625 West Adams

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Project Description

Stitched into Chicago’s West Loop, 625 West Adams is a 20-story speculative office building designed in response to the various contextual influences of the transforming neighborhood. The transparent glass north facade features two large outdoor terraces and the main lobby entrance, which are positioned to take advantage of the views of Heritage Green Park. The west facade reduces the amount of vision glass with a grid pattern of metal and glass to mitigate solar loads and control views to the residential property across the street. This patterned facade rises up and over the building and peels back toward Lake Michigan to reveal a steel trellis that caps the tower. The building’s 400-car parking garage and a large, 1500-seat ground floor auditorium supports the programs and congregation of the neighboring Old St. Patrick’s church during non-business hours. Though the building is new construction, SCB sought to inject some of the West Loop’s industrial aesthetic into the amenity spaces. Exposed concrete, reclaimed wood, and dark metal accents provide a material and textural juxtaposition to the glassy, modern architecture of the building. The main amenity floor was envisioned primarily as a social complement to the office floors below. A large kitchen and bar area welcomes tenants to gather for lunch or social events in the evening. An adjacent lounge area connects to a generous, shared 2,000-square-foot terrace which overlooks the park and Old St. Patrick’s Church. An east-facing fitness center and yoga studio boast expansive city views. Rounding out the amenity floor is a flexible conference space that can host larger meetings or be partitioned into smaller meeting rooms.