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Museum Tower (Dallas)
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The Museum Tower is a skyscraper
under construction in the Arts District of Dallas, Texas
. The building is currently the tallest new structure to be built in the city. The Museum Tower is planned to rise 560 ft (170.7 m), with 42 floors. Upon completion, it will stand as the 2nd-tallest all-residential building in Dallas, behind Gables Republic Tower
.
and Cityplace Center in height. The building will not obtain the record for the tallest all-residential building in Dallas, as it would not surpass the height of Republic Center Tower I
's 602-foot (184 m) spire. However, if measuring by roof height, and thereby excluding the Republic Center Tower I's spire, the Museum Tower would become the tallest residential tower in Dallas. It would also break the record for the highest residence in Dallas, surpassing the 452 feet (138 m) roof height of Republic I. Furthermore, upon completion, the Museum Tower will become the 3rd-tallest building in Dallas' Arts District, behind Fountain Place
and the Trammell Crow Center
.
, a member of the Los Angeles
-based Johnson Fain architectural firm. Originally proposed as a 20-story tower, the height was significantly increased to accommodate more residences. The building will be a glass Modern-style
skyscraper, featuring an elliptical
floorplan.
, the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre. The building will consist of 125 residential condominiums, ranging from 1450 to 8700 sq ft (134.7 to 808.3 ) in area. Each condominium will feature direct-access elevators and private balconies.
The Museum Tower will be constructed on a large site, and feature a ground-level outdoor pool and public gardens. The tower will be adjacent to Woodall Rodgers Park
(to be completed in 2012) and a performance park, which are planned to feature public fountains and a movie pavilion.
However, on June 15, 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that developers had secured financing through the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System to move ahead with Museum Tower and a subsequent review of the Pension System's meeting minutes indicates that the pension fund is actually the owner of the entire project.
The project broke ground on Thursday, June 24 and is expected to be completed by late 2012 or early 2013.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
under construction in the Arts District of Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The building is currently the tallest new structure to be built in the city. The Museum Tower is planned to rise 560 ft (170.7 m), with 42 floors. Upon completion, it will stand as the 2nd-tallest all-residential building in Dallas, behind Gables Republic Tower
Gables Republic Tower
Republic Center is a mixed-use complex at 300 N. Ervay Street and 325 N. St. Paul Street in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas , adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The complex is located diagonally across the street from DART's St. Paul Station, which serves its , and light rail...
.
Height
When finished, Museum Tower will rise 560 feet, with 42 floors. It will stand as the 15th-tallest structure in Dallas, tied with both the Reunion TowerReunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a observation tower and one of the most recognizable landmarks in Dallas, Texas. Located at 300 Reunion Blvd. in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas, the tower is part of the Hyatt Regency Hotel complex, and is the 15th tallest building in Dallas...
and Cityplace Center in height. The building will not obtain the record for the tallest all-residential building in Dallas, as it would not surpass the height of Republic Center Tower I
Gables Republic Tower
Republic Center is a mixed-use complex at 300 N. Ervay Street and 325 N. St. Paul Street in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas , adjacent to Thanks-giving Square. The complex is located diagonally across the street from DART's St. Paul Station, which serves its , and light rail...
's 602-foot (184 m) spire. However, if measuring by roof height, and thereby excluding the Republic Center Tower I's spire, the Museum Tower would become the tallest residential tower in Dallas. It would also break the record for the highest residence in Dallas, surpassing the 452 feet (138 m) roof height of Republic I. Furthermore, upon completion, the Museum Tower will become the 3rd-tallest building in Dallas' Arts District, behind Fountain Place
Fountain Place
Fountain Place is a 60-story late-modernist skyscraper in the Arts District in downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the fifth-tallest in Dallas, and the 15th-tallest in Texas.-Design:...
and the Trammell Crow Center
Trammell Crow Center
Trammell Crow Center is a 50-story postmodern skyscraper at 2001 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas. With a structural height of , and to the roof, it is the sixth-tallest building in Dallas and the 18th-tallest in the state The tower was designed by the architecture...
.
Design
Museum Tower was designed by architect Scott JohnsonScott Johnson (architect)
Scott Johnson is an architect. Educated at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Johnson has travelled widely and, in his early years, worked in a number of seminal firms...
, a member of the Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
-based Johnson Fain architectural firm. Originally proposed as a 20-story tower, the height was significantly increased to accommodate more residences. The building will be a glass Modern-style
Modern architecture
Modern architecture is generally characterized by simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. It is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely...
skyscraper, featuring an elliptical
Ellipse
In geometry, an ellipse is a plane curve that results from the intersection of a cone by a plane in a way that produces a closed curve. Circles are special cases of ellipses, obtained when the cutting plane is orthogonal to the cone's axis...
floorplan.
Location and features
Situated in the center of the Arts District, Museum Tower will be located adjacent to the Nasher Sculpture CenterNasher Sculpture Center
Opened in 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas, Texas that houses a collection of modern and contemporary sculpture. It is located on a site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the heart of the Dallas Arts District...
, the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre. The building will consist of 125 residential condominiums, ranging from 1450 to 8700 sq ft (134.7 to 808.3 ) in area. Each condominium will feature direct-access elevators and private balconies.
The Museum Tower will be constructed on a large site, and feature a ground-level outdoor pool and public gardens. The tower will be adjacent to Woodall Rodgers Park
Woodall Rodgers Park
The Park, also known as Woodall Rodgers Park, is a public park being constructed in downtown Dallas, Texas, USA. Utility construction began in January 2009 with a ground-making ceremony held on September 14, 2009. The park is expected to open in the fall of 2012.The Park will create an urban green...
(to be completed in 2012) and a performance park, which are planned to feature public fountains and a movie pavilion.
Groundbreaking
Originally proposed on June 15, 2007, developers released a tentative groundbreaking date of late 2007, but the recession of 2008 put those plans on what seemed to be a permanent halt.However, on June 15, 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that developers had secured financing through the Dallas Police & Fire Pension System to move ahead with Museum Tower and a subsequent review of the Pension System's meeting minutes indicates that the pension fund is actually the owner of the entire project.
The project broke ground on Thursday, June 24 and is expected to be completed by late 2012 or early 2013.
External links
- Official site
- Museum Tower on EmporisEmporisEmporis GmbH is a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The company collects and publishes data and photographs of buildings worldwide....
- Museum Tower on SkyscraperPage
- Museum Tower on Highrises.com