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Location: Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Daniel P. Coffey & Associates Ltd.
Client: Palmet Venture LLC
General Contractor: W.E. O'Neil Construction Co.
Consultants: Don Belford Associates (structural); Dickerson Engineering Inc. (electrical, mechanical); Teng & Associates (mechanical)
Photographer: Mark Ballogg © Steinkamp/Ballogg Photography
The architects’ role in this meticulous commercial renovation was to attend to process and detail. Jurors were impressed with the results. The scope included expanding the existing stage and support areas, creating a new vertical core, and restoring the auditorium to its original physical state, in addition to renovating the interior and exterior of hotel, office, and retail spaces. “From a civic point of view, it’s fantastic that it’s preserved,” said one juror who further commented that the architects’ work was pure and ambitious, likening the project to the passionate restoration of a well-loved automobile.
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