Museum Tower (Dallas)

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Museum Tower

Museum Tower while still under-construction in February 2012
General information
Status Complete
Type Residential condominiums
Location 1918 North Olive Street
Dallas, Texas
Coordinates 32°47′22″N 96°48′01″W / 32.789386°N 96.800248°W / 32.789386; -96.800248Coordinates: 32°47′22″N 96°48′01″W / 32.789386°N 96.800248°W / 32.789386; -96.800248
Construction started 2010
Completed January 2013
Cost US$200 million[1]
Height
Roof 170 m (560 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 42
Design and construction
Architect Johnson Fain Partners
Developer Brook Partners
Other information
Number of units 115
References
[2][3][4]

Museum Tower is a 42-story, 170 m (560 ft) skyscraper in the arts district of Dallas, Texas. Completed in January 2013, the building is the tallest new structure to be built in the city in recent years, and is now the second-tallest all-residential building in Dallas, behind Gables Republic Tower.

Height

Museum Tower is the 15th-tallest structure in Dallas, tied with both the Reunion Tower and Cityplace Center in height. Among all-residential buildings in Dallas it is surpassed in height only by the Republic Center Tower I, with its 184 m (604 ft) spire.[5] However, if measuring by roof height, and thereby excluding the Republic Center Tower I's spire, Museum Tower is taller. It also breaks the record for the highest residence in Dallas, surpassing the 138 m (453 ft) Republic I.[5] The Museum Tower is the 4th-tallest building in Dallas' Arts District, behind Chase Tower, Fountain Place, and the Trammell Crow Center.

Design

Museum Tower was designed by architect Scott Johnson, a member of the Los Angeles-based Johnson Fain architectural firm.[6] Originally proposed as a 20-story tower, the height was significantly increased to accommodate more residences. The glass-clad tower features an elliptical floorplan.[7] Together with Scott Johnson's remarkable design, is the work of three of Dallas' leading interior designers. Emily Summers of Emily Summers Design, Marco French of Marco French Studio, and Ann Schooler of Kellog & Company provided interior design and fine art consulting.

Location and features

Situated in the center of the Arts District, Museum Tower is located adjacent to the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Winspear Opera House and Wyly Theatre.[8] The building consists of 115 residential condominiums, ranging from 1,450 to 8,700 square feet (135 to 808 m2) in area.[9] Each condominium will feature direct-access elevators and private balconies.

The Museum Tower's large site features a ground-level outdoor pool and public gardens.[10] The structure is adjacent to Klyde Warren Park and a performance park, which 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. A subsequent review of the Pension System's meeting minutes indicates that the pension fund is the owner of the entire project.

The project broke ground on Thursday, June 24, 2010. The building was topped out in early 2012, opened later that year, and was completed in January 2013.

Conflict with the Nasher

A sign posted in the sculpture garden of the Nasher states that "Because a clear view of the sky from the interior of Tending (Blue) is now obstructed by the Museum Tower, the artist, James Turrell, has declared the work destroyed."

The Museum Tower's glass has reflected an undesirable glare into the nearby Nasher Sculpture Center, whose architect Renzo Piano had specifically designed its roof to direct appropriate indirect sunlight into the galleries, based on the arc of the sun across the sky.[11] Artist James Turrell considers his work Tending (Blue) to be effectively destroyed by the glare, and the museum has closed the interior of the sculpture to the public at his request.[11] Peter Walker, the landscape architect who designed the Nasher's sculpture garden, has characterized the glare as "an attack on the garden and on the building and on the art."[12]


In Popular Culture

Exterior and interior location shoots were used in Dallas (2012 TV series) as the residence of the fictional character Pamela Rebecca Barnes.

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Museum Tower (Dallas) at CTBUH Skyscraper Database
  3. ↑ Museum Tower (Dallas) at Emporis
  4. ↑ Museum Tower (Dallas) at SkyscraperPage
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Republic Center Tower I". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 27 June 2012. 
  6. ↑ "Museum Tower: The Team". Museum Tower. Retrieved 2007-10-19. 
  7. ↑ "Museum Tower: Tower". Museum Tower. Retrieved 2007-10-19. 
  8. ↑ "Museum Tower: Location". Museum Tower. Retrieved 2007-10-19. 
  9. ↑ "Museum Tower: Residences". Museum Tower. Retrieved 2007-10-19. 
  10. ↑ "Museum Tower: Gardens & Parks". Museum Tower. Retrieved 2007-10-19. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Robin Pogrebin, Dallas Museum Simmers in a Neighbor’s Glare, New York Times, 2012-05-01. Accessed online 2013-02-20.
  12. ↑ Charles A. Birnbaum (25 November 2012). "Museum Tower is an "attack" on the Nasher Sculpture Center's garden, building and art". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2013. 

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