The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP

156 West Superior Condominiums

156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux

156 WEST SUPERIOR CONDOMINIUMS

The Miller Hull Partnership

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nic Lehoux

AREA
35000 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Chicago, United States

CATEGORY
Apartments

Text description provided by architect.

Located within the emerging River North district in downtown Chicago, goals for this newbuilding were to blend with adjacent brick and stone loft-type structures and reflect the lively urban lifestyle of the formerly industrial neighborhood.

The project aesthetic is firmly embedded in the steel and glass style of the city’s Illinois Institute of Technology. The eight-story building is organized like an irreducible living machine: stripped bare, rational and waiting to be inhabited.

156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux
156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux
156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux

Balconies projecting beyond the building provide down street views. These outdoor rooms function as surrogate living rooms and enable natural ventilation in each unit. Steel grating gives privacy, while allowing for more daylight and filtered views.

Steel cross bracing carrying lateral loads and sub-frame carrying gravity loads provides an armature for the balconies while lending scale and identity to the building.

156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux
156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux

A cost-conscious project, the steel structure omitted the need for lay-down space which provided a more efficient construction process.

Also conforming to the budget and ease of maintenance is the basic material palette of an anti-graffiti CMU podium with metal framing above.

Expressed structure, metal slat screen walls, commercial storefront windows and an open plan characterize the experience of the building which exemplifies the creative possibilities of urban infill.

156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux


156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux
156 West Superior Condominiums
© Nic Lehoux


156 West Superior Condominiums
Site Plan
156 West Superior Condominiums
Axonometry / Structural Diagram

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