kdog08 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 Thanks for the updates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 This thing is moving pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Another rendering. Vaugh Construction 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Looking good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolitherland Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 Last time I walked past this project it had barely started and now wow, it looks to be halfway to the top. Ill be coming back home in a week and Ill be sure to take photos of everything going up around H town! Cant wait and Im so glad TMC is expanding southward or whichever way that happens to be expanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 It looks much more curvy than the last rendering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 It looks much more curvy than the last rendering.The last rendering also looks like it was made by some bozo using Sketchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 (edited) On 10/3/2009 at 3:01 PM, UrbaNerd said: The last rendering also looks like it was made by some bozo using Sketchup. The "last rendering" was simply a rendering of the other side of the building. Same building, same design, same quality of rendering, just a different viewpoint. Edited January 26, 2022 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelvetJ Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Lovely. Love the abundant use of glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 The last rendering also looks like it was made by some bozo using Sketchup.Its better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Stephens Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 The last rendering also looks like it was made by some bozo using Sketchup.You ever think this "bozo" might browse these boards and see this rude comment? I don't recall any bozos working on that team when I was there. Some of the nicest and most talented people I've had the opportunity to work with.FYI, earlier models were modeled in SketchUp mostly for non-presentation/design purposes, not sure about these later ones, but I'd assume they were just modified versions of the original. That model pushed SketchUp to the max and was an incredibly powerful tool in the design process. I'm not sure what rendering program was used, that part was outsourced. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Not to get too far off topic, and maybe this deserves it's own thread. But TMC seems to get be getting pretty decent designs these days. Would yall rather see downtown fill up quicker with shorter but nicer buildings like these or slower with taller towers? I have to say, downtown filled with these with the occassional high-rise would be hard to turn down if I was mayor of Sim Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Not to get too far off topic, and maybe this deserves it's own thread. But TMC seems to get be getting pretty decent designs these days. Would yall rather see downtown fill up quicker with shorter but nicer buildings like these or slower with taller towers? I have to say, downtown filled with these with the occassional high-rise would be hard to turn down if I was mayor of Sim Houston.I would prefer to keep downtown developing with taller towers. Although both MP and DT have their critics, I think that we can all agree that they are an encouraging trend for downtown which will hopefully continue when the economy recovers.Leave these shorter buildings in TMC and hope the trend will continue to spread into the other business districts around the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I took a snapshot of the construction as I was crossing the street today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Not to get too far off topic, and maybe this deserves it's own thread. But TMC seems to get be getting pretty decent designs these days. Would yall rather see downtown fill up quicker with shorter but nicer buildings like these or slower with taller towers? I have to say, downtown filled with these with the occassional high-rise would be hard to turn down if I was mayor of Sim Houston. Personally, I would like a mix. Our downtown is overall pretty tall and there is a drastic drop in height from downtown and the immediate surrounding areas. I think downtown would look better with some "midrises" with the occasional +500 ft tower sprinkled in between. I took a snapshot of the construction as I was crossing the street today. Thanks for the shot. TMC definitely is going towards some interesting looking buildings, I love the curves on this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Its amazing all the good that has come from cancer, in this town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I live near this building... been enjoying watching it go up... definitely a tall one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Nice shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wernicke Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I would prefer to keep downtown developing with taller towers. Although both MP and DT have their critics, I think that we can all agree that they are an encouraging trend for downtown which will hopefully continue when the economy recovers.Leave these shorter buildings in TMC and hope the trend will continue to spread into the other business districts around the city.Discovery Tower is 29 stories. This MD Anderson building is 25 stories. "These buildings" aren't much shorter than DT, not to mention that HP is 2-3 stories tall with an 11 story tall office tower. Also, evidently, this building had the second largest mat pour in US History (maybe someone can explain to me why that would be). I mean, in the last 20 years (1990), how many buildings have been built in downtown that are significantly taller than Hermann Professional building (30), the new Methodist tower (25), MDACC's addition to Alkek (21), this building (25)? Just Enron? Now MP? Let's face it, downtown isn't exactly sprouting supertalls... 25 story infill would be great downtown, but there's no demand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 raaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwrrrrrrrrr!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 It's on the way home - I hadn't really paid much attention to it. Not bad, but swoopy glass is becoming quotidian in my book (which isn't a bad thing for this type of building I suppose). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Discovery Tower is 29 stories. This MD Anderson building is 25 stories. "These buildings" aren't much shorter than DT, not to mention that HP is 2-3 stories tall with an 11 story tall office tower. Also, evidently, this building had the second largest mat pour in US History (maybe someone can explain to me why that would be). I mean, in the last 20 years (1990), how many buildings have been built in downtown that are significantly taller than Hermann Professional building (30), the new Methodist tower (25), MDACC's addition to Alkek (21), this building (25)? Just Enron? Now MP? Let's face it, downtown isn't exactly sprouting supertalls... 25 story infill would be great downtown, but there's no demand.Yes, not all the buildings downtown are 50 plus, but there are quite a few. Way more than anywhere else.I wonder if midrises (20-30) would start sprouting up all over if there was a height limit imposed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Im sure they would. To make matters worse, they would be boxier than ever. To the extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 Also, evidently, this building had the second largest mat pour in US History (maybe someone can explain to me why that would be). The building has a pretty huge footprint, to say the least. I can attest to that since I saw the site a couple of times during the excavation process. For the sake of comparison, this structure compared with taller, but more compact sites. Hess Tower: 7,500 Cubic Yards poured MainPlace: 12,000 Cubic Yards poured MD Anderson ASB: 21,500 Cubic Yards poured Also, here's a distant photo I took a couple of days ago from the Chase Tower. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I've noticed that the building name sign is no longer up. I'm thinking they took it down because it is such a pretentious looking building that will house only administrative support people. Kinda flashy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I've noticed that the building name sign is no longer up. I'm thinking they took it down because it is such a pretentious looking building that will house only administrative support people. Kinda flashy!The renderings come off as very Sim, but the built material will pastel into it's landscape. It has a suburban office complex identity, the labeling wouldn't change people's perceptions much. And it certainly doesn't look much like a hospital, although the lines of functional programming are constantly being blurred. I personally like the triptych staggered bar style in plan, it reminds me of other big oil corporate campuses in the satellite cities of Sugar Land or the Woodlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Thanks for the shot. TMC definitely is going towards some interesting looking buildings, I love the curves on this one. I think its just me, but imo, TMC is getting some repetitive designs....I mean how many recent building have some brown/blue mix in them? There are many examples of this style, especially the new tall one(forgot the name), and Texas Children's Hospital, and a bunch of other ones, as well. We haven't gotten any real glass buildings in TMC like St. Lukes, etc. Sorry, that i didnt clearly express my opinion, but ive seen all these designs before, just one is a little taller, ones a little shorter, one has more glass, one curves, one has a spire with it, but it all boils down to that glass and stone mix thats become a little too fond. But, thats my only complaint, at least TMC is still building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) Here are some photos from yesterday afternoon View from the west View from the south Entrance Area View from the north Two more tower cranes at the site Edited November 23, 2009 by ChannelTwoNews 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Two more tower cranes at the site Do you know what they are for? Parking Garage maybe? Btw the rendering looks better than the actual building, still a great addition to TMC though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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