910 Louisiana formerly One Shell Plaza (OSP) is a 50-story, 218 m skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas. Perched atop the building is an antenna that brings the pinnacle height of the building to 304.8 m. At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city.
Designers
910 Louisiana was designed by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Associate architects were Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson, and the landscape architects were Sasaki Associates.
The Hancock Whitney Center in New Orleans and Republic Plaza in Denver, also designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, have designs very similar to that of 910 Louisiana. Like 910 Louisiana, the Hancock Whitney Center also has Shell Oil as a major tenant, and was previously named One Shell Square.
History
At its completion in 1971, the tower was the tallest in the city. The building was renovated in 1994. The $80 million in major renovations included an updated lobby and plaza, elevator modernization, upgrades to the buildings EMP systems, new lighting, and ADA modifications.[5]