35 E Wacker, 14th Floor
35 E Wacker, 14th Floor
Lamar Johnson Collaborative
ARCHITECTS
Lamar Johnson Collaborative
AREA
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
YEAR
2015
LOCATION
Chicago, IL, United States
TYPE
Commercial › Office
The firm’s 20,000 square foot floor plate in the historic Jewelers Building in downtown Chicago is a departure from typical, monolithic office space, offering a patchwork of “vignettes” designed to nurture individuality, enable innovation, and retain the best talent.
Bringing together disparate workplaces and zones is an installation that, winding throughout the space, supplies thematic unity.
A leaf-like structure, designed and fabricated by Forum Studio out of more than 1,500 individual pieces, introduces the reception area, hovers over common spaces, and weaves through the building core.
As visitors pass underneath the leaves, the installation expands and dips in response to specific pressure points.
At the extremities of the installation, leaves gradually dissipate.
The design and custom fabrication of the piece sets the tone for Forum Studio’s culture of hands-on innovation and progressive design aesthetic.
