Photography © Dave Burk – SOM


800 FULTON MARKET CHICAGO


Smart steps to wellness


SOM created the ‘smartest building in Chicago’ with a terraced form designed to bridge the gap between its historic low-rise and high-rise context. Its architect gives James Parker the lowdown on reaching high levels of workplace sustainability


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OM, working for client developers Thor Equities and QuadReal, have completed a 100 metre tall, stepped office building at the edge of one of Chicago’s fastest growing neighbourhoods, the former meat packing district known as Fulton Market. The tower, which includes retail as well as office floors, was constructed by Lendlease and is LEED Platinum and WELL ‘V1’ Gold. This places it at the


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highest end of the city’s new sustainable office buildings, and includes what the architects call “pandemic-responsive design features.” These range from seven landscaped terraces running the length of the building, providing indoor/outdoor workspace, to “assistive smart building systems” to optimise performance efficiency and user comfort. With sustainability accreditation becoming much more in demand by major


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