redevelopment of an outdated 1960s urban complex. The major elements include a 36-story office tower; an 11-story, 61-unit residential building; and an enclosed winter garden pedestrian arcade. The residential building follows the curving street edge, taking a graceful crescent shape. The precast concrete lends itself to the fluidity of such a design, as the convex base of the building gently turns inward to form a concave surface. The consistency of the precast concrete was a necessity in the construction of the circular design, which requires repetition in form to achieve its desired look (Fig. 2.2.3[b]). The precast concrete takes on a columnar form around the entrance to the winter garden, and continues along the garden s entire 480 ft (146 m) length, providing a rhythmic pattern both internally and externally on the adjacent park. The precast concrete base to the office tower skillfully blends with the steel and glass construction. The base integrates vertically with the tower that soars above it, as precast concrete fingers reach upward into the highrise portion of the structure as the material transitions. The precast concrete forms a delicate frame for the window walls and incorporates scale, dimension, and shadow to the wall. If unfamiliar with architectural precast concrete, prior to designing wall panels, the architect should visit an architectural precast concrete manufacturing plant, as well as any projects that are under way. This way the designer can become familiar with the manufacturing processes and installation procedures and, most importantly, establish realistic expectations for the finished product. Elements such as the fabrication of molds, challenges to casting and finishing specific designs or shapes, relative material costs, handling methods at the plant and jobsite, approaches for connecting panels to a structure, and establishing acceptable color ranges are important to fully understand precast concrete and maximize its potential. Reveals and rustications must be placed in a repetitive pattern in order to minimize modification throughout a mold s life. Reveals, like all form features, must be designed with draft (by creating bevels) so the panel can be stripped from the mold without damaging the mold feature. Cost premiums are introduced to a project when the panel cross-section becomes more complex or intri-