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Project Specs

SOS Children's Village Lavezzorio Community Center
Chicago, Illinois
Studio Gang Architects

the People

Owner:
SOS Children’s Villages Illinois

Architect:
Studio Gang Architects
1212 N. Ashland Avenue, Suite 212
Chicago, IL 60622
T: 773-384-1212
F: 773-384-0231
www.studiogang.net

Personnel in architect's firm who should receive special credit:
Jeanne Gang – Lead Design Architect (registered architect, AIA, LEED)s

Mark Schendel – Lead Managing Architect (registered architect, AIA, LEED) with Yu-Ting Chen and Beth Kalin (LEED)and Lynda Dossey (registered architect, AIA, LEED), Jay Hoffman, Thorsten Johann (LEED), Boryana Marcheva, Miriam Neet, Mauricio Sanchez (AIA, LEED), Schuyler Smith (LEED), Beth Wille (LEED), Juliane Wolf

Architect of record:
Studio Gang Architects

Engineer(s):
Structural engineer:
Thornton Tomasetti
14 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 606004
312-596-2000
Contact: Faz Ehsan

MEP-FP:
CCJM Engineers, Ltd.
550 Washington Boulevard, Suite 950, Chicago, IL 60661
312-669-0609
Contact: Anil Ahuja

Consultant(s):
Landscape:
Site Design Group, Ltd.
888 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60605
312-427-7240
Contact: Ernest Wong

Lighting:
Charter Sills
124 North Neil Street, Suite 208, Champaign, IL 61820
312-759-5909
Contact: Mark Sills

Kitchen/Food Service:
Cini Little International
1900 North Rosell Road, suite 407, Schaumburg, IL 60195
847-781-1611
Contact: Armand Iaia

General contractor:
Bovis Lend Lease
One N. Wacker Drive, Suite 850, Chicago, IL 60606
312-245-1461
Contact: Bert Brandt

Photographer(s):
Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing, (phone: 312-491-1101)

Renderer(s) and credit as they should appear:
Studio Gang Architects (phone: 773-384-1212)

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
AutoCad — drawings, by Autodesk
Tekla — used for 3D stair drawings by metal fabricator for tribune steel stair design, by
Tekla Corporation
Prolog — Construction Project Management Software, by Meridian Systems
Textura — Construction Payment Management, by Textura Corporation

 

 

the Products

Structural system:
Superstructure: Concrete, Prairie Material

Misc. steel: Metal Metrix LLC

Steel stairs: Metal Metrix LLC

Exterior Cladding:
Brick: Endicott Clay Products Co.

Curtainwall: Pittco Architectural Metals, Inc.

Aluminum storefront: Pittco Architectural Metals, Inc.

Concrete: Prairie Material

Concrete Admixture: Chromix® by Scofield Systems

Concrete Formwork: Plate Girder® by EFCO Corporation

Roofing:
Membrane roofing: TPO, white, manufacturer unknown

Metal coping: Petersen Aluminum Corporation

Windows:
Aluminum, operable: Wausau Window and Wall Systems

Glazing:
Glass: Viracon, Inc.

Skylights: Naturalite Skylight Systems, Inc.

Doors:
Revolving door: Crane Revolving Door Company

Metal doors: Steelcraft

Wood doors: Marshfield DoorSystems, Inc.

Hardware:
Locksets: Falcon Lock

Hinges: Hager Hinge Company

Pivots: Architectural Builders Hardware Manufacturing, Inc.

Closers: Dor-O-Matic

Exit devices: Monarch

Pulls: Rockwood Manufacturing Company

Cylinders & Interchangeable Cores: Falcon Lock

Sliding hardware: Hager Hinge Company

Cabinet hardware: Häfele America Co.

Interior Finishes:
Polycarbonate ceilings: Gallina USA, LLC

Acoustical ceilings: Tectum Inc.

Acoustical tile ceilings: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Suspension grid: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Cabinets: Snaidero

Custom millwork: Edward Hines Lumber Co., installed by ALCA Carpentry

Contractors:
Granite Countertops: Ahalya Stone (A Granite Innovation Company)

Paint: Sherwin-Williams

Wall tile, cork: Capri Cork [at first floor Lobby, second floor Open Office]

Wall tile, ceramic: Dal-Tile Corporation

Vinyl composite tile: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

Solid surface tile: Corian by DuPont [discs at Lobby]

Carpet, short pile: Mohawk Industries

Carpet, shag: Shaw Industries Group, Inc.

Carpet tile: InterfaceFLOR

Maple floor: The Bahr Company

Roller shades: MechoShade Systems, Inc.

Aluminum blinds: Springs Window Fashions

Furnishings:
Office furniture: Haworth

Chairs: Haworth

Nemschoff

Pastil Chairs by Eero Aarnio, Adelta [Lobby]

Bottonoi Armchair, Design Within Reach [Lobby]

Tables:
Haworth
Nemschoff

Rugs: Not Neutral

Cots: Mahar Manufacturing

Playground equipment: Grounds For Play, Inc.

Lighting:
Downlights: Hera Lighting L.P., Lightolier [Classrooms]

Metalux (Cooper Lighting) [Lobby]

Recessed cans: Atlantic Lighting Inc.

Surface mount: Progress Lighting [Lobby]

Recessed: Metalux (Cooper Lighting) [Classroom/Activities Room]

Vanity: Energie LLC

Task lighting: Humanscale Corporation

Conveyance:
Elevator: Otis Elevator Company

Plumbing:
Water fountains: S.K. Culver Co.

Automatic faucets: Kohler

 

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