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is a Chicago-based design firm whose diverse portfolio of work includes 20,000,000 square meters of space in over 100 projects around the world. Our practice is comprehensive and provides design services in all areas of the built environment.
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We have designed over 20 major mixed-use urban planning projects such as: • • • • •
Wuzhong Gardens, Suzhou Eunpyong Cultural Center, Seoul Music Valley, Gwangmyun Cityfront Plaza, Chicago Fantasy Island, Ningbo
2,000,000 square meters of office space including Corporate Headquarters for: • • • • •
Samsung Corporation, Beijing USG Corporation, Chicago Bank of Communications, Suzhou Korean Postal Authority, Seoul Arab Jordan Investment Bank, Amman
40+ residential projects accommodating 24,000 residential units such as: • Doosan Haeundae Udong Zenith Towers in Busan, Korea, 80, 75 and 70 story towers containing 2500 units. • Vanke Residential Towers in Guangzhou, China: • The Paradiso, a 4,000 unit residential new town. • Tong Fu Towers, phases 1 & 2 • Jiang Wan Towe • Wangjing De Tower • Canyon Ranch Living, Chicago • Burj Plot 34, Dubai • The Fairbanks and The St. Clair, Chicago Several global Convention and Meeting facilities, including: • •
The Korean International Trade and Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Seoul The Public Event Center (PEC) for The Shanghai Expo of 2010.
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Doosan Haeundae Zenith Busan, Korea
D O O S A N H A E U N DA E Z E N I T H | B U S A N , KO R E A
This first class, mixed-use residential development will consist of three 75- to 85-story towers containing 1,800 luxury residential units. Sculptural in form, the towers are inspired by the natural beauty of waves on the surrounding ocean. The building exteriors are created from a refined unitized curtain wall system which integrates natural ventilation requirements into the curvilinear building forms. To reinforce the development’s identity as a world-class address, sensitively landscaped public spaces surround the buildings, providing a relaxing environment for residents and creating open vistas to enhance views from the units. An oval promenade defines an active central plaza for outdoor activities and links the buildings at the second floor. Space on five below-grade levels accommodates retail, parking for 4,800 cars, a central plant and other building services.
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Asan Baebang Mixed-Use Complex Asan, Korea
A S A N B A E B A N G M I X E D - U S E C O M P L E X | A S A N , KO R E A
This mixed-use development is located on a 58,000 square meter site, adjacent to the high-speed railway station in the city of Asan. The program includes a four-story retail mall with a department store and movie theatres. On top of this retail base are five residential towers and three office towers, ranging from 34 to 62 stories in height. It also includes 5,000 below grade parking spaces. The design utilizes the existing stream that cuts through the site, and uses it as the feature open space around which all the retail activities are organized. A retail street sweeps through the site from east to west linking up all the secondary feature spaces, including a water court, a shopping globe and a performance stage.
The Post Tower Seoul, Korea
T H E P O ST TO W E R | S E O U L , KO R E A
The Post Tower is situated on one of the primary sites in the central area of Seoul. The building is designed to provide a highly memorable form that provides identity to the large urban space in the foreground. A large four-story space at the base of the building serves as the main public postal hall. The building houses the executive offices of the Postal service as well as speculative office space. The project was a winning entry in a turnkey design competition proposed in collaboration with LG Construction & Engineering and Space Group of Korea.
Suzhou Wuzhong Suzhou, China
S UZ H O U W UZ H O N G | S UZ H O U, C H I N A
The winning design for this multi-use development competition weaves commercial, residential, hotel, retail, cultural and transit components together on a four-block site, capturing the essence of Suzhou while reinterpreting it in fresh way that is appropriate for the growing, contemporary Chinese city. The inherent pedestrian character of Suzhou’s oldest districts is emphasized and preserved in variety of scales of walking streets that lace the site. At the same time, the beauty and richness of textures and materials of traditional Suzhou gardens is given new life in the proposed materiality of retail pavilions and the play of light and shadow in indoor-outdoor spaces.
Canyon Ranch Living-Chicago Chicago, Illinois
C A N YO N R A N C H L I V I N G - C H I C AG O | C H I C AG O, I L L I N O I S
A 67-story mixed-use tower for a site at Rush and Huron Streets on Chicago’s near north side. The 995,000 sf building, designed for LEED Certification, will house an estimated 257 luxury condominium units, four floors of fitness and spa facilities, eight floors of hotel condominiums and two floors of office and conference space designed for the Episcopal Diocese and the St. James’ Cathedral, which are located adjacent to the tower. Parking for 430 cars occupies 8 levels at the building’s base. A 67-story mixed-use tower for a site at Rush and Huron Streets on Chicago’s near north side. The 995,000 sf building, designed for LEED Certification, will house an estimated 257 luxury condominium units, four floors of fitness and spa facilities, eight floors of hotel condominiums and two floors of office and conference space designed for the Episcopal Diocese and the St. James’ Cathedral, which are located adjacent to the tower. Parking for 430 cars occupies 8 levels at the building’s base.
The Paradiso, Jin Sha Zhou Guangzhou, China
T H E PA R A D I S O, J I N S H A Z H O U | G UA N G Z H O U, C H I N A
This residential development is situated on a 144,657 square meter site, just west of the Zhujiang River. The overall concept aims to create a residential community that incorporates the riverside scenery and greenbelt, to coexist with the existing commercial and residential land, and to design organic links through city streets. The project will establish a new standard for residential projects in Guangzhou, utilizing over 35% of the available land as green space.
Seoul Forest Doosan We’ve Development Seoul, Korea
S E O U L FO R E ST D O O S A N W E ’ V E D E V E LO P M E N T | S E O U L , KO R E A
The winning competition design for a 700 unit residential development on a prominent site in Seoul. The Seoul Forest Doosan We’ve Development is comprised of three towers whose forms draw inspiration from the nearby body of water. Thoughtful landscaping brings the lush green of the adjoining forest preserve into the site. A ground level podium element houses amenities for the residents, and additional amenities, including a swimming pool and hospitality facilities, are located on the 43rd floor of one of the towers.
KINTEX Goyang, Korea
KINTEX |
G OYA N G , KO R E A
Working as the Architectural and Engineering component of the Samsung Consortium that won the competition for the 1.5 million sf first phase of a four-phase facility. The exhibition and convention center includes a large exhibition hall that is targeted to large, heavy industry shows but is divisible into smaller halls, meeting rooms and a grand ballroom. The glassy and colorful design concept dissolves the indoor/outdoor boundary and extends the landscaping indoors to a grand three-story, skylit public prefunction space. The central spine through the master plan connects the central entry with Goyang, “The Garden City�, approximately 30 km northwest of Seoul.
Lotte Super Tower Seoul, Korea
LOT T E S U P E R TO W E R | S E O U L , KO R E A
The Lotte Supertower is a 550 meter tall tower intended to anchor a vast retail and entertainment complex in eastern Seoul. The tower is characterized by its subtle evolution from a square base to a thin linear top. Local cultural references were crafted into the building’s design to anchor the tower in the minds of the people and become a source of pride for the Lotte Group and the people of Seoul.
Songdo Daewoo World Mark Incheon, Korea
S O N G D O DA E W O O W O R L D M A R K | I N C H E O N , KO R E A
A 700-unit residential mixed-use complex on two blocks at the gateway to the New Songdo City development. Four towers in each block are comprised of commercial functions on the lower levels and residential condominiums on the upper floors. Retail space is located in the podium base of the towers.
Eunpyeong Mixed-Use Development Seoul, Korea
E U N P Y E O N G M I X E D - U S E D E V E LO P M E N T | S E O U L , KO R E A
A mixed-use project that incorporates residential, hotel, and office units, a shopping mall, complete with department stores, a hypermart, and a cinema proximate to a major transit center. The complexity of the program, with its overall size, transit center and subway connection, provided distinct design challenges. The site is centered within four surrounding streets, all with distinctive characters that require careful urban responses. The north street is commercial in character while the west street is wider and resembles a highway. The south side is adjacent to a residential area with the east side designed to be pedestrian friendly, accommodating traffic from the subway line and transit center. Located in the heart of the new town development.
Burnham Pointe Chicago, Illinois
B U R N H A M P O I N T E | C H I C AG O, I L L I N O I S
Burnham Pointe, a planned 483,000 gsf residential development in Chicago’s south Loop, consists of a 29-story tower of approximately 298 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and an attached low-rise component housing structured parking and ground-floor retail. Featuring a curtainwall of glass with metal panels, the development has distinctive elements at the upper corners to serve as beacons that give the building a unique identity within the surrounding cityscape. Balconies for each residential unit work with the floor-to-ceiling glass cladding to assimilate the outdoors into indoor living spaces. The decision to assign parking to an adjoining structure instead of to the tower’s base brings livable spaces closer to the ground, helping to create a more active and pedestrian oriented streetscape. Retail amenities on the ground level of the brick-clad garage portion also invite street activity and enhance the vitality of the urban neighborhood.
Yinzhou Fantasy Island Master Plan Ningbo, China
Y I N Z H O U FA N TA S Y I S L A N D M A ST E R P L A N | N I N G B O, C H I N A
By extending an existing canal system, the Yinzhou Fantasy Island Master Plan will create a new retail hub that is unique to the Ningbo region. With its pedestrian friendly boulevards and proximity to mass transit systems, the development will feature entertainment, retail and cultural venues supported by mixed-use neighborhoods to the North, East and West. A mixed-use mall for family shopping, entertainment and recreation is at the heart of Fantasy Island. The plan also introduces a dynamic shopping concept of Eight International Shopping Streets inspired by the world’s most prominent retail avenues. Infinity Tower, a 200 meter tall landmark, will house a five star hotel and luxury service apartments to accommodate the island’s temporary guests. On the Chenpodu District Performing Arts Island a Cultural Center with exhibition, art gallery, theater and library space is surrounded by expanses of open public space for outdoor gatherings, festivals and celebrations. The Fantasy Island proposal aims to achieve a hybridization of cultural space and ecological functionality by systematically integrating the canals, wetlands and parks.
Shanghai World EXPO 2010, Expo Center Shanghai, China
S H A N G H A I W O R L D E X P O 2010 - E X P O C E N T E R | S H A N G H A I , C H I N A
Located in the waterfront green belt of the Huangpu River, the Expo Center for Shanghai World EXPO 2010 is one of the four permanent facilities, among over 180 buildings to be built on this 5.28 square kilometer world exposition site that straddles the Huangpu River in Shanghai. The Center features 9,000 sm of exhibition space, a 2,200-seat Auditorium, a 600-seat Auditorium, a 8,000 sm Banquet Hall and 18,000 sm of meeting space. After the EXPO in 2010, the building will serve as the premier convention and exhibition facility for Shanghai.
Qingdao International Park Qingdao, China
Q I N G DAO I N T E R N AT I O N A L PA R K | Q I N G DAO, C H I N A
The new technological park development by Qingdao airport will be the first major development in the airport zone of Qingdao. It has an opportunity for self-definition and establishing future identity of airport zone and city of Qingdao. The project will feature a large of fice-park and retail complex to serve the office workers, users of the airport and local residents. The edges of the site are surrounded with headquarter and officetel buildings. This situates the project in the urban context. The center of the site is reserved for the low-rise individual office buildings set in a lush garden landscape.
Bank of Communications of China Suzhou, China
B A N K O F C O M M U N I C AT I O N S O F C H I N A | S UZ H O U, C H I N A
This 700,000 sf development for the Bank of Communications of China is comprised of two components: a 22-story tower, with corporate offices above a ground floor banking hall, and an adjoining four story podium housing public banking facilities, meeting rooms and an employee cafeteria. The building was designed to reflect local cultural and architectural influences in Suzhou, which is known as a city of gardens. With its chamfered corners and a screen-like curtain wall the building’s shape resembles a typical garden gate motif. Nestled between the tower and podium is an open-air garden, whose natural landscaping follows the naturalistic style for which Suzhou is famous. Open office spaces are located on the east and west sides of the building, creating open floor plans that allow for natural ventilation and abundant daylighting. Shaped to provide shade from the sun, pleated window walls on the east and west elevations provide a glassy, informal counterpoint to the more formal expression of punched openings that characterize the north and south facades. A roof-top garden caps both the tower and podium and serves as a restful green space for staff and executive functions.
Bank of Communications of China Wuxi, China
B A N K O F C O M M U N I C AT I O N S O F C H I N A | W U X I , C H I N A
Being one of the tallest proposed structures in the area, the buildings dramatic cantilever is aimed to solidify the building’s presence in the Central Business District of Wuxi. The Tower appears to make an energetic turn toward Taihu Lake as it reaches a height in excess of 150meters; the overall massing is a striking contrast between the verticality of the tower and horizontal nature of the podium. Cantilever floors at its crown provide a symbolic civic gesture towards the lake and are designed as amenity floors for the community of employees that is houses. The Design Intent is that the Bank of Communications Wuxi Branch becomes the pearl of the Tai Lake New Town Region.
Cityfront Plaza Chicago, Illinois
C I T Y F R O N T P L A Z A | C H I C AG O, I L L I N O I S
In a quiet garden 100 ft above the hustle and bustle of city streets, The Fairbanks Tower rises atop an existing eight story parking structure. Amenity spaces, including an outdoor pool and sundeck, are located at this garden level to take advantage of this private park in the sky. The 23 story façade of floor to ceiling glass with silver colored mullions and metal panels expresses the tower’s elegant, contemporary character, which subtly curves to make the most of stunning views towards Chicago’s premier attractions – the Chicago River, Navy Pier, Lake Michigan and the Magnificent Mile. Also part of the development, The Fairbanks Lofts, featuring 10 ft ceilings with floorto-ceiling glass and continuous balconies facing south, have been incorporated into six levels of the existing parking structure. While taking advantage of the southern exposure, these lofts offer urban presence to the neighborhood’s dynamic street level activity and transform the character of the eight-story podium.
CHEONJIN District 2 & 3 Office Development Seoul, Korea
C H E O N J I N D I ST R I C T 2 & 3 O F F I C E D E V E LO P M E N T
Seoul, Korea. Based on global design standards for office buildings, including a central core and state-of-the-art telecommunications technology and building systems, this 70,155 sq meter office development maximizes rentable space and incorporates features that are both energy conscious and aesthetically striking. In response to municipal zoning restrictions, the 24 story building mass is articulated as twin towers rising above a 10 story base. The towers are connected by an enclosed pedestrian bridge, offering tenants an efficient travel route between the towers. A curtain wall with tilted windows, to manage heat loss and gain through daily and seasonal cycles, creates a unique appearance for the building, a highly desirable asset to attract potential high-end corporate tenants.
USG Headquarters Chicago, IL
U S G H E A D Q UA RT E R S | C H I C AG O, I L
550 WEST ADAMS Chicago, Illinois. DeStefano and Partners designed this 18-story, 500,000 sf office building for a prominent corner site near Union Station in Chicago’s West Loop. Efficient floor plates incorporate the latest technologies and building systems, providing for 10-foot ceilings throughout. The building’s envelope is a butt-glazed glass system incorporating projecting glass fins for a distinctive, crystalline effect. The lightfilled lobby uses marble, wood and glass to create a clean, contemporary aesthetic in keeping with the building’s exterior. Other features include a green roof and a glowing light-box at the building’s top.
KEPCO KDN Headquarters Gwangju Chonnam Innocation City, Korea
K E P C O K D N H E A D Q UA RT E R S
winning entry for the 46,181 square meter KEPCO KDN Headquarters is a development on a prominent site at the junction of primary access roads, the internalized pedestrian garden system and the commercial center of the Gwangju Chonnan Innovation City Master Plan. KDN is the ‘Knowledge Data Network’ of Korea Electric Power Corporation. As such, the image of the new headquarters is conceived to convey the nature of the dynamic flow of information and electricity, with the office tower representing the center and source of energy that radiates outward to form the building masses on the landscaped campus. The project’s public identity is presented by the tower’s south wall, which refers to the “smart grid” of free flowing information in KDN’s business network. Research and education components of the campus are centrally located while dormitories, athletic fields and parking are on the periphery of the self-contained site.
Tongfuxi Towers Guangzhou, China
TO N G F U X I TO W E R | G UA N G Z H O U, C H I N A
Tongfuxi Tower is a 51-story residential tower in Guangzhou, China designed for Vanke. The building design anticipates the new luxury market emerging in China by providing a modern design comprised of simple forms, natural and elegant materials, and high quality craftsmanship. The building image is vertically focused and includes a twin lantern expression at the top, a midlevel amenity floor with a public terrace overlooking the adjacent river, and a spacious, sky-lit lobby. Additionally, each building facade is detailed to respond to its sun and view orientations and the unit lay-outs have been arranged to work in harmony with these priorities. Phase 1 of the project was an exterior wall design for a 34 story residential tower with retail podium.
Vanke Jiangwan Guangzhou, China
VA N K E J I A N G WA N | G UA N G Z H O U, C H I N A
This project is located on a 9,600 sm site in the Haizhu district, south of the Pearl River and adjacent to the historical landmark General Sun’s Mansion. The 59,000 sm complex is comprised of two residential towers and a 1,450 sm kindergarten at the south edge of the site. The supertall 56-story tower at the north end of the site contains 180 units, and the 29-story south tower contains 60 units. Every unit in the north tower has view to the river and city center of Guangzhou. The design concept for the high-end development is inspired by the traditional basket weave, allowing the exterior wall to breathe while creating ever changing reflections as the sun moves across the sky.
Dongnam Distribution Center Seoul, Korea
D O N G N A M D I ST R I B U T I O N C E N T E R | S E O U L , KO R E A
The Dongnam Distribution Complex is a specialty mall that is designed to be the focal point of the master plan of the Munjeong area in Seoul, Korea. It is to be a 10-story building on a site that is approximately 28,400 sm, which includes facilities for the retail shops, storage, extensive loading docks as well as convenient entertainment and food facilities. The language of the exterior presents a sheet of cladding, which wraps up and over the building, and is strategically cut away to reveal and accommodate the various functions of the building.
Samsung Raemian Residential Development Yongin, Korea
S A M S U N G R A E M I A N R E S I D E N T I A L D E V E LO P M E N T | YO N G I N , KO R E A
This residential development is located on a 200,000 square meter, hilly site in the City of Yongin. It consists of approximately 2,700 residential units in 75 buildings ranging from six to 33 stories in height. Below grade parking for 5,300 cars is provided. A retail shopping street running eastwest serves as the central spine of this development. A variety of residential districts are created to capture the site characteristics. They include courtyard style housing, terrace housing, point towers and contemporary bar style buildings. A continuous green zone runs north-south from the hill to the riverfront to maintain a natural environment.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hanoi, Vietnam
M I N I ST RY O F FO R E I G N A F FA I R S | H A N O I , V I E T N A M
The design and site planning for the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters competition were driven by goals for sustainability and inspired by the geographical map of Vietnam and vernacular architectural features. Traditional elements, such as a prominent roof overhang, natural ventilation, sunshading devices and a ‘living wall’, maintain functional values within a distinctly contemporary design. In composition, the sweeping forms of the complex embody the Ying-Yang concept of balance and asymmetry, stability and fluctuation, and the site’s anchor tower has a woven texture that recalls a traditional tropical building paradigm.
Gwang-Myeong Mixed-use Complex Gwang-Myeong, South Korea
G WA N G - M Y E O N G M I X E D - U S E C O M P L E X | G WA N G - M Y E O N G , S O U T H KO R E A
This mixed used development is situated on an 80,000 square meter site, adjacent to one of Korea’s most important new transportation hubs and at the center of the “Music Valley”, Gwang Myeong City (GMC). The program includes a six-story retail mall, cinema complex and theme park. In addition to this retail space, there are three mixed-use towers ranging from 49 to 59 stories in height, a hotel tower, as well as two office towers. Also included, are 6,500 below grade parking spaces. The design focuses on urban activity, performance and music to create a unique and dynamic new destination.
Incheon University Campus Master Plan Incheon, Korea
I N C H E O N U N I V E R S I T Y C A M P U S M A ST E R P L A N | I N C H E O N , KO R E A
The plan for this 20,000-student university complex on a 113 acre site includes research, academic buildings, dormitories, an auditorium, a gymnasium/recreational facility, administration center, museum, library, student union and parking. The campus would contain approximately 1,727,000 sf of new construction. Two public parks are part of the master plan, accommodating the requirement for more than 15% of the site area to be dedicated to landscaping.
Han City Lake Entertainment Zone Xian , China
H A N C I T Y L A K E E N T E RTA I N M E N T ZO N E | X I A N , C H I N A
70,000 sm retail complex designed on the banks of Xan Lake Park, a newly built park in the northwest of the city of Xian. Han City Lake Entertainment Zone will provide a variety of unique retail and cultural experiences. Development zones are themed around their specific locations: ‘Hill’, ‘Plateau’, ‘Water’, ‘City’, ‘Forest’ and ‘Meadow’ and provide stimulating and varying environment – a link to old city planning patterns. Han City Lake Entertainment Zone is respectful to the existing conditions of topography and site features. Each proposed development zone is positioned carefully to work in harmony with existing context. The proposed buildings exhibit stylistic references to Han traditional architecture, as well as sensitivity to cultural and climatic conditions of Xian area.
West Loop Masterplan Chicago, Illinois
W E ST LO O P M A ST E R P L A N | C H I C AG O, I L L I N O I S
Chicago Historic Loop has reached its capacity and the city growth pattern will only allow commercial district to grow west. We propose to create economically sustainable ‘New West Loop’ district in Chicago West Loop neighborhood to attract leading edge companies to build sustainable world class urban campuses. West Loop currently has about 10,000,000 sf vacant and underutilized lot capacities. There is a potential to significantly increase density in the area and provide opportunity for 40,000 new jobs. We propose to build a new public park over expressway to serve as a 7/24 catalyst of the new development and to develop a new bus and bike route to connect residential West Loop to new CBD and further to the lake. The proposal was developed in collaboration with Fifield Companies and recommends utilizing TIF and EDGE dollars to catalyze the plan.
KT Headquarter Seoul, South Korea
KT H E A D Q UA RT E R S ( KT H Q ) | S E O U L , S O U T H KO R E A
Located on the historically significant Sejoing Street, along the newly remodeled Guanghwa Gate Plaza, this set of office towers will be the corporate headquarters for one of the largest telecommunications companies in South Korea. The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase, Chungiin Headquarters, will consist of a 23 story office tower with 36,560 sq . meters above grade and 17,035 sq. meters below grade. The second phase, Guanghwa Gate Headquarters, will consist of two, 23 story towers with 72,815 sq. meters above grade and 37,904 sq. meters below grade. The buildings will be connected by a series of sky bridges.
Suzhou Trust Suzhou, China
S UZ H O U T RU ST | S UZ H O U, C H I N A
601 West Monroe Chicago, Illinois
601 W E ST M O N R O E | C H I C AG O, I L L I N O I S
The design for a proposed development in Chicago’s rapidly evolving west Loop office corridor consists of a 38 story, 928,000 sf office building with an underground parking structure. The building’s unique form derives from the need to transition from large trading floors at the base of the building to more conventional sized office floors towards the top. The strength of the sloped wall is reinforced by ‘folding’ the public park space to the south of the site up the south façade to form a series of ‘sky gardens’. Designed to be a signature form marking the west entry to the Loop, the building also strives to obtain a Platinum LEED rating, the highest level of certification sought for a commercial project in Chicago.
Arab Jordan Investment Bank Amman, Jordan
A R A B J O R DA N I N V E ST M E N T B A N K D E S I G N C O M P E T I T I O N | A M M A N , J O R DA N
The overarching design objective for this 15-story tower is to create a work of architecture that is consistent with the client’s image as the leading investment bank in Jordan—a building that will symbolize the bank’s commitment to modernity, its financial strength and its identity as a deeply Jordanian institution. The elegant steel and glass tower, comprising retail, administrative and executive functions, will be a handsome addition to Amman’s emerging skyline, while creating built space of extraordinary flexibility and environmentally responsive sophistication. Although the tower portion of the project expresses the bank’s public image, the architecturally defined courtyard adjoining the tower’s north façade embodies a private realm, a green and peaceful oasis in the heart of the city that evokes the historic courtyards of the Arab-Islamic architectural tradition.
Seoul IT Complex Seoul, Korea
S E O U L I T C O M P L E X | S E O U L , KO R E A
The Seoul IT Complex Turnkey Competition, located in Sangam-dong Digital Media City district in Seoul, Korea is to be recognized as an international icon, leading the effort in providing and developing technology around the world. The two-building, 19-story facility includes an IT Center, Digital Contents Center, Media Center and IT world providing research, broadcasting, and digital entertainment. Together, the two buildings form a holistic idea of an IT city.
111 West Wacker Chicago, IL
111 W E ST WAC K E R | C H I C AG O, I L
The problem presented with the 111 West Wacker Project is unique in that the volume and value of construction is immense, while the uses, form and structure of the future construction is to change. This proposal treats the issues with an abject honesty of the circumstances and leverages the existing conditions to create a juxtaposition between what “was” and what “is”. This concept transcends the mere physical conditions to also speak to the development process as well and reinforces Related’s good will and commitment to fostering the regenerative qualities of our cities.
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