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Popular Post hindesky Posted November 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) https://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/11-12-20-museo-office-tower-museum-district-opening-marko-dasigenis-carl-black-dr-mike-mann/ A new mixed-use facility with an eye for design is steadily rising in Houston’s vibrant Museum District. Developers of the Museo medical office building have announced plans for a 10-story, mixed-use tower located at 5115 Fannin St. and slated to open in fall of 2021 The building, constructed by Mission Construction, LP, pays homage to the neighborhood’s dedication to art, science, and culture. Museo will encapsulate three city blocks of prime Museum District real estate that will ultimately include a medical arts building, residential tower, five-star hotel and spa, open-air plaza, and public art spaces — along with multiple food, beverage, and entertainment offerings, according to a press release. Museo takes its cues from early 20th-century analytical cubism and will be defined by the art movement made famous by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, where fragmentation is used to break up forms that are later reconstructed in abstract fashion.The architecture utilizes similar compositional tools that carve up Platonic geometric forms to create a “sculptural building,” according to a release. An unrealized Philip Johnson design that has been significantly evolved by PJMD Architects principal Marko Dasigenis in tandem with Dallas-based Huitt-Zollars inspired the building. Dasigenis, acclaimed architectural colorist Carl Black, and Dr. Mike Mann personally sourced 5,500 square feet of rare marble from the Greek island of Thasos to be cut to measure for the lobby. “I am extremely excited to place this particular type of marble in the lobby because it is not a dead white or a cream white. When light hits this marble, it is an effulgence” Black noted, in a statement. “The marble possesses rare crystals that make it the purest white on the planet.” The lobby will boast two hand-selected crystal chandeliers that will hang from the 14-foot ceiling and a striking 6-foot marble statue from the Macedonian Period. The Chthonic sculpture — a reference to the underworld religious spirits in Ancient Greece — hails from a Thasos quarry and dates back to approximately 200 B.C. The color blue, meant to symbolize health, rejuvenation, and lightness, will play a prominent role in the interior spaces. “Medicine has two sides to it. One is negative as it relates to pain and suffering, but the other is the ability to heal,” noted Dasigenis. “Our goal is to emphasize the healing qualities of medicine through the use of the color blue.” Edited November 15, 2020 by hindesky 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) Looks like PJMD has this back on their website: https://www.pjmda.com/copy-of-pennzoil-place Edit: Although the website refers to “copy-of-pennzoil-place,” the link does refer to Museo Plaza. Edited November 15, 2020 by houstontexasjack 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted November 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Looks like PJMD has this back on their website: https://www.pjmda.com/copy-of-pennzoil-place Grabbed some screen shots from your link, hopefully everything comes to fruition. Would love to see that 58 story high rise. Edited November 15, 2020 by hindesky 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 As a huge fan of classical antiquity I am pretty excited to see this statue! Also I guess a giant tower would be pretty nice too 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Love the park, sculptures and fountains in that 3rd rendering too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 9:34 PM, hindesky said: https://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/11-12-20-museo-office-tower-museum-district-opening-marko-dasigenis-carl-black-dr-mike-mann/ “I am extremely excited to place this particular type of marble in the lobby because it is not a dead white or a cream white. When light hits this marble, it is an effulgence” Black noted, in a statement. “The marble possesses rare crystals that make it the purest white on the planet.” There's a hundred-dollar word. I really hope no optometrists/ophthalmologists open an office there. Could you imagine having a dilated pupil and walking through the lobby? 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted November 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 i'll never forget the meeting I was in with a stone vendor and a developer. Gensler (the architect) specified statuario marble, and the stone vendor asked if we had considered statuarietto (the developer got all excited because it wasn't a type he was familiar with). That was the day I realized I truly do not care about finishes. It was also the day I realized that developers choose materials based on how cool the name sounds. 4 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 10:58 PM, cityliving said: Wow 🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted January 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2021 The western 3rd of the build is topped out at 10 stories. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacarlson Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 What is the status of the proposed 58 story tower? Is it still likely to happen? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 27 minutes ago, pacarlson said: What is the status of the proposed 58 story tower? Is it still likely to happen? The residential component (58-story tower) was always proposed to be constructed after the medical office building finished. I suspect Mann Eye’s present building would need to be demolished so it could be used as a staging area for the parcel to the north. I think we’d be looking at 2023 as the earliest possible date for groundbreaking *if* the tower could get financing. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, pacarlson said: What is the status of the proposed 58 story tower? Is it still likely to happen? If I had to guess I don't think it'll happen as proposed and if it were to break ground with or without modification it would be in ~5 years 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rechlin Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 That two-tone glass really has a 1980s feel to it. I get that feeling even more seeing it in person than in these photos, too. Not saying it's bad, just surprising. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyDriveKid Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/High-style-Museo-medical-office-building-tops-out-16123467.php Museo Medical Office Building, a 10-story, contemporary building at the gateway to the Museum District, celebrated a construction milestone with a topping out ceremony Thursday. Slated for completion this fall, the building is the first phase of a planned mixed-use project spanning three blocks. Testa Rossa Properties, led by Dr. Mike Mann of Mann Eye Institute, is spearheading the development at 5115 Fannin. Real estate broker Brandy Bellow Spinks of CBRE organized the event, which was attended by medical professionals and commercial real estate brokers specializing in health care and life sciences. Marko Dasigenis, a principal at PJMD Architects, designed the building in tandem with Dallas-based Huitt-Zollars. The building features a contemporary angular design inspired by the Cubism art movement. Mission Construction is the general contractor. Museo will be a specialty surgery center for internal medicine specialists, dermatologists, plastic surgeons and other medical and nursing practitioners. Mann Eye Institute will relocate from next door to occupy the 10th floor. Houston-based medical practice Texas Laparoscopic Consultants has leased 9,130-square-foot lease on the ninth floor. Other tenant announcements are coming soon. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Response Posted April 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2021 Now just 58 more stories to go. 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 23, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 23, 2021 19 minutes ago, Response said: Now just 58 more stories to go. That comes later hopefully, fronting on Main St. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2021 Wasn't planning to take pics here but the tower crane is coming down so I had to. I wonder why the have to remove the crane while using San Jacinto St.? Light rail train gets shut down when they do this. Never have spotted a top out tree and I've looked on all four corners. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledwoods Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 who designed this thing? Were they playing the lets use one of each glass type possible drinking game? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarathonMan Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, tangledwoods said: who designed this thing? Were they playing the lets use one of each glass type possible drinking game? I have to agree that the color scheme isn’t cohesive. The finished product is quite different from the rendering. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Eh, I think some people saw what they wanted to see in the rendering. This was always going to be a dated, not terribly inspiring design. That said, I am very glad it was built and hope they can move quickly to the next phases. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted April 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2021 Reminder of what this new building replaced, I'll take the high rise over that every single day. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Response Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) Love the design of the proposed 58 story skyscraper. Don't care if anyone calls it dated or not. Any city on earth would be lucky to have it. Edited April 26, 2021 by Response 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Response Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Can I be a moderator? I want to be in control of the Houston Bashing department instead of Montrose1100. He's lazy and weird. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 6 hours ago, tangledwoods said: who designed this thing? Were they playing the lets use one of each glass type possible drinking game? My understanding is Dr. Mike Mann has wanted to control the course of development pretty tightly. I reckon he’d have signed off on the different types of glass. It.....does not look like what was rendered, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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