wxman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 This one blew me away! On the front page of the Villager is an article about them imploding the relatively new 11-story Timberloch Tower. At first I thought maybe it was because Anadarko was going to move forward with it's third tower but alas the site will be prepped for reforestation. *eyes watering* Not that there's anything architectually spectacular about the building, it's still going to take away from The Woodlands skyline. The building was built in 1998 and apparently has been vacant over a year! I find it hard to believe they couldn't find a tenant to fill the building or to get somebody to buy it. I'm sad. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Timberloch-Tower-in-The-Woodlands-to-be-demolished-11001852.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intencity77 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Talk about wasteful. SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It should be noted that the article says the reforestation is "short-term"... "Long-term, removing [Timberloch tower] gives [Anadarko] more flexibility in the future to build something more efficiently." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 The building came down this morning. Apparently it was the first implosion in Montgomery county on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Some video from the ground... and the air... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TowerSpotter Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Former Timberloch Site Link to the architect: http://www.jonathanlarocca.com/mofbg1jo8gyu10shud96qld0o68rfh Link to some of the architect's work (pdf): https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52e42d2ce4b040632374abbc/t/56b7815bb09f95a6e1646100/1454866779426/Jonathan+LaRocca_Resume+February+2016.pdf More than likely to be part of Anadarko's Campus as the description say's: Quote As part of the master plan, we designed a complex connector bridge to connect occupants back to their existing facilities. And the bridges in the rendering obviously connect to the Hacket Tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Holy crap! That is slick! That'll be an awful lot of people in that area if those two are built. That would be FOUR 30+-story buildings in one small area. Wow. Hope it happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Idk, it's a tad generic compared to the other Anadarko towers. Both of those have pretty distinct characteristics, and these two don't seem to keep the trend going. Maybe it just needs a better glass color scheme, idk, I'm not an architect, feel free to tell me I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 ^^^ nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purdueenginerd Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Pretty Slick tower(s). Sidebar, I get the feeling with the amount of "blue-glass" towers going up in the last decade that in 30 years that architectual style will be really distinctive to the 2010's. How many all blue towers are on the drawing board or have been put up in just this city in the last 7 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 This appears to be on the land that just had the mid-rise demoed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 hour ago, Sparrow said: This appears to be on the land that just had the mid-rise demoed. Thats an amazing video but after watching it I'm surprised that they didn't make plans for the incredible amount of construction debris that went in to the lake. Its unfortunate that they didn't have some sort of netting up to catch some of the debris. I'm sure the fish and turtles that were minding their own business in the lake were a little surprised to have a torrential rain storm of bricks, wood and metal shrapnel come down on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I am sure that they had reptile counselors and a first-aid lily pad standing by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brijonmang Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 3 hours ago, bobruss said: Thats an amazing video but after watching it I'm surprised that they didn't make plans for the incredible amount of construction debris that went in to the lake. Its unfortunate that they didn't have some sort of netting up to catch some of the debris. I'm sure the fish and turtles that were minding their own business in the lake were a little surprised to have a torrential rain storm of bricks, wood and metal shrapnel come down on them. They knew what they were getting into when they were artificially stocked in that pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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