BigFootsSocks Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 *shi*ter's full 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted August 13, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2015 http://www.rtkl.com/wip/the-winners/3300-main/ “What can we do to make people want to live in the city, not just come there to work?” It’s a question many city leaders, developers and designers ask themselves more often than they would like. While there’s no secret sauce for urban success, many municipalities find that residents seek communities that offer the amenities they want near the transit they need. Midtown Houston revels in this idea. The area is deep in the midst of an urban resurgence. Business is booming and a crop of new developments in the area is encouraging a swift pace of growth. The Midtown Arts and Theater Center (MATCH) is one of the most buzzed about new projects in the area. 3300 Main, a proposed 400-unit residential tower next to MATCH, would complement this arts center and create a focal point for this low-density neighborhood. Despite its great height, the residential tower is designed to work with its low-rise neighbors through the use of a technique called “borrowed view,” which allows for clear, premium sight lines from the apartment units. The design also pays special attention to the relationship between pedestrian, vehicular and train traffic. 3300 Main could help create an even stronger identity for midtown Houston, inspiring more positive growth in this area of the city. - See more at: http://www.rtkl.com/wip/the-winners/3300-main/#sthash.lrec3GlT.dpuf RTKL Associates was also the architect for 2929 Weslayan. 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Break ground now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Wow. This one made a complete 180! I really like the process in how the sculpted the building. I really hope we get more stuff like this coming soon! Would really like to see more images as this still looks very preliminary, but the concepts are solid! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I count 21 floors. That right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 This reminds me of elements of 800 Bell, but manages to capture those with a slick, modern twist. A Midtown skyline might actually start to emerge (other than the singular HCC building) between this and the proposed 3003 Louisiana office building. The dream of having an interconnected skyline running from the Med Center to Downtown seems a lot closer now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Build it now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 he** yes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Wow. This one made a complete 180! I really like the process in how the sculpted the building. I really hope we get more stuff like this coming soon! Would really like to see more images as this still looks very preliminary, but the concepts are solid! BIG out of sweden or denmark takes an identical approach to their design... i wanted to work with them on a challenging project here in town. Hopefully I can readdress it in the not too distant future. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 BIG out of sweden or denmark takes an identical approach to their design... i wanted to work with them on a challenging project here in town. Hopefully I can readdress it in the not too distant future. Dude Bjarke Ingels is like....my architecture jesus! I love BIG. They are out of Denmark. He did a great interview about his latest buildings in New York with the New York Times! I've always adored his process and rational. Every step he takes in each concept is well thought out and logical which gives his architecture a great sense of believability even before they are executed. I an environment where crazy architecture ideas in regard to form are at a premium in this town, his process would fit perfectly here. He is the kind of individual that could persuade anyone to buy into his ideas however crazy they might appear on the outside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Dude Bjarke Ingels is like....my architecture jesus! I love BIG. They are out of Denmark. He did a great interview about his latest buildings in New York with the New York Times! I've always adored his process and rational. Every step he takes in each concept is well thought out and logical which gives his architecture a great sense of believability even before they are executed. I an environment where crazy architecture ideas in regard to form are at a premium in this town, his process would fit perfectly here. He is the kind of individual that could persuade anyone to buy into his ideas however crazy they might appear on the outside.He is notorious for this kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 midtown needs and deserves this.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 He is notorious for this kind of thing. Whats crazy is that the dude is only 40! With some of the projects they have had rolling out over the past few years that means he was looking down some of this stuff even earlier like mid to late 30's! Thats almost unheard of. If there was an architect to break the mold here in Houston he could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timoric Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) - Edited July 9, 2019 by Timoric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 At least in my experience, a formal dinning room is only used for holiday meals with family, but they can also be re-purposed to be studies, home offices, etc. So a formal dining room isn't necessarily useless. And if we want to attract families into the city, then they have to be able to have thanksgiving and invite all their family to eat 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenOlenska Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 On the subject of tall buildings in Midtown, I'm trying to work this out: there is this redevelopment, the office component of the superblock, and the handsome Louisiana at Anita block, and of course this (http://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/30772-residential-high-rise-proposed-for-midtown/) which may or may not be this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Hell. Yes. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouBoomtown Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 This is perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Subdivision Plat Filed: SubdivisionPlatPDF_102855-70019_Plat-3300 Main.pdf Edit: Jan. 2018 Completion Date 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 YAASS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 What's the tallest building in Midtown/how many stories? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 (edited) Probably the HCC office building (13/14 stories tall); the Central Bank building and 2016 Main are in midtown, but more extend downtown's skyline than create their own Edited September 9, 2015 by cspwal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 true, although i still consider them to be in "Midtown".. but once the Pierce (hopefully) comes down i guess that may be up for debate. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yes!! I'm excited about this one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Has the green fence been up around this property for long? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted September 20, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2015 Pg. 67 http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/csp/mediapool/sites/dt.common.streams.StreamServer.cls?STREAMOID=7hLxfNygqD_Mtb0Xh8qBEpM5tm0Zxrvol3sywaAHBAn0tVb8hRh3YtN7Aq9CuMNtE0$uXvBjavsllACLNr6VhLEUIm2tympBeeq1Fwi7sIigrCfKm_F3DhYfWov3omce$8CAqP1xDAFoSAgEcS6kSQ--&CONTENTTYPE=application/pdf&CONTENTDISPOSITION=CharityCHRpartners.pdf 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I guess I'll take it... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Huge Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Sweet mother of mercy! LET IT BE! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Looks swanky. Plays nicely with the HCC building too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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