the People

Studio Gang Architects
1212 N. Ashland Ave. – Ste. 212
Chicago, IL  60622
p: 773-384-1212
f:  773-384-0321    

Design Team:                      
Studio Gang Architects
Jeanne Gang (principal), Mark Schendel (principal), Margaret Cavenagh, Lynda Dossey, Mauricio Sanchez, Kara Boyd, Yu-Ting Chen, William Emmick, David Gwinn, Claire Halpin, Jay Hoffman, Thorsten Johann, Heather Kilmer, Phillip Leers, Miriam Neet, Federico Diaz de Leon Orraca, Angela Peckham, Sophia Sebti, Schuyler Smith, Yuki Toyama, Kimberly Tseng, Hannes Wingate, Weston Walker      

Owner/Developer:             
Magellan Development Group

Architect of Record:           
Loewenberg Architects

Contractor:
James McHugh Construction Company
Other members of McHugh's Aqua project team are Suzanne Browne, project manager; Melissa Tompkins, Bill Middendorf and Scott Clark, assistant project managers; Shawn Rinkus, Colby Egan, Les Fitzpatrick, and Bob Rowan, superintendents; Geoff Vrba and Domenica Jimenez (tenant upgrades), project coordinators; Ryan Keane, concrete project manager; Steve Krebsbach, assistant concrete project manager; Sam Sampson, concrete superintendent; Jeff Hall, steel superintendent; Virginia Kobart, Maria Drozd and Michelle Cacagno, safety managers; and Tom Kruszewski and Doug Brunius, project engineers.

Structural Engineer:
Magnusson Klemencic Associates

Civil Engineer:
IE Consultants, Inc.

Commissioning agent:
dbHMS

Mechanical Engineer: 
Advanced Mechanical Systems, Inc.

Energy Consultant:
Khatib and Associates

Electrical Engineer:
Gurtz Electric Company

Lighting Consultant:
Hugh Lighting Design

Plumbing Engineer:
Abbott Industries, Inc.

Fire Protection Engineer:
McDaniel Fire Systems

Landscape Architect:
Wolff Landscape Architecture, Inc.

Foundation Contractor:
Case Foundation

Geotechnical consultant:
Ground Engineering Consultants Inc.

Photography 
Steve Hall
Hedrich Blessing Photographers
400 N. Peoria
Chicago, IL 60622
312-491-1101

the Products

Structural system:
Cast-in-place concrete with recycled content supplied by Prairie Concrete

Concrete:
Post-tensioned structure minimized concrete use

Exterior cladding
Masonry:
Brick, manufactured by Endicott Clay Products (Dark Ironspot) at Parkhomes

Brick block
by Interstate Brick at Podium Garage

Metal/glass curtainwall:
Tower: EFCO 5600, Installed by EFCO; Podium: Tubelite 400, installed by Schaaf

Glass; Park-homes Jeld-Wen, installed by Stock Supply Windows

Panels on exterior of hotel composed of recycled paper content and phoenolic resin (Trespa) installed by Sobotec
 Aerated Autoclave Concrete was used in parking garages.

Plaster:
installed by Kole Construction, supplied by Luczak Brothers

Precast planters:
by Precast Concrete Specialties

Metal Railings:
By Greco Railings

Windows, Glazing
Glass:
High performance low-e glass was used (Viracon) at Tower and podium and PPG Glass with Jeld-Wen coatings at Park Homes

Silicons
by Dow Corning

Doors
by Tubelite at podium; by EFCO at Tower; by Jeld-Wen at Park homes

Garage doors
by Raynor (Thermatite)

Roofing
Low-slope roofing:
Running track on roof garden is made of 100% recycled content (SofDesign, produced by Soft Surfaces Inc), top-layer contains 10% recycled content

Recycled plastic lumber was used for decks (Trex)

Custom Roof Garden System: with Hydrodrain 300 Filter Fabric; Hydroflex 30 Synthetic fiber reinforcement and root Barrier (Root Stop HD)

Concrete Waterproofing Products: Modac, and Vulkem 350 by Tremco

Interior finishes
Paints and stains: Installer:
Ascher Brothers

Special surfacing:
Countertops made of recycled content, protects indoor air quality (Hanston- Greenguard Certified)

Floor and wall tile:
Wood flooring, bamboo and engineered

Furnishings
Energy Star rated kitchen appliances (Kitchen Aid refrigerators, dishwashers, appliances)

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
By Otis

Lighting
Exterior:
Downward focused, low-energy exterior overhead lighting and foot lights were used

-Use of fixtures with light pollution control below 10% up-light. (US Architectural BSA6) at sidewalks/walkways and bollards in front of ballroom

-Use of EISA compliant fixtures (Invue SQS) at public stairs steps and parkhomes patios

-Use of fall cut-out performance Metal Halide fixtures (Gardco GSO1) at Amenity level and (Portfolio MD6S) at soffits

-Use of LED downlight (BK Lighting SE63) for ornamental trees

Controls:
Motion sensors

Chillers
off-site, beneficial for energy-reduction

Plumbing
Low-flow shower heads reduce gallons per minute (HansGrohe, Grohe, Moen, Delta, Toto)

Window washing equipment by Tractel

Two non-for profit I-GO Car Stations in tower’s garage (I-GO)

Car charging station that will accommodate up to 24 vehicles (Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Network)

Other key participants
Midwest Steel Sales Inc., structural steel; and Kole Construction, framing and drywall