A long list of reputable architecture firms are contributing to a forthcoming, mixed-use development in the city of Houston. The RO is a major project backed by Transwestern Development Company, a local office. Its being built adjacent to Houstons River Oaks neighborhood, a historic locale built in the 1920s by William and Michael Hogg known for its gardens and verbose architecture. The RO is slated for a 17-acre site at the intersection of West Alabama Street and Buffalo Speedway that once housed a research campus for Exxon-Mobil. The master plan, developers said, will essentially extend the qualities that make River Oaks special further into the city, namely its leafy public realm and walkable corridors. The tallest building at The RO will be 28 stories, delivering much needed density to the sprawling metropolis.The future neighborhood will have diverse programming. It will contain Houstons first ultra-luxury Auberge Resorts Collections hotel and residencies, for instance, as well as a retail village stocked with restaurants helmed by local chefs. There will also be boutiques, luxury multifamily housing, and creative Class A+ office spaces.The ROs tallest building will rise up 28 stories. (Courtesy The Boundary)The multifamily residential community will have a total 317 units, and the boutique office building will span 146,000 square feet. Pickard Chilton, a Connecticut office, is the doing the master plan. That firm is also designing office space and multifamily housing for the site. Meanwhile, KPF is designing a hotel and residencies. The hotel interiors are being designed by Roman and Williams, and the residences will have interiors by Dillon Kyle Architects, a local office. Michael Hsu Office of Architecture is designing retail buildings at The RO, together with House & Robertson Architects.The central lawn at The RO (Courtesy Michael Hsu Office of Architecture)MaRS Culture is designing the multifamily housings interiors. OJB Landscape Architecture is envisioning lively outdoor space for The RO. OJBs vision for The ROs exteriors entail an active public realm that resembles a fine and time-honored residential neighborhood, the developers said.With curving streets that invite exploration and discovery, the quaint materiality of stone and cobble work, and a lushly layered planting palette, The RO seamlessly blends architecture and green spaces, infrastructure, and beauty in highly performing land and streetscapes that meet the desire to gather, find solace and respite, and support health and happiness, the project team continued.Rendering of hotel lobby at The Birdsall Residences (Courtesy Roman and Williams)A members-only living room at The Birdsall Residences (Courtesy Roman and Williams)Typical guest room at The Birdsall Residences (Courtesy Roman and Williams)The multifamily housing at The RO pays homage to Birdsall Briscoe, a famous Houston architect, developers added. All in all, The RO is being designed so it looks as if it evolved organically. Some buildings will be made of handmade brick, and the streets will be lined in cobblestone. Rich woods, metal mullions, and fine glass details will account for the interiors.