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A digital image showing a swimming pool on the upper level of the Astrodome's outer ring with an infinity edge and a glass bottom.
A digital image showing a swimming pool on the upper level of the Astrodome's outer ring with an infinity edge and a glass bottom.
Photo: James Richards
A digital image showing a swimming pool on the upper level of the Astrodome's outer ring with an infinity edge and a glass bottom.
A digital image showing a swimming pool on the upper level of the Astrodome's outer ring with an infinity edge and a glass bottom.
Photo: James RichardsThe designers behind one of the proposals to strip the skin off the Astrodome, exposing the steel structure beneath it, were in town recently to stir up support for their admittedly ambitious plan.
Their vision, called A-Dome Park, would convert the Dome into a public space that would be programmed with activities and have a two-mile track for walking, jogging and cycling that would gradually spiral from the ground level to the top of the structure.
L.A.-based architect James Richards, said he and his collaborator, Ben Olschner, are hoping to raise awareness for their plan for arguably Houston's most famous building, which is owned by Harris County.
"We realize it’s a long uphill battle for us," Richards said. "What we're proposing has never been done in the world."
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They recently produced digital images showing a Christmas market being held inside the structure and another depicting a swimming pool on the upper level of the dome's outer ring with an infinity edge and a glass bottom.
The pool image, Richards notes, was done for fun and isn't really part of the initial plan.
"A lot of people complain that Houston’s too hot," he said. "We just answered the call."
Richards built an architectural model of their vision for the dome. It's being housed at a private home in Montrose.
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