This $10.5-million project is a new 80,000-sq-ft Whole Foods flagship store at 1550 N. Kingsbury St., near Halsted Street and North and Clybourn avenues in Chicago. It is the largest ground-up Whole Foods in the Midwest and the third largest Whole Foods in the world. It features multiple stands named creatively after Chicago areas. The store includes seafood, cheese, deli stations, an espresso bar, wine cellar, a demonstration stage, and a bakery. Photo courtesy Novak Construction Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards Whole Foods drove the innovation of this project. Almost everything in the store was custom made,
Creating a new standard for urban hotels, theWit, located at the historic intersection of State and Lake streets in downtown Chicago, is a groundbreaking achievement. Like the powerful yellow lightning bolt on the front façade of the property, innovation strikes at every turn at theWit. PHOTO COURTESY OF theWIT Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The $62-million high-rise construction project took place on a very narrow lot. The design called for extra-thick concrete slabs and shear walls were located to keep the interior of the building as open as possible in order to maximize event space. The building
The Milwaukee City Hall Exterior Restoration was a complex $65.9-million project of dismantling and reassembling a National Historic Landmark. The building’s exterior envelope – brick, terra cotta, stone, copper, and slate – had all been severely compromised by Milwaukee’s harsh climate and the lack of regular and appropriate maintenance for more than a century. The challenge was to discover how and where water had worked its way into the building, the long-term damage to the surface and structure over time, and what measures needed to be taken to effectively stabilize the structure and re-create the precise look and feel of
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago celebrated its 75th anniversary with the announcement of two new, large, and technologically advanced exhibits. The existing HVAC was insufficient, so a water-cooled electric chiller was needed to handle the increased cooling load. Drawing courtesy of McGuire Engineers Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The museum outlined three main criteria for an upgraded central cooling plant: First, it had to be able to cool the existing load and also have room for future expansion. Second, it had to be able to be installed in phases. Third, it had to be
155 North Wacker is a new 48-story, 1.38-million-sq-ft Class A office tower on the northeast corner of Wacker Drive and Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. Photo courtesy Goettsch Partners Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The project is already pre-certified LEED-CS Silver by the USGBC. In addition to offering a technology-enabled infrastructure and efficient floor plates with no interior columns, the building features a covered exterior arcade, a two-story, glass-enclosed lobby, and dedicated tenant amenities including conference and fitness centers, as well as underground parking for 163 cars. Key Players Owner: The John Buck Co., Chicago General Contractor:
Novus International Inc. undertook a $15.6-million expansion and renovation of its facility, which was originally built in 1994 at the Missouri Research Park in St. Charles, Mo. Photo: COURTESY OF CARDINAL AVIATION Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The recent project constructed 48,000 sq ft of new offices and research labs. It also renovated 42,000 sq ft of existing laboratory, office and conference space. The new office building has an open environment with two levels connected by a double-height communication zone where all common functions are located. This office space is connected to the research facility by a
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