Project Activity Posts
Finished work for Joffrey Tower
Chicago’s State Street has traditionally symbolized the muscular spirit of the city. The northeast corner of State and Randolph was the site for Burnham and Root’s Masonic Temple (1890-92), and Burnham’s renowned Marshall Field’s (now Macy’s) department store still stands across the street. This multi-use urban building composed of retail, commercial, and residential space brings active life to the State Street renaissance.
Four stories of retail and commercial space - including the new headquarters for The Joffrey Ballet - provide a strong base for two, eight-story "legs" that lift 23 stories of condominiums up to capture lake views to the east. A sculptural curtain wall of aluminum and glass creates dynamic texture of light and shadow to continue the spirit of Chicago’s strength, clarity, and directness.
Completed work on 30 West Oak
The Chicago tradition of innovation in tall building design advances with this 48-unit condominium tower. A pair of shafts - one of floor to ceiling glass living areas, the other of perforated concrete housing bedrooms - join together in a dynamic sculptural form. Standard steel I-beams are used to form the floor slabs, protecting the concrete and providing a precise setting for the glass walls. Simple, punched windows contrast in the bedroom shaft, creating contained, intimate bedrooms.
Outdoor living spaces open up on three sides for each of the two units per floor. The contrast of open views of the cityscape with the defined, private rooms extends the quality of urban living.
Chicago Park District Fieldhouse Prototype Finished
The Chicago Park District Prototype Fieldhouse will set the design standard for future Chicago Park District fieldhouses, and include site development features for three parks: Taylor Lauridsen, Jesse Owens, and Valley Forge. Programmed to include administrative and support functions, a gymnasium, fitness rooms, athletic fields, and more, the design also accommodates future expansion for a natatorium and a clubroom.
The fieldhouses will utilize sustainable design and construction practices with a goal of silver level LEED certification, merging Booth Hansen’s long-standing commitment to conscious stewardship of resources with the green building initiatives of the PBC, the City of Chicago, and the Chicago Park District.
