150 North Riverside
Architect: Goettsch Partners
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA | View Map
Project Year: 2017
Category: Individual Buildings
北河畔150号地块位于芝加哥河三条支流交汇处，距离芝加哥最繁忙的通勤火车站不到一个街区。由于场地西侧有裸露的铁轨，而东侧需要一条河畔人行道，因此剩余的建筑面积被认为是不可能狭窄的，而且该场地几十年来一直未开发。由于大多数可行的办公地点都是随着时间的推移而建成的，开发商认为这一黄金地段需要一种非常规的方法。
The 150 North Riverside site is located prominently at the confluence of the three branches of the Chicago River and less than one block away from one of Chicago's busiest commuter train stations. With exposed railroad tracks on the west side of the site and the city requirement for a riverwalk on the east side, the remaining area on which to build was considered impossibly narrow, and the site sat undeveloped for decades. As most of the viable office sites were built over time, the developer decided that an unconventional approach was required for this prime parcel.
采用独特的核心支撑结构，地面占地面积非常小，该设计解决了现场挑战，并提供了一个54层的a级办公楼，高效，45英尺无柱地板。房客和游客通过一个90英尺高的大厅进入，大厅被悬挂在上面的玻璃翼墙包围。大厅有一个150英尺长的多媒体墙，展示了当地和其他数码艺术家的作品，横跨89个LED叶片。特定场地的安装为空间提供了一个焦点，同时也解决了停车平台上方不透明墙和玻璃翼墙起点之间的过渡。
Utilizing a unique core-supported structure with a very small footprint at grade, the design resolves the site challenges and provides a 54-story Class A office tower with efficient, 45-foot column-free floor plates. Tenants and visitors enter through a dramatic, 90-foot-high lobby enclosed by a glass-fin wall hung from the structure above. The lobby features a 150-foot-long curated multimedia wall that showcases the work of local and other digital artists across 89 LED blades. The site-specific installation provides a focal point for the space while also addressing the transition between the opaque wall over the parking deck and the start of the glass-fin wall.
在外观上，垂直竖梃以河流为线索，沿着建筑宽阔的东、西立面起伏，以使其具有不断变化的光影图案。狭窄的北面和南面被分成三个垂直面，突出了塔楼的纤细，中心平面凹进去，以创造额外的角落办公室。非常紧凑的大堂和电梯核心区使这两英亩的大部分面积超过75%成为一个景观优美的公共公园，步行道可俯瞰河流。建筑便利空间包括餐厅、酒吧、健身中心和会议中心，所有这些都可以看到水景。
On the exterior, vertical mullions take cues from the river and undulate along the building’s wide east and west facades to help activate them with an ever-changing pattern of light and shadow. The narrow north and south faces are divided into three vertical planes that accentuate the slenderness of the tower, with the center plane recessed to create additional corner offices. The very condensed lobby and elevator cores allow the majority of the two-acre site—more than 75%—to be a landscaped public park with pedestrian pathways overlooking the river. Building amenity spaces include a restaurant, bar, fitness center and conference center—all with water views.
该项目通过了LEED金牌认证，在连接和振兴市中心重要地块的同时，还为城市增添了一座独特的办公大楼和活跃的新城市空间。
Certified LEED Gold, the project addresses several sustainable initiatives as it connects and revitalizes a critical downtown parcel, adding a distinctive office tower and active new urban spaces for the city.
