Formerly a Seminary, the University of Chicago decided to repurpose this building to house it’s economics department. A new building was built to connect the seminary to the existing renovated row houses. Underground construction was also provided to hide mechanical spaces and an underground classroom to preserve the Seminary’s look.
Client: University of Chicago
Site: 1160 E 58th St, Chicago
Program: Classrooms, offices, library
Status: Completed in 2015
Responsibilities
- DD to CD structural drawings
- Structural detailing
- Field measurements
- Construction observation
- BIM management/coordination
Team
Thornton Tomasetti: Bill Bast, Ken Maschke, Nicholas Aitken, Ivan Silvestre