy working for i360 so I have only just seen you comment. I shot the Cans arriving last week. I shot load of photos (obviously) and I shot special time-lapse from the beach which you can see on the i360’s youtube channel. I’ve also got 2 other time-lapse cameras on the roof of the Hilton and one in a flat above the Holiday Inn. Expect another blog post like this one with photos of the Can arrivals and the 1st can being put in the foundation soon.

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