Kirkegaard Associates

Consulting services for the construction of a live performance studio 

within an existing studio suite located in Chicago's busy Navy Pier.  

Services included design of fixed and moveable sound diffusive and 

sound absorptive elements, design of isolation construction working 

within existing architectural and structural constraints to control 

noise from the exterior and adjacent studios, and revision to the 

mechanical system serving the studio to reduce background noise 

and improve isolation to the adjacent office spaces.

The new LEED-certified Corporate Headquarters for Mesirow 

Financial is under construction at 353 N. Clark Avenue in Chicago. 

The fourth through seventeenth floors of the 45-story building will 

include divisible auditorium, break-out rooms, and a twenty-room 

conference center supporting client and board meetings, 

presentations, and training sessions. Most rooms include video 

displays with network video and laptop computer connections. Many 

also include videoconferencing via remote controlled cameras, and 

recording capabilities. All rooms are linked by a central room 

reservation system, touchpanel audio/video control system and a 

central on-demand video archive. 

Room acoustics, mechanical noise, and audio/video systems 

consulting services for this new 64,000 gsf facility to expand the 

museum's exhibit, community outreach, and education programs. The 

building will feature a 270-seat lecture hall, library, computer center, 

meeting rooms, and presentation spaces. At the heart of the 

museum is an immersive multimedia tour tracing the history of the 

holocaust. This permanant exhibit features over 30 video and 

multimedia exhibit stations, including panoramic projection. Located 

adjacent to the Edens Expressway, exterior isolation has been 

designed to prevent freeway noise from reaching the quiet, 

introspective spaces within.