225 North Columbus, Chicago
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| AThe Aqua Tower is located in Chicago’s New Eastside. To capture views the balconies are pushed outward by as much as 12 feet. The result is a building composed of irregularly shaped concrete floor slabs which lend the facade an undulating, sculptural quality. |   |
| The architect, Jeanne Gang, of Studio Gang mentions that striated limestone outcroppings are a common topographic feature of the Great Lakes region and were an inspiration for these slabs.The building consists of 50,000+ square feet of retail/office space, 200+ hotel rooms (floors 1-18), 476 rental units (floors 19-52), and 263 condominium units (floors 53-80). Carlson Hotels Worldwide opened the first Radisson Blu hotel in the United States on 18 vacant floors of the highrise. | |
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| The name ‘Aqua’ was assigned to the building and fits the nautical theme of the other buildings in the New Eastside development, and is derived from the wave-like forms of the balconies. Sustainability was an important factor in Aqua’s design. Gang and her team refined the terrace extensions to maximize solar shading, and other sustainable features will include rainwater collection systems and energy-efficient lighting. The green roof on top of the tower base will be the largest in Chicago. | |
| Aqua, A Conceptual Story | |
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