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800 FULTON MARKET, CHICAGO SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), QuadReal and Thor Equities announced the completion of 800 Fulton Market, located at the threshold of Chicago’s Fulton Market District. The 326-foot-tall mixed-use office tower includes seven landscaped terraces that allow for indoor/outdoor workspaces and assistive smart building systems that promote wellness, sustainability, and energy efficiency. The project is certified LEED Platinum, WiredScore Platinum, SmartScore Platinum and targets WELL Building Standard certification, and is home to offices for leading companies such as The Aspen Group and John Deere. The building is distinguished by its external steel X-braced frames, a continuation of SOM’s history of creating structurally expressive architecture. Engineered to withstand Chicago’s harsh winters and strong winds, the frames are designed to contract in cooler weather and expand in warmer temperatures. Together with an offset core made of glass suspended along the north side of the building, this unique structural system enables large, open floor plates and flexible, light-filled workspaces. Inside, a triple height main lobby is defined by a cantilevered staircase and mezzanine. The material palette of exposed concrete, wood and red brick matches the tower’s exterior and draws inspiration from the neighbourhood’s industrial character.
TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID CENTRE, SAN FRANCISCO FOSTER + PARTNERS
Foster + Partners has been appointed by luxury real estate development and investment firm SHVO, to revitalise the iconic Transamerica Pyramid Centre in San Francisco. The biggest renovation in the building’s 50-year history, this redevelopment seeks to “give a new lease of life to one of the city’s most recognisable landmarks and its second tallest building,” said the architects. The project will also expand and upgrade the adjacent Three Transamerica (at 545 Sansome Street) to a “contemporary high- design office building.” The broader site consists of the latter building plus additional building Two Transamerica (at 505 Sansome Street), and the central Redwood Park, which will be tied together by what the architects describe as “generous landscaping.” The previous office areas have been “reborn as new living spaces, with an emphasis on wellbeing.”
ADF MAY 2022
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