monarch Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 ^^^ nice job hindesky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/A-MATCH-made-in-Midtown-6471229.php#photo-8547583 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 By Andrew Rebman via Flickr: IMG_7852 by Andrew Rebman, on Flickr IMG_7850 by Andrew Rebman, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 This should be completing soon since their website says their first performance is on Oct 2nd. http://matchouston.org/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 ^^^ nice illustrations urbannizer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Lots of metal. Wonder what acoustics are like in there? I'd also be nervous in a lightning storm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Getting close to opening night. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 ^^^ wonderful and exciting addition to the MIDTOWN district. however, what happened to the sparkle of this development? why does it suddenly seem so very drab and dull? i think that the earlier illustrations depicted a much more exciting exterior design. what happened? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 ^^^ wonderful and exciting addition to the MIDTOWN district. however, what happened to the sparkle of this development? why does it suddenly seem so very drab and dull? i think that the earlier illustrations depicted a much more exciting exterior design. what happened?I was just about to say the same thing! I thought the structure was going to be more open, more glass, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 (edited) Expensive storage facility meets medical office building. Edited September 28, 2015 by Gator Purify 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Ok, this looks exactly like the rendering, so I'm not sure what anyone was expecting here. It uses industrial materials and is pretty minimalist, but that's exactly what was promised. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I think that once they take down the fences, and if you go by there at night it will be magnificent with the illuminations from inside glowing through the metal facade. It will look like one of those lanterns with slats that allow a lot of light to come thru.They'll have banners and landscaping and it will look much more exciting. However I do wish they had used some brick or stone, to break up all of the different metal sidings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 I see what they were going for with the different metal facades and what not, but it's a little too industrial looking, and unfortunately not in a trendy way. Hopefully they spruce it up with colorful banners like bob said, and/or have some sort of cool lighting effects in the evenings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yeah I don't know what everyone is complaining about either. This is pretty much the building as advertised minus the perferated mesh at the front of the building. I think they could have gotten a mesh with larger diameter holes or produced said mesh themselves in a shop because I think thats what is throwing everything else off. The perferations just aren't big enough to get the see-though effect in the renderings. If that part becomes as translucent as in the renderings then I think it ties together more. I think some of yall thought that was suppose to be glass, but that seems it was suppose to be mesh the whole time! They probably should have field tested it first to see how it would look from a distance to see if it would really be as translucent as they thought it was going to be! Probably not to late to change them out at some point in the future if they find a better solution. If not then it will be a good place to put the Marquee or do some interesting lighting affects. On the plus side, its going to be a very nicely shaded entry way during the summer lol. All and all I'm pretty impressed with what they were able to do with this building, on this site, and the budget they were given. I can't imagine what the price per sqft was lol. Must have been a nightmare. If you go to the match website they already have a few photos in the frontpage that scroll across and they really seem to do it justice! Give it time to get some landscape around it and let it settle into its surroundings and it will be just fine. Plus I think it matches (pun not intended) the other theaters we have in town each with its own harsh exterior shell. Shame I can't go and see it :/. I hope someone can get really up and close and take some really good beauty shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Why is everything Lumi wrote in German? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Green Fences are down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Why is everything Lumi wrote in German? Haha I wish! Would save me a lot of grief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) we can certainly comprehend just where a few of you gents are coming from, in regards to the overall completion of this most highly anticipated edifice. however, the initial renderings look a bit different than the actual end product. (what a shame) nonetheless, i am wishing MATCH nothing but heralded success.... Edited September 29, 2015 by monarch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) It seems like they enclosed the dogtrot. Along with the less transparent material Luminare spoke of, it feels much less open and inviting. Edited September 29, 2015 by LarryDierker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Exactly what I said. So no it isn't built as advertised. It looks way more open in the renderings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Exactly what I said. So no it isn't built as advertised. It looks way more open in the renderings. Maybe you need to look at the renderings closely again. Its pretty much the building as shown. The mesh is what wasnt delivered as promised! That doesn't make or break the building though lol Sheesh. Lets not overract here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Overreacting and hot takes make up haif though 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip_white Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I agree that the mesh doesn't appear as per the renders, but perhaps they were just showing the outer layer as transparent (as is often the case) to show a bit of the inside? I rode my bike by yesterday afternoon and the corrugated metal facade appears as though it will look quite nice at night... and may even be somewhat transparent... when the breezeway is illuminated. Maybe you need to look at the renderings closely again. Its pretty much the building as shown. The mesh is what wasnt delivered as promised! That doesn't make or break the building though lol Sheesh. Lets not overract here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Maybe you need to look at the renderings closely again. Its pretty much the building as shown. The mesh is what wasnt delivered as promised! That doesn't make or break the building though lol Sheesh. Lets not overract here.I mean I'm not upset or anything. I guess I was just expecting more transparent walls to view the activity inside. Either way the building is awesome. Our design team does the same thing with their renders, in that they make certain areas semi transparent to get an idea of the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Purify Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 I mean I'm not upset or anything. I guess I was just expecting more transparent walls to view the activity inside. Either way the building is awesome. Our design team does the same thing with their renders, in that they make certain areas semi transparent to get an idea of the inside. Similar to j_cuevas713, I'm not upset, either. It was never a groundbreaking, sexy design to begin with, IMO. "Storage facility meets medical office building" is merely a description. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 http://www.chron.com/entertainment/restaurants-bars/article/Heights-caterer-to-operate-cafe-at-Midtown-s-6542893.php MATCH just made a culinary match that will bring good food to Midtown arts patrons. The Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston, operating the performing arts space for local theater and arts groups at 3400 Main, has tapped Lemond Kitchen, a Houston catering firm (612 Archer), to operate the café planned for the center which will have four theaters ranging in size from 70 to 350 seats and art gallery space for the city's mid-tier arts groups. Chuck Still, executive director of MATCH, said the café won't be fully operational until January. Until then Lemond will cater events at MATCH as needed, including the first show at the center on Oct. 2. The café is a glass box that fronts Main Street Plaza; patrons will order from a window and eat/drink at tables set out in the center's patio breezeway that flows from Main to Travis, Still said. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 I mean I'm not upset or anything. I guess I was just expecting more transparent walls to view the activity inside. Either way the building is awesome. Our design team does the same thing with their renders, in that they make certain areas semi transparent to get an idea of the inside. The mesh is transparent when the brightest light source is opposite the observer; inside activity should be very visible with the lobby lights turned on in the evening. From this afternoon: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 ^^^ wonderful interior design. props for sharing urbannizer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Is this a dressing room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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