HOUSTON | Development Thread II - Page 94

Xeelee · #**1861** Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 2:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by JMancuso

anyone think the spire on the new memorial-herman building in memorial city is flat out ugly? i got a good look at it today. first, it's not even centered on the building (closer to the front) and second, it's too small in relation with the rest of the building.

I agree with you on this. It seems to me this is typical sprawl architecture designed to trick suburbanites into thinking it's a showcase piece.

IMO It's pretty low grade.

Wattleigh · #**1862** Posted **Mar 28, 2008, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Xeelee

I agree with you on this. It seems to me this is typical sprawl architecture designed to trick suburbanites into thinking it's a showcase piece.

IMO It's pretty low grade.

Replace "suburbanites" with "Memorial Hermann Healthcare System" and you're correct.

They're the ones this design was aimed at wooing (which it apparently did since the thing was built) and representing the new face of their venture. I'm no fan of the design since I think their Medical Plaza in the TMC does a good job of representing them as-is. I don't worry about this building though. I just have a feeling something is going to be built around it within the next 10years that will cancel out the effect it has. Hopefully the Westin offsets the building to some extent in the interim.

TexasPlaya · #**1863** Posted **Apr 1, 2008, 5:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by JMancuso

anyone think the spire on the new memorial-herman building in memorial city is flat out ugly? i got a good look at it today. first, it's not even centered on the building (closer to the front) and second, it's too small in relation with the rest of the building.

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Originally Posted by Xeelee

I agree with you on this. It seems to me this is typical sprawl architecture designed to trick suburbanites into thinking it's a showcase piece.

IMO It's pretty low grade.

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Originally Posted by Wattleigh

Replace "suburbanites" with "Memorial Hermann Healthcare System" and you're correct.

They're the ones this design was aimed at wooing (which it apparently did since the thing was built) and representing the new face of their venture. I'm no fan of the design since I think their Medical Plaza in the TMC does a good job of representing them as-is. I don't worry about this building though. I just have a feeling something is going to be built around it within the next 10years that will cancel out the effect it has. Hopefully the Westin offsets the building to some extent in the interim.

I think when you look at just the building itself, it doesn't look too appealing. However, when you take into account when the projects are built up, it could look/blend in well. Who knows what this thing will look like at night; it could have bad ass looking lighting effect coming out of the crown and on the building. Who knows? Personally, I think this thing will turn out decent looking when all is said and done.

Saddle Man · #**1864** Posted **Apr 1, 2008, 5:33 PM**

I love the juxtaposition of the plain building and the garishness of the crown. I just wish the crown would have been made bigger so that it would be centered to the whole build (not just the front/north side of the building).

Trae · #**1865** Posted **Apr 1, 2008, 9:52 PM**

I like the building. You can see it from Katy now, too (on the Westpark Tollway).

Shasta · #**1866** Posted **Apr 1, 2008, 11:55 PM**

That building is fugly. I don't care if it wears neon at night.

Here is a rendering that I haven't seen before for the 23 story Methodist Hospital Outpatient Care Center that is rising in the Texas Medical Center. This is the view looking westward towards Greenway/Uptown. Hey, look, it isn't a flat roof! This thing is MASSIVE...

rdavis4559 · #**1867** Posted **Apr 2, 2008, 8:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Trae

I like the building. You can see it from Katy now, too (on the Westpark Tollway).

I don't like the way the building looks but I do like how from the beltway/290 interchange, it just looks massive.

Complex01 · #**1868** Posted **Apr 2, 2008, 2:45 PM**

Wow that is great rendering very kewl...

As for the robot building, as i have read it being called all over the place, i really dont know what to think of it. But i do agree, it reminds me or a robot...

Xeelee · #**1869** Posted **Apr 2, 2008, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Complex01

Wow that is great rendering very kewl...

As for the robot building, as i have read it being called all over the place, i really dont know what to think of it. But i do agree, it reminds me or a robot...

Perhaps there's more than meats the eye?

photoLith · #**1870** Posted **Apr 3, 2008, 3:50 PM**

Houstons skyline is just massive, it goes on forever, I lived there for 8 years but everytime I went downtown I just couldnt believe how many skyscrapers there were. From afar Houstons skyline almost looks as big as Chicagos, one could argue.

Great_Hizzy · #**1871** Posted **Apr 3, 2008, 4:37 PM**

This is outstanding.

Wattleigh · #**1872** Posted **Apr 3, 2008, 10:47 PM**

You know, looking at that rendering of the Outpatient Center, I just realized that the side facing Fannin is a bit wider than the one facing Main. Haven't really paid that much attention when driving by, but I take it a portion of the base was built around a pre-existing building that has frontage along Main.

It always kinda surprises me to see how long projects in the TMC take to rise just from the excavation site. Since they cleared the garage levels though, it's shot up like a weed and I can't wait to see the rooftop start forming.

TritonHouston · #**1873** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 12:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by Great_Hizzy

This is outstanding.

Wow... wait. This isn't an April Fools joke?

Wattleigh · #**1874** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 12:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Cuzco1

Wow... wait. This isn't an April Fools joke?

The site's been under construction for the past 2 years or so.

Shasta · #**1875** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 2:09 AM**

The Outpatient Center is being built around a current building on Main. It's about a 8-12 story beige/non-descript thing that it will tower over and around.

Shasta · #**1876** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 3:20 PM**

Transwestern broke gorund this past week on a new tower in West Houston.

Project name: Eldridge Oaks

Project size: 14 floors above ground, 350,000 sq feet

Project location: nw corner of Eldridge Parkway and Enclave Parkway, approximately 1 mile South of I-10 adjacent to Hershey Park

Building is not preleased and is being built on spec since Class A space in that submarket is 97% occupied. If things go well, a second twin tower will be added to the project.

Xeelee · #**1877** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 5:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Shasta

Transwestern broke gorund this past week on a new tower in West Houston.

Project name: Eldridge Oaks

Project size: 14 floors above ground, 350,000 sq feet

Project location: nw corner of Eldridge Parkway and Enclave Parkway, approximately 1 mile South of I-10 adjacent to Hershey Park

Building is not preleased and is being built on spec since Class A space in that submarket is 97% occupied. If things go well, a second twin tower will be added to the project.

Awesome tower Shasta. Thanks for the info.

vjhe · #**1878** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 6:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Xeelee

Awesome tower Shasta. Thanks for the info.

You consider that a awesome tower? This looks just like the same banal stuff that has dominated a large chunk of Houston architectural designs in it's recent history. Mediocre and blah is the tone that is set in Houston right now.

*I'm in a terrible mood and may regret this post later.

Xeelee · #**1879** Posted **Apr 4, 2008, 8:37 PM**

I see they have a Toyota Tundra in there.

Complex01 · #**1880** Posted **Apr 6, 2008, 2:00 AM**

Now for some Skycraper updates.

It was such a nice day today, i went for a bike ride downtown. Enjoy...

Main Place

One Park Place

Discovery Tower

2727 Kirby

They were raising the tower crane today...

Now i cant wait for the cranes to go up at Main Place and Discovery Tower...