11 W. QUINCY

Chicago, Illinois

SCOPE: 133,000sf adaptive re-use government office with new high performance façade, entrance and lobby, loading facilities, and glazing on the west façade; 46,000sf department of labor office modernization, 5,900sf retail; LEED Gold
CLIENT: U.S. General Services Administration
AWARDS: 2014 AIA Illinois Frank Lloyd Wright Honor Award - Special Recognition,  2014 American Architecture Awards, American Institute of Architects 58th annual Chicago Design Excellence Awards (Distinguished Building Category), 2014 GSA Design Awards (cited for architect, art conservation, interiors, and urbanism), 2013 IIDA Illinois RED Premier Award - Government/Municipal/Cultural, 2013 IIDA Illinois RED BEST of SHOW Award

+ ADAPTIVE RE-USE AND REVITALIZATION
+ COMMERCIAL MIXED USE AND OFFICE

GOALS ACHIEVED: preservation and modernization of significant pieces of the architectural legacy of downtown Chicago with a historically sensitive, but high performance new facade, improved daylighting for the interior
BEFORE RENOVATION: dark, dated, unwelcoming