On site this morning the construction crews were unloading pallets from LiveRoof:


http://vimeo.com/30878437

Here is the link to there website for Common Questions:
http://www.liveroof.com/?parent=Common_Questions

Interesting! Thanks.

I believe they are planning to use this system on the Amenities Building as well and all their future projects show green roofs in the renderings.

Braniff Building facade installment began yesterday!

2593

Thanks!

Looking forward to see what those panels look like once installed.

Photos from today showing new east facade.

Looks like it will match the tower's lobby:



http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/braniff912121.jpg

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/braniff912122.jpg

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/braniff912123.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8461/7997091474_a7265cf2d0_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77483833@N04/7997091474/) Braniff building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77483833@N04/7997091474/) by lazio85 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77483833@N04/), on Flickr

Maybe teenage girls in 2001

Actually I think it's just spelled with an ht. ;)

Wow, that is going to look so incredibly different.

They had originally said Kitchen No. 324 would be open by the end of the year, but that doesn't look likely.

Last time I talked to tuck, he was talking Jan./Feb if I remember correctly.

Still shooting for early December. We don't need the entire building to be complete for us to open.

Some cellphone shots from today.

http://imageshack.us/a/img145/8206/img0915sv.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/145/img0915sv.jpg/)
http://imageshack.us/a/img191/2682/img0914py.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/img0914py.jpg/)
http://imageshack.us/a/img716/1052/img0913rw.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/img0913rw.jpg/)
http://imageshack.us/a/img846/3386/img0912fp.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/846/img0912fp.jpg/)

Wow, that was fast

I'll say!

Those panel systems go up quickly once the prep work is done.

Hard to believe Kitchen no. 324 plans to be open in a few months.

Looks great to me.

I hope that looks better in person because from the pictures it doesn't look that great. (that wasn't a direct reasponse to you sharksandwich - I just happened to use the same wording as you).

Once they're all up somebody needs to go back to NE 4th and take a skyline shot with the new Braniff glass and rest of the skyline rising over the newest apartment construction site.

Gonna be kinda hard to set up shop from there with the construction fence in the way, unless you're shooting off the roof of your car.

A couple from Metro:



http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/braniff10112a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/braniff10112b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8314/8047851534_067bb5ce0e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77483833@N04/8047851534/) Braniff Building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77483833@N04/8047851534/) by lazio85 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77483833@N04/), on Flickr

Great pics, Lazio85. Do you work at SandRidge? Or have a friend that works there on an upper floor office? That's an awesome vantage point.

SandRidge employees will begin moving into offices on the upper floors in 2013. The modern glass facade being added to the former alley side of the building is designed to match an amenities building set to be built this next year 120 Robert S. Kerr Ave. and other future additions to the SandRidge Commons.

Read more: Downtown Oklahoma City's Braniff Building renovation continues under Sandridge | NewsOK.com (http://newsok.com/downtown-oklahoma-citys-braniff-building-renovation-continues-under-sandridge/article/3715398#ixzz28F6v3kU0)

http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/r960-59830e7d508939281a174a571647ed14.jpg

Great pics, Lazio85. Do you work at SandRidge? Or have a friend that works there on an upper floor office? That's an awesome vantage point.

Yes, I do and the vantage point is from our Community break room space on the 17th floor.

Took a ton this morning...

No, just around Robinson.

Maybe it's been answered, but is there more on the history of this building? Did it have anything to do with the airline of the same name?

/aviation enthusiast

Maybe it's been answered, but is there more on the history of this building? Did it have anything to do with the airline of the same name?

/aviation enthusiast

At the top of this page, there's a tab for "Article". In about the middle of that page / tab, there's a link for the history of Braniff Airlines. Pete has done a lot of work to make the article page of the OKC-Pedia feature to be very informative.

Maybe it's been answered, but is there more on the history of this building? Did it have anything to do with the airline of the same name?

/aviation enthusiast


At the top of this page, there's a tab for "Article". In about the middle of that page / tab, there's a link for the history of Braniff Airlines. Pete has done a lot of work to make the article page of the OKC-Pedia feature to be very informative.

Short Answer: Yes it did

you just got inverse metroed

October 03 2012

SandRidge Commons (October 03 2012) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157631695377555/)

SandRidge Commons Panoramas (October 03 2012) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157631695275796/)

October 04 2012

Oklahoma City at Night (October 04 2012) - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/williamhider/sets/72157631696273708/)

Photo from Sid showing the glass facade is starting to go up on the south side and rest of the east side of the building:

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P79VlpU0HGc/UHgyRRhXqeI/AAAAAAAEaM0/i2tik6Lmktk/s903/IMG_20121011_122152.jpg

This may turn out to be one of my favorites. So Cool.

This may turn out to be one of my favorites. So Cool.

Same here. I am really looking forward to this one's completion. The contrast between the classic facade's and modern glass walls will make it one of OKC's most unique buildings. Sand Ridge should be congratulated for the work on this building.

And the Kitchen no. 324 and adjacent outdoor dining patio are going to be stunning and unique spaces.

Can't wait!

Glass making its way across the east facade.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8110556512_7d5abf5611_h.jpg

Thanks!

I'm sure they want to get everything closed to the elements before the weather turns lousy.

2804

2805

These are all of the Kitchen No. 324 space and outside patio.

Note the awesome plaster work. Also, there is great marble tile going in all over the walls but my photos of that didn't turn out.



http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/kitchen3241a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/kitchen3242a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/kitchen3243a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/kitchen3244a.jpg



This area will be the main building lobby that faces the tower.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/kitchen3245a.jpg

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa408/wschnitt/IMG_0921-1.jpg

Barbershop will be part of renovated Braniff Building in Oklahoma City | NewsOK.com (http://newsok.com/barbershop-will-be-part-of-renovated-braniff-building-in-oklahoma-city/article/3725929)

Good news for the Braniff Building. Bad news for the First National Center.

Yes, we had the news on the barber shop months ago when a building permit was issued:

http://www.okctalk.com/showwiki.php?title=Braniff+Building&page=2&do=comments#post551755


They are just officially announcing this.

Remember when I posted stills from the videos I did of them removing the old decorative plaster? I'm really glad they're restoring that.

Progress being made inside of Kitchen no. 324:

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/550120_4980129068138_775406603_n.jpg

Looks like our concerns of them restoring the ornate plaster are put to rest.
They are doing a fantastic job of restoring it with some modern flare!

From the Kitchen No. 324 Facebook page... Look at the size of this thing!

This is actually in the space now so they are moving along.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/263411_522461657764974_1334139537_n.jpg

Look at the size of this thing!

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/263411_522461657764974_1334139537_n.jpg

Are you referring to the mixer or the guy standing next to it?
:wink:

http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa408/wschnitt/IMG_0921-1.jpg

Watch that first step!

More from the Kitchen No. 324 Facebook page... This marble tile is beautiful in person (saw some of it a few weeks ago):



http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/390042_524479184229888_394980368_n.jpg


http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/533597_524479170896556_172017929_n.jpg


http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/481744_524479254229881_1537441919_n.jpg


http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/378394_524479454229861_1981015728_n.jpg

wow!

That workmanship is first rate. This place is just going to dazzle folks.

It's going to be a special spot: Very high ceilings, historic plaster work, great tile and general finishes, excellent concept (breakfast here will be huge) and a great outdoor dining patio all set in the soon-to-be-great Braniff Building.

The SandRidge Plaza looks fantastic from the Kitchen No. 324 perspective.

Yes, we had the news on the barber shop months ago when a building permit was issued:

Braniff Building - Discussion - OKCTalk (http://www.okctalk.com/showwiki.php?title=Braniff+Building&page=2&do=comments#post551755)


They are just officially announcing this.

Metro'd.

From the early renderings I was afraid this facade might not look as good as it is turning out.



http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/378394_524479454229861_1981015728_n.jpg

This building is going to be one of my all-time favorites in Oklahoma City. I love classical architecture and I love some modern stuff. Somehow, these guys nailed a way to merge the two. (IMHO)

agree i love how this building is turning out

I'm going to chime in and say "me too". I've never seen a building merging the old and new quite like this. Has anyone>

Metro'd.

To be clear, I was Metro-ing the reporter, not the poster. :cool:

I'm going to chime in and say "me too". I've never seen a building merging the old and new quite like this. Has anyone>

Well, I can think of one that was intentionally built to look this way, merging two types of structures together. One of the Integris buildings up on NW Expwy combines both of the glass and brick look from older existing structures into one building...... but it was not a rebuild on an older building.

Actually you could appreciate that building a little more if you saw the campus prior to its construction. The (I think) physicians building at the left edge is a solid mirrored glass cube. It was dropped into the mix right in the middle of a lot of brick buildings, and instantly looked odd and misplaced. The construction of this building righted that wrong and visually tied the two styles together nicely. I'm glad Bellaboo posted that, because I have previously thought of that precise building during this discussion. I'm not holding it up as an example of great architecture; it is first and foremost a commercial hospital building. But it WAS thoughtfully designed in the way that it bridged the gap between two eras of architecture on the campus.

That Integris building looks better in person than in that picture (maybe the lighting on the brick?). I drive by it several times a week and I've always thought it is done well for what it is...

Another Comparison could be Chesapeake arena. butting Glass against Brick seems to be a lot about making the colors of the two material jive more than anything else.

We are getting pretty far off topic here, gang.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8065/8191733140_dcc579b379_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77483833@N04/8191733140/)
Braniff Building (http://www.flickr.com/photos/77483833@N04/8191733140/) by lazio85 (http://www.flickr.com/people/77483833@N04/)