Urbannizer Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Interior of the apartments gutted with a crew on site picking up the debris. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
architrist Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Are there any renderings for the high rise? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 They have been taking out all of the appliances, windows, doors, a.c.'s, and anything recyclable. Demo should be starting shortly. On another note, Barnett Newman's, Broken Obelisk, has returned to its home in the Rothko Chapel pool, after spending the last several months at Lippincott foundry where it was originally built. They had to repair several areas due to water damage. Its comforting seeing this great work back where it belongs. They also reported that this is the first phase of a project to improve lighting landscaping building a retreat all in time for the 50th anniversary. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Demo permits obtained http://swamplot.com/daily-demolition-report-hung-out-to-dryden/2016-12-22/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post InSide Posted January 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2017 ...demo started yesterday! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InSide Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 ..getting there! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Im going to miss watching all this go on over my fence but cant wait to move into our new 1950's home in Riverside Terrace. I watched 3 Osprey working the bend in Braes Bayou early this morning. They are amazing fishermen. I'll continue to monitor the progress on this new drawing center but won't be here to see them put the finishing touches to it. I did notice something interesting on my side of the building last week. They had installed a grid of boxes that apparently were for installing the skin. This last few days I watched them take all of them off of the building so either they weren't the right parts or they were installed in the wrong spots, but they had a crew taking them off. Like my father in law always said," Measure twice, cut once." Those are sage words to remember when working on projects of any size. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
architrist Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 What will the high rise look like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 In my conversations with the Menil they have put that phase of the project on hold for a while. They had planned on a mixed use development with Hines but that fell through last year and so they felt they at least needed to clear the grounds around the new drawing center and make the area a temporary park space to eventually be developed. This was a casualty of the oil bust and the overdevelopment of new residential in the montrose and midtown area. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avossos Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 2 hours ago, bobruss said: In my conversations with the Menil they have put that phase of the project on hold for a while. They had planned on a mixed use development with Hines but that fell through last year and so they felt they at least needed to clear the grounds around the new drawing center and make the area a temporary park space to eventually be developed. This was a casualty of the oil bust and the overdevelopment of new residential in the montrose and midtown area. It is too bad, because i am sure the menil +hines combo has some great potential. The upside is that when things rebound, hopefully projects like this will be quicker to come into fruition. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_cuevas713 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 And overall it's better to go ahead and clear the land because those apartments were falling apart. In time this project will take off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Exactly. This will clean up the area around the new drawing center, give the Menil a window on Richmond, and give the Rothko park a break. Maybe some of the people will spread out to the new one. It needs some tender loving care and I'm really frustrated about the big tree near my house that's not going to be here much longer. It is in distress and all of the people jumping, climbing and pulling on it have just about worn all of the bark off the trunk and when its gone its going to leave a big whole in the park. Ive been watching that tree since 1971 when we first lived across the street. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InSide Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 ...there are some new renderings at: http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/menil-drawing-institute_o : 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nyc_tex Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Anyone know when these apartments were built? Early 1970s? I had my first apartment in 1991 at Richmont Square. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Urbannizer Posted April 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2017 https://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2017/04/richmont-square-now-complex-free.html 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtNsf Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 13 hours ago, Urbannizer said: https://houston-texas-us.blogspot.com/2017/04/richmont-square-now-complex-free.html great site. so glad it looks like they might be saving a few gorgeous large trees as well ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston? Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Will this site contain skyscrapers? I've not seen any renderings yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Down the road they do have plans for a mixed use project with at least a midrise on half of the property and leaving the other half for park land. I don't know if you noticed the allee of trees that has been planted on the eastern side of the park. I'm sure its going to be beautiful once its all done. Michael Van Valkenburg, who has worked on Turtle Creek in Dallas, and Waller creek in Houston and is know for his subtle approach, was hired to landscape the whole campus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Also I have heard rumblings that the house next to the one we just moved out of on Branard that faces the old park is going to be turned into a visiting scholar and artist home. This is right behind the new Drawing center. I cant wait till the drawing center opens. The exhibition at the Menil is an incredible show and I highly recommend it. It features the works that will form the base of the collection for the new drawing center. The work is from the Louisa Sarofim, Janie C. Lee, and David Whitney collections bequeathed to the Menil and are a truly remarkable body of works. . 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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H-Town Man Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Reminds me of 60's urban renewal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstontexasjack Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I found a link to Michael Van Valkenburgh’s landscape plan for the site. Looks as though the highrise would border Richmond and shelter a park between it and the Drawing Institute: http://www.mvvainc.com/m/projects/7/112 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luminare Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 6:27 PM, houstontexasjack said: I found a link to Michael Van Valkenburgh’s landscape plan for the site. Looks as though the highrise would border Richmond and shelter a park between it and the Drawing Institute: http://www.mvvainc.com/m/projects/7/112 Love the models that they did for it. You can tell they were very invested in this project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Triton Posted February 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2018 By Bill Barfield on Flickr: Menil Drawing Institute (Under construction) by bill barfield, on Flickr 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WshfulThnkn Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Beautiful! Thanks for the pic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) The Menil Museum has closed for the next year for a total resurfacing of the floors in the Menil. The interior non structural walls will also be removed during this project. The Menil had their closing party last night. Edited February 24, 2018 by bobruss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 3 hours ago, bobruss said: The Menil Museum has closed for the next year for a total resurfacing of the floors in the Menil. The interior non structural walls will also be removed during this project. The Menil had their closing party last night. Closed until autumn 2018. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobruss Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 And the Drawing Center was supposed to be open last October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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