site design group, ltd. celebrates 25 years!

YEARS URBAN DESIGN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ARCHITECTURE

DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY,

When Robert and I embarked on this journey we never envisioned the impact, the joy, and the legacy that has defined this firm. Twenty-five years of guiding and watching a firm evolve changed how we looked at the world. We always believed in creating spaces with social responsibility, sustainable advocacy, and stewardship of the land, but there is a larger mission of community that encompasses our work. We live, work, and play in an urban environment that is changing daily.

Our awareness of these changes and how our work impacts evolving environments shifts the way we think. Community, culture, and time have strengthened our resolve to continue to serve our society.

More than 80 alumni have passed through our doors, each adding a ring of growth to our core mission. The energy, ideas, and collaboration that have defined this firm bring smiles to our faces, warmth in our hearts, and confidence that teamwork and resiliency strengthens our “family.� The support of the communities where we work and the clients that believe in our work allows us to continue to learn and add value to our projects. The next twenty-five years are the exciting ones. We know that the next generation of leaders at site design group, ltd. will take it to a new level of excellence and innovation. We thank all of you for your continued support and encouragement and look forward to a future of prosperity and sparkle.

Always,

Ernie

Robert Sit and Ernie Wong, circa 1988.

The beginning of a successful collaboration!

PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK

MARY BARTELME PARK

LIGHTSCAPE ON STATE STREET

HENRY PALMISANO PARK

31ST STREET HARBOR

JUDGE FISHER SENIOR APARTMENTS

58TH STREET WEST STREETSCAPE

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1K FULTON

THE MADISON

DORCHESTER ART + HOUSING COLLABORATIVE

LAKEFRONT KIOSK COMPETITION

LAKEVIEW LINCOLN HUB

FIELD MUSEUM NATURAL LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN

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It is our mission to engage and excite people about who we are and what we do. We look to other disciplines and new collaborators to inspire us with unique ideas, new materials, and leading-edge technologies, and we bring this inspiration to every project and every client.

PRINCIPALS ERNEST C. WONG, FASLA, APA Founding Principal and President Ernest C. Wong has helped to shape Chicago’s leading-edge landscape architecture and urban design profession. Under his leadership, the firm has become synonymous with unprecedented creative design and beautifully detailed urban spaces, resulting in numerous national and international design awards.

ROBERT K. SIT, AIA Founding Partner Robert K. Sit provides expertise in the architecture, business management, and technology development for the firm. He accelerates the efficiency and ensures quality in all firm systems and processes, including those that certify the financial health of the firm. Robert also serves as the unofficial photographer for the firm.

BRADLEY MCCAULEY, ASLA, CSI, CDT As the Managing Principal, Brad’s mastery of contract documentation and community engagement has produced countless iconic open spaces.

Brad’s leadership is exemplified through his position as President of the Illinois Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, where he is the youngest professional to ever hold this honor.

HANA ISHIKAWA Design Principal Hana Ishikawa leads the firm’s design process with complex, yet thoughtful ideas that balance form and function. Hana’s vision is exemplified through more than 100 projects since joining the firm and range from amenity decks for commercial and mixed-use highrises, natural play spaces, and historic streetscapes to contemporary urban parks.

OUR WORK

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PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK 300 W. 19th Street Chicago, IL 60616

PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK

IT HAS EVERYTHING THAT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WOULD WANT TO COME TOGETHER AND STRENGTHEN THE BONDS

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THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER...

Mayor Rahm Emmanuel DNAinfo, October 2013

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SITE DETAILS PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK PING TOM MEMORIAL PARK is a shining example of the transformation of vacant open space within

the City of Chicago. Situated along the Chicago River near the 18th Street Bridge, the 19-acre historic railroad site was acquired by the Chicago Park District in 2002, and subsequently transformed into a vibrant anchor of the Chinese Community. Completed in more than 10 years and five phases, the site includes traditional Chinese gardens, a playground, pavilion, naturalized shoreline, community plaza, and river-side boardwalk. Recent additions include the Boathouse—the first of its kind delivered under Mayor Emanuel’s promise to activate and engage the Chicago’s River system—and a LEED Platinum certified Fieldhouse. Carefully scattered throughout the site are donated taihu, or scholar’s stones, prized for centuries in China for their magnificent formations. Through continued development, Ping Tom Memorial Park has contributed to improving the health and well-being of the Chinatown community by creating new and unique outdoor recreation opportunities along the Chicago River, and serving as a symbolic cultural destination for Chicagoans.

OWNER: Chicago Park District, Chicago Department of Transportation, City of Chicago, Public Building Commission of Chicago SECTOR: Parks and Playgrounds

1 A 300-linear-foot boardwalk with iconic red Chinese ornamental railings floats above the Chicago River, passing over the naturalized river edge, which helps cleanse the water of the Chicago River and creates new habitat for native aquatic species.

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2 2 Visible from the nearby Orange Line elevated track, kids are often seen running through one of the first rubber surfacing playgrounds in the City of Chicago.

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Situated along the Chicago River, the 19-acre historic railroad site was transformed into a vibrant park campus with gardens, a playground, gathering pavilion, walking trails, fieldhouse, boathouse, and recreational opportunities.

3 The park’s entrance is marked by four 20-feet (6.1 m)-tall columns which are etched with Chinese dragons and facing north, and modeled after a traditional Chinese courtyard. Behind, the Pavilion with landscaped terraces, gardens, and seating areas elicits imagery of a classical Chinese setting, and serves as a community gathering location throughout the year.

TEAM: AECOM, CDM, Drucker Zajdel,

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Environmental Systems Design, Inc., Gagarin Farruggia Gibisch Reis, Inc., Galloway, Ltd., Johnson & Lee Architects, Ltd., Knight E/A, Matrix Engineering, MWH, Pioneer EES, R.M. Chin & Associates, Schroeder Murchie Laya Associates, Ltd., TERRA Engineering Ltd., Water Technology, Inc., Wight & Co.

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2014 Friends of the Chicago River Blue Ribbon Award, Ping Tom Memorial Park Boathouse 2014 Friends of the Chicago River Silver Ribbon Award, Ping Tom Memorial Park Fieldhouse 2014 AIA Chicago Small Projects Honor Award, Ping Tom Memorial Park Boathouse 2014 Illinois ASLA, Design: Merit Award, Ping Tom Memorial Park Boathouse 2014 ACEC Illinois Engineering Excellence Award (Boathouse) 2000 Illinois ASLA Honor Award 2000 Driehaus Foundation Chicago Neighborhood Development Award 2000 Friends of Downtown Best Open Space Award

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MARY BARTELME PARK 115 S. Sangamon Street Chicago, IL 60607

MARY BARTELME PARK

THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS DESERVE CREDIT FOR DOING WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO, CRAFTING A DYNAMIC GREEN SPACE THAT MAKES A HARD-EDGED

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AREA OF CHICAGO MUCH MORE LIVABLE. Blair Kamin Chicago Tribune, August 2010

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MISTING ARCHES USE 10% OF THE WATER OF A TYPICAL CHICAGO SPRAY FEATURE

SITE DETAILS MARY BARTELME PARK OCCUPYING THE SITE OF of a former infirmary, this 2.3-acre urban park is an amenity to the

West Loop, a growing residential neighborhood that was previously underserved by green space.

Crisscrossing paths create distinct, programmed zones that were selected through an extensive community process. Unique park features include a series of stainless steel gateways, a sunken dog park, native planting beds defined by corten steel walls, and architectural terracotta artifacts salvaged from the original infirmary building embedded within linear seatwalls. A large playground is almost fully accessible by ramps, and creates opportunities for inventive, non-linear play.

OWNER: Chicago Park District SECTOR: Parks & Playgrounds

1 An iconic gateway, located at the northwest corner of the park, contains five skewed, stainless steel, squared arches that produce a fine mist of vaporized water that cool visitors while immersing the area in a cloud of mist.

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2 A sunken dog park includes an oversized, continuously filling water bowl. Ramps, steps, and seat walls provide a place for dog owners to rest and a means for exercise for the dogs of all sizes.

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Labeled by Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin as part of a “new generation of geometrically-complex, engagingly interactive and highly-stylized urban parks that eschew the cliché of grass and a gazebo,” this unique landscape combines a sense of history with innovative design elements, recycled materials, and sustainable design practices.

3 TEAM: Fountain Technologies,

Ltd., Gagarin Farruggia Gibisch Reis, Inc., GSG Consultants, Inc., Hinkle Engineering, Inc., TERRA Engineering, Ltd.

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The playground provides inventive, exploratory play experiences and physical challenges for ages ranging from two to 12, and accommodates for a number of physical and cognitive disabilities.

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LIGHTSCAPE ON STATE STREET State Street from Lake Street to Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60601

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SITE DETAILS LIGHTSCAPE ON STATE STREET EXPANDING ON THE CHICAGO LOOP ALLIANCE’S placemaking program, site design

group, ltd. designed this custom lighting installation located along State Street in Chicago’s busy downtown shopping and business district. From morning to night, the programmable LED lights are uniquely choreographed to seasonally themed songs. Utilizing materials that are both durable and attractive, this installation is designed to both sway in the wind and withstand the harsh Chicago environment for years to come. By using low-energy LED lights in place of costly temporary holiday lighting displays, Lightscape advances Chicago’s standing as a leader in smart energy use.

OWNER: Chicago Loop Alliance SECTOR: Streetscapes TEAM: Creative Lighting Design & Engineering, Designlab Chicago

The reed concept is based on the form of native prairie grasses.

Flexibility and simplicity were the two key components within the design.

Controlled wirelessly, the reeds can be programmed to play music and radio programs, and color schemes and transitions within the reeds can be modified each season.

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AWARDS:

2013 Illinois ASLA, Design: Urban Honor Award America, Award of Merit for illumination 2012 Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Award of Merit for controlst 2012 Urban Land Institute Chicago, Vision Award, Program Category Finalist

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HENRY PALMISANO PARK 2700 S. Halsted Street Chicago, IL 60608

HENRY PALMISANO PARK

AT 27TH AND HALSTED YOU HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER A DYNAMIC, POETIC SUSPENSION... CONGRATULATIONS ON CREATING A MASTERPIECE OF TWENTY

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FIRST CENTURY URBAN DESIGN. Sally A. Kitt Chappell, PhD Professor Emerita, DePaul University

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SITE DETAILS HENRY PALMISANO PARK FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY, Henry Palmisano Park was a privately owned, 380-foot-deep limestone quarry. It was later sold and converted into a landfill for construction waste for the City of Chicago. As a joint project between three City of Chicago agencies, this 27-acre site has been transformed into an active and educationally focused environmental park that includes nature trails, wetland habitat, native plantings, and bioretention. At the entry, a sculptural fountain marks the beginning of the water cycle, then winds its way through wetlands, splashing over recycled limestone outcroppings and eventually feeding a fishing pond. Nature trails provide access to various native plant systems and a bird habitat.

OWNER: Chicago Park District, Chicago Department of Environment, Chicago Department of Planning & Development SECTOR: Parks & Playgrounds

1 The journey of the water cycle begins at the fountain, with layers made to look like stratified limestone.

2 After spiraling away from the fountain, the water begins its journey toward the pond, meandering through three acres of wetland cells. Hidden discoveries, such as weather steel infrastructure fragments, contribute to the historical and cultural richness of the park.

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Located in Chicago’s residential and historic Bridgeport neighborhood, this environmental park provides huge benefits to community members and area commerce. By making this former quarry and landfill into a publicly accessible park, green space in the area was increased by 200%, and the project raised the overall Bridgeport open space ratio to 6%.

3 TEAM: Applied Ecological Systems, Inc.,

Continental Associates, Gagarin Farruggia Gibisch Reis, Inc., Kowalenko & Bilotti, Inc., Weston Solutions, Inc.

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2012 Chicago Wilderness and Native Landscaping Award

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During the height of the quarry operation, the chasm that occupied the site was more than 300 feet deep. Now a pond, the chasm is the focal point of the park surrounded by several ramps and walkways. Despite massive elevation changes, the park is universally accessible from the lowest point at the fishing pier, all the way up to the top of the mound.

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31ST STREET HARBOR 3100 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60616

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SITE DETAILS 31ST STREET HARBOR ADJACENT TO 31ST STREET BEACH, this harbor is part of the twenty year harbor improvement framework plan for the Chicago Park District. The project is a coordinated effort between the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and the Park District to improve the lakefront for public use. The new harbor transforms an underused portion of Chicago’s lakeshore into a new public amenity, featuring a 1,000 slip marina, playground, parking garage with green roof, two surface parking lots, 60 acres of public park land, and 6,000 feet of multi-use trails. site design group, ltd. provided landscape architecture and project management services for the public park land, surface parking lots, more than 14 acres of naturalized prairie, and nearly two acres of raingardens and bioswales for the project.

OWNER: Public Building Commission of Chicago, Chicago Park District SECTOR: Parks & Playgrounds

2 1 Hundreds of fish species frequent the waters around the fishing pier, making this an extremely popular site with fish enthusiasts in the city’s South Side.

Working with a fish habitat specialist, the breakwater was designed to allow fish below it through an access pipe.

2 Tying into the City of Chicago’s prairie program, the restoration of the parkland prairie features 55 unique native and adapted plant species that provide habitat for nearby birds, insects, and mammals.

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No longer limited to turfgrass and canopy trees, the parkland prairie restoration features diverse native and adapted plant species that help to improve ecological and hydrologic systems, reduce maintenance, and provide important habitat for local wildlife.

3 TEAM: AECOM (formerly EDAW), Brook

Architecture, Desman Associates, Edgewater Resources, LLC, Primera Engineering, Schuler Shook

AWARDS:

2013 Illinois ASLA, Design: Recreational and Open Space President Award 2013 Chicago Building Congress Merit Award 2013 Chicago Association of Realtors Good Neighbor Award 2012 AIA Chicago, SustainABILITY Leadership Award, Citation of Merit

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Peninsula Park, located at the end of the pier and surrounded by a half-milelong open coast stone breakwater, was designed and engineered to withstand waves from the adjacent Lake Michigan, while providing a unique and flexible park space.

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Using functional systems coupled with “out of the box� strategies, we work with our clients to create spaces that sparkle. With every project that we encounter, this is our goal. With vibrancy or restraint, excitement or tranquility, each site possesses its own unique character, lending to the spirit of the space.

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JUDGE FISHER SENIOR APARTMENTS 5821 N. Broadway Street Chicago, IL 60660

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SITE DETAILS JUDGE FISHER SENIOR APARTMENTS THIS REDEVELOPMENT SERVED AS a pilot project for the Chicago Housing Authority to

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introduce extensive landscaping to their sites. From the seating area in the lobby, residents are connected to the outdoors through views to a bubbling fountain that cascades into a raingarden. The previously detached garden in the back of the building is now directly connected to the entryway and the lush gardens in front, allowing residents to walk entirely around the building in a loop. A picnic area, shaded by mature trees and encompassed by flowering lilac shrubs, is appropriately coined the “Lilac Room.� A trellis alongside a sunny lawn connects the Lilac Room to community gardens allowing those with different levels of mobility to enjoy the garden.

OWNER: Chicago Housing Authority SECTOR: Residential

1 The new entryway includes a permanent canopy that shades seating overlooking the street, lush plantings, and accessible walkways leading around the building.

3 2 A tiered water feature is the focal point of the entrance. The constant sound of flowing water provides an area of respite for the residents.

TEAM: Harley Ellis Devereaux,

Hinkle Engineering, SPACECO, Inc., FRS Design Group

AWARDS: 2013 Illinois ASLA, Design: Institutional President Award

A trellis walkway provides shady seating areas and brightly colored planting that changes with the seasons.

JUDGE FISHER SENIOR APARTMENTS

The goal of the project was to make interesting, accessible spaces for seniors to inhabit, completely circumventing the property.

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P L AY NOT ES 5 Playgrounds / Fun Guaranteed / Made in Chicago, IL

site design group, ltd. is helping set the bar for exploratory and inventive play environments throughout Illinois. Working with institutions and organizations throughout Chicagoland, we are implementing immersive, artful, nature-based play spaces that are embraced and enhanced by the communities they reside within.

LASALLE II MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

An exploratory and engaging playground that reflects the

multicultural and multilingual mission of the school. The design is based on the concept of Storytime, where four children’s stories come to life—each represents one of the four languages taught at LaSalle II.

1148 North Honore Street Chicago, IL 60622 OWNER: Chicago Public Schools SIZE: 12,600 SF TEAM: Gloger Engineers, Ltd.,

GSG Consultants, Inc.

Scavenger Hunt!

How many of these items can you find at the playground?  the boxes to keep track

 WINDMILL “Don Quixote”

 FOX

“Le Petit Prince” (The Little Prince)

 MONKEY KING

“Journey to the West”

 MAGIC CARPET

“One Thousand and One Nights”

GARFIELD PARK PLAY & GROW GARDEN v1.0

Colo ring Challenge!

Color in your own Play & Grow Garden and watch the playscape come to life!

The new Play and Grow Garden v1.0 at the Garfield Park

Conservatory is the first of a two-phase project to engage children in play with the natural environment. The natural play garden contains a hand pump and water runnel, boardwalk, exploratory dig area, living structures, council rings, and discovery gardens. The design also incorporates elements from neighborhood artists, including a hammock-hanging structure, tree carvings, and custom furnishings.

300 N. Central Park Avenue Chicago, IL 60624 OWNER: Garfield Park Conservatory SIZE: 20,000 SF TEAM: Rebuilding Exchange

NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI

The Children’s Garden at Near North Montessori School is a natural

play space that allows for imaginative, open-ended play. The garden provides a sustainable, durable, and natural environment for the students, and is a combination of open areas, intimate hiding spots,

and creative play opportunities. Some of the design features include a tree-planted hill, a treehouse structure with cave, climbers, and slides, a deep sandpit, living willow huts, and a stage.

1434 W. Division Street Chicago, IL 60642 OWNER: Near North Montessori School SIZE: 5,600 SF TEAM: Gagarin Farruggia Gibisch Reis, Inc., Sawhorse Studio, TERRA Engineering, Ltd.

Hid de n Pic tu re !

Trace the hidden shape in the boulders.

(Answer: Butterfly)

PARK 574

2540 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60612 OWNER: Chicago Park District SIZE: 2.3 acres TEAM: Advanced Consulting Group, Int’l., GSG Consultants, Inc., TERRA Engineering, Ltd.

Located in the Near West

Hexagon Co un t!

How many hexagons can you find in the images of the park?

YOUR COUNT

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Side community, the design of Park 574 is inspired by hexagons, the ‘strongest’ shape, intended to tie together and bring strength to this community that is separated by historic and spatial obstacles. The park contains innovative playground equipment and concepts, including a playground structure embedded into a large mound, a spinning net structure, and a 50’ long cable ride. Park features include innovative stormwater measures, a 1/5 mile running track, workout equipment for people of all ages, and a fountain area made of basalt columns.

RIIS PARK The renovation of the existing Riis Park playground—located in the

Belmont/Cragin community—is a space-themed, exploratory play space that includes Chicago’s largest net structure, a challenging free-form play area with mounds and structures, a runnel area with a jug filler, and a custom spaceman figure—an icon that sits at the top of the playground.

Unique boulders that sparkle in the sun are incorporated into the playground with white decomposed aggregate—a material that is rarely seen in Chicago.

6100 W. Fullerton Avenue Chicago, IL 60639 OWNER: Chicago Park District SIZE: 14,800 SF TEAM: TERRA Engineering, Ltd.

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58TH STREET WEST STREETSCAPE 5800 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago, IL 60637

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SITE DETAILS 58TH STREET WEST STREETSCAPE THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO’S new 58th Street West Streetscape is the redevelopment and enhancement of the heavily utilized east-west pedestrian thoroughfare through the heart of campus. The project scope included a complete renovation of a vehicular-only street into a pedestrian-oriented gateway to the campus, creating a safe, functional, and beautifully detailed pedestrian experience. The new streetscape serves as an extension of the University’s Main Quadrangle, and an important connection between the biological and physical science campuses and several nearby institutes, centers, and academic offices. site design group, ltd. led the coordination, planning, design, and engineering of the streetscape, including the circulation network, paving, planting, and site lighting.

OWNER: University of Chicago SECTOR: Institutional

1 A sunny study nook next to the University bookstore is completely accessible, with a two-tiered seating area, electric hookups, and various types of seating in one space.

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One of the largest organizational challenges was the coordination of the existing site utilities that accommodate five nearby University and hospital buildings. Most significantly, the location of an MRI facility below the science quadrangle required full power, steam, and water access throughout construction, and vibrations from construction equipment were limited to 125 microinches per second—an incredibly small number.

3 TEAM: Gagarin Farruggia Gibisch Reis, Inc.,

Schuler Shook, TERRA Engineering, Ltd.

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2015 Illinois ASLA, Design: Merit Award 2015 Chicago Building Congress Merit Award, Infrastructure Building: The University of Chicago 58th Street West Revitalization

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A new portal was created through the administration building to connect the science quad to the new streetscape. Since the street is still used for deliveries and emergencies, electronically operated bollards keep the street closed to vehicles the majority of the time, allowing vehicles in only when circumstances require.

A unit paver speed table was installed on Ellis Avenue to slow down traffic, putting priority on pedestrian safety.

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ARGYLE STREETSCAPE Argyle Street and Broadway Avenue Chicago, IL 60640

ARGYLE STREETSCAPE

SITE DETAILS ARGYLE STREETSCAPE

The ‘shared street’ design for Argyle Street is intended to help promote existing neighborhood businesses by creating a complete street venue with increased foot traffic, inviting sidewalk cafes, street fairs, and opportunities for community gathering.

THE ARGYLE SHARED STREET STREETSCAPE IS located between North Broadway and North Sheridan Road, and is envisioned to become an innovative, “shared” corridor through Chicago’s Uptown community. When complete, Argyle Street will become the City of Chicago’s first street to be designed based on ‘shared street’ design guidelines, creating a plaza-like feel by raising the street and eliminating curbs. The new streetscape design will include permeable unit pavers, infiltration planers, large pedestrian areas that allow for sidewalk cafes, planters, and community identifiers.

OWNER: Chicago Department of Transportation, Burns & McDonnell SECTOR: Streetscapes

TEAM: Burns & McDonnell, Catalyst

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1K FULTON 1000 W. Fulton Market Chicago, IL 60607

1K FULTON

SITE DETAILS 1K FULTON LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC FULTON MARKET DISTRICT, 1K Fulton is a stateof-the-art LEED certified office and retail building that is the new home to Google. The transformation of this historic building provides a bike-friendly, transit-friendly, and sustainable mixed-use development featuring a variety of retail and office spaces. site design group, ltd., in conjunction with Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture and Sterling Bay Companies, designed a large welcoming public plaza at street level which features playful light-up pavers and reused elevator wheels from the building’s cold storage past. An intensively landscaped roof garden offers numerous amenities for building occupants, including a barbecue area, relaxation space, a conference table shaded by an overhead trellis, and textural plantings throughout.

OWNER: Sterling Bar Companies SECTOR: Commercial TEAM: Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, Perkins + Will,

FRS Engineering, SPACECO, Inc.

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Built in 1923 as a cold storage warehousing facility, 1000 West Fulton Market Street was once the centerpiece of the meat and produce warehousing hub. The famous “Fulton Market Cold Storage” sign is still to this day the tallest and most recognizable structure in the area.

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1164 W. Madison Street Chicago, IL 60607

THE MADISON

SITE DETAILS THE MADISON OPENED IN FALL 2014, this 9-story residential building in Chicago’s West Loop

neighborhood boasts accessible amenity roof decks on two different floors.

On the second floor, a large private patio is provided for each unit that faces a shared courtyard with a barbeque area, lush gardens, and a dog park with built-in fountain and play mounds. The top floor of the building—the 9th floor—contains an expansive green roof and shared amenity deck with a pool, hot tub, fire pit gathering area, and ample views of the downtown Chicago skyline.

OWNER: Ascend Real Estate SECTOR: Residential TEAM: Fitzgerald Associates Architects, Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd.

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One of the most unique parts of The Madison’s rooftop decks are the multiple amenities. While the second floor rooftop offers a lushly planted, dog-friendly courtyard and separated dog park, the 9th floor features a raised pool and hot tub with some of the best views of the skyline within the City of Chicago.

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DORCHESTER ART + HOUSING COLLABORATIVE 6949 S. Dante Avenue Chicago, IL 60637

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SITE DETAILS DORCHESTER ART + HOUSING COLLABORATIVE DORCHESTER ART+HOUSING COLLABORATIVE IS a unique community of mixed-use, mixed-income housing for artists and arts professionals, and designed to foster community collaboration around the arts. Led by Theaster Gates and the Rebuild Foundation, and working with Landon Bone Baker Architects, site design group, ltd. led the landscape architecture for the project, which included informal and contemplative outdoor spaces. The site design provides playful gathering spaces that can be used to exhibit art and host performances. Special elements include a rock garden, bluestone spiral, planted flagstone plaza, and informal seating plaza made of textured, stratified outcropping. Native and adapted textural plants surround gathering spaces and provide privacy to residents.

OWNER: Dorchester Artist, LLC (Theaster Gates, Chicago Housing Authority, The Rebuild Foundation and Brinshore Development LLC) SECTOR: Residential TEAM: Landon Bone Baker Architects, Prism Engineering

Once a 36-townhome Chicago Housing Authority project, the previously abandoned buildings in the Grand Crossing neighborhood were redeveloped to Enterprise Green Communities criteria.

An outdoor plaza is visually and physically connected to the interior Arts Center, a popular open space for performance, gathering, and exhibition.

DORCHESTER ART + HOUSING COLLABORATIVE

This unique development brings art-interested public housing residents and practicing artists together.

Flexible outdoor spaces were designed with a variety of stone types and native plant species to create a backdrop for reflection and creative expression.

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LAKEFRONT KIOSK COMPETITION Chicago, IL

LAKEFRONT KIOSK COMPETITION

SITE DETAILS LAKEFRONT KIOSK COMPETITION

Pebble’s visual interest derives from its tactile qualities, its nighttime appearance, and the manner in which its sensitive siting modifies its context. It extends program possibilities beyond the summer beach season by envisioning yearround activity. It accommodates all park users while leveraging the interaction between user and kiosk to reinforce the specificity inherent in the kiosk-site relationship.

IN RESPONSE TO THE CHICAGO ARCHITECTURE BIENNIAL’S Lakefront Kiosk

Competition—a call for an inventive design of a new kiosk to be installed throughout Chicago’s Lakefront—site design group, ltd. led a diverse team in the preparation of Pebble.

Pebble takes its cues from the native lakeshore landscapes and natural processes that characterize the Lake Michigan shoreline. It is a subtle yet iconic symbol for Chicago’s lakefront parks, a symbol that speaks to the specifics of place and gains strength from its context. Pebble attempts to step beyond a static architecture and very intentionally changes and patinas with time, growing increasingly sitespecific as it engages and influences its site.

OWNER: Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago Park District, City of Chicago SECTOR: Parks & Playgrounds

TEAM: Crosstree, Inc., All-Bry Construction Company, LCM Architects,

David Mason & Associates

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N. Lincoln Avenue & W. Wellington Avenue Chicago, IL 60657

LAKEVIEW LINCOLN HUB

LAKEVIEW LINCOLN HUB

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SITE DETAILS LAKEVIEW LINCOLN HUB WORKING WITH THE LOCAL SPECIAL SERVICE AREA 27, site design group, ltd. developed low-cost streetscape interventions to identify the Lakeview community to pedestrians and motorists along the busy Lincoln Avenue corridor. Elements included custom seating, sidewalk planters, and specialty paving treatments to accommodate flexible programs within the public right-ofway. The multi-phased project began with a pilot coordinated with the Chicago Department of Transportation to reclaim a six-way intersection for pedestrian use. Under the guidance of the “Make Way for People” initiative, a playful painting intervention at Church Plaza encourages pedestrian use and identifies it as a local landmark.

OWNER: Lakeview Chamber of Commerce SECTOR: Streetscape

5,000 1,346 SF OF RECLAIMED STREET FOR PEDESTRIAN SPACE

PAINTED DOTS IN PHASE 1

The response to Lincoln Hub’s focus on traffic calming measures has been polarizing, and some residents have yet to embrace a pedestrian-oriented approach to streetscape design.

However, painted corner bump-outs help to slow traffic to safer speeds while reducing the crossing distance for pedestrians by 34%.

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1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL 60605

FIELD MUSEUM NATURAL LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN

SITE DETAILS FIELD MUSEUM NATURAL LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN THE FIELD MUSEUM SEEKS TO FURTHER its goals for an energy efficient, sustainable facility maintenance program by creating a meaningful landscape master plan that serves as an extension of the museum’s mission for sustainability and social responsibility. Working together with the museum, site design group, ltd. is exploring opportunities to extend facilities, exhibits, and interpretive installations regarding regional landscapes to the building exterior and across the Museum Campus. The team is currently working on a landscape master plan for the grounds and adjacent connections that examines opportunities to promote pedestrian circulation to building entries, to better facilitate wayfinding, to promote biodiversity, and to serve as a stronger component of local ecological networks.

OWNER: The Field Museum of Natural History SECTOR: Institutional TEAM: ecology + vision

FIELD MUSEUM NATURAL LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN

To improve the experience of museum patrons and park visitors, the plan develops a sustainable approach to the management of the Field Museum grounds, extending exhibit concepts to the outdoors to interpret local and regional ecosystem histories, create native habitat for birds, butterflies, and other lakefront pollinators, and improve connectivity and wayfinding for the Museum Campus.

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As landscape architects, architects, planners, urban designers, and engaged citizens, site design group, ltd. understands the process and value of exterior environments that create a sense of place. Successful placemaking leads to the long-term care and use of these spaces by the public. At site design group, ltd. we create spaces that are well-loved, wellutilized, and sustained by the communities they reside within.

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PHOTO CREDITS Andrew Bruah Ballogg Photography Barry Rustin Photography Bradley Swanson Chicago Loop Alliance Garfield Park Conservatory Hana Ishikawa Okrent Kisiel Associates, Inc. Robert K. Sit Ron Gordon Photo Rose Yuen Photography Teresa Foote

888 S. Michigan Avenue Suite 1000 Chicago, IL 60605 www.site-design.com