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AIA Chicago Offices

A crack team of young designers overcomes a punishing schedule to create a new home for AIA chicago.

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AIA Chicago Offices

A crack team of young designers overcomes a punishing schedule to create a new home for AIA chicago.

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  AIA Chicago Offices Chicago

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  The café area serves as the central hub of the space and allows people to gather informally on their way to and from the surrounding reception area, conference room, and work areas. LN16 Series low voltage track light - LSI - www.lightingservicesinc.com Uses Tungsten halogen MR16 lamps, up to 75 watts - Adjusts vertically and horizontally - Hinged-front Absolute Black granite countertops - Murphy Marble - www.murphymarble.com Polished black marble with little visible aggregate - All custom cut to fit - Several edging options Levelrock ProFlow floor underlayment - USG - www.usg.com High comprehensive strength cementitious underlayment - Provides smooth, hard surface over concrete base floors - Dries quickly enough for light traffic a few hours after application

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  The café area serves as the central hub of the space and allows people to gather informally on their way to and from the surrounding reception area (facing page, middle), conference room, and work areas. Eraserite dry erase/projection wallcovering - Walltalkers - www.walltalkers.com Available in six colors - Non-glare dry-erase film - Aluminum and hardwood accessories are available Varia resin insets - 3Form - www.3-Form.com 51 standard uniform colors - Made from ecoresin, a translucent sheet material containing 40 percent post-consumer material

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  The café area serves as the central hub of the space and allows people to gather informally on their way to and from the surrounding reception area, conference room, and work areas. Perforated metal ceiling - Diamond Manufacturers - www.diamondman.com Perforated carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, and plastic - Over 2,000 patterns - Perforations done on a full-width press - Materials can be formed into a sheet, tube, or coil Lytespan pendant fixtures - Lightolier - www.lightolier.com Die-cast aluminum socket base with a satin-finish-glass lamp guard for light diffusion - Takes up to a 35 watt Tungsten halogen capsule lamp - Eight lamp guard options Enclose wall system - Haworth - www.haworth.com Tilt-up moveable wall system - Interchangeable surface skins - Easy access to horizontal raceways makes technology changes easier - 4-inch-thick platfor - Complements Compose system of open-plan panels Recycled composite material countertop - Alkemi - www.alkemi.com Uses 60 percent postconsumer scrap aluminun - Can be finished matte or buff ed to high gloss - 12 color options.

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  The workstations are situated apart from public areas such as the library, allowing the staff a quiet environment in which to work despite the many public events that occur at the facility. Verve III linear direct/indirect - Focal Point - www.focalpointlights.com Six fixture options - Mounted with aircraft cable suspension system - May be continuously mounted Zody task chair - Hawort - www.haworth.com Passive pelvic and proprietary asymmetrical lumbar support - Can be fully upholstered or back can be made from glass-reinforced nylon in 8 colors - Manufactured using 100 percent wind power

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  The workstations are situated apart from public areas such as the library, allowing the staff a quiet environment in which to work despite the many public events that occur at the facility. Menswear Collection - Lees Carpets - www.leescarpets.com Available in four patterns: jacket, shirt, sweater, and tie - Each pattern available in the same 15 colorways for coordination across the line - Comes in 24-by- 24-inch modular tiles Low VOC ceramic paint - MDC - www.mdcwallfinishes.com Water-based, ceramicenhanced wall finish - Increased durability over standard latex - 64 standard color options - Low VOCs, less than 150 g/l