Purdueenginerd Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 If Chevron builds another highrise on the YMCA site.... I wouldnt expect it to be much different than the two enron high rises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontx Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 66? I believe that will be just South of the Samsung/Briarlake project at Cityplace Dr. One building that actually looks like two that are connecting with pedestrian bridges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGATROPOLIS Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 It was announced that HOK is working on the design for P66 HQ at a recent company townhall event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The rendering for the Phillips 66 HQ is finally here!!! By Swamplot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moore713 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 wow this is really under whelming .. this is your flagship.. and this is the best you came up with something that look like any other building you could have rented in the EC.. I was hoping they would be more bold try to do for westchase , what williams tower did for uptown...I guess a poster from months ago was right, the age of bold designs in corp america is over now its about effecnicy as cheap as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triton Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Cool rectangles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper88 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 It would be nice if they will build it in Downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 It would be nice if they will build it in Downtown.They aren't. They're building it in Westchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Boring. Where's the creativity? Where's the innovative architecture? Oh I forgot, this is Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Boring. Where's the creativity? Where's the innovative architecture? Oh I forgot, this is Houston. If you think Houston architecture is boring then, You can Get out. But seriously, its a suburban midrise office building. Show me one in the history of the world that is innovative, creative and not boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elecpharm Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 The headline on Swamplot reads: What Houston’s New Phillips 66 Global HQ Might Look LikeThis might not be the final design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 If you think Houston architecture is boring then, You can Get out. But seriously, its a suburban midrise office building. Show me one in the history of the world that is innovative, creative and not boring. technically those are highrises and tenchnically williams, POC, and 4 oaks all fall under suburban office towers... i don't think any of them are boring. you can say the same about BMC's campus right next door to phillips' as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 wow this is really under whelming .. this is your flagship.. and this is the best you came up with something that look like any other building you could have rented in the EC.. I was hoping they would be more bold try to do for westchase , what williams tower did for uptown...I guess a poster from months ago was right, the age of bold designs in corp america is over now its about effecnicy as cheap as possible. Yea your right, I would expected them to come up with a building 40+. It is under whelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 technically those are highrises and tenchnically williams, POC, and 4 oaks all fall under suburban office towers... i don't think any of them are boring. you can say the same about BMC's campus right next door to phillips' as well. You're right. I'm just bitter because it seems like nearly all the new office buildings in Houston are going up in the boonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 What's wrong with having a creative innovatively designed building in the burbs? Look at Greenspoint and the Woodlands. That's the suburbs and the architecture of those buildings is not boring. Greenspoint high rises have more interesting designs in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I think that you guys are missing the prevailing mood in the country. The last thing that a major oil company wants to do is create a "statement building" to call attention to the fact that they are making tons of money. They want to stay under the radar. What do you think the press coverage would be like if Phillips 66 announced something like what Apple is doing? They'd get absolutely killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 What's wrong with having a creative innovatively designed building in the burbs? There is nothing wrong with it per se. It's just that scattered amongst the burbs, I'll seldom get to appreciate them. It's almost as if they are in another city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 More renderings. Looks like construction will begin at the end of this year. http://swamplot.com/the-latest-leaked-rendering-of-the-new-phillips-66-global-headquarters-in-westchase/2013-07-22/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 It will be 1.1 million sq ft and take 36 Months to build. http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/drilling-down/2013/07/phillips-66-releases-details-of-new-hq.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Work began today: http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/breaking-ground/2013/11/rendering-phillips-66-breaks-ground.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodToBeMe Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 How disgustingly boring. This will get lost in a sea of mediocrity at best. At worst, it will drown and no one will ever find it. The so-called architects behind this should be tarred and feathered for insulting the talents of other honest, decent, and diligent architects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 My sentiments about several buildings here. I'm not understanding why such boredom in architecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Boring Banal Beltway Boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonIsHome Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I don't spend much thought on buildings past uptown. Energy Corridor, Westchase, Greenspoint, etc could develop perfect rectangles for miles for all I care.But I get excited by interesting architecture in the loop and uptown. It may be boring banal beltway boxes but who cares, it's suburbs. We are lucky to get so much development. Be lucky for that.It's an awesome time to be a Houstonian."Oh Jesus, we on fire" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblelino Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Uhm, yeah. OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I don't spend much thought on buildings past uptown. Energy Corridor, Westchase, Greenspoint, etc could develop perfect rectangles for miles for all I care.But I get excited by interesting architecture in the loop and uptown.It may be boring banal beltway boxes but who cares, it's suburbs. We are lucky to get so much development. Be lucky for that.It's an awesome time to be a Houstonian."Oh Jesus, we on fire" I like people who use the word banal for some reason. Maybe it's just because so few people know what it means. I too do not pay enough attention to new buildings down the Energy Corridor which means I'm usually shocked every time I head to Katy. Also, the west belt, Memorial City/City Centre is an exciting part of town; I wouldn't dismiss it, certainly. As far as complaints about the energy companies building campuses outside the city center(s), I think they have to. They have huge security concerns and as someone who has frequented offices about town, a visitor finding a company campus on a feeder road is much easier than companies in or around the loop. Companies like Phillips 66 and ExxonMobil have visitors everyday from all over the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Allen Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Ok, so because I don't know all the proper terms and concepts, I may futz this a bit, but what I have understood by reading this post is this; oil companies don't want to tout their epic profits by showcasing a supertower, so they still build needed office space but in a different paradigm. Instead of one 100 storey tower, they, over time build several 20 something towers in a certain space. Also, I think that maybe "those that know" understand that the central core schematic will not work in Houston. We have several BCs and so they are utilizing that construct. Trying to build an iconic tower in DT may become obsolete. I don't know. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodToBeMe Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 The rendering for the Phillips 66 HQ is finally here!!! By Swamplot As bland as this is... it may as well go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodToBeMe Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Boring. Where's the creativity? Where's the innovative architecture? Oh I forgot, this is Houston. As new as I am to this town (7 months - I work in oil and gas and I am from the other hemisphere of this planet) I dread that am starting to feel as if creativity is definitely NOT allowed to enter this city. I kindly request someone to put forth an alternative. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 As new as I am to this town (7 months - I work in oil and gas and I am from the other hemisphere of this planet) I dread that am starting to feel as if creativity is definitely NOT allowed to enter this city. I kindly request someone to put forth an alternative. Thank you. Boring, yes. Financially feasible, most certainly. Houston learned a difficult lesson in the 1980s, don't build it unless it can make money. In fact, if it costs to much to make it original, then use plans we bought ten years ago or water it down. I must disagree about Phillips 66, I do not think it sucks, but it's no Renzo Piano. (secretly wishing for london's "shard" tower) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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