Zippy Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Could you expound with details about the 40% cost savings for the project if it is a non-profit with particular tax exemptions?Guess you never owned a private business, hm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 There are some additional examples of the new DT Ballet Building on Swamplot today. I must say, I like the designs much better than the one posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 There are some additional examples of the new DT Ballet Building on Swamplot today. I must say, I like the designs much better than the one posted here.the one posted here was some random building in san antonio built in the 80's, i believe... how that became associated w/ the HB building is beyond me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 the one posted here was some random building in san antonio built in the 80's, i believe... how that became associated w/ the HB building is beyond meGood, because it's YOUgly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayshoota Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) Only 6 stories but still looks nice. link Edited December 4, 2008 by jayshoota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhlaw09 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) Two (Apparently) Differing Renderings of Houston Ballet's New Building Downtown: (courtesy of Swamplot) Edited December 4, 2008 by uhlaw09 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Two (Apparently) Differing Renderings of Houston Ballet's New Building Downtown: (courtesy of Swamplot) What if, i may be wrong, these are the same building , but are rendered from different views. Besides it is unlikely that they have two different designs, i mean unless its a contest there should only be one final design, and even if the architect made 2 designs he wouldnt go public about it. Seriously when was the last architect that asked our opinion about a project? But i may be wrong. Also the rendering with the glass part shows a concrete wall, and the rendering with the concrete(or what ever it is, im not an expert) shows glass. But , my theory on why the glass isn't portrayed in the same hue is that the 1st rendering is in the sunset.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhlaw09 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) What if, i may be wrong, these are the same building , but are rendered from different views.Besides it is unlikely that they have two different designs, i mean unless its a contest there should only be one final design, and even if the architect made 2 designs he wouldnt go public about it.Seriously when was the last architect that asked our opinion about a project?But i may be wrong. Also the rendering with the glass part shows a concrete wall, and therendering with the concrete(or what ever it is, im not an expert) shows glass. But , my theoryon why the glass isn't portrayed in the same hue is that the 1st rendering is in the sunset..Yeah, I'm not 100% sure about it either. Swamplot speculates that they are different renderings. Giving it a close look, I think, will reveal that the two aren't consistent. Edited December 4, 2008 by uhlaw09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) What if, i may be wrong, these are the same building , but are rendered from different views.Besides it is unlikely that they have two different designs, i mean unless its a contest there should only be one final design, and even if the architect made 2 designs he wouldnt go public about it.Seriously when was the last architect that asked our opinion about a project?But i may be wrong. Also the rendering with the glass part shows a concrete wall, and therendering with the concrete(or what ever it is, im not an expert) shows glass. But , my theoryon why the glass isn't portrayed in the same hue is that the 1st rendering is in the sunset..The top photo is taken of the block from Smith between Preston and Prarie... the left side is on Smith St while the right side is Preston St.The bottom photo is taken from across Smith st at the park with the circular sidewalk... and you're seeing the Smith side of the bldg.So the left side of the top photo is the same as what you are seeing in the bottom photo...... so yeah.. I agree that it's 2 completely different design schemes.I think we would be lucky to have either one though... they're both very nice looking. Edited December 4, 2008 by Highway6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 This building looks great and would bring more people into downtown hopefully. I like the top render best. It reminds me of the Bill Clinton Library in Little Rock except that its glass. I hope this gets built, too bad its not taller, but whatever. I still like it. A city needs differing types of architecture and this is a real nice design that will add a lot to the street level on that side of town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Very nice. I actually was able to see some preliminary drawings and renderings when I visited the Gensler office a few months back. Sorry, I wasn't able to obtain any "leakable" info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I'm not sure I'd like it taller. I actually like the symmetry of the current design given its height. It would also seem to fit into its enviroment at this height as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Assuming that the skybridge is the same in both renderings, then the renderings are inconsistent.I like the top one; the bottom looks like a federal courthouse or something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 And don't forget, this (whichever rendering) building will eliminate another surface parking lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 big fan of the top rendering... very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 And don't forget, this (whichever rendering) building will eliminate another surface parking lot. Bravo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Assuming that the skybridge is the same in both renderings, then the renderings are inconsistent.I like the top one; the bottom looks like a federal courthouse or something.Not really. The top rendering is looking north up Smith, the bottom one east across Smith. I like the one on the bottom. The top one looks like a rather unimaginative glass box. The second looks almost like it has a brushed metal facade. In climates like Houston's I'm fascinated by the idea of building with as few outwardly facing windows as possible, which puts me at odds with most of current architecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) .. Edited December 6, 2008 by lockmat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 (edited) Not really. The top rendering is looking north up Smith, the bottom one east across Smith. I like the one on the bottom. The top one looks like a rather unimaginative glass box. The second looks almost like it has a brushed metal facade. In climates like Houston's I'm fascinated by the idea of building with as few outwardly facing windows as possible, which puts me at odds with most of current architecture.Yes really. I realize the renderings are from different angles. However, if it is the same skybridge in both renderings, then they must be inconsistent, because the facade on Smith in the first rendering (with the sunlight hitting it) is different than the facade on Smith in the second rendering (facing the viewer). Edited December 8, 2008 by H-Town Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Not really. The top rendering is looking north up Smith, the bottom one east across Smith.H-Town is right.. You're still seeing the Smith Street side of the building in each photo.. and its obviously not the same facade on that Smith side. This inconsistency would point to 2 different design concepts.Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Well that looks a lot better then what was originally posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 They are moving dirt today on this property. No more cheap surface parking. Anybody got the lowdown on the construction schedule? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Changing thread title to "New Houston Ballet Building." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 So which design was chosen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 They are moving dirt today on this property. No more cheap surface parking. Anybody got the lowdown on the construction schedule?Wow. That's pretty sweet if they are actually starting construction on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) So which design was chosen?I don't know, but I hope it's not that ugly suburban looking thing in post #1. Edited July 22, 2009 by rsb320 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shasta Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I don't know, but I hope it's not that ugly suburban looking thing in post #1.The suburban building wasn't even the design. Go to the next page to see the design.Does anyone know what lot this will be on.....kind of odd that they are breaking ground in this economy (if the are). Maybe they met all of their minimum financial requirements just before the slowdown so that's good news for downtown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Actually, it looks like they are just excavating half of the block. The line runs parallel to Smith and Louisiana. They are even taking out the sidewalks and curbs. Wait, they may just be creating an access drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gto250us Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) Hey this rendering is better. Designed by Marshall Strabala, Director of Design of Gensler, a global architecture and design firm, the Houston Ballet’s new 6-story, 10,219-square meters (110,000-square foot) facility will house practice facilities and executive offices. According to the Houston Business Journal (Aug. 4, 2008), the building is planned for Houston’s Central Business District, on Smith between Congress and Preston, and kitty-corner from the Wortham Center, where the Houston Ballet holds performances. Strabala is based at Gensler’s Houston office. Edited July 22, 2009 by gto250us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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