Chevron Tower
Houston, USA

HEIGHT: 221m/725 feet
FLOORS: 52 floors
COMPLETION: 1982
ARCHITECT: Caudill Rowlett Assoc.

This building is often overlooked in the city's skyline. This is partially because of its location, near the fringes of the business core, and because of the number of taller buildings shadowing it. The Chevron Tower should get more attention as the area around it is redeveloped with a new baseball stadium, a new basketball and ice hockey arena, new hotel, and the assorted shops, restaurants and condominiums planned for the area. As it is now, the horizontal stripes cause some to confuse it with the nearby First City Tower or the Lyric Centre. But the Chevron Tower forgoes First City's harsh lines and cuts and instead favors a more sculpted look, with stepped chevrons approaching the roof line. This 52-story tower is one of a growing number of downtown buildings that are shifting from the underground tunnel system to the raised sky bridge method of linking to its neighbors. This is mostly to economic reasons. It's cheaper and easier to build a bridge over a busy street, instead of burrowing beneath it, avoiding hassles with utility lines and the growing number of downtown buildings sporting underground parking garages.

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http://www.houstonarchitecture.info/Images/Buildings/Downtown/ChevronTexacoTower-005.jpg

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6.5/10..Not happening for me. What were they thinking with attached portion and the setbacks? The colors are rather dull also. It does get some credit for it's uniqueness though.

oh man.. from this angle it really looks like the Revenue House in Singapore!!! :D

http://glasssteelandstone.com/Images/US/TX/IAH/ChevronTower-001.jpg

Anyway... the edges are very sharp and the facade is just ok.. Probably an all over glass cladding would have looked much more spectuclar! :) Any night pics btw?

7/10

hm, interesting

I like it though.

7.5/10

7/10

Nice shape, but it is too bulky.

6/10 interesting that it has different facades depending on which side you look at. doesn't ring my bell though

7/10

8/10

It has an interesting design and its not bad considering it was built in 82.

7.5/10

I just want to point out that the ten setbacks on the top of the building are designed to be ten "chevrons" as a symbol for the company.

Hehe this is a nice one.I like the top.
7.5/10

not bad. 7/10

The design form it alrite...but the cladding kills it...such a cladding only makes it look cheap. 6/10.

7.5/10
Very sleek and soaring - one of my favourite Houston buildings now. :)

7/10
The facade really dances with the light, and the setbacks towards the top, along with the indentations on the sides, make it livelier than a plain box.

But it's still chunky, and a bit bland - they needed, perhaps, to put a bit more contrast into some of the different sections of the facade...

52 floors huh? It would look the same @ 5.2 floors.

The glass cladding saves this one a little.

Score = 5.2. Whoops, I mean 5.5 ;)

8.5!

Wonderfull facade, this tower looks taller than it is.

i think this one is awesome, 9

Nothing special, 6.5/10

nothing special 5/10

its ok..

facade: nothing for me
form: is ok
points: 6,5

8/10



really elegant

All-in-all an interesting landmark.

7.5/10

Interesting design

8.5/10

7/10 It has different types of facades

interesting... 7.5/10

8/10

very tall! cool building

Nothing special, but quite nice.
6.5/10

6.5/10

definitely need better cladding, but good thing this aint a real box, otherwise we'd be heaping trash on this rite now.

6.5

6.5

Kinda predictable. Would look better as all glass or at least a lighted glass crown instead of the solid white at the top. It would stand out more at night then as well

5/10

Its better than a box? 6/10

7/10. The Chevron logo setbacks are, uhh, I dunno.

6.5

It's okay but nothing special.

Well 7/10

Crazy building, clean facade. 7.5

Cool, I like this one!! 8/10

8/10

7/10

Very boring, 6/10

8.5/10

Nice tower, especially with the setbacks. Fits in nicely with Houston too, so I give it an 8/10. :okay:

7!

8/10

7.5.

7.5/10.

7.5/10

The facade is nice.

7.5/10

7/10

8/10

7/10

a classic...7! ;)

8/10

The shape is quite interesting but the facade looks rather boring.
Overall: 7/10

6/10

8/10

dont look good to me.
6.5
Peace

6.5/10

6,5/10

Boring despite an attempt at creating some original shape, it failed.
Cladding is so-so and definitely not original at all.
4.5

i think this one is nice

8/10

7/10

7,5/10

6.5/10

5/10 Not a fan at all. From the box angle its ok but the front has too much happening and looks like a mess to me

Nice tower. 7.5/10.

I like it, although I bet it is a bit plain from the side with nothing. 7/10

6/10

8. i like the clean sleek lines of Houston scrapers.

7/10

It had good intentions, but was a disaster...what happens when you try to transform International style and meld it with Futurist without paying for it...it definitely has elements to its benefit...however it gets me dizzy, I keep trying to relax my eyes to see the sailboat ;-)

5.5/10 (which is above 50% people, you guys tear apart a building then give it a 7)!!!

Very plain. And dull colours as well.
Good height though.
7/10

7/10

3/10

8/10

7/10

i like it 8.5/10

Thats different... Not sure if I like it though, 5.5/10

Very nice 9/10 :okay:

8/10

Interesting.. I like it 8/10

8.5/10

7.5/10

clean finish. a bit dull at the top.

8/10

8/10

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8/10.

8.5

Not a Great Masterwork but i wish Chevron would build a tower in my home city instead of taking up premium space forcing out the little guys into short term lowrise poo.

7.5/10

7/10

7/10, okay

7.5/10 Looks alright.

7.5/10

6/10

7/10

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8/10

8,5/10

7/10

I'll give it a 5 for not having some stupid spire but then a 7 for having aged so well(the tower)

6.5

7,5/10

Nothing spectacular about this....

5.5

5/10

Cute.

8.5/10

9/10

6.5/10

7/10:)

nothin' special 7/10

7.5/10

7 - Nice shape, but everything else seems cheap

7/10

9/

7/10

8,5/10

6/10

The building is good. But not good enough for me though.:)

8,5/10

Nothing special... 6.5/10

7/10

Nothing spectacular, but the design is alright. Could use a better color for the cladding, though.

6/10

Nice from one angle but boring from the opposite one...

6.0/10

5/10

yikes

8. Good building. Regards.

7/10

Only good from some angles.

7/10

Clean, modernist archetype. 7

7/10

7.5

7/10
ordinary-looking

voted 7.5/10

7/10

7/10 so so

8.5/10

Great classy box from the one side, but offering quite a weird shape from the other side. 7/10

7/10

6/10

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6.5/10

8/10

7,5/10

6/10

Nothing special.5/10

6/10

7/10

7...just ok.

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6/10.