ChannelTwoNews Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 From Saturday... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 ChannelTwoNews, I used one of your photos. Forgive my crude, coffee break, paint job rendering... but I'd much rather them have utilized elements of the building. The steel and gray design of the building could be timeless, especially given a few more years. Essentially, they have aged the building (in a bad way), by adding this white and glass lobby structure. Could have been brought up to date in a more sophisticated manner. Understand the reverse triangles playing with sculpture, but the stark white and sharp blue glass do not compliment either. The only saving grace would be to paint the steel a matching gray, and tint the windows IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I really wasn't a fan of this extension, but now that I'm looking at it it doesn't look half bad. I wish they would paint the white structure a more grey color to match the facade. Or maybe a chrome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigereye Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 6/24/2021 at 11:35 PM, ChannelTwoNews said: This angle. The angles of the new triangular atrium play nicely with the sculpture. Will look better once fully landscaped. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Locke Lord buildout permit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanize713 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Saving judgment until it is complete but so far this seems to improve with every picture update. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 12 hours ago, urbanize713 said: Saving judgment until it is complete but so far this seems to improve with every picture update. I agree and it is not a neo-classical temple front. Howard Roark can rest in peace. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Pretty sure if he were real, Howard Roark would be in hell, not resting in peace. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 I drove by this yesterday. I'm back on the 'it's estupid' train 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 13 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: I drove by this yesterday. I'm back on the 'it's estupid' train Maybe with the whole plaza redone and the extra volume in the lobby of the building it will make sense, but it sure seems like a whole lot of effort for something so "tacked on". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/14/2021 at 9:20 AM, Texasota said: Pretty sure if he were real, Howard Roark would be in hell, not resting in peace. The Howard Roark character was full of himself, no doubt, but if every architect who acted like him (and not all do, at least THIS one tries not to) went to Hell it would be a very crowded place. 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Also he was a rapist. Like, he was just a terrible person generally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 6:29 PM, Tumbleweed_Tx said: I drove by this yesterday. I'm back on the 'it's estupid' train I think the office landlords feel a pressure to do some kind of little renovation so that they can tout to potential tenants that it's been renovated. Just a little splash of newness in the common areas is what most office renovations amount to. In this case, it does not seem apparent why a plaza with a glass wedge sticking into it would be any more pedestrian-friendly than an open plaza. When you think of great office plazas like the Federal Center in Chicago, there are no glass wedges jutting out of the buildings, just crisp open plazas. I could just as easily see, if the wedge had been built originally, them saying "We are removing an obtrusive 1980's glass wedge in order to create more open space and enhance walkability for a new generation that desires these things." 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 In the pictures it does look tacked on, like it was found somewhere else and just shoved up against the Chase Tower. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed_Tx Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 it's like they're giving it a very unflattering nose job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 spent some time walking around at lunch today, before the rain. I guess I'll be the lone dissenting opinion, I kind of like it. mainly from a perspective of, anything is better than the 3/4 of the block being empty except for a bunch of too far spaced stairs that end up causing tourists to trip and fall. but I also like the pyramid at the Louvre, so what do I know 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nate99 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 7/19/2021 at 9:41 AM, H-Town Man said: I think the office landlords feel a pressure to do some kind of little renovation so that they can tout to potential tenants that it's been renovated. Just a little splash of newness in the common areas is what most office renovations amount to. In this case, it does not seem apparent why a plaza with a glass wedge sticking into it would be any more pedestrian-friendly than an open plaza. When you think of great office plazas like the Federal Center in Chicago, there are no glass wedges jutting out of the buildings, just crisp open plazas. I could just as easily see, if the wedge had been built originally, them saying "We are removing an obtrusive 1980's glass wedge in order to create more open space and enhance walkability for a new generation that desires these things." They’re lining up their shot for 2050. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tumbleweed_Tx Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 it's not as bad as this, but it's comparable. This is the Dresden Museum Of Military History. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 On 8/14/2021 at 5:10 PM, hindesky said: I'm sure some wag will say it looks like the building is sticking its tongue out at the city. But you won't hear that from me. 🙂 17 hours ago, Tumbleweed_Tx said: it's not as bad as this, but it's comparable. This is the Dresden Museum Of Military History. It looks like a giant shard of glass was dropped into the building from high above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Doors. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nate99 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) Now rocking the largest Chase logo ever installed indoors*. *excepting stadiums perhaps Edited September 30, 2021 by Nate99 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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