lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I thought this might be a good social type project and just fun in general. First, vote if you like the tower, then guess what city you think it might be in. 1) like it? 2) guess the city If you know where it's located, please don't ruin the fun. (it's in North America) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 no reason we can't have more than one going on at once: 1) like it? 2) what city? (north america again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 First one is so-so, in my opinion. It looks Chinese, but not sure where it's located in North America. It's just a rendering, right, not built yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 First one is so-so, in my opinion. It looks Chinese, but not sure where it's located in North America. It's just a rendering, right, not built yet? Right, these are just renderings of proposed buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Interesting design, but no, I don't like it. This is in Chicago, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 For the second tower, better design, I like it. I'll guess that this is for Chicago also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largeTEXAS Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I'd guess Toronto for the first one, but Chicago also makes sense. The second looks more like a Chicago design, but that would be too easy... I like the design much more than the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Interesting design, but no, I don't like it. This is in Chicago, right? I'm not feeling it either, but yeah it's for Chicago. 375 E Wacker: 89 Floors, 1,148 FT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Renderings just aren't fair. We've accumulated our own collection in the "Houston: Potential" thread, with historic examples, but to put something for another city just seems mean. Renderings most of the time aren't even built, and can range from "Wow I wish that was built here" to "What drug were you snorting when you drew this?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Well since someone already spilled the beans on the first one...I'll say that I like number two and looks like something that would be going up in Toronto right now. Residential towers are a dime a dozen or maybe even cheaper than that up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 The first one I frowned. The second one I like it, they worked the balconies in very nicely. I'd guess New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 As a point of interest, it was HAIF's sister site, The Chicago Architecture Blog that broke the news in the Americas about that first building: Supertall Skyscraper Planned Along Chicago River at Lakeshore East Beat the Wall Street Journal to web by 45 minutes, and every other publication by 12-36 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Nashville, Tennessee http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postbusiness/2014/6/19/giarratanas_505_cst_to_be_residential_tower Giarratana Development will have its planned 505 CST skyscraper project offer residential and street-level retail space, Nashville Business Journal reports. 750 feet tall, which is the maximum height the Federal Aviation Administration has approved for the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Renderings just aren't fair. We've accumulated our own collection in the "Houston: Potential" thread, with historic examples, but to put something for another city just seems mean. Renderings most of the time aren't even built, and can range from "Wow I wish that was built here" to "What drug were you snorting when you drew this?" All of these have been reported publicly. Many of our "potential Houston" buildings were never published. Many were just found on the last page of some developers website and many of them just conceptual dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 How about this one 1) like it? 2) location? please allow others to guess if you know the answer. as will be normal, cropped to protects its context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 How about this one 1) like it? 2) location? please allow others to guess if you know the answer. as will be normal, cropped to protects its context i prefer the Nashville tower. this one seems like they belong on the water/coast somewhere, but they dont look Miami enough for Miami. maybe on the lake in Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 How about this one 1) like it? 2) location? please allow others to guess if you know the answer. as will be normal, cropped to protects its context All those balconies? My guess is Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 How about this one 1) like it? 2) location? please allow others to guess if you know the answer. as will be normal, cropped to protects its context OK, I'll play. I'm saying Philadelphia in case Miami and Chicago aren't right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 How about this one 1) like it? 2) location? please allow others to guess if you know the answer. as will be normal, cropped to protects its context 1. I like it. 2. Los Angeles? For some reason it also looks like an early design of the second enron tower or at least the top part of it. Maybe I'm crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Concerning the third tower: 1. I hate it. If it's residential, the Nashville tower is much better. Also, one tower is bad enough, but two of these is going too far!2. I'll say something like this will go up in ..... Altanta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 As for liking it or not, I like it...but only if it's a hotel or condo. Not offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 From this rendering, it looks kinda 70'sish to me, I don't like it much. Some starchitect supposedly designed them. It's for Miami. I just found a few more renderings that put them in a better light, but I don't know how much better. And you can now add Rem Koolhaas to the ever-growing list of starchitects designing luxury condos in Miami. Curbed Miami recently attended the unveiling of the Dutchman’s luxury project at Coconut Grove, which is rising conspicuously close to a project by his former student, Bjarke Ingels. Conspicuously close. But since this is Miami, Koolhaas was not the only starchitect vying for the project, known as Park Grove. He had to beat proposals from Christian de Portzamparc, Jean Nouvel, and Diller Scofidio + Renfro. On the roughly 6-acre site, Koolhaas creates three 20-story cylindroid towers of glass and what appears to be concrete. The structures’ floor-to-ceiling windows—no surprise there, this is oceanfront Miami after all—are separated by vertical columns that subtly undulate as they rise. A similar design element is incorporated into Herzog & de Meuron’s luxury condos on the other side of town. Park Grove also resembles the Swedes’ latest condo project in New York City, which similarly has a rolling, curving facade. In total, the project includes 298 units and three acres of green space. The most dramatic part of this project are the towers’ multi-story, green roof–topped bases, which house commercial tenants. In at least one of the structures, the grassy topper appears to rise into the tower itself. The project, overall, though is surprisingly restrained—appearing more like a collection of stock Miami apartment towers than the latest work of one of the world’s most acclaimed architects. http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/88485 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I like any building that expresses innovation in engineering but they have to function as well. Designs that provoke one's sensibilities when new may go out of fashion. OTOH if they don't push the envelope just a little they run the risk of fading into the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Here's a couple more: 1) 2) (3 renderings) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 1 is pretty cool, but not extremely exciting. The most impressive thing is it's height. I would guess Miami. Or maybe Panama City?2 is elegant and also impressive with height. I want to say it's in Chicago or Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
democide Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 1. Looks like it belongs in a beach city. I don't like it. I'll say this is in Tampa Bay. 2. Simple design, not overly done. Can't say if I like it, I need to see better renderings. I'll say Pittsburgh. If not, can you say what towers are these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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