156 W. Superior

Project Details

Project Name
156 W. Superior
Project Types
Multifamily
Project Scope
New Construction
Shared By
Miller Hull
Project Status
Built
Room or Space
Other

Project Description

2008 RADA
Multifamily / Merit

Designed by The Miller|Hull Partnership, with Studio Dwell serving as local architect, this project references Chicago's much-admired early modern steel buildings. One judge called the result "balanced" and "well-ordered." The client wanted a contemporary aesthetic with raw forms, so "the challenge was how the project could [coexist] with adjacent brick and stone buildings," says Miller|Hull principal David Miller, FAIA. The firm used a concrete base and erected a steel-frame structural bay enclosed in glass, with cantilevered balconies for each unit. Expressed as a cross-brace, the framing and balconies help the building appear taller than its 120-foot height, holding its own among the steeper structures nearby.

Units span the entire width of the building and feature 10½-foot ceilings and polished concrete floors. "It's a pretty smart parti that results in magnificent spaces," said a judge. "It fits beautifully into the urban context."

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