#265 l Chevron Tower l HOUSTON l 221m l 52fl

RafflesCity · May 10th, 2003, 12:56 AM

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.

New Jack City · May 10th, 2003, 01:41 AM

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.

hugo_hlv · March 8th, 2005, 04:19 PM

8.5/10

TropicalSQ744 · May 10th, 2003, 12:59 PM

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

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

SteelCity32 · May 10th, 2003, 04:27 PM

hm, interesting

I like it though.

7.5/10

Wu-Gambino · May 10th, 2003, 05:01 PM

7/10

Nice shape, but it is too bulky.

renell · May 10th, 2003, 07:12 PM

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

May 10th, 2003, 07:52 PM

7/10

RafflesCity · May 11th, 2003, 03:24 PM

8/10

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

DamienK · May 12th, 2003, 10:00 AM

7.5/10

Double L · May 16th, 2003, 02:29 AM

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.

The Messiah · May 18th, 2003, 08:09 PM

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

weirdo · May 20th, 2003, 08:31 PM

not bad. 7/10

huaiwei · May 28th, 2003, 12:18 PM

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

Labrador · July 21st, 2003, 04:47 PM

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

Liz L · July 21st, 2003, 08:23 PM

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...

Muse · July 23rd, 2003, 09:55 PM

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

Wisma · August 7th, 2003, 10:27 AM

8.5!

Wonderfull facade, this tower looks taller than it is.

james2390 · August 7th, 2003, 11:55 PM

i think this one is awesome, 9

AtlanticaC5 · August 24th, 2003, 10:00 PM

Nothing special, 6.5/10

View Poll Results: Chevron Tower, Houston
10	8	4.35%
9.5	2	1.09%
9	5	2.72%
8.5	13	7.07%
8	26	14.13%
7.5	29	15.76%
7	48	26.09%
6.5	20	10.87%
6	15	8.15%
5.5	5	2.72%
5	3	1.63%
4.5	3	1.63%
4	0	0%
3.5	2	1.09%
3 or less	5	2.72%
Voters: 184. You may not vote on this poll

May 10th, 2003, 12:56 AM	#1
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	#265 l Chevron Tower l HOUSTON l 221m l 52fl 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. Last edited by ZZ-II; July 22nd, 2008 at 06:32 PM.

March 8th, 2005, 04:19 PM	#3
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May 10th, 2003, 12:59 PM	#4
TropicalSQ744 Boeing 747-412 9V-SPK Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Singapore (Yishun) Posts: 383 Likes (Received): 0	oh man.. from this angle it really looks like the Revenue House in Singapore!!! 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 __________________ Singapore Roars! into SSC - Visit our forum today! Lion City in the sun, Tropical paradise on earth ----------------------------------------------------- Skyscrapers.com - Stuff on architectural styles, facade materials and building structures etc. \| HowStuffWorks.com - Skyscrapers \| Popular Science mag - How high can they build? \| Popular Science mag - New sturdier, safer, and smarter skyscrapers. \| Asian forumers post count thread \| Asian and Middle Eastern Skyscraper Forums Stats thread \| Singapore U/C thread

May 10th, 2003, 04:27 PM	#5
SteelCity32 Don't be that guy! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,098 Likes (Received): 0	hm, interesting I like it though. 7.5/10 __________________ I often dream of huge numb buildings, jet black sinister architecture. Being installed when nobody sees. Their appearence so sudden that few would take notice.

May 10th, 2003, 01:41 AM	#2
New Jack City User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 5,651 Likes (Received): 2	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.

May 10th, 2003, 05:01 PM	#6
Wu-Gambino Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,679 Likes (Received): 2	7/10 Nice shape, but it is too bulky. Last edited by Wu-Gambino; February 7th, 2004 at 12:46 AM.

May 10th, 2003, 07:12 PM	#7
renell Here Since 2002 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney/Metro Manila Posts: 6,715 Likes (Received): 2	6/10 interesting that it has different facades depending on which side you look at. doesn't ring my bell though __________________ dafuq I've been here ten years?!

May 10th, 2003, 07:52 PM	#8
BGT Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	7/10

May 11th, 2003, 03:24 PM	#9
RafflesCity By Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S I N G A P O R E Posts: 26,215 Likes (Received): 2	8/10 It has an interesting design and its not bad considering it was built in 82.

May 12th, 2003, 10:00 AM	#10
DamienK Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Perth Posts: 3,259 Likes (Received): 13	7.5/10 __________________ 21st Century Coeds - Some things never change Read the webcomic

May 16th, 2003, 02:29 AM	#11
Double L Houston:Considered Good Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 16 Likes (Received): 0	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. __________________ Downtown Houston LIVE=o=WORK=0=PLAY

May 18th, 2003, 08:09 PM	#12
The Messiah Finishing this fight Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Middelburg(The Netherlands) Posts: 1,301 Likes (Received): 1	Hehe this is a nice one.I like the top. 7.5/10 __________________ The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 2 characters.

May 20th, 2003, 08:31 PM	#13
weirdo helter skelter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: avenida taft Posts: 652 Likes (Received): 2	not bad. 7/10 __________________ metro manila daily bangkok \| manila \| singapore \|

May 28th, 2003, 12:18 PM	#14
huaiwei The Monkey King Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Singapore 新加坡 Singapura சிங்கப்&#2986 Posts: 11,897 Likes (Received): 0	The design form it alrite...but the cladding kills it...such a cladding only makes it look cheap. 6/10. __________________ Majulah Singapura 前进吧，新加坡！Onward Singapore முன்னேறட்டும் சிங்கப்பூர் "My Settlement of Singapore continues to thrive most wonderfully - it is all and everything I could wish and, if no untimely fate awaits it, promises to become the Emporium and the pride of the East" - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, 10th September 1820

July 21st, 2003, 04:47 PM	#15
Labrador of Cumberland Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Carlisle Posts: 200 Likes (Received): 0	7.5/10 Very sleek and soaring - one of my favourite Houston buildings now. __________________ Carlisle Click for skyline poll

July 21st, 2003, 08:23 PM	#16
Liz L Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 403 Likes (Received): 0	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... __________________ Liz L Art Deco rules!

July 23rd, 2003, 09:55 PM	#17
Muse Supernature Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 8,630 Likes (Received): 7	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

August 7th, 2003, 10:27 AM	#18
Wisma Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jakarta (Tanah Tinggi) Posts: 2,889 Likes (Received): 0	8.5! Wonderfull facade, this tower looks taller than it is.

August 7th, 2003, 11:55 PM	#19
james2390 Tribune Tower Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,920 Likes (Received): 0	i think this one is awesome, 9

August 24th, 2003, 10:00 PM	#20
AtlanticaC5 Right Here, Right Now Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stockholm Posts: 2,655 Likes (Received): 0	Nothing special, 6.5/10 __________________ Higher and higher, straight up we'll climb

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