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A small group of theoretical physicists created a company to provide partial differential equations calculated by supercomputer over the Internet. They chose a modest brick building on the Near West Side to house their offices and laboratory spaces. The architects created a new street façade of steel, aluminum and large expanses of glass: "clearly an existing building with a powerful change," in the eyes of the jury. The east wall received additional windows to increase light and views. The main entrance is now on the side wall, towards the back of the building, so that visitors see the company’s work spaces before progressing to the more finished offices, thus reflecting the group’s philosophy of the work being of paramount importance. (Double winner. See Interior Architecture Awards.)
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