Devon Energy Center

[kevinpate]

Is that a real unaltered picture?

Reminds me of this:

[Pete]

We just need the second tower... Which appears to be on the way.

[skanaly]

And this second tower isssss.....

[kevinpate]

patience grasshopper

[MDot]

It seems this second tower is pretty close to being announced.

[skanaly]

Lol

[skanaly]

I am a young grasshopper! That's why I'm so curious. You won't share?

[kevinpate]

I am a young grasshopper! That's why I'm so curious. You won't share?

I'm an old grasshopper with no particular tower knowledge but I have a small bucket of patience. You're welcome to some of it.

[skanaly]

Is there a website i can go to find out? or a page or thread? I'll be patient

[Pete]

Is there a website i can go to find out? or a page or thread? I'll be patient

Just lots of rumors going around that a 40-story (or so) building is on the the way for downtown.

No specifics but there seems to be a lot of smoke around this.

[dmoor82]

40 story's is what 600'ft+ give or take 50 feet?Unless there is unusualy tall floor to ceiling height like in Devon's.

[dankrutka]

Is there a website i can go to find out? or a page or thread? I'll be patient

It's all in this thread: http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=25997&page=18

[MDot]

40 story's is what 600'ft+ give or take 50 feet?Unless there is unusualy tall floor to ceiling height like in Devon's.

I don't remember where I heard this but I remember reading that Devon's floor height is about the normal height for today's building standards.

[dmoor82]

I don't remember where I heard this but I remember reading that Devon's floor height is about the normal height for today's building standards.

I don't know,might be?Pete?

[Teo9969]

I don't remember where I heard this but I remember reading that Devon's floor height is about the normal height for today's building standards.

I would imagine it has a lot to do with the height of the first several lowest floors and the last several highest floors. Most floors inbetween I imagine are a pretty standard 8 to 10 feet. But if you make your first 3 floors 20 feet tall and your last 3 floors 16 feet, that's just under 50 extra feet from just those 6 floors.

It also seems a lot of towers have a decent number of feet above the highest floor.

So...Floors

1-3: 3x20 = 60 ft.
4-35: 32x9 = 288ft
36-40: 5x15 = 75ft
Actual floors: 39x2 = 78ft

That totals for 501 ft. Extend the top of the building 20% higher than it is with just the floors (+ 100ft), is a Grand Total of 601ft.

That seems to be fairly conservative...That's an average of 15ft/floor. Devon is an average of 17ft/floor

[MDot]

I would imagine it has a lot to do with the height of the first several lowest floors and the last several highest floors. Most floors inbetween I imagine are a pretty standard 8 to 10 feet. But if you make your first 3 floors 20 feet tall and your last 3 floors 16 feet, that's just under 50 extra feet from just those 6 floors.

It also seems a lot of towers have a decent number of feet above the highest floor.

So...Floors

1-3: 3x20 = 60 ft.
4-35: 32x9 = 288ft
36-40: 5x15 = 75ft
Actual floors: 39x2 = 78ft

That totals for 501 ft. Extend the top of the building 20% higher than it is with just the floors (+ 100ft), is a Grand Total of 601ft.

That seems to be fairly conservative...That's an average of 15ft/floor. Devon is an average of 17ft/floor

I suppose I could have said give or take a foot or two. LOL Devon has an odd floor plan but it's what makes it taller I guess. LOL

Oh, and thank you for doing the math for us. =)

[Pete]

The average floor on the Devon Tower is just under 15 feet -- not even counting the six lower and five upper, which are closer to 20 feet.

These taller floor heights are common in new office structures to make it easier to route ductwork and cabling. Devon features raised flooring and also dropped ceilings.

And almost all building have some lower level floors that are taller plus some sort of ornamentation on top.


I would estimate a new 40-story building to be between 600 and 700 feet tall (Devon is 850 and Chase is 500).

[Thundercitizen]

Very nice. It's probably untouched. It was at least that bright.

[Just the facts]

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[G.Walker]

The average floor on the Devon Tower is just under 15 feet -- not even counting the six lower and five upper, which are closer to 20 feet.

These taller floor heights are common in new office structures to make it easier to route ductwork and cabling. Devon features raised flooring and also dropped ceilings.

And almost all building have some lower level floors that are taller plus some sort of ornamentation on top.


I would estimate a new 40-story building to be between 600 and 700 feet tall (Devon is 850 and Chase is 500).

The new skyscraper, if 40 stories will be probably at least 650ft, but I am hoping it will be closer to 700ft, it will balance out the skyline, especially if located on the Preftakes block. Also, lets say Devon is building this mystery tower, more than likely it will be designed by Pickard Chilton, and it seems most of their skyscrapers have some of the same features. However, BG Group Place, which is a recent skyscraper designed by Chilton in downtown Houston, is 46 stories, but is only 630ft tall. So it really depends on the blueprint. You can have a 40 story building and it can be only 500ft tall, or you can have a 40 story building and it can be 700ft tall. It really depends on the footprint of the building.

In contrast another skyscraper by Chilton, 1180 Peachtree in Atlanta, is 41 stories, but is 657ft tall, so it has less floors than BG Group Place, but is taller in height.

[G.Walker]

Eighth Avenue Place in Calgary, also designed by Chilton is listed has 49 stories, but is only 689 ft tall.

[Lafferty Daniel]

Isn't the BOK tower in Tulsa 53 stories and only 660 ft? While Devon is 50 stories and almost 200 feet taller.

[Pete]

The BOK in Tulsa was built in an entirely different era. New construction tends to favor much taller floors.

[Lafferty Daniel]

The BOK in Tulsa was built in an entirely different era. New construction tends to favor much taller floors.

Yes I know it's much older I was just trying to make a comparison.

[skanaly]

And this would a building having to do with Ches. As in offices, or a corporate tower?