Or could just be some self-important jerk compensating for his lack of power at home.

Or could just be some self-important jerk compensating for his lack of power at home.

Bingo! We have a winner lol!

Since we are being sexist, don't you two have some shirts to iron for your husbands? :LolLolLol

Since we are being sexist, don't you two have some shirts to iron for your husbands? :LolLolLol

He..He..

(We have an agreement - I only iron his shirts while he's wearing them.)

I think I'll wander over to the garage today and see what happens.:boxing2:

Back to the lighting issue, Ft. Worth and Dallas look.... well, tacky. I hope that OKC will have a bit more dignity than our garish neighbors to the south and include subtle lighting... read no LED or neon.

(We have an agreement - I only iron his shirts while he's wearing them.)

I think I'll wander over to the garage today and see what happens.:boxing2:
Try to do it within range of the cam. We want to see what happens! :kicking:

Or could just be some self-important jerk compensating for his lack of power at home.

Correct! What a loser!

Correct! What a loser!

Or, here is a novel concept, he could just be doing his job.

Looks like the NE elevator went up another floor!

Can they even shoo people away? It's public property, the City owns that garage, unless you were in the west garage that Devon owns.

I did not think that the city owns either garage anymore. Was the East garage not bought by the group that is in the Oklahoma Tower?

I'm pretty sure the east garage is still city owned.

The City Center East Garage was sold to private investors headed by Mark Beffort about the time Devon acquired the west garage.

The City Center East Garage was sold to private investors headed by Mark Beffort about the time Devon acquired the west garage.

I thought so - I figured they wouldn't have built the skywalk to it if it was still City owned.

Looks like the NE elevator went up another floor!

Seems as if the south core is on it's way too.

Dropped by the construction site Saturday and took some pictures and shot some video. Not claiming to been an expert photographer or videographer by any means.

Devon - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/s_wilki/sets/72157624095082224/)

The videos are taking for ever to upload. I will post them later.

THANKS Swiliki! Interesting and great photos--lots of people photos in there as well. :bow:

Tried again today to get some photos, had much better success this time:

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9249/kdk0268.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/kdk0268.jpg/)

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1899/kdk0267.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/kdk0267.jpg/)

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9545/kdk0265.jpg (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/kdk0265.jpg/)

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2171/kdk0264.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/kdk0264.jpg/)

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6306/kdk0262.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/i/kdk0262.jpg/)

Standing east of the east parking garage, looking south:
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9756/kdk0261.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/kdk0261.jpg/)

Great pics!

Maybe the day you got run off they were planning on doing a lift or extensive work rightup next to the garage, and wanted to minimize potential risk that could be otherwise avoided. (E.g. watching, photos, etc.) Might have been temporary for an individual operation they were trying to do.

Thanks Vandy! Peek-chers everywhere--an embarassment of riches! :tiphat:

I stayed inside today and took pics from my office window - all of these are looking from the SW corner of 55 N. Robinson.

Sorry for link - just can't seem to get mine to post individually!

May 19 Devon Shots (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lauri101/)

Thanks Lauri101! Quite interesting angles from your office...icing on the cake for this fantastic day of visual gifts from the forum emembers! You all are great! :tiphat:

Just a BIG thanks to all The people who take pics/video of The Devon tower construction site!it's really great to have so many angles and views of this tower going up,as we will probably not see a tower of this magnitude rise in OKC for a long time!Thank You All!

Here are some pictures I took yesterday at lunch from the east side.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/ndobbs84/1802149c.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/ndobbs84/d1cd9b02.jpg

Wow - some serious work going on at the gardens today. Good view from the Devon cam.

Good pics Lauri101...especially the "cat rescue."

Great close-up shots, ndmoore! Thanks...:tiphat:

I was wondering where the dock ramp was gonna be. Thanks Lauri101!

super pics, ndmoore!

thanks all - between our different vantage points, we've almost got the 360 degrees covered!

Will the concrete trucks use the dock ramp to access the stationary concrete pump that will eventually be installed on the tower?

Or will the pump be located at street level.

Wow,how high do you all think that scafolding is?

Wow,how high do you all think that scafolding is?

Hopefully, not at all.
If they're going to drug test the workers, then they should drug test the scaffolds as well.

It's amazing, the higher floor they are working on right now (tallest scaffolding) seems pretty tall right now, but it is barely off the ground when looking at the renderings. It is the first floor on top of the exposed exterior columns and is the shelf floor.

http://z.about.com/d/okc/1/0/F/B/DevonRendering2.jpg
http://z.about.com/d/okc/1/0/C/E/DevonRendering2.jpg

I don't think any of us fully comprehend the scale of this. This thing is going to be HUGE!

I could not agree more Sky. I can't wait until later this summer when floors go up a week at a time. It's so cool to see it documented on here.

Devon Energy unveils auditorium plans

Devon Energy unveiled plans Thursday for a 285-seat auditorium that will overlook a new courtyard and the adjoining 50-story new office tower that will become the company’s headquarters.

BY STEVE LACKMEYER
Published: May 21, 2010

Devon Energy Corp. unveiled plans Thursday for a 285-seat auditorium that will feature a 30-degree angled glass facade overlooking a new courtyard and the adjoining 50-story new office tower that will become the company’s headquarters.

Read more: NewsOK (http://www.newsok.com/devon-unveils-auditorium-plans/article/3462823?custom_click=lead_story_title#ixzz0oXqPj8y U)

That was an interesting article and am fine with it (it is Devon's money and they aren't pulling a SandRidge to do it).

The only thing I would find disconcerting as an audience member seeing out behind the speaker/performer like that. Along the lines of the morning news shows with their "window on the world" behind the newscasters. It can be distracting. And yes, just as on the morning news shows they will have curtains to bring up when needed.

sooooo wut??... People just sit in the auditorium and stare at people outside in the courtyard?

^^^
LOL, you are making it sound like some sort of experimental theater...the audience stares at the folks outside and the outsiders can stare at the audience...can see where you might think it though, if you look closely at the pic in the Oklahoman link, there is a pianist on stage.

Devon Energy unveils auditorium plans

Devon Energy unveiled plans Thursday for a 285-seat auditorium that will overlook a new courtyard and the adjoining 50-story new office tower that will become the company’s headquarters.

BY STEVE LACKMEYER
Published: May 21, 2010
Devon Energy Corp. unveiled plans Thursday for a 285-seat auditorium that will feature a 30-degree angled glass facade overlooking a new courtyard and the adjoining 50-story new office tower that will become the company’s headquarters.

Read the rest of Steve's article at:
NewsOK (http://newsok.com/devon-unveils-auditorium-plans/article/3462823?custom_click=lead_story_title)

I'd be interested in seeing some elevations from Hudson..looked like a huge blank wall. But it's like Larry said, they can do whatever they want at this point, not just because they're not pulling a SandRidge in order to get it off, but I think they've built up enough urban design respect that they are pretty much above any criticism I might ever be able to come up with. Still wish there could be some more facade ornamentation against Hudson, but I'm not complaining. Looks cool I guess.

I think its orientation toward the small park planned in front will be a positive thing as hopefully it will be a good connector for pedestrians between the sidewalk along Hudson and that park.

OMG. Devon is building a big green space on their campus. And they tore down a bunch of buildings to make room for it. People should be screaming. Plus, they are building a Rand Elliott type structure of all things. Where are all the protesters? (Sarcasm intended :poke:)

Devon is building a truly world class corporate center. I love their challenge to the rest of the companies in OKC.

I'd be interested in seeing some elevations from Hudson..looked like a huge blank wall. But it's like Larry said, they can do whatever they want at this point, not just because they're not pulling a SandRidge in order to get it off, but I think they've built up enough urban design respect that they are pretty much above any criticism I might ever be able to come up with. Still wish there could be some more facade ornamentation against Hudson, but I'm not complaining. Looks cool I guess.

I think its orientation toward the small park planned in front will be a positive thing as hopefully it will be a good connector for pedestrians between the sidewalk along Hudson and that park.

Totally agree. I'm stoked for Devon, but concerned that Hudson will now be a superblock, like the Cox Convention Center is, hate to have two megablocks so close to the park. Not complaining, but wish they would have been a little more forward thinking and had retail space on the ground floor of the parking garage and auditorium facing Hudson.


OMG. Devon is building a big green space on their campus. And they tore down a bunch of buildings to make room for it. People should be screaming. Plus, they are building a Rand Elliott type structure of all things. Where are all the protesters? (Sarcasm intended :poke:)

Devon is building a truly world class corporate center. I love their challenge to the rest of the companies in OKC.

No actually they tore down an underused at grade parking lot, no buildings. On top of that, they are adding 4 buildings, PLUS making the parking structure 5 stories taller, they made the site more URBAN. Sandridge is making their block more SUBURBAN (ala demolition). #FAIL

Here's a rendering for the auditorium:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/newsok-photos/954056/medium.jpg

So will the new auditorium sit on the NE corner of Hudson and Sheridan and face east?

and the interior
http://photos.newsok.com/2/showimage/954057/gallery_photo

and the interior
http://photos.newsok.com/2/showimage/954057/gallery_photo

Would it not be better visually for The occupants inside The Auditorium,if The glass were not inverted inward,but outward and upward to have an impressive view of The tower right infront of it?

OMG. Devon is building a big green space on their campus. And they tore down a bunch of buildings to make room for it..

Um, no, they didn't tear down any buildings at all. It was a parking lot.

Confused...

I thought the auditorium was in the plans long ago. That little round thingy on the far west end of the site? This isn't news, but it'll still be pretty neat.

Yes, let's take away from the performing artist...

Um, no, they didn't tear down any buildings at all. It was a parking lot.

I thought it was a multi-storied parking garage, but my eyes are not what they used to be. My bad.

Yes, let's take away from the performing artist...

I can see what you are saying,but wouldnt it just add to The experience?Would staring at a skyscraper,impead your hearing?I could see The Artist/performers stopping mid act,and saying HELLO over here!LOL.

Would it not be better visually for The occupants inside The Auditorium,if The glass were not inverted inward,but outward and upward to have an impressive view of The tower right infront of it?

acoustics bro! acoustics!

Confused...

I thought the auditorium was in the plans long ago. That little round thingy on the far west end of the site? This isn't news, but it'll still be pretty neat.

You never saw the designs until today - that was the new news.

I thought it was a multi-storied parking garage, but my eyes are not what they used to be. My bad.

Not really a garage - it was a two-level parking deck. But there were definitely no buildings (in the modern era) torn down to make way for Devon.

Confused...

I thought the auditorium was in the plans long ago. That little round thingy on the far west end of the site? This isn't news, but it'll still be pretty neat.

As Steve said, the designs and renderings were new, yes we knew there would be an auditorium, but didn't know the design nor that it would have a commercial catering kitchen.


I thought it was a multi-storied parking garage, but my eyes are not what they used to be. My bad.

As Steve said, it was 2 stories, and one of them were underground, it's not like it was a historic building or anything. And unless the Arts Festival or a Thunder game was going on, it was half empty on any given day.

Are there more renderings of this?

jeff, there are two renderings in the Devon construction thread or on NewsOK.

Not directly related to the tower, but has anyone else heard about the elevators in the parking garage? Apparently on at least some of the elevators, they did not extend the elevators up to the 10th level (NE corner for sure). They still only go to the 4th floor - if you park above there, you have to take the stairs. As much money as Devon spent on that, seems a really odd thing to do.

acoustics bro! acoustics!

^^I understand!just making conversation!