PageSoutherlandPage Houston
Houston, Texas
Open workspace platforms, connected by a continuous ramp, rise though the 100-foot-high, light-filled former banking hall that houses the Houston office of PageSoutherlandPage. Workstations are lifted off the ground, giving employees separation from the street, while the space still remains animated from outside. Conference rooms, print rooms, and storage are located in spaces created under the platforms. Readily available, low-cost, environmentally-friendly materials have been used to create a cost-efficient, yet creative palette for the interior finishes of this 25,000 SF space.When there was need for more space, the office expanded downward – into a former bank vault on the tunnel level of the building. The program called for additional work and meeting space for the firm as well as a new break area to provide a gathering point for employees. The two-foot-thick concrete walled vault was left as an artifact, while the ceilings were left open to lift the space and reveal the building systems passing overhead.
Awards: Houston AIA - Design Award, Architecture; Houston Decorative Center Design Excellence Award - Commercial Interiors
http://www.pspaec.com/popups/pagesoutherlandpage%20houston.html
Page Brothers Architects was formed in 1898 by two brothers, Charles H. and Louis Page, in Austin, Texas. Since then, the firm has grown into an internationally renowned and award-winning architectural and engineering practice. Our history tells a story of periodic renewal, through geographic expansion, entering new market sectors and introducing new leadership, all the while focusing on recruiting and mentoring the best people. We prefer to think of ourselves as a young and aggressive firm continuously evolving and reshaping ourselves as we strive to stay ahead of the rapidly changing markets, advancing technologies and expanding client needs.
http://www.pspaec.com/index.php/history
Sllón Barcelona en acero y cuero
Mies van der Rohe
Werner Blaser. Estudiopapaerback. GG. pags 34-35
Detrás: Bank of America Center (Houston)
El Bank of America Center de Houston es el nombre de un rascacielos de la ciudad estadounidense de Houston, fue construido entre 1981 y 1983. Su altura es de 238 metros, por lo tanto, es el cuarto edificio más alto de la ciudad después de la Torre JPMorgan Chase, del edificio Wells Fargo Plaza, y la Torre de Williams. La torre, está dedicada a oficinas, cuenta con 56 pisos por encima nivel de la planta baja, con un total de 130.000 metros cuadrados disponibles, convirtiéndolo en el séptimo edificio más alto del estado de Texas su diseño tiene la particularidad de disponer de un techo dividido en tres alturas o niveles.
Arquitectos Philip Johnson - John Burgee
Ingeniero estructural CBM Engineers
Promotor Gerald D. Hines
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_America_Center_(Houston)
Parece el sillón BKF...
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El diseño del sillón BKF, junto con Ferrari Hardoy y Kurchan, en 1938, viene a sintetizar ejemplarmente esas búsquedas, pero también anticipa el Bonet de las casas en Martínez o las obras de Punta Ballena. Preciso y precioso objeto industrial, que no reconoce amores con el pasado, que destruye el objeto clásico pero que a la vez que intenta un compromiso con un presente de materiales comunes, propone un futuro de construcción en serie ya augurado por las propuestas utilitarias y socializantes de la machine à habiter.
QUADERNS D'ARQUITECTURA I URBANISME Nº 174 PAG 79
