Austin, Texas constantly tops the list of America’s fastest - growing cities each year. Its technological prowess spearheaded by 3M, Apple, and Dell offers an invigorating and competitive environment for emerging young professionals, while other corporations flock by the hundreds to grow the Silicon Valley of the Southeast. With this constant population influx, Austin’s infrastructure grows at a similar rate, leading to some exciting architectural developments all over the city.
Today on Hugo Render, let’s explore three of Austin’s most exciting architectural developments!
Apple Campus
Apple’s Austin Campus: Apple Newsroom
Apple has recently announced that they will be bringing operations to Northwest Austin, with plans to open a brand new 10 building campus in Williamson County by the end of 2022. Construction costs are estimated at $1B and planned on 133 acres of land in Jollyville. Upon completion, the company will bring 5 000 new jobs to Austin, with that number slated to grow upwards of 15 000 within a few years.
Apple’s architectural mantra is centered around incorporating their space into the existing natural landscape, bringing a cutting edge technological environment into a picturesque and organic habitat. To enact this vision, Apple has pledged a 100% renewable energy footprint, and that 60% of their entire campus will be covered with landscaping.
They also plan to partner with local firm Bartlett Tree Experts to plant a 50 acre wildlife preserve featuring thousands of trees of over 20 varieties.
The renderings of the space are incredible, and we hope to see some interior renderings in the near future. We are also excited to see what arises at Robinson Ranch, a 7 000 acre underdeveloped plot nearby.
Austin FC Stadium
Austin FC Stadium: CAA Icon
Austin’s explosive population growth has developed a very ripe market for outdoor recreation, and Precourt Sports Ventures has decided to relocate their team from Columbus to take advantage. This has facilitated the need for a brand new sports venue in McKalla Place, properly named the Austin FC Stadium.
The $250M Northern Austin site will host upwards of 20 500 spectators, with completion slated for the spring of 2021. It transforms an old industrial ground into a thriving community center, bringing Austinites together to celebrate the return of major league sports.
The space is a very open concept, welcoming environment, incorporating soccer, mixed space retail, and green areas under one roof. It’s a modern feel honing into Austin’s emerging technological prowess while retaining that Western styling Texas is known for as a whole. Check out some of these awesome renderings below!
Waterloo Park
Moody Amphitheater: Thomas Phifer
Let’s move onto a development located directly in downtown Austin, a reimagined urbanized greenspace dubbed the Waterloo Park. Located in the bustling Red River cultural district, the space is set to open to the public by the end of 2021.
The park is meant to be an immersion of nature in the epicenter of the lively metro Austin area, showcasing the diverse flora of the central Texan landscape. Waterloo is meant to be a congregational space, littered with lawns and trails throughout the entire 1.5 mile greenway.
The highlight of the development is undoubtedly the Moody Amphitheater, a new home for cultural events and concerts alike. When the venue isn’t occupied, it will be repurposed as a publicly accessible park space, an escape from the corporate environment into natural serenity. Its crossbeam steel canopy roof will easily cement the amphitheater’s role as one of Austin’s premier architectural features, check it out below!
Despite the national pandemic, all of these venues seem to be on track for their opening dates, and we can’t wait to see them all in person! We are thrilled to see supplementing projects emerge in Austin as a result of these spaces, and can’t wait to work with these firms to visualize the future of the city!