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  1. bachanon
    nice! can i use them on the HAIF facebook page?
  2. bachanon
    .....this building does not disappoint; it is turning out to be an elegant and welcome addition to our rapidly growing skyline(s). I'm excited to see what they are planning for the property nearby. Also, welcome to the forum "ThirdCoastRyan"!
  3. bachanon
    http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/25891-marriott-marquis-new-grb-convention-center-hotel-retail/ searching for marriott marquis in going up!/titles only would have produced the result.
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    are any haifers competing in the ironman triathlon tomorrow?

  5. bachanon
    the jails will temper any game changing wishes.....doing my best mary catherine gallagher victory splits "GAME CHANGER!" The south channel seems unlikely...it is a new channel eliminating Ruiz going under 59 and most of Guadalupe Plaza.
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    i seem to remember friends getting upset about the red line calling it the train to nowhere. funny how things like the midtown arts center are getting built because of proximity to the rail line, or at least choosing their location due to the rail line. the line connects our museum district with our theater district; our medical center with universities and the central business district and major sports venues. consider how many students, people without cars, and visitors can easily access events at the midtown arts center (university line please).
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    could we change the game up and not say "game changer" any more. two threads this morning and i'm "game changed" out. lots of game changing going on apparently. retail follows residential. at some point, the retail industry will swoop in to the main corridor and our heads will be spinning. do not be surprised if it happens overnight as residential solidifies between the medical center and downtown. (university line please?)
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    the economics of a project determines how many units and how tall it will be; it isn't a random choice the developer makes ("uhhhh, i think we'll go 8 stories"). it's fun to consider what would look great on any particular lot but when it comes down to it, it's business. how little can the developer spend in exchange for the most return. aesthetics and urban planning are usually not their biggest concern (if at all). when i see a development that disappoints, like the mediocrity that camden produces, i know it's just business. that said, there are developers who are concerned about aesthetics and urban planning and will forego or delay return on investment in exchange for a better urban fabric. houston has not been the epicenter for this sort of developers but hopefully this is changing.
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    this concept from herzog & de meuron for miami's art museum has an understated design; an example such as this, when thinking of the post office site, shows how a structure might reference the underside ugliness of the nearby freeways and redefine the area continuing the efforts of the buffalo bayou project. looking at this pavilion type structure immediately reminds me of the structural pillars holding up the freeways on either side of the post office site. blowing out the space underneath the post office site and opening it to the other side of the freeways would reduce the claustrophobic feeling of this area and add pedestrian connections to underutilized greenspace (at least on the elder street artists lofts side). i need to check google earth and the renderings for the proposed projects for this site, i think everything designed stops at the freeways. i think there are so many opportunities for something truly amazing here, and not just the outward appearance but more options for pedestrian/bike/transit connectivity, mixed use, public spaces, etc. etc....
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    in response to a thread about the police department building on the post office site: "the post office site needs to be treated as the "gateway" (for lack of a better term) to the city of houston. the last thing we want is a quickly aging police headquarters fronting downtown with 24 hour activity surrounding law enforcement; let them build under the elevated section of 59 by the elysian viaduct or north of u of h on the bayou side. i want.....yes, i'm stomping my feet like a two year old....i want a monumental structure on the post office site that implies "welcome to oz (not the prison reference, the over the rainbow reference)/space city/the city of possibility/the city where dreams come true/the most diverse up and coming city in the country". while i'm on my soapbox in dreamland......i want a frank gehry or a morphosis or a renzo piano...i want something that is bold yet restrained; it doesn't turn it's back to the freeway or the bayou; it is beautiful from 360 degrees; it is mixed use, pedestrian friendly and connected to mass transit...... i know i'm not asking much......i just watched the secret life of walter mitty and feel like i need to go jump out of a helicopter and just freakin' go for it!! sorry...i digress. NO! XENOS!!! (channeling toula's father in "my big fat greek wedding"...possibly incorrectly) XENOS to more police structures on the bayou or in desirable locations!" big, i'm sayin' BIG! for instance: i understand it's easy to google for cool images and tack them onto a thread, but this is an important location; if it isn't a monumental development then it should be something completely public.
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    the post office site needs to be treated as the "gateway" (for lack of a better term) to the city of houston. the last thing we want is a quickly aging police headquarters fronting downtown with 24 hour activity surrounding law enforcement; let them build under the elevated section of 59 by the elysian viaduct or north of u of h on the bayou side. i want.....yes, i'm stomping my feet like a two year old....i want a monumental structure on the post office site that implies "welcome to oz (not the prison reference, the over the rainbow reference)/space city/the city of possibility/the city where dreams come true/the most diverse up and coming city in the country". while i'm on my soapbox in dreamland......i want a frank gehry or a morphosis or a renzo piano...i want something that is bold yet restrained; it doesn't turn it's back to the freeway or the bayou; it is beautiful from 360 degrees; it is mixed use, pedestrian friendly and connected to mass transit...... i know i'm not asking much......i just watched the secret life of walter mitty and feel like i need to go jump out of a helicopter and just freakin' go for it!! sorry...i digress. NO! XENOS!!! (channeling toula's father in "my big fat greek wedding"...possibly incorrectly) XENOS to more police structures on the bayou or in desirable locations!
  12. bachanon
    ....please stay on topic folks
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    after looking at buffalo bayou on google earth, on the north side headed east: the jails, clayton homes, are going to be difficult things to overcome. at first glance, there appears to be little land for private development and what might be there will be near undesirable properties (on the north side going east specifically). not feeling too positive about buffalo bayou past allen's landing......
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    looking at this latest picture (thanks triton), i realize that, in all of my longing for the next discovery green, i've overlooked the impact the buffalo bayou project could have on development facing the bayou from shepherd to downtown and further east. i mean, i've known all along that this was ongoing and have ventured out to see the progress........i haven't yet built expectation on the possible developments that will follow; buildings around buffalo bayou extending "downtown" along the winding linear park that is buffalo bayou (google earth time). are there additional pedestrian bridges going in, between memorial & allen parkway? guess i should check the master plan.....
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    you wouldn't think that hanging out around town center. around waterway square, i hear japanese and spanish on the elevator every week. at the mall and market street, i hear different languages everywhere; maybe it's tourists or business travelers. the woodlands, houston in general, is very international. i think it's limiting to break it down to skin color.
  16. bachanon
    the woodlands demographics: http://174.129.209.89/pdfs/WDL/WDL-04-2014-Demographics.pdf
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    trolley service to be expanded to hughes landing in the next 18 months; they are considering trolley routes to exxonmobil (and all of the village shopping centers but not mentioned in this story): http://impactnews.com/houston-metro/the-woodlands/township-considering-expanding-trolley-service/
  18. bachanon
    off topic comments are going bye bye. please keep it on topic.
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    ......Camden and the Chronicle are sitting back watching HAIF.....one says to the other "I love messing with HAIFers.....make the next press release 18 stories"
  20. bachanon
    Today is the first time I've seen the rendering for this location. My initial thought is "Houston.....we have residential". Residential is taking hold in downtown. Look how far we've come since the Hogg lofts. I really like this rendering; I hope the finished product delivers the same color contrast.
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    some days it seems like HAIF is all seeing: from a HAIFer's perspective, that building appears to have come down quite efficiently.
  22. bachanon
    houston is slowly but surely embracing and utilizing its bayou systems. this is but one more opportunity to point public and pedestrian focus toward, rather than away from, the bayous. if we were an older european city our bayous might have controlled water levels (house boat anyone?) with wide pedestrian waterfront boulevards winding through every inner loop neighborhood. yes, on a small scale, the sunset coffee building project may seem out of the way or singular; on the contrary, it is a key historic location, it adds another focal point on the bayou, and it continues the success of the buffalo bayou project. plus, if memory serves, it is another lake/flato project for houston; a firm who's work i covet for our town.
  23. bachanon
    not to derail the thread, but......observe the beautiful contrast between the cement patios and the blue colored glass or protective covers; now, imagine how wonderful and sleek the exxonmobil building downtown would look with a sensitive remodel. aqua glass gleaming between the bright white (clean) brise soleil. i'm just sayin'....... i absolutely love this building. i hope it delivers for the residents and that the new building across the street is equally interesting.
  24. bachanon
    at least it represents more residents in the city's core, even though i hate the walled off sidewalks. when i see new structures in houston i do not like, i simply think of detroit.
  25. bachanon
    houstonmidtown knows what's what...ditto what he/she said.......
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