Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted November 19, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted November 19, 2014 Announced in the Houston Business Journal Today: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/11/texas-childrens-hospital-to-expand-tower-in-the.html This should nicely add to the Medical Center skyline. I hope they keep with the practice of having lighting features as many of the taller structures in the TMC do. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 where exactly is this? and how tall are their other buildings in camparison? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 I think it might be the Tetris "T" shaped structure next to the Women's Pavilion pictured below: Â Â Â 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 I'm surprised there aren't more responses to this yet. Should be a great addition to the area! Looking forward to seeing the renderings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So are there any renders of the project or is it going to look an awful lot like Mark Wallace? Â Â And my second question is a pre-empt: is it going to have GFR? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Likely another box. I hope I'm wrong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota79 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So are there any renders of the project or is it going to look an awful lot like Mark Wallace? And my second question is a pre-empt: is it going to have GFR? That's hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 This is great! I wonder if it might go across Main. You would need another sky bridge, but otherwise it seems they will need to knock something down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-TownChris Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Great news for TMC! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 according to the article, I think that they are planning on building on top of another structure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htownproud Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I was reading that to mean on top of a 6 story garage. Â But you're right -- I think it's a 6 story existing building. Â I guess it's the building with the Wells Fargo on the ground floor . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 This is going to be a cool project to watch, tripling the height (roughly) of a structure is likely going to require a lot of strengthening work. I'm pretty stoked about the construction photos for this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) This is going to be a cool project to watch, tripling the height (roughly) of a structure is likely going to require a lot of strengthening work. I'm pretty stoked about the construction photos for this one.  More like quadrupling the height. ;-)   I think the six-story building is quite new (built at the same time as the TCH Womens Pavilion). I suspect they built it with capacity to hold a tower on top of it. Edited November 20, 2014 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I thought there was not much flat surface left in the vicinity that didn't have a high-rise wing on it already. TCH is already pretty dense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 More like quadrupling the height. ;-)   I think the six-story building is quite new (built at the same time as the TCH Womens Pavilion). I suspect they built it with capacity to hold a tower on top of it.  If it's new then yeah, I agree they may have anticipated the expansion. Darn too, I like strengthening projects . Was close to forwarding this to the sales team in my company haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 No strengthening needed. Both towers were planned to go up to 27 floors. Tower crane shafts and slab knock outs for the elevators already exist. It will have the same TCH look with pink limestone, copper colored and clear vision glass. A roof top helipad will top it off. No funny looking crowns like Hermann. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 Helipad...why opt for something so useful when they could have a beautiful light-up crown instead? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I was seriously hoping for a beanie with a propeller on top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 So are there any renders of the project or is it going to look an awful lot like Mark Wallace? And my second question is a pre-empt: is it going to have GFR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nate Posted January 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://houston.culturemap.com/news/home-design/01-13-15-theres-nowhere-to-go-but-up-in-texas-childrens-hospital-506-million-expansion/   The board of Texas Children's Hospital has "enthusiastically approved" a $506 million expansion on the medical center campus that includes construction of a 19-story tower on top of the existing building base next to Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, officials announced Tuesday. The project will add 640,000 square feet and 130 beds and make the tower the new home to Texas Children's Heart Center.     11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Shiny! The glass up top provides an opportunity for some color facing the freeway to add to the skyline. Also, mods, I think there may be another forum on this topic if we would like to consolidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Good Looking, Cohesive Campus. Methodist should Consider a similar approach.  Interesting Day. It's been a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) My only gripe is it will block the twin epidermic needles Edited January 13, 2015 by cloud713 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 fabulous high tech concept / rendering. Â appears to have been copied as per a star wars movie set. Â brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNAguy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 http://houston.culturemap.com/news/home-design/01-13-15-theres-nowhere-to-go-but-up-in-texas-childrens-hospital-506-million-expansion/ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think the real missed opportunity here was to have the lower level walkway rotating clockwise, and the upper level rotating counterclockwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternativemike Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 My only gripe is it will block the twin epidermic needles That's my gripe as well - I have a good view from the south out of my living room window 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 During the opening of the original Pavilion for Women, the Texas Childrens Hospital marketing department had a contractor install temporary lighting on the bridge so that it could glow pink after a girl birth and blue for a boy. We all thought it was pretty silly, but it was apparently a success with the public. This new tower however, will house strictly pediatric services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I don't think this will block out the O'Quinn Towers. I don't believe that it is going to be that tall. I hope not anyway. I also have an exhibition going up tonight at D.M. Allison Gallery on Colquit and invite all Haifer's to come by from 6-8 p.m. to see my new work. For images go to www.dma-art.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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