1345 s wabash

Chicago’s skyline changed dramatically early this century, fueled not by the commercial buildings that crowned it as a center of architecture in the century prior, but by residential towers that answered a growing desire to live in or near the city’s iconic Loop. This construction stalled as the economy spiraled downward in 2007-2010, but it’s begun anew, with the first projects just recently coming on line. Located in the South Loop, 1345 S. Wabash was the first such high-rise to be completed since the recovery set in.Even within the consistently minimal Modernism of our firm, 1345 stands out for its starkly simple composition. The top 12 floors of the east, north, and west elevations are formed by bold horizontal strips of white-painted c... More