Subdude Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Note dupe topics merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 In reference to Spanish Steps, I think the architect was trying to communicate how the stairwells will become an integral sectional aspect of the sunken lobby/tunnel entrance. A more apt reference would be the Prada store in NYC. Overall I think this is most exciting major development in downtown and once it's done I'm sure many will be in awe (not by it's height but by it's lighting effects, voyeuristic street face, and lobby design). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Here is another article on the project. This thing is starting to get more and more interesting. It sounds like the tunnels are going to get a big boost from this project. http://houston.culturemap.com/news/realestate/06-01-13-progress-historic-houston-club-building-gives-way-for-a-gleaming-new-giant-office-tower/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Boring... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKB9 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Oh yes, this will look amazing. We need more infill projects like this! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Infill? I wish this were going up on a vacant lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Infill? I wish this were going up on a vacant lot. Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerNspace Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 really like this building. looks classy and energetic. imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Ill just post what i did on swamplot:Even though Skanska’s tower is the least sexy of the three major ones proposed for downtown, I hope it gets built because I would really love for this street level interaction with the tunnels thinking to catch fire. Hopefully they can lead the way in this area.Skylines are nice but when people actually visit downtown I think they're experience at the street level is more important than what the building looks like. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Three dudes in Skanska hardhats were out by the corner of Milam and Capitol around lunch today. I walked by to eavesdrop, but all I could make out was something to the effect that the city rent-a-bike rck right there would have to stay due to a 30 day notice requirement. From that I would guess that they are about to start clearing out the area. There were guys clearing out some interior stuff too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Interior demolition is definitely going on. They are filling up and switching out dumpsters on the Capitol side with what looked like metal bits. Many upper floor windows are open as well.Interior demolition is definitely going on. They are filling up and switching out dumpsters on the Capitol side with what looked like metal bits. Many upper floor windows are open as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heightsite Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Keep us posted as they get closer to the demo! Witnessed the Compass Bank on Post Oak implosion and it was a blast (pun intended)! Can't imagine how they can take down a building between others. Anyone know how the building will come down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt16 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 If I recall it will be taken down floor by floor similar to 1200 Louisiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heightsite Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Hope they save facades, etc. Knowing Houston, that's a SWAW ( silly wild ass wish). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hope they save facades, etc. Knowing Houston, that's a SWAW ( silly wild ass wish). For this building, I can’t really think of anything that would be worth any extraordinary effort to save for aesthetic reasons, apart from the mural, but that’s just my opinion. It seemed like a perfectly usable building, but rather plain externally. I figured that it must need some fairly heavy retrofits in the infrastructure in the near term for it not to bring in good money as it sat, as compared to what the cost of a complete tear down and Class AA rebuild would net back to a developer like Skanska, but I have no more insight in to the particular economics of this project than my dog does, so take all that for what it’s worth. I’ll take pics once they get going, I walk by there fairly regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Three dudes in Skanska hardhats were out by the corner of Milam and Capitol around lunch today. I walked by to eavesdrop, but all I could make out was something to the effect that the city rent-a-bike rck right there would have to stay due to a 30 day notice requirement. From that I would guess that they are about to start clearing out the area. There were guys clearing out some interior stuff too. That was some high quality snoopage nate, if I do say so myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) Edited July 13, 2013 by Urbannizer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatesdisastr Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 This is the exact same rendering we have been seeing in the past right, nothings changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsatyr Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 (edited) This is the exact same rendering we have been seeing in the past right, nothings changed? The building is the same; the time of day changed though. Edited July 13, 2013 by xsatyr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Demo of the daycare playground in action. I reached up and snapped one of these pics over the wall. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 They also look to be framing up walls around the now abandoned Skyline deli in the tunnels. Not sure what to make of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Looks like some cleaning is being done. (getting closer for demolition) By Swamplot: http://swamplot.com/the-clubbing-of-the-houston-club-building-begins/2013-07-24/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouCityMan Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Progress! That building really wasn't worth saving architecturally. I kinda like what they've proposed with the whole light box effect. I know there are a lot of "glass box" designs around or on the drawing boards but something tells me this will stand out a little more than the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 (edited) The specific thing that a like about this tower is that its a box within a box and that it looks like its been sliced forming rectangles. Edited July 27, 2013 by TowerSpotter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 From Bisnow today: Capitol Tower is prepping for interior demolition, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 A bit more about the building, and different options for it (I like facade #1). Link (pg. 41): http://on-demand.gputechconf.com/siggraph/2013/presentation/SG3131-Gensler-Maximizing-Client-Engagement-Design.pdf 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Mental RayStone Option 03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Three dudes in Skanska hardhats were out by the corner of Milam and Capitol around lunch today.I walked by to eavesdrop, but all I could make out was something to the effect that the city rent-a-bike rck right there would have to stay due to a 30 day notice requirement. From that I would guess that they are about to start clearing out the area.There were guys clearing out some interior stuff too.That was some high quality snoopage nate, if I do say so myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 "Capitol Tower, the former Houston Club building, is on schedule and is currently undergoing interior abatement and demolition. For those wondering, the tower’s design officially calls for 35 stories and will have a direct linkage to the tunnel system." http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/09/three-top-real-estate-professionals.html?page=2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 "Capitol Tower, the former Houston Club building, is on schedule and is currently undergoing interior abatement and demolition. For those wondering, the tower’s design officially calls for 35 stories and will have a direct linkage to the tunnel system." http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/09/three-top-real-estate-professionals.html?page=2 Yay 2 more floors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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