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Popular Post hindesky Posted November 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) https://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/11-12-20-museo-office-tower-museum-district-opening-marko-dasigenis-carl-black-dr-mike-mann/ A new mixed-use facility with an eye for design is steadily rising in Houston’s vibrant Museum District. Developers of the Museo medical office building have announced plans for a 10-story, mixed-use tower located at 5115 Fannin St. and slated to open in fall of 2021 The building, constructed by Mission Construction, LP, pays homage to the neighborhood’s dedication to art, science, and culture. Museo will encapsulate three city blocks of prime Museum District real estate that will ultimately include a medical arts building, residential tower, five-star hotel and spa, open-air plaza, and public art spaces — along with multiple food, beverage, and entertainment offerings, according to a press release. Museo takes its cues from early 20th-century analytical cubism and will be defined by the art movement made famous by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, where fragmentation is used to break up forms that are later reconstructed in abstract fashion.The architecture utilizes similar compositional tools that carve up Platonic geometric forms to create a “sculptural building,” according to a release. An unrealized Philip Johnson design that has been significantly evolved by PJMD Architects principal Marko Dasigenis in tandem with Dallas-based Huitt-Zollars inspired the building. Dasigenis, acclaimed architectural colorist Carl Black, and Dr. Mike Mann personally sourced 5,500 square feet of rare marble from the Greek island of Thasos to be cut to measure for the lobby. “I am extremely excited to place this particular type of marble in the lobby because it is not a dead white or a cream white. When light hits this marble, it is an effulgence” Black noted, in a statement. “The marble possesses rare crystals that make it the purest white on the planet.” The lobby will boast two hand-selected crystal chandeliers that will hang from the 14-foot ceiling and a striking 6-foot marble statue from the Macedonian Period. The Chthonic sculpture — a reference to the underworld religious spirits in Ancient Greece — hails from a Thasos quarry and dates back to approximately 200 B.C. The color blue, meant to symbolize health, rejuvenation, and lightness, will play a prominent role in the interior spaces. “Medicine has two sides to it. One is negative as it relates to pain and suffering, but the other is the ability to heal,” noted Dasigenis. “Our goal is to emphasize the healing qualities of medicine through the use of the color blue.” Edited November 15, 2020 by hindesky 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) Looks like PJMD has this back on their website: https://www.pjmda.com/copy-of-pennzoil-place Edit: Although the website refers to “copy-of-pennzoil-place,” the link does refer to Museo Plaza. Edited November 15, 2020 by houstontexasjack 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted November 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 15, 2020 (edited) 44 minutes ago, houstontexasjack said: Looks like PJMD has this back on their website: https://www.pjmda.com/copy-of-pennzoil-place Grabbed some screen shots from your link, hopefully everything comes to fruition. Would love to see that 58 story high rise. Edited November 15, 2020 by hindesky 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 As a huge fan of classical antiquity I am pretty excited to see this statue! Also I guess a giant tower would be pretty nice too 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
por favor gracias Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 Love the park, sculptures and fountains in that 3rd rendering too. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 9:34 PM, hindesky said: https://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/11-12-20-museo-office-tower-museum-district-opening-marko-dasigenis-carl-black-dr-mike-mann/ “I am extremely excited to place this particular type of marble in the lobby because it is not a dead white or a cream white. When light hits this marble, it is an effulgence” Black noted, in a statement. “The marble possesses rare crystals that make it the purest white on the planet.” There's a hundred-dollar word. I really hope no optometrists/ophthalmologists open an office there. Could you imagine having a dilated pupil and walking through the lobby? 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tangledwoods Posted November 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2020 i'll never forget the meeting I was in with a stone vendor and a developer. Gensler (the architect) specified statuario marble, and the stone vendor asked if we had considered statuarietto (the developer got all excited because it wasn't a type he was familiar with). That was the day I realized I truly do not care about finishes. It was also the day I realized that developers choose materials based on how cool the name sounds. 4 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j_cuevas713 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 10:58 PM, cityliving said: Wow 🤩 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pacarlson Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 What is the status of the proposed 58 story tower? Is it still likely to happen? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 27 minutes ago, pacarlson said: What is the status of the proposed 58 story tower? Is it still likely to happen? The residential component (58-story tower) was always proposed to be constructed after the medical office building finished. I suspect Mann Eye’s present building would need to be demolished so it could be used as a staging area for the parcel to the north. I think we’d be looking at 2023 as the earliest possible date for groundbreaking *if* the tower could get financing. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonBoy Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 1 hour ago, pacarlson said: What is the status of the proposed 58 story tower? Is it still likely to happen? If I had to guess I don't think it'll happen as proposed and if it were to break ground with or without modification it would be in ~5 years 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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