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    You do know that there are clearly windows in those Units, right? Plus I actually like this! Not every freakin apartment needs to be ultra luxurious, nor does it need to have a large footprint to satisfy. My time in Europe made me appreciate the ability to better utilize space in a small area and still have it feel as roomy as something that is extra large. The only reason we have sqft averages as high as we do for normal sized apartments is simply because we have an over abundance of space which has taught us that it is ok to have enormous houses or enormous anything. Most of the time a lot of space is wasted and this is a very well compacted and highly efficient floor plan for such a confined plot of land. While it might not work for you I think it would work wonders for anyone starting out in town. Students would be a great fit as well. We complain about density all the time here. You want density to really rise quickly. Start building apartments that have sqft more like this.
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    Yeah I thought it was a stroke of brilliance. I think BRT has always been thought of as a trojan horse for rail in these corridors.
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    Any news on when the city will release an updated downtown development map?
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    Not bad. The combination of townhomes and residential tower is starting to become a thing and I'm surprised we haven't seen those here yet. Where is this going?
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    I stand corrected however: "The project is committed to respecting and honoring the private property rights of our fellow Texans," TCR posted to its site. "This reflects our personal values and simply makes good business sense. As such, the project is committed to negotiating and settling with landowners fairly and transparently and in a way that seeks 'win-win' solutions." They are looking to not utilize those powers and instead work with landowners if they have to purchase any additional land which is the smart way to go. Many of those eminent domain powers still stem from legislation from the days of westward expansion and when rail companies held major political power. If anyone has any news of recent tales of railroad companies using eminent domain I would certainly like to know.
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    This was actually what I was going to post, but thought it was also worth bring attention to an actual anti-rail group....because we need to make it look like we are nonbias here (at least for me >.> )
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    Look what I found lol. Wow this is pathetic. http://www.notexashsr.com/
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    As far as the slope of that green roof as long as there is accessibility to the rooftop terrace via an elevator then the only thing that will matter is the minimal slope needed for a normal person to scale the roof from bottom to top. The only time ADA ramp dimensions come to play is when you are making floor changes that an elevator would be something you wouldn't want to use. I guarantee that this wouldn't have even been in the project if this was an issue. I mean it's a prominent feature of the building so I'm sure they were looking intently at codes for that.
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    From downtown....to downtown. Swish! Nothing but net!
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    Interesting response. I actually think Parker has been one of best mayors we've had.
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    Do you really have to bring that bullcrap into this thread. Seriously? You literally just threw garbage into an otherwise good thread. Congrats dude.
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    Yep, forced perspective can make that happen.
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    While we are poking fun at the render. Look at the way the people are running lol. They are jogging in the most impossible way. How normal people run: How render people run: Feet direction Feet direction | | \ \ | | | | V V Direction Direction Moving Moving
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    Not just the structure, but the program and organization of the entire building as well.....ok maybe not complete reorganization of program. I assume that if the architect and engineer BOTH said the lazy texas river was ok to put on a roof then the architect and the team of designers must have done a fantastic job early on programming the building and making earlier design decisions which could then make it work for the client. It's obvious that the water will not be over any areas where people will be sleeping or living. I wouldn't be surprised if this pool is over a large assembly space so if there ever was a leak it wouldn't be hidden in a forest of walls. I'm actually curious as to how they handled this design problem both structurally and aesthetically.
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    yeahhhhh I distinctly remember my Structures professor warning us to avoid putting any significant bodies of water on top of our buildings specifically because it's a nightmare to figure out in regards to loads, and protection of the structure from possible leaks because once you have a leak in that pool...dum dum dummmmmm
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    So the lower body portion is going to be steel construction? Interesting...
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    Hey dude that dent is historic! I appreciate these guys preserving our local history...
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    Posted on Swamplot this morning. It talks about the secondary goal of the expansion plan which is to make the district a more walkable neighborhood. http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/01/can-a-massive-museum-expansion-get-texans-walking/384669/
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    Cool idea, but needs more residential.
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    Google, Aqua Tower in Chicago and then compare it to 2929 Weslayan. Weslayan is a good building for Houston, but it's not exactly going to be Iconic not when it's on record with the firm saying that their building was inspired by the Aqua Tower which is more nuanced, and it pulls off the effect in a better way. This isn't anything bad against 2929 Weslayan, but a homage of a better designed building isn't exactly going to make it "iconic" just a good building. @H-Town Man As to the comment about this building not being "iconic" I'm simply throwing it into the ring as something that could potentially be one if we really need to put one in that category. I think for this one we need to wait till it's finished since a building it's very rare an unbuilt building can get the title of iconic. Finally.....I know that Architecture is a very subjective thing, but you seriously can't tell me with a straight face that a two 25 story something corporate building in the middle of suburbia with a metal bridge on top is "iconic" can you? I know it's hard to initiate sarcasm in text form, but I think I got a hint of it when you said it was an inspired design.
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    Thought this was an interesting data graphic that I found on Arch Daily today and thought it was worth posting/discussing. What do y'all think? http://www.archdaily.com/591259/how-americans-get-to-work/
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    People have been complaining since the downgrade of Hotel Alessandra that we won't get an "iconic building" out of this current building cycle, but I've longed thought that this will be that building. Sure it wasn't designed by a "starchitect" but it does have visual impact and will look nice in the skyline.
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    This is no longer a debate when we keep circling back to the same questions of why NW Transit Center or why Downtown. I'm not going to continue to repeat what has already been said a dozen times on here IronTiger.
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    Whoever is going to be the next mayor, priority number one is further diversifying Houston's economy. While we are avoiding a full crash and going into more of slow period due to Houston becoming more diversified especially with Medical it isn't quite there yet. I believe to truly push itself into an elite category and insure continuing growth we need a third major industry. The best scenario is positioning Houston as the capital for a new private Space industry. Then you would have a powerful trinity of Space, Medical, and Energy that would be hard to beat and all of those are markets which will be dominate in the future. I'm also quite surprised that we haven't become a key location for electronics or software when we have so much usable space, and we are at a centralized location and have one of the worlds largest ports. I imagine that to attract Software and Electronic companies though Houston would need to tweak it's overall corporate culture and political culture as well. While Houston has certainly been a more liberal city in recent years it's population is still very conservative. I still think it could be great place for this market though. This could create another powerful trinity of Medical, Software/Electronics, and Energy. Once again, whoever becomes mayor, this should be priority one.
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    They are improving in football and lets remember that they are one of the traditional powers in baseball. They aren't going to be like the bigger sports focused schools, but they do have good sports programs.
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