A friend referred me to the site, of which I was previously unaware. As executive director of HIVE, I thought I would tell you a little about our project and clear up some things. HIVE is being built as a living work of art, a self-sustaining village, and an environmental action. It is intended as affordable live and work space for the Houston artistic community.You may be aware that artists came to the Montrose area and made it very nice. Now most artists can't afford to live there. We believe a great society requires great art, and we want to support art. One of the places we are looking at to build our project is the Acres Homes area. We also are looking near University of Houston and other places within the city of Houston. Our project requires access to public transportation. We are working with people in a position to make sure that happens. Regarding our architect, Si Dang, AIA, he was with Morris Architects for many years and is the principal of his own firm, Andria Design, in Houston. The image of HIVE that we use is an architectural rendering with the standard dropped in trees, etc., common to architectural renderings. HIVE will have organic landscaping and gardens (that will serve its restaurants and residents and the community at large). It will be in an urban setting, not a forest, but we intend to plant many trees outside it. The parking lot shown is smaller that what HIVE will eventually need. The design itself exceeds code. Our builder, Juan Walker, principal of Moduluxe, works exclusively with recycled steel shipping containers, which have a multitude of wonderful uses. We also intend to use the latest, most efficient environmental practices. We are lucky that in Houston there are so many companies now experimenting with alternative energy and practices. If you are interested in learning more, please check out our website, www.hivehouston.org. Join our Facebook group, and come to our special events!
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A friend referred me to the site, of which I was previously unaware. As executive director of HIVE, I thought I would tell you a little about our project and clear up some things. HIVE is being built as a living work of art, a self-sustaining village, and an environmental action. It is intended as affordable live and work space for the Houston artistic community.You may be aware that artists came to the Montrose area and made it very nice. Now most artists can't afford to live there. We believe a great society requires great art, and we want to support art. One of the places we are looking at to build our project is the Acres Homes area. We also are looking near University of Houston and other places within the city of Houston. Our project requires access to public transportation. We are working with people in a position to make sure that happens. Regarding our architect, Si Dang, AIA, he was with Morris Architects for many years and is the principal of his own firm, Andria Design, in Houston. The image of HIVE that we use is an architectural rendering with the standard dropped in trees, etc., common to architectural renderings. HIVE will have organic landscaping and gardens (that will serve its restaurants and residents and the community at large). It will be in an urban setting, not a forest, but we intend to plant many trees outside it. The parking lot shown is smaller that what HIVE will eventually need. The design itself exceeds code. Our builder, Juan Walker, principal of Moduluxe, works exclusively with recycled steel shipping containers, which have a multitude of wonderful uses. We also intend to use the latest, most efficient environmental practices. We are lucky that in Houston there are so many companies now experimenting with alternative energy and practices. If you are interested in learning more, please check out our website, www.hivehouston.org. Join our Facebook group, and come to our special events!