Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:53 am
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Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 7:25 am
There’s one interesting thing in the drawing of the vehicles.
I don’t see any doors. The one in the foreground you can see the curb side, the background the inside. So either way…
Really nice drawing, the perspective on top of a photo is excellent.
I don’t see any doors. The one in the foreground you can see the curb side, the background the inside. So either way…
Really nice drawing, the perspective on top of a photo is excellent.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:43 am
It's the Hotel California of monorails.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:37 pm
Architectural design for Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Kansas City.
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 91/gallery
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 91/gallery
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 10:11 pm
I’m a fan of the existing courthouse and its art deco motifs, but the unbuilt plan is a better building! Great find!FangKC wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:37 pm Architectural design for Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Kansas City.
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 91/gallery
Edit: Reminds me of LA's beautiful City Hall
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:16 pm
We could use a new city hall and court house.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:52 pm
Why
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 8:51 am
This is how buildings get torn down
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 11:22 am
If that courthouse had been built back then, today there would be a giant tarp on top covering the statue of Andy Jackson.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 9:36 am
Unbuilt Baltimore Hotel. No dates given. I makes me wonder if this was a proposed design for a replacement Baltimore Hotel on the NE corner of Baltimore and 12th Street after it was demolished. It's too art deco and stepped to be a design for the original Baltimore Hotel.
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 39/gallery
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 37/gallery
Original built Baltimore Hotel, opened 1899.
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=2
With addition built in 1904.
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=0
The original hotel building only stood 40 years. The addition stood 36 years. Doesn't seem like a long time for a building of such mass. The hotel had a beautiful lobby, atrium, and dining room. Probably much more so than the Muehlebach in that respect.
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=6
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=5
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... fset%5D=16
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... fset%5D=18
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... fset%5D=13
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 39/gallery
https://jchs.odyssey.historyit.com/item ... 37/gallery
Original built Baltimore Hotel, opened 1899.
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=2
With addition built in 1904.
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=0
The original hotel building only stood 40 years. The addition stood 36 years. Doesn't seem like a long time for a building of such mass. The hotel had a beautiful lobby, atrium, and dining room. Probably much more so than the Muehlebach in that respect.
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=6
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... ffset%5D=5
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... fset%5D=16
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... fset%5D=18
https://kchistory.org/image/baltimore-h ... fset%5D=13
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:57 am
It looks like the original plan for 46 Penn Centre was a Hyatt Hotel. Renderings from 2012.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:38 pm
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:00 am
Late night finds on the web. These all appear to be concepts and never were actual proposals. The first two don't have context but were definitely connected.
16th and Main Southeast (2017)
17th and Walnut Northwest (2017)
18th and Walnut Southeast (El Dorado - 2020)
https://eldo.us/898-du-acre
16th and Main Southeast (2017)
17th and Walnut Northwest (2017)
18th and Walnut Southeast (El Dorado - 2020)
https://eldo.us/898-du-acre
898 DU/Acre is a proposal for a radical new model of affordable housing. The concept creates a hyper-dense tower of units found only at the smallest and largest end of the apartment offering spectrum, including 128 studio apartments and 32 six-bedroom units. It employs realistic capital financing, extremely dense urbanization, and ecological stewardship in a revolutionary new housing prototype. It puts forth the belief that affordable housing is a key element of neighborhoods on the brink urbanization, doubling down on the issues of density, efficient use of space, and active participation in the city. At 898 dwelling units per acre, the project provides an influx of new residents to downtown, supporting the 12 micro-retail spaces at ground-level as well as the larger urban economy.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:05 am
Well this is certainly interesting... Especially given the current KC development environment. Is it feasible? They included a proforma, but is it in any way realistic?Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 4:00 am Late night finds on the web. These all appear to be concepts and never were actual proposals. The first two don't have context but were definitely connected.
18th and Walnut Southeast (El Dorado - 2020)
https://eldo.us/898-du-acre898 DU/Acre is a proposal for a radical new model of affordable housing. The concept creates a hyper-dense tower of units found only at the smallest and largest end of the apartment offering spectrum, including 128 studio apartments and 32 six-bedroom units. It employs realistic capital financing, extremely dense urbanization, and ecological stewardship in a revolutionary new housing prototype. It puts forth the belief that affordable housing is a key element of neighborhoods on the brink urbanization, doubling down on the issues of density, efficient use of space, and active participation in the city. At 898 dwelling units per acre, the project provides an influx of new residents to downtown, supporting the 12 micro-retail spaces at ground-level as well as the larger urban economy.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:12 am
that would be a nice residential tower right next to Reverb and in a good spot of the crossroads. Hopefully it has some legs but I'm sure whatever pros it would bring the current council and their minions behind the scenes will take exception to it.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 5:34 pm
I'm 99% sure this was a student project concept thing, but it was used as a thing to prove that a project like that is possible. So, it could be realistic if someone wanted it to be, but as far as it being built, there's little to no chance
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 6:17 pm
well it is a nice "dreamer" type of project. Plus I like the way 18th St. looks between Grand & Main, not the wreck it is todayRe: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:14 am
That was around the time that the Hyatt branding was stripped from Crown Center IIRC.Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:57 am It looks like the original plan for 46 Penn Centre was a Hyatt Hotel. Renderings from 2012.
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:21 pm
This is not KC, but it's interesting unbuilt projects.
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/megap ... 45216717-1
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/megap ... 45216717-1
Re: Unbuilt KC
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:18 pm
Is there a local resource or institution that might have plans from projects proposed around town but never built? I’m trying to dig into the history of things, even if smaller buildings, that never made it past the planning stages.