Austin | The Waller (Symphony Square) | 372 Feet | 34 Floors | Complete

[StoOgE]

Its not very good, but its blue and its in a dead-zone of downtown so go for it, not that you need my permission.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by 427MM

... gotta wonder if they will wish they had gone taller upon completion?

I feel like every developer must have this in the back of their mind at this point.

[MichaelB]

I'm gonna bet it's a dark cool gray with rendering effects to reflect the "blue" of the sky. Like so many silver building renderings that people call blue because they reflect the sky.
Having said that, a dark blue gray would be , well, "cool".

[KevinFromTexas]

Larger version from the Statesman article.

[We vs us]

Peep that little walkway connecting the two buildings. Nice detail.

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by We vs us

Peep that little walkway connecting the two buildings. Nice detail.

Yep. Here's another larger version from the Statesman article that shows it. The shorter building sort of reminds me of the old warehouses in the midwest the way it relates to the taller building, especially with that walkway.

[H2O]

Originally Posted by MichaelB

I'm gonna bet it's a dark cool gray with rendering effects to reflect the "blue" of the sky. Like so many silver building renderings that people call blue because they reflect the sky.
Having said that, a dark blue gray would be , well, "cool".

I don't think so. It is clearly opaque cladding and distinctly different than the glazing. If it was reflecting the sky, the color would change by direction and time of day. It is almost indigo!

[mercury6]

looks great, bravo

[clubtokyo]

I am really excited about this one! In the beginning I thought this would be a super boring project. The cladding will really stand out.

[Sigaven]

Not sure how I feel about the blue unless it's going to be a super super deep blue. I love the copper color below it though

[The ATX]

The second site plan for the tower construction was approved today.

[corvairkeith]

[The ATX]

Nice update. They are making good progress.

[DaveinWimberley]

Originally Posted by The ATX

Nice update. They are making good progress.

I've changed my mind on this one.
I think I'm going to LOVE it!

[austlar1]

I like it, or I think I like it. The blue cladding is interesting and hopefully will not look like more blue glass when finished. This part of downtown definitely can use more height and housing units. I think the Med Center will be a very big job factory in years to come. The new tall buildings overlooking the park will be very nice. I wish something similar could happen on the west side of park as well.

[DaveinWimberley]

Originally Posted by austlar1

I like it, or I think I like it. The blue cladding is interesting and hopefully will not look like more blue glass when finished. This part of downtown definitely can use more height and housing units. I think the Med Center will be a very big job factory in years to come. The new tall buildings overlooking the park will be very nice. I wish something similar could happen on the west side of park as well.

You mean the State parking garages? Ain't ever gonna happen.
That's a permanent monument commemorating the War between Austin and the State of Texas.
The State won.

[austlar1]

Originally Posted by DaveinWimberley

You mean the State parking garages? Ain't ever gonna happen.
That's a permanent monument commemorating the War between Austin and the State of Texas.
The State won.

Ever is such a long time.

[corvairkeith]

Crane is up.

[The ATX]

Nice. This one should have two cranes eventually.

[the Genral]

This section of dt is showing some potential...if the construction keeps going.