By: Ryan Gibson
Submitted: 2010-10-05 08:39:01 | Word Count: 628
The third instalment of our ‘amazing glazing’ series traits the old-fashioned Enron towers, located in Houston, Texas.
The towers will be an iconic part to the Houston skyline with their unique shape standing out of a surrounding buildings.
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Along with the curved glass façade, both buildings distinctive or maybe recognisable, which has contributed to their popularity.
Why we’ve included the Enron Towers in our ‘amazing glazing’ series:
We just love both for the towers’ slick design, which comprise of blue glass and also white aluminium. In addition they create sure that, both buildings look spectacular when reflecting the sun on hot, clear days.
We particularly love the sleek, futuristic design in addition to being the new ‘sky bridge’ that links the two buildings together.
History including location:
Both of this former Enron buildings will probably be part with the Allen Center Complex, based in downtown Houston, Texas.
The best edifice completed house in 1983, as well as the second edifice was completed almost 20 years later in 2001.
Enron occupied the first edifice before them to declared bankruptcy. Enron created the 2nd edifice, which had been completed shortly before the company collapsed.
American multinational energy corporation, Chevron, now occupies both offices.
Enron buildings’ different names:
Both buildings can be recognized by several varieties of names besides:
Enron Building:
* Enron Edifice
* Four Allen Center
* 1400 Smith
* Enron Center North
Second Enron Structure:
* Enron II
* Five Allen Center
* 1501 Smith
* Enron Center South
* 1500 Louisiana Street
Design:
Here might be many people quick facts relating to the design from the two Enron buildings:
* The very first Enron tower can have 50 floors, where the 2nd only may have 40, but only 33 of these floors will be used as offices.
* Lloyd Jones Brewer with Associates designed the 1st Enron shop, which continues to be an impressive 1,200,000-passé-foot.
* Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, who won an exclusive architectural design competition, designed the next Enron shop.
* At the second construction, the impressive-looking lobby area consists of ceramic fritted, clear, low-emissivity glazing.
* Though both Enron towers is likely to be similarly in design, have been’ll notice that the second structure can be your individual little smaller. It’s your special little more ‘futuristic’ than the first shop, which are being right down to it to be commissioned more recently
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* The best Enron shop continues to be the 11 tallest shop by the city aside from the 2nd building currently stands in 17th place.
* Until Chevron moved into the forsaken edifice, the offices were on record as being the largest desolate office space around the US.
Awards:
In 2008, the first Enron shop won the AIA 25 year prize about the ‘Good Brick Awards’, run around the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance. (GHPA)
The GHPA states that after 25 years, the Enron structure still:
“Retains its freshness as well as surface beauty.”
Well, we certainly believe that deserves a gift, don’t have been?
