Urbannizer

https://x.com/walkableaustin/status/1697987231443480763?s=46&t=3S8HC_afKAMHVCgfx518rg

Now Known as ATX Tower

https://x.com/walkableaustin/status/1698801615745007914?s=46&t=3S8HC_afKAMHVCgfx518rg

Quite different from the initial rendering but I like how it looks similar to the older structure.

4 hours ago, pablog said:

Just confirming this is Houston 😂

The presentation says Austin, TX. 

Not sure why- but it’s Houston. Maybe to throw off one who discovers the flip book? Or just mistaken for another project he may be working on? 2811 Kirby is the name of this development and there’s no Kirby street in Austin.

https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10019437&postcount=2057

The renderings online of the residential tower and low-rise components has changed. The renderings on the banner are of ones we haven’t seen before.

On 8/17/2023 at 4:23 PM, hindesky said:

 

I would raise the G to the same height as the O. 

11 hours ago, hindesky said:

A couple of workers are removing the old blue construction netting and replacing it with a new green one with all the names of the companies involved in the project.

We need a close up.

12 minutes ago, ChannelTwoNews said:

Wasn't this the site of the old Orion proposal from the early 2000s?

Orion was proposed for the vacant land across Asbury.

https://kevindalyarchitects.com/projects/details/mixed-use-houston-development/

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This adaptive reuse project converts a landmarked building that was previously used as a coffee manufacturing facility. The project captures Houston at a compelling moment: the industrial context of the building connects it of the commercial history of the city, while the environmental, social, and cultural redevelopment of the Second Ward anticipates the city’s future. Add into the equation a landmarked building with an inordinate amount of structure and limited options for modification; the solution that emerged must be a product of preservation and ambitious modification of the existing structure.

The program included a variety of uses: a Latin American Art Center with education, public programs, performance and exhibition spaces; a K-5 Charter school with outdoor space; an additional, separate contemporary art museum/ gallery program; a destination coffee house/ wine bar; and office space for nonprofit or technology tenants.

The existing building presented a paradox: to manage the construction budget over such a large building the scope of the work must be limited, while from a development perspective the complex must be transformed completely. With the requirement that the exterior of the building remain intact, we identified subtraction of existing structure as the primary architectural strategy, creating voids in the existing dense structure. The challenge was to make these subtractions add up: we aggregated small, precise cuts in the existing structure to create light wells that bring daylight through to the ground level. We feel this can be accomplished by removing only 7% of the existing floor and roof area: a 7% solution.

Test fits were used to assess appropriate zoning for the programs, given temporal, acoustical and security issues. The need for outdoor play space and student drop off suggests the school program located to the west. Public programs would remain on a single level, organized adjacent to a multifloor entry space reaching to the roof structure. The adjacent 1990s warehouse was proposed as the venue for the second museum program as it can be more easily improved for climate control.

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https://austin.towers.net/avoiding-an-expanding-highways-gravitational-pull-at-the-frio-apartments/?pro=caitlyn@towers.net

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