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Architecture and design firm Perkins+Will is moving its Chicago office from 330 N. Wabash Avenue, the former IBM Building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, to the top three floors of the Wrigley Building's north tower. Construction of the new space is scheduled to begin this September, and the move is slated for February 2016.
Architecture and design firm Perkins+Will is moving its Chicago office from 330 N. Wabash Avenue, the former IBM Building designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, to the top three floors of the Wrigley Building's north tower. Construction of the new space is scheduled to begin this September, and the move is slated for February 2016.
The new 60,440-square-foot open office, which will house the firm's 250 Chicago employees, will include a staircase connecting the 16th, 17th, and 18th floors, a flexible "living lab," and an outdoor roof terrace. The firm will design it to be certified LEED Platinum.
"We are intentionally designing our new offices with few walls and private offices, developing a hub of creativity across business sectors where employees will have more choices to meet in small or large groups, formally and informally, in open spaces or in conference rooms," Perkins+Will Design Director Tim Wolfe said in a statement.
The firm will be the largest tenant in the 473,000-square-foot Wrigley Building, which has recently undergone a $70 million renovation. Designed by Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, the Wrigley Building has a south tower completed in 1921 and a north tower completed in 1924.
"Our newoffice in the landmark Wrigley Building symbolizes our commitment to staying in downtown Chicago in a vibrant space that will build on our distinctive culture and responsiveness to our clients," Gina Berndt, managing director of the Perkins+Will Chicago office, said in a statement.
Perkins+Will currently occupies 65,500 square feet in 330 N. Wabash Avenue, now known as AMA Plaza, where it has been since 1992. The global firm, which has 24 offices, was founded in Chicago in 1935. -MALLORY SZCZEPANSKI
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