Ross Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 9 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: it seems like it was designed by someone who was never stuck with jury duty, or there would be twice as many elevators The issue with capacity hasn't been for juries, it's more of a hassle for defendants and their attorneys who have had to wait for an hour or more to get through the screening process and onto an elevator to get to the right courtroom. Judges didn't help by revoking bail for being late, even though the defendants had no reason to know how bad the lines were. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 ^ ^ You're both right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 8:33 PM, Highrise Tower said: Rendering. https://www.vaughnconstruction.com/clients/projects/harris-county-criminal-justice-center-mitigation-and-improvement Just much more simple and clean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Concrete pour at the Jury Plaza. Awesome progress! https://www.instagram.com/slabservices/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Wow, do we know what the plan is for the Jury Assembly Plaza? Renderings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 10:26 AM, Ross said: The issue with capacity hasn't been for juries, it's more of a hassle for defendants and their attorneys who have had to wait for an hour or more to get through the screening process and onto an elevator to get to the right courtroom. Judges didn't help by revoking bail for being late, even though the defendants had no reason to know how bad the lines were. This seems like one of the worst buildings ever built in Houston. I doubt it is still standing after 2040. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 2:47 PM, Houston19514 said: Wow, do we know what the plan is for the Jury Assembly Plaza? Renderings? Found a render. Page designing this. They were the original architect. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Reconstruction-begins-on-flooded-Harris-County-15074070.php 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 2:58 PM, H-Town Man said: This seems like one of the worst buildings ever built in Houston. I doubt it is still standing after 2040. I really hope the Civil Courthouse is gone before then. IMO it's in the top 10 worst for worst in Houston. The Criminal Courthouse is in the same realm, but it doesn't leave as sour taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Montrose1100 said: I really hope the Civil Courthouse is gone before then. IMO it's in the top 10 worst for worst in Houston. The Criminal Courthouse is in the same realm, but it doesn't leave as sour taste. The Civil Courthouse would undoubtedly look better without the flying saucer / dome plopped on top at the insistence of one of the judges. That said, it functions very well internally and came through Harvey pretty well - all as a result of lessons learned from the CJC, which has suffered operational problems since Day One. Perhaps the dome can go back to Tralfamadore during a refresh. CJC got clobbered during Allison, too (albeit without exploding plumbing on upper floors). Fortunately the criminal courts had only moved in a month or two earlier, so they just moved right back into their previous quarters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, mollusk said: The Civil Courthouse would undoubtedly look better without the flying saucer / dome plopped on top at the insistence of one of the judges. That said, it functions very well internally and came through Harvey pretty well - all as a result of lessons learned from the CJC, which has suffered operational problems since Day One. Perhaps the dome can go back to Tralfamadore during a refresh. CJC got clobbered during Allison, too (albeit without exploding plumbing on upper floors). Fortunately the criminal courts had only moved in a month or two earlier, so they just moved right back into their previous quarters. Functionally you are 100% correct. Visually, the Civil Courthouse looks like it could be the Capital Building of Memorial City. Tack-a-rama. The Brown is the color of the giant leather Gallery Furniture couches the types of homes with rustic stars have inside of them (comfortable, yes, huge and ugly, also yes). The beige stucco arches perhaps inspired by the french country kitchen vent hood. The high contrast with the reflective glass is reminiscent of the 100% saturation & clarity images realtors take on HAR. The tiny useless columns... this thing is giant McMansion. Sorry Mollusk. Plenty of time to complain online during Covid. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 No worries, Mont - it is a McMansion, which is what you get when you've got a committee of people who've worked hard to live in McMansions driving the design decisions. I was just picking out the design detail that grates my cheese even from a distance, and which could most easily go away (if you want to call something that gargantuan a "detail"). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 2 hours ago, mollusk said: The Civil Courthouse would undoubtedly look better without the flying saucer / dome plopped on top at the insistence of one of the judges. Frustrated architect, or planning ahead for the Alien Rapture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, mkultra25 said: Frustrated architect, or planning ahead for the Alien Rapture? Likely a bit of both. Edited August 10, 2020 by mollusk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Tower crane is going up. The crane they're using can't reach high enough so it looks like they are installing a climber section to it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Tower crane build continues.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 doing a pre-hurricane Houston ride @hindesky? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, Montrose1100 said: doing a pre-hurricane Houston ride @hindesky? Yes, my job shut down till they call us back and who knows if I can ride on Thursday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Montrose1100 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Now I'm assuming the glass corner curtain will go all the way up the building. The rendering didn't show the full picture. Guess it will offer better views, which are the only joyful thing in that building. 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 11/22/2020 at 4:57 PM, hindesky said: This is just better in so many ways. The former plaza simply sucked. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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