Given their 24-hour operations and extensive reliance on power and plumbing, casinos are more commonly associated with greenbacks than green building design. Photo Courtesy of John Rouse Construction waste recycling for Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, Ill., exceeded 89%. Nearly 60% of building materials were locally sourced Photo Courtesy of John Rouse Low-flow plumbing fixtures and sensor-controlled faucets reduce water usage throughout. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 The LEED-Gold-certified Rivers Casino in Des Plains, Ill., is an exception. Construction waste recycling for the 20-acre project exceeded 89%, and nearly
Milwaukee's $6-million Clock Shadow Building is a timely exercise in sustainable design, its cream brickwork arriving by way of a salvage yard, its wood siding by way of old pickle vats.
Cleveland Clinic's 110,000-sq-ft Data Center places as much emphasis on image as infrastructure, an approach intended to bolster the clinic's brand, both as a matter of aesthetics and operational efficiency. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 The facility's modernist vocabulary incorporates brick, glazing and ornamental metal that recall other facilities on the clinic's campus.Though the decision to construct a two-story facility resulted in higher structural costs, it also accommodated shorter electrical runs since electrical rooms are directly below the data hall.Prior to construction, project team members employed building information management
This 64,000-sq-ft facility, the first of its kind in the Midwest, brings homeland security to the nation's heartland, preparing firefighters, police and other first responders for international and domestic terrorist acts in addition to man-made and natural disasters.
Asymmetrical polygons form the signature shapes of these two buildings, whose angled exterior walls appear to be leaning toward each other. Photo Courtesy of James Steinkamp, Steinkamp Photography Astellas Headquarters for the Americas in Glenview, Ill., a high-performance curtain wall, geothermal field, green landscaping and water retention for site irrigation. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 The forms reflect the forward-thinking philosophy of the owner, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, while creating arresting imagery for residents of Glenview, Ill. They also reflect function, with trapezoidal projections expressing perimeter conference rooms on
Renovations and additions to the Delta Dental of Michigan Headquarters are intended to harmonize not only with the existing architecture but with the surrounding environment as well.
To re-energize its operations, Cleveland-based law firm Calfee elected to revitalize the 101-year-old Rockwell Building and relocate its offices there. Photo Courtesy of Maguire Photography With assistance from historic tax credits, project team members reclaimed the beaux-arts architecture of the former Rockwell Building in Cleveland. Photo Courtesy of Maguire Photography The Calfee Building features high-end finishes throughout, including walnut veneer wood panels, acoustical wood panels and acoustical plaster. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Even among shopworn structures, Rockwell seemed an unlikely choice, given its lobby had been converted to
The 100-year-old former Union Station Power House building proved an uncanny match for the needs of the Kansas City Ballet, its north engine room providing the daylighting, floor-to-ceiling height and column-free space necessary for a professional dance studio.
The Chicago Sports Depot is joined at the hip with U.S. Cellular Field—home to baseball's White Sox—both thematically and in terms of its steel frame, which ties into the existing stadium structure. Integrating the two buildings required precise measurement of existing grades to ensure concrete slabs, rooflines and facades aligned seamlessly, with all such measures verified by a pair of independent surveyors. Photo Courtesy of Charlie Mayer Photography The Chicago Sport Depot ties into an existing stadium structure. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 What's more, vertical and horizontal expansion
Revitalization of the 25-year-old University of Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena called for both improvements to the original structure and construction of an addition. Photo Courtesy of Main Street Studio Improvements to University of Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City included construction of an addition. Photo Courtesy of Main Street Studio Stand-alone mock-ups of all enclosure materials were constructed for aesthetic review and quality of workmanship. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 The latter, which houses a practice gymnasium, takes design cues from the original structure, albeit on a smaller scale.The gymnasium,
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