bobruss Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I personally liked the conceptual drawing more. It fits in with the street. I drive down Bertner every day to take my wife to the school of nursing which happens to be a great building. I know for a fact that the first phase of the conceptual building in this drawing was just finished last year. It is almost built exactly to this rendering with the limestone wall and the curved glass so my question is why did they decide to go in a different direction from where they were headed. That would be the smaller curved building in the left hand side of the conceptual drawing. To me this curved slender conceptual hospital really fits in with the surrounding buildings much better and follows the curve in the street and curve of the McGovern garage with its waterfall facade across the street. I also like the less bulky massing with the opportunity to use the garage roof as a green space. I wondered why they have been quietly removing the small structure on the backside of methodist so here is the answer. I wish someone who works for the firm responsible for this change to explain why. Not to criticize but just get some insight on why the need to go in a different direction 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 "Cheaper", will almost always be the answer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 agreed on botht counts. i like this one more than the initial "tour de force" design. btw, "tour de force"? OOOPS! "botht"? some people never learn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternativemike Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 "Cheaper", will almost always be the answer. I think cheaper indeed. It looks like the original plan has been scaled back. The number of inpatient beds being added has dropped from the original announcement in 2007 - "up to 700 beds in potentially 1.5 million square feet of space for inpatient care" to the announcement last week - "capacity for 390 beds, including 102 intensive care beds, expanded operating suites, hybrid suites and a dedicated cardiology floor with 14 interventional catheterization labs" While the new design of the inpatient tower does look kind of retro and cool, it's kind of a bummer that the original design by KPF has been scrapped completely. It would have been consistent with the new research building just down the block and flow with the curve of the street. So, if the original KPF plan has been scrapped - has Methodist changed the architecture firm they are working with on this? Maybe to WHR (who designed their Outpatient Center on Fannin)? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Good observations. Perhaps the new design allows Metodist to reach the the 700 bed goal in two phases. This building can clearly be mirrored in a phase II. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Good observations. Perhaps the new design allows Metodist to reach the the 700 bed goal in two phases. This building can clearly be mirrored in a phase II.It does say Phase 1 on the site plan so this is probably likely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) - Edited July 8, 2019 by Timoric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Is the Texas Medical Center the densest location in the State of Texas? It's the densest location of Medical facilities not just in Texas, or the US, but the world. If that's the density question you are asking then yes That's about the only thing though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arche_757 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Well, there are what ~90,000 employees and more visitors/patients so that in fact could be the densest place in Texas from 8-5pm on week days. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I was talking with a PHD friend who works at UT in the med center and he said that the original charter for the med centerstated that only charitable institutions could be in the boundaries of the med center north of Holcombe and maybe east of Fannin. that is why most of the for profit projects were south of Holcombe. I wasn't aware of that and still not sure how accurate that is but itis interesting if it is true. maybe someone who has the answer to that can verify this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alternativemike Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Favrot Tower demolition as of yesterday 6/3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Wow, forgot how dated those towers look 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 11/26 Favrot Tower no longer exists: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Favrot Tower. I was once told by a resident that Favrot was called the building of a thousands smells by some of the tenants. Not all pleasant ones either, I'm guessing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted February 4, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2015 Construction began in January. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Not the most exciting thing on the planet but at least it looks like the glass is the same color, so hopefully it will blend in a little more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) It will add another light up crown to the Med Center skyline. I am down with that. Edit: I spelled "skyline" as "skylien." This is what happens when a real property lawyer tries to spell. Edited February 4, 2015 by houstontexasjack 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTHONYHTOWN Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Yup it is shaping up to be a good skyline!! Love it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGeneral Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Will be nice to see some cranes above the Med Center skyline again with this project along with Texas Children's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Will be nice to see some cranes above the Med Center skyline again with this project along with Texas Children's. ...and Memorial Hermann. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky-guy Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I see some similarities 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 And the rents will be very similar... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plumber2 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 This picture shows signs of the old service tunnels that once connected Favrot with TWU and the Fondren/Brown building. These connections were walled up after Topical Storm Allison flooded the basements of all these buildings. There is still one existing tunnel intact under Bellows Lane about where that white 2 wheel trailer is sitting. I'm sure it will be eliminated once the new building is constructed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 interesting they would rather wall up the tunnels than install some sort of thick watertight doors or something that could be closed when bad storms are hitting. thanks for that tidbit of info.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoninATX Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Any updates on the new Methodist Tower? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubrt Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Any updates on the new Methodist Tower? Land is cleared and they're working on pilings and such. Lots of portable cranes/pile drivers but no tower crane yet. Really not a whole lot to see yet in terms of actual building structure, it's mostly just dirt still at this point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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