One Shell Plaza

The 50-floor One Shell Plaza reaches 218 meters in height and features a concrete exterior with undulating columns that extend from ground to top.

Completed in 1971, One Shell Plaza marked a milestone as the first all-lightweight concrete building and pioneered the tube-in-tube construction technique.

The building represents corporate architecture of the 1970s with its straight lines, minimal ornamentation, and emphasis on structural expression.

Located at 910 Louisiana Street, the building contains 22 elevators and provides 1,226,000 square feet of office space for multiple companies.

The structure employs a special mat foundation system designed to handle Houston's complex soil composition of sand, silt, loam, and clay.

Location: Houston

Inception: 1971

Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Architectural style: modern architecture

Floors above the ground: 50

Elevators: 22

Height: 218 m

Address: 910 Louisiana Street, Houston, TX, United States

GPS coordinates: 29.75910,-95.36770

Latest update: May 13, 2025 13:04