Underrated Buildings in Houston

[lockmat]

Post some of your favorite underrated buildings in Houston.

This one is at the NE corner of I-10 and Washington

http://goo.gl/maps/DM9qb

[DefendHouston]

That is the local TxDOT headquarters, right?

[plumber2]

Yes, and notice the overhead power lines and the unimproved shoulder.

[lockmat]

Wow, I didn't know who was in that building. I think it's really nice. There's another one on I-10 nearby I want to share later.

[Subdude]

Tenneco / El Paso Energy / Kinder Morgan building.

[marmer]

Rice's "science triplets" (Geology, Biology, and Space Science, now unfortunately with their arcades glassed in.) and original Student Center/Chapel building

Hermann Professional Building

Petroleum/Great Southwest Life Building

and I actually like Heritage Plaza in all it's postmodern crazy.

[lockmat]

I like this one on the south side of the north loop near 45

[sevfiv]

Definitely the Carlos Garcia (originally Elwin Fitch) building on the Gulf Freeway between Telephone and Wayside (http://arch-ive.org/...fitch-building/):
(this picture was taken after someone drove through the front of the building destroying the brick - they've restored it completely, though)

 

 

[marmer]

Oooo, that's really nice. Thanks, sev!

[kylejack]

Yes, and notice the overhead power lines and the unimproved shoulder.

Hahahaha

[sevfiv]

The old Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. building on 45 near Griggs (http://arch-ive.org/archive/pepsi-cola-bottling/):

[plumber2]

At one time the lower roof of the Pepsi-Cola building extended (cantilevered) out into the middle of arch with an iliptical whole in it for the upright to pass through. I guess time and circumstance got the better of it, but at least the arch remains.

[sevfiv]

At one time the lower roof of the Pepsi-Cola building extended (cantilevered) out into the middle of arch with an iliptical whole in it for the upright to pass through. I guess time and circumstance got the better of it, but at least the arch remains.

Yes! I've seen a picture of it (not mine) and I *will* (try to) find it!

[Dandi]

New york by gehry :

Its also called as 8 Spruce Street, is a type of building that has already climbed up the architectural wall of fame.

[lockmat]

I was thinking of Houston buildings, but that's cool, it's a nice building.

[Dandi]

I was thinking of Houston buildings, but that's cool, it's a nice building.

ya its one of the Special formatted building in New York. So this type of buildings constructed in Houston means its increase the Houston beauty..

[sevfiv]

Irving R. Klein and Associates building (1949) on Austin St. downtown (http://arch-ive.org/archive/irving-r-klein-building/):

[Dandi]

Irving R. Klein and Associates building (1949) on Austin St. downtown (http://arch-ive.org/...klein-building/):

Nice Plan and Not big one,.........but Its look like awesome.

[bachanon]

[Ross]

Wow, the building on Austin is on land valued at over $6 million by HCAD. That doesn't bode well for the future of the structure.

[ArchFan]

Wow, the building on Austin street strikes me as a modest postwar gem. Perhaps it never ever tended to catch peoples' attention, but it is very approachable and has a nice human scale. Also, it has a nice combo of exterior brick and stone. On the down side, the street side of course had small windows placed up high, like so many doctors' offices from the 50s and 60s.

[Andrew Roarts]

_{@ bachanon}

This Building Looks good man.. Keep sharing nice attachments..

Thank You

[marmer]

Irving R. Klein and Associates was an architectural firm. I need to go over and get a pic of the building at Travis and Rosedale where ttweak has their offices. I think that Phillip Willard developed it and had his firm there. High set windows allow both privacy and natural light while the street-side wall helps cut noise.

Edit: I'll bet there still are a few of these architect-designed small commercial buildings on the periphery of downtown. It certainly looks like a familiar type.