The Williams Tower (originally named the Transco Tower) is a 64-story, 1.4 million square feet (130,000 m 2) class A postmodern office tower located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. John Burgee Architects with Philip Johnson and Morris-Aubry ArchitectsĪward for Architectural Excellence ( AISC) the hall will be home to cuisine and small retailers from over 30 local, national, and internationally acclaimed chefs and hospitality groups, including salt & time butcher, the butcher’s burger, lea jane’s hot chicken, taco fuego, gelu italian ice, and soupreme. On december 2020, lovett commercial, the developer of the mixed-use project announced the first vendors that will occupy POST market, which will be houston’s largest indoor market hall. phase one of the mixed-use adaptive reuse project began in early september 2018 and is expected to open in fall of 2021. the property’s culinary tenants will be able to source ingredients from the rooftop farm, allowing them to offer a rooftop-to-table experience. meanwhile, connecting the complex vertically, monumental staircases culminate in ‘skylawn’ - a rooftop park and farm designed by hoerr schaudt.Īs one of the world’s largest rooftop parks and farms, the rooftop features 360 degree, unobstructed views of the city’s downtown skyline and includes multiple dining and event venues, recreation and open spaces, as well as a stage for events. the three atriums, each covered with an ETFE roof system and excavated from the existing structural grid, bring light into the depth of the building. The existing warehouse will be punctured vertically with skylights and atriums, while new passages will establish distinct thoroughfares of connected activities. ‘lovett’s vision to preserve this structure from houston’s past allowed us to design a multi-layered, interconnected platform for the city’s cultural and commercial future.’ ‘in a city that is constantly reinventing itself, it is incredible to have an opportunity to transform a building of such solidity and sheer scale,’ says OMA partner jason long, who led the design of the project. titled POST houston, the development aims to reinvigorate the city’s north downtown neighborhoods with a mixed-use environment combining arts, entertainment, creative workspaces, dining, and retail. The overhaul of the 550,000 square foot barbara jordan post office, which was in use by the US government from 1936-2014, was announced by lovett commercial who plan to turn the site into a ‘one-of-a-kind urban ecosystem’. the existing building, located in downtown houston, will be transformed to house site specific art installations, one of the world’s largest rooftop parks and farms, a concert venue, and many other retail and office concepts including restaurants, bars, an international market hall and flexible co-working space. OMA has revealed plans to turn a former postal service facility in texas into a mixed-use cultural anchor.
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