These Walls: University Club Tower

[booWorld]

I'd like to see the tower re-skinned with more energy-efficient and more attractive materials.  The current wall/window panel system leaks.  I think larger expanses of glass on the northern and southern faces* would be better also.  The eastern and western faces* of the building could use some type of visor to help shade the windows.

*Above the parking ramp, the tower is a 24-sided building.  Four of the 24 sides face the cardinal directions.  The other 20 sides are angled in various directions at 15 degree intervals.

[Johnboy976]

Did anyone ever refer to it as "The Big Syringe Building"?

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by AVERAGE JOE

quote:Originally posted by hoodlum

this is the most iconic building in Tulsa and one of my favorite. The colors are great and should not be replaced.

+1

It is a product of its time. Replace the exterior panels with metallic ones and the building wouldn't be eligible for the National Register.

Paint it?

[booWorld]

The existing exterior wall system is thermally inefficient, and it leaks when it rains.  A paint job won't fix it.

[danno]

I can remember my grandfather calling it "the corn cobb." Haha. A few of my friends have lived there over the past few years. Some have told me that its not the kind of place that a young person would want to call home. Apparently they are super strict with visitors, noise, etc., which is good for some. I thought about moving in years ago, but changed my mind due to that dormatory feel.

[booWorld]

According to Fred Gauger, the structural engineer mentioned in the initial post, the developer originally wanted a swimming pool at the top of the tower.  After the calculations were done, it was determined that a pool at the top wouldn't work because the amount of sway (approximately 7 inches) would cause too much water to slosh out of the pool.

[TURobY]

I went to the Modern Tulsa Open House earlier this evening. They had the drawings and newspaper clippings from the building of University Club Tower. Pretty cool stuff.

[jackbristow]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle


Here's how that would look:

That looks AWESOME!  Very nice.

[deinstein]

quote:Originally posted by hoodlum

this is the most iconic building in Tulsa and one of my favorite. The colors are great and should not be replaced.

Ew. Yes they should.

I am looking out of my window at this hideous thing. Hold up, need to go throw up. Ok back.

Yeah. Ugly Jetsons building needs a color change.

[deinstein]

quote:Originally posted by AVERAGE JOE

quote:Originally posted by hoodlum

this is the most iconic building in Tulsa and one of my favorite. The colors are great and should not be replaced.

+1

It is a product of its time. Replace the exterior panels with metallic ones and the building wouldn't be eligible for the National Register.

Then it would NEVER go away?