[Trae]

http://img394.imageshack.us/img394/7847/westheimeruo0.png

http://www.allenbianchi.com/projects_des.p...ct_auto_id=4904 (http://www.allenbianchi.com/projects_des.php?project_auto_id=4904)

http://houstonx.com/blocktower.jpg

[OhioGuy]

I don't particularly care for it. But maybe it's just me. Where at on Westheimer would this be built? In the Galleria area?

[Trae]

Close to it I believe.

[cabasse]

i think it's much too early in the design stage to judge this. it looks like it could be something pretty cutting-edge, or it could turn out to be a couple of oddly stacked boxes.

it's definitely something different.

[Coldrsx]

awesome!

[Stephenapolis]

What a lousy computer rendering. If we could see something other than a stack of boxes it might be exciting. The design does hold promise though.

[galaca]

A sort of realistic 80 South Street? I think it could be great.

[scguy]

Looks good....but should be taller than 24 floors!

[KevinFromTexas]

Looks good....but should be taller than 24 floors!

I agree. For it to even register on that skyline it shouldn't be any less than 400~450 feet tall. But I like the idea so far, it just needs to be taller.

I actually think this is a design that hasn't been explored enough by architects. I'd certainly rather have this than a few other "modern designs".

[Shasta]

No, this project isn't for the Galleria area/Uptown. This will be located at 524 Westheimer. That puts it deep in the heart of the Avondale area of the Montrose very close to midtown Houston.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=524+Westheimer+Road,+Houston&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.094886,81.738281&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=29.744761,-95.387421&spn=0.019338,0.039911&om=1


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=524+Westheimer+Road,+Houston&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.094886,81.738281&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=29.744761,-95.387421&spn=0.019338,0.039911&t=k&om=1

[KevinFromTexas]

I see. Still with kind of unique design, it should be taller to stand out among the croud.

[OhioGuy]

Maybe it's just the computer renderings. I just don't like the boxiness of it at all in these renderings, particularly the top 2 boxes that are almost identically aligned.

[wrendog]

this could be a good proposal, but yeah, the computer rendering is boring.. I'll wait until the real rendering comes out before I make an opinion

[BnaBreaker]

I proposed this back in 85' when I was three. Here is a photo of my assistant at the time constructing the model:

http://www.cce.ac.nz/images/earlychildhood/DSCN4879.JPG

[colemonkee]

^ :lmao: :jester: :haha:

[ltsmotorsport]

Did Gehry design this one too?

MORE BLOCKS!:haha:

[BANKofMANHATTAN]

I think the "Jenga" tower planned for Jersey City just multiplied.

Not my cup of tea.

[Thskyscraper]

I think the "Jenga" tower planned for Jersey City just multiplied.

Not my cup of tea.

Yeah... I don't buy this style. Just some boxes stacked in uneven/odd ways. Although at 24 stories it won't be terrible, I just wouldn't want something like this to dominate a skyline.

[Texas Tuff]

Yeah... I don't buy this style. Just some boxes stacked in uneven/odd ways. Although at 24 stories it won't be terrible, I just wouldn't want something like this to dominate a skyline.

Agreed. Interesting concept, but an ugly design.

[sakyle04]

:lmao:

I proposed this back in 85' when I was three. Here is a photo of my assistant at the time constructing the model:

[TexasBoi]

BNA:haha: :haha:

[Aleks]

i like it it gives this modern art feeling to it
the rendering is crappy i admit but just add the floors and some details but not too many and itll be ok with me...

[StatenIslander237]

wow...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say this: it could be fantastic. Let's wait to see a better, more finite rendering. It's still to early to have an opinion..in my opinion.

I'm waiting.....
:hmmm:

[RLS_rls]

That's incredibly boring. This is one of those designs where 'it would look great in Ratchet & Clank!' just doesn't cut it.

Edginess isn't enough, at least not this.