150 North Riverside

150 North Riverside Plaza

150 N. Riverside Plaza building under construction Aug. 2016
General information
Status Complete
Type Office
Location 150 North Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 41°52′44″N 87°38′09″W / 41.8789°N 87.6358°W / 41.8789; -87.6358
Construction started 2015
Completed 2017
Opening 2017
Height
Roof 747 ft (228 m)
Technical details
Floor count 54
Floor area 111,483 m2 (1,199,990 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 22
Design and construction
Architect Goettsch Partners[1]
Developer John O’Donnell
Structural engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates[2]
Main contractor Clark Construction[3]

150 North Riverside Plaza is a highrise building in Chicago, Illinois, completed in 2017. The building is 53 stories tall. The building occupies a two-acre site on the west bank of the Chicago River, whose size and location demanded an unusually small base for the buildling. The building features 1.2 million square feet of leasable office space, but due to its unique superstructure design, will only encompass 25 percent of the lot.

Background

As required by the city of Chicago for any new building, the developer is required to set aside part of the lot size for public park space. Due to this the remaining 75 percent of the project site is reserved for a public park, amphitheater, and riverwalk.[4] The site is also being built over tracks that carry Metra and Amtrak trains into Chicago Union Station. When completed, the building is aiming to gain LEED gold certification.

Design

The west side of the building will feature a lobby with a glass wall that is nearly 100 feet tall at its peak. The architects intention is visually connect the interior and exterior.[5]

One signature aspect of 150 North Riverside building is the way the office floors cantilever out from the central core. The building is constructed with a smaller base for a height of 8 stories (104ft), but the building cantilvers out to the full size of the office floor space.[6]

Reception

Variously referred to by popular names, "The Tuning Fork" or "The Guillotine", the building has become a highlight of architectural boat tours. Architecture critic Blair Kamin in his positive review calls it "a persuasive blend of the pragmatic and dramatic." [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gpchicago.com/architecture/150-north-riverside
  2. ↑ http://www.mka.com/projects/featured/150-north-riverside
  3. ↑ https://www.clarkconstruction.com/our-work/projects/150-north-riverside
  4. ↑ https://www.clarkconstruction.com/our-work/projects/150-north-riverside
  5. ↑ https://www.clarkconstruction.com/news/construction-begins-150-north-riverside
  6. ↑ http://150northriverside.com/magic-fingers-the-most-spectacular-engineering-show-in-chicago-right-now-on-display-at-150-north-riverside/
  7. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-150-north-riverside-review-ae-0423-20170419-story.html
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