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Apr 17, 2002 12:00 PM
| OWP/P Belluschi Architects 111 West Washington Street Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60602 (t) 312-960-8383 (f) 312-827-8383 www.owpp.com |
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Size: 117,000 sq. ft. GLA Category: New Centers Firm: OWP/P Belluschi Architects Developer/Owner: |
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 With a 90-foot high main entry atrium, The Hotel and Shops at
North Bridge is a dramatic new development on Chicago's Magnificent
Mile. The steel and glass atrium, accented with a hanging dichroic
glass sculpture, attracts visitors to a four-story retail arcade that
serves as the entry to the new North Bridge commercial mixed-use
development. The curved retail space has the feel of a European street.
Specialty shops are arranged along the gently rising and curving path,
engaging customers to explore around the corner.
This dramatic complex incorporates a
new 19-story structure sheathed with the 1929 limestone faade of the
Art Deco McGraw Hill building. The design team was able to reuse 98% of
the original limestone. In addition, four of the hand-carved,
Zodiac-themed limestone panels by 20th century sculptor Gwen Lux that
were incorporated in the original faade now form a historical display
in the main atrium. Granite flooring and Italian limestone feature and
column cladding add richness to the space and unify the design.
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