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Identification Name The Contemporaine Emporis Building ID 132121
Location
Address as text * ZIP * Zone Neighborhood District City State Country
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data Height (architectural) 49.96 m Height (roof) * Height (top floor) * Length * Width * Floors (above ground) 15 Floors (underground) * Construction start * Construction end * Gross floor area * Floor-to-floor height * Elevators * Units *
Structure in General Construction type high-rise building Current status  existing [completed] Structural material concrete Facade material concrete Facade system exposed structure Architectural style modernism
Usages Main usages  residential condominium Side usages  shop(s)  parking
Facts
The all-glass 4-story garage base is designed so people passing the building can view cars circulating on the ramps inside. |
Features balconies cantilevered over the lot's edge like "mini-catwalks". |
The garage is glazed in a playful pattern, with the windows arranged like bricks. |
Four units each have a 2-or-3-story atrium, one at each corner of the building. These atrium units are staggered between different floors (11,12, 14, and 15). |
The second-highest penthouse sold for a higher price than the top floor, since it is slightly larger and features an oversized terrace. |
The building uses a 4-pipe heating and cooling system, which allows different units to be heated and cooled at the same time. |
Site prep began on June 10, 2002 with the demolition of an auto repair shop, and foundation work began on August 19. |
As in architect Ralph Johnson's previous work at Skybridge this building uses giant columns at the top and base to create a unique shape and to connect the residential floors visually to the ground. |
In 2004 the building won an Honor Award for distinguished architecture from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. |
This was the first high-rise built in Chicago with an unpainted concrete facade since River City in 1986. |
In 2005 the building won an Honor Award for Outstanding Architecture from the American Institute of Architects national body. |
52 units were originally marketed but the number was reduced to 28 because so many buyers consolidated units. |
Companies involved in this building
architect:
Perkins & Will
Other companies:
CMK Development Corporation, McShane Construction Company, Inc., C.E. Anderson & Associates, PC, McGuire Engineers, Revcon Construction Corporation, Otis Elevator Co., Terra Engineering, Ltd., Concrete Structures of the Midwest, Inc., U.S. Fire Protection, AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc., Anagnos Door Company, Inc., Quality Excavation, Inc., Metal Erectors, Inc., G & L Associates, Inc., New Aspen Electric, Inc., USA Hoist, Pro-Bel Group, C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co., Doka USA Ltd. |
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