[AustinGoesVertical]

This design is really interesting. It reminds me of what 44 East is doing with its interiors under Michael Hsu. It has an “earthy” tone and I like how the staggered beams go from the base, appear again at the amenity level, and then at the top with the crown. This gives the building strong continuity. I’m not sure what the orange-brown material is that breaks up the glass but it provides rhythm to the fenestration and prevents it from being a generic glass high rise. Overall, it’s a tower that I feel will play up more than the renderings if the materials are top-notch. I’m curious if the orange-brown sections are sealed wood. To bring the nature of the creek up into the sky would be a nice look. It definitely has an Asian design — a big boy global building, like what you might see in Shanghai.