AUSTIN | Fairmont Hotel | 595 FEET SPIRE/456 FT ROOF | 37 FLRS | Complete - Page 75

clubtokyo · #**1481** Posted **Sep 21, 2016, 8:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dcbrickley

It adds jobs...that's great.
It adds hotel rooms, that's REALLY great.
It replaces a parking lot, that's super.
It adds tax revenue to our (inexplicably) stretched budget.
It adds another tower to our ever growing skyline, if you are into that sorta thing. Even buildings I hate are cool to me because they fill in the skyline.
GREAT!
Fairmont's I've visited are typically high design, taking cues from the surrounding city. Austin has plenty of "make it work" design, and could stand to use some more high design. Do we have to all were jeans all day everyday? I'm building my house in Zilker now, and my wife and I toured dozens of very nice homes in very nice neighborhoods for design inspiration, and found the most exciting design inspiration came from new well designed homes in The freaking Woodlands of all places. I'm ashamed to say that, but the "old rusted" Austin look is tiring.

sorry for the tangent. Basically, I'm pumped to see this property.

I love the style of some of the homes in The Woodlands, I personally really like the woodlands, but it is crazy how far it is from Houston.

Sigaven · #**1482** Posted **Sep 22, 2016, 5:05 PM**

I'm not sure whether this is one of those "Plinth towers" or not (where you have a 5-6 floor parking garage base with a tower on top), but it does remind me...hopefully one day we will have a public transportation system comprehensive enough to where we can eliminate the "plinth" from the plinth towers! They create such dead streetscapes.

Colo Designer · #**1483** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 9:07 PM**

That walkway is incredibly underwhelming.

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

The rendering shown in the American Statesman:

and a second rendering:

Both of which come from Thomas Phifer and Partners' website

http://www.thomasphifer.com/projects...r-creek-bridge

LoneStarMike · #**1484** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 10:21 PM**

A couple of photos from a stairwell in the 2500 block of S. Lamar.

urbancore · #**1485** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 10:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

A couple of photos from a stairwell in the 2500 block of S. Lamar.

damn...that's a great shot from that distance. Is that Spaces 2525?

LoneStarMike · #**1486** Posted **Sep 28, 2016, 11:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dcbrickley

damn...that's a great shot from that distance. Is that Spaces 2525?

Yes - that was from the northern stairwell of Spaces 2525.

The ATX · #**1487** Posted **Oct 4, 2016, 1:26 PM**

I think this project is topped out. While sitting in traffic this morning I noticed that top two floors that are narrower than the rest of the rectangle as seen in this rendering are completed.

http://www.gensler.com/projects/fairmont-austin-hotel

LoneStarMike · #**1488** Posted **Oct 8, 2016, 11:06 PM**

October 7, 2016:

Speculator · #**1489** Posted **Oct 8, 2016, 11:24 PM**

Dominates the skyline when driving north on I 35.

The ATX · #**1490** Posted **Oct 9, 2016, 12:42 PM**

This one is awesome.

drummer · #**1491** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 2:29 AM**

^ I agree.

the Genral · #**1492** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 2:54 AM**

And once its completed what a fantastically romantic view of I35 the guests will have!

corvairkeith · #**1493** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 3:10 AM**

The guests in the North facing rooms will have a wonderful up close and personal view of the Hilton.

The ATX · #**1494** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 3:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by corvairkeith

The guests in the North facing rooms will have a wonderful up close and personal view of the Hilton.

I guess it's kind of a toss up. I would just go with the cheapest rate.

drummer · #**1495** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 12:17 PM**

I think I-35 would be more interesting. At least the cars move and change, albeit slowly.

clubtokyo · #**1496** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 7:43 PM**

Hmm...

"A towering icon within a vibrant Central Business District, Fairmont Austin is uniquely located amid the lush greenery of Palm Park and Waller Creek and directly connected to the Austin Convention Center. Opening Summer 2017, the 37-story luxury hotel will feature 1,048 richly appointed guest rooms and suites with picturesque vistas of Lady Bird Lake, a dramatic cityscape and the State Capitol. Fairmont Austin guests will indulge in exquisite dining, a pampering spa and state-of-the-art meeting facilities. Fairmont Austin will engage guests with the city’s famed music scene, as well as the area’s celebrated cuisine and diverse artistic lifestyle."

urbancore · #**1497** Posted **Oct 10, 2016, 11:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by drummer

I think I-35 would be more interesting. At least the cars move and change, albeit slowly.

I agree, I've always enjoyed watching a highway at night from high above.

ivanwolf · #**1498** Posted **Oct 12, 2016, 3:59 PM**

The only part of this building I like is the curved class, the rest is just a blank glass wall, with a pointy thing going on top.

I wonder if the sun will reflect off the shiny glass at a certain time of year and blind the drivers causing more accidents???

corvairkeith · #**1499** Posted **Oct 21, 2016, 5:56 PM**

10/20/16

The ATX · #**1500** Posted **Oct 22, 2016, 3:19 AM**

Nice photo updates today, corvairkeith. This is not the easiest building to count the floors on, but I count 36 completed floors, and it looks like they are working on the mechanical shield up top. Now we just need the spire helicopter drop.