AD Classics: Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Hostess House / SOM
As the first military project of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the Great Lakes Naval Training Center takes the form of a rectangle and stretches along a long narrow site. The diverse program includes a reading and writing room, reception room, lounge, terrace and offices. Hostess House is the only surviving World War II-era building designed by Gordon Bunshaft.
More on the Hostess House, or Great Lakes Naval Training Center after the break.
Waubonsee Community College Plano Classroom Building / Holabird & Root
Architects: Holabird & Root
Location: Plano, Illinois, USA
Project area: 33,000 sq. ft.
Photographs: Jim Steinkamp Photography
String Theory / Department of Unusual Certainties
Department of Unusual Certainties [DoUC] recently completed a submission to the Network Reset, Rethinking the Chicago Emerald Necklace, competition hosted by Mas Studio and the Chicago Architectural Club. Participants were asked to look at the urban scale and propose a framework for the entire boulevard system as well as provide answers and visualize the interventions at a smaller scale that can directly impact its potential users. Through images, diagrams and drawings the work should express what are the soft or hard, big or small, temporary or permanent interventions that can reactivate and reset the Boulevard System of Chicago. DoUC’s proposal focused on filling Chicago’s Emerald Necklace with a framework of posts, beams, ropes and counterweights - to produce a pick-and-choose- method of program management. Images of their entry and a description can be seen after the jump.
Glade House / Frederick Phillips and Associates
Built in the historic district of Lake Forest, Illinois, and subject to strict municipal review, this house mediates between the common and the unexpected. In a community where large traditional houses prevail, this house seeks a return to simple agrarian forms, colors, and textures typical to the region, but lost long ago.
Project description, images, and drawings after the break.
Architect: Frederick Phillips and Associates
Location: Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
General Contractor: Tiedmann Enterprises
Structural Engineer: Abatangelo Hanson, Ltd.
Project Area: 2,350 sqf
Project Year: 2005
Photographs: Karant + Associates, Inc.
Instituto of Health Sciences Career Academy / JGMA (Moreno Architects)
JGMA won the competition to design the Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy High School (IHSCA) in Chicago, Illinois for the Institutio del Progreso Latio. The program is for a charter school that will serve 600 youth from Chicago communities. It will be the first career academy in the state of Illinois dedicated to health sciences. The new facility will also provide serves to consolidate existing programs under the Instituto.
More on this project after the break.
Leavitt Residence / Miller Hull Partnership
The Leavitt Residence is an extensive renovation of a 1920′s mercantile building in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown. The 3-story existing structure consisted of heavy timber framing, with brick cladding at the exterior. An effort was made to respect the existing building while at the same time inserting dramatic new design gestures. The most significant insertion was to add an expansive window wall which extrudes upward and flows over the roof to create a highly transparent penthouse. The window wall provides connection to a private yard, a valuable asset in this dense urban setting.
Project description, images, and drawings after the break.
Architect: Miller Hull Partnership
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Architect of Record: Studio Dwell Architects
Engineer: Fisher & Partners Structural Engineers
General Contractor: Ranquist Development
Project Area: 8,600 sqf
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: Marty Peters
AD Classics: Unity Temple / Frank Lloyd Wright
Before the Robie House, Fallingwater, and the Guggenheim, Frank Lloyd Wright’s career was just beginning to take off in Oak Park, Illinois. One of the most significant projects from his early career is Unity Temple near his home and studio in Oak Park. Completed in 1908, Unity Temple was a replacement church for Unitarian Universalist Church that had burned down in 1905. The church is poised as an important work for the Modernist movement in the early 20th Century, but it was also the foundation from which the Prairie School would originate into Wright’s architectural language.
More on Unity Temple after the break.
Structures for Inclusion Conference
Sponsored by Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) and Design Corps in support with Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, the Enterprise Foundation and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the eleventh annual “Structures for Inclusion (SFI 10 + 1)” conference will be held in Chicago on the 25th – 27th of March 2011.
“SFI 10 + 1″ will unite activists, designers, funders and policy makers as change agents to address the most pressing design challenges of the world today, challenging participants to integrate positive change design in their own practices. Going above and beyond the green design movement the “SFI 10 + 1″ will confront design processes to consider the broader social and economic well-being of communities and cities.
Opening the conference on March 25th will be keynote speaker Patrick Tighe of Tighe Architects. The conferences keynotes, panels, and workshops will also include the participation of Tom Fischer Dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota, Andrew Freear Director of Rural Studio, and Sergio Palleroni of BaSiC Initiative, Trung Le of CANNON Design, Christine Gaspar of Center for Urban Pedagogy, Quilian Riano of DSGN AGNC, and Michael Zaretsky Co-author of New Directions in Sustainable Design.
The SEED Design Awards, an international competition highlighting Public Interest Design, will be integrated in the “SFI 10 + 1″ as the winning recipients, featured after the break, will partake as key proponents in the conference experience.
More information about the “SFI 10 + 1″ conference can be found at their official website.
UNO School / STL
STL Architects, which has previously shared with us their UNO Master Plan for the Gage Park community of Chicago, has now submitted a modular school for the same client. Images and a description of the newly designed UNO School after the jump.
Chicago Children’s Museum / Krueck & Sexton Architects
Chicago Children’s Museum’s mission is to create a community where play and learning connect. The museum’s primary audiences are children up through fifth grade including their families, along with school and community groups that support and influence children’s growth and development. In its current location at Navy Pier, the Museum lacks meaningful connections to the outdoors and is challenged with the heavyly commercial environment of what has become Illinois’ most popular tourist attraction.
Follow the break for more drawings of this projected Leed Gold project.
Architects: Krueck & Sexton Architects
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
MEP Engineers: Environmental Systems Design
Environmetal Design Consultants: Atelier Ten
Structural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti
Renderings: Courtesy of Krueck & Sexton Architects
Brokaw Early Learning Center / DLR Group
Oswego Community Unit School District 308 challenged DLR Group to design a new early learning center to meet the unique needs of children age three to five. The center is home to three programs: Tuition Pre-School, Preschool for All, and Special Education. DLR Group’s design solution resulted in a pinwheel layout, having four small houses around a central core of shared facilities, including administration, a multi-purpose gymnasium and a community/parent room.
Architect: DLR Group
Location: Oswego, Illinois, USA
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: KJWW
Structural Engineer: TGRWA Engineering
Civil Engineer: Cowhey Gudmundson Leder, Ltd.
Site, Core and Shell Contractor: L.J. Dodd
Interior Fit-out Contractor: R.L. Sohol
Owner: Oswego Community Schools 308
Project Area: 39,800 sqf
Project Year: 2007
Photographs: James Steinkamp
Video: Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center / Studio Gang Architects
The award winning Columbia College Chicago Media Production Center, designed by Studio Gang Architects, uses spatial layering and oblique compositional lines to create depths of field and light within the building. Studio Gang Architects, one of our favorite Chicago firms, are also the designers of the sculptural Aqua Tower.
This skillfully shot video was created by Dave Burk at Hedrich Blessing in collaboration with Thirst.
Street Furniture Competition 2011
Following the success of last year’s competition, Architecture for Humanity Chicago, in collaboration with Archeworks, is proud to announce the Street Furniture Competition 2011. Read over the full competition brief after the break.
2011 Burnham Prize Competition: McCormick Place REDUX
The Chicago Architectural Club is pleased to announce the 2011 Burnham Prize Competition. This year’s competition is co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Chicago and Landmarks Illinois. The competition is intended to examine the controversial legacy and questionable future of the McCormick Place East Building, the 1971 modernist convention hall designed by Gene Summers of C.F. Murphy Associates which is sited on the lakefront in Burnham Park. Registration for the 2011 Burnham Prize Competition has been open since 1 February 2011. Submissions are due 4 April 2011. More competition information after the break.
The Crown Fountain / Krueck & Sexton Architects
The Crown Fountain in Millennium Park is a gift to the people of Chicago by the Crown family. Located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street, this interactive piece is a poetic meditation on the elemental and sensual qualities of water and light. The world renowned Spanish artist Jaume Plensa was commissioned to create the work.
Architects: Krueck & Sexton Architects
Location: Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner’s Representative: U.S. Equities Development
MEP Engineers: Environmental Systems Design
Structural Engineers: Halvorson + Kaye
Water Feature Consultants: Crystal Fountains
Video Art: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Photographs: Cesar Russ, William Zbaren, Hedrich Blessing, Courtesy of Krueck + Sexton Architects, Courtesy of Millennium Park
UNO Master Plan / STL
STL Architects shared with us their UNO Master Plan in the Gage Park community on the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois. This Master Plan not only offers an opportunity to revitalize the existing neighborhood and make it more vibrant and pedestrian oriented, but it also acts as a catalyst by attracting new business and investments such as educational facilities, a civic center and open green space. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Architecture City Guide: Chicago
We are headed to the windy city of Chicago for this weeks Architecture City Guide series. Jam packed with architecture from Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, here are our 12 recommendations if you are visiting Chicago. Head to the comment section and share your recommendations for additional buildings to include on our list!
The Architecture City Guide: Chicago list and corresponding map after the break!
235 Van Buren / Perkins + Will
Located in the South Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago, 235 Van Buren is a residential tower designed to work as a transition between the more commercial developments to the north and the residential and mixed-use developments to the south. It is also a response to two site conditions. The first condition, to the north, is the densely infilled context of the Chicago “Loop.” The second condition, to the south, is an open space created by a freeway and traffic interchange which also contains a small park.
Drawings and photographs of 235 Van Buren following the break.
Architects: Perkins + Will
Location: 235 Van Buren Chicago, Illinois, USA
Design Principal: Ralph Johnson
Managing Principal: Bridget Lesniak
Project Designer: Bryan Schabel
Project Architects: Robert Neper and Greg Tamborino
Project Team: Ricardo Escutia, Connie Perry, Alissa Piere, Tara Rejniak, Chris Wolf
Structural Engineer: Tylk Gustafson Reckers Wilson Andrews, LLC
MEP Engineer: Cosentini Associates, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Terra Engineering, Ltd.
General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease
Client: CMK Development Corporation
Project Area: 740,000 sqf
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: James Steinkamp, Steinkamp Photography
Contemporaine / Perkins + Will
Contemporaine is a 28-unit condominium building located on a corner lot in the River North area of urban Chicago. The building consists of an eleven-story residential tower and a four-story retail and parking base. The sculptural quality of the tower and the articulation of its functional parts work to mediate the building to the varying scales of the surrounding context.
Photographs and drawings of Contemporaine following the break.
Architects: Perkins + Will
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Design Principal: Ralph Johnson
Project Manager: Dave Gutierrez and Nicol Chervenak
Technical Principal: Fereidoon Afshari
Project Designer: Bryan Schabel
Project Architect: Marius Ronnet
Specifications: Raymond Coleman
Additional Team Members: Curt Behnke, Cengiz Yetken, Nicolette Daly, Steve Santucci
Structural Engineering: C.E. Anderson & Associates
MEP & Fire Protection: McGuire Engineers
Civil Engineering: Terra Engineering
Mechanical Design Build Contractor: AMS Mechanical Systems
Electrical Design Build Contractor: New Aspen Electric
Plumbing Design Build Contractor: C.J. Erikson Plumbing Co.
Fire Prot. Design Build Contractor: US Fire Protection Illinois, Inc.
Client / Owner: CMK Development Corporation
Construction Manager: McShane Construction
Project Area: 96,000 sqf
Photographs: Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography
Terzo Piano Restaurant/ Dirk Denison Architects
Terzo Piano Restaurant was designed as a changeable canvas with movable pieces and flexible seating arrangements. Seating 250 patrons the lunch restaurant is located within the Renzo Piano designed Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago. The architects therefore were challenged with establishing a contemporary space that provided a complementary atmosphere to the Modern Wing. A recent recipient of a 2010 AIA Chicago Award: Citation of Merit for Interior Architecture, jurors commented, “It’s elevated the cafeteria experience,” and “The whole idea of having art in the dining area is elegant.”
Follow the break for drawings and photographs of Terzo Piano Restaurant.
Architects: Dirk Denison Architects
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Client: Bon Appetit Management at The Art Institute of Chicago
Project Year: 2009
Photographs: Michelle Litvin Photography
L2O Restaurant / Dirk Denison Architects
L2O Restaurant, by Dirk Denison Architects, is a refurbishment design of a classic French fine dining restaurant to a contemporary seafood eatery in Chicago’s Belden Stratford Hotel. This space successfully integrates contemporary clean modern lines with a sense of historical elegance.
Winner of the 2010 AIA Chicago Award: Citation of Merit for Interior Architecture, jurors commented that, “although the main dining room is one volume, architects created the sense of a private space for each table through the use of distinctive artistic elements and steel cables that act as westernized Shoji screens. The space also accommodates private dining in separate rooms and offers Tatami-style dining niches. The subdued color palette adds to the restaurant’s cohesiveness and restrained elegance.”
Follow the break for more on L2O Restaurant, including photographs and drawings.
Architects: Dirk Denison Architects
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
General Contractor: Thordale Construction
Kitchen Consultant: Harrison Koelner
Lighting Designer: MBK Lighting Design
MEFP Consultant: Quest Design Group
Client: Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Michelle Litvin Photography
