Sustainable Design
- Compliant with City Green Permit Program
- Fully daylit interior with integrated photosensor controlled lighting systems
- Enhanced envelope and HVAC systems achieving 14% greater than code
- Water efficient landscaping
- High recycled content for materials specified
- Low emitting materials specified
- Compliant with City Green Permit Program
- Fully daylit interior with integrated photosensor controlled lighting systems
- Enhanced envelope and HVAC systems achieving 14% greater than code
- Water efficient landscaping
- High recycled content for materials specified
- Low emitting materials specified
This 10,000 sf law office provides bankruptcy law services to the general public, helping those in need take the first steps towards rebuilding their lives.
Class A office space for a driving enthusiast, the design blends the machined precision of modern car culture with the sophisticated elegance of material and detail.
4240 took inspiration from the automotive repair shop that had previously occupied the site and related the treatment of bankruptcy to auto repair. The plan of this law office focuses on the garage bay and spatial lanes as a means of organization.
Both client and attorney follow the "lanes of service", coming together at the threshold between the public and semi-public zones where the attorney's diagnose debt related issues and implement preventative maintenance measures to help alleviate the realities of a problematic situation.
Light is the most precious material in this architecture. The form of the building paints space with light in dramatic fashion.
The building program also challenges the expectation of a modern office. Wellness is supported by a balance of work with fitness, rest and a healthy diet.
Featured!
Architect's Newspaper - September 28, 2011
DESIGN AT WORK> CHICAGO LAW OFFICE: Architecture firm 4240 [4240 Architecture Inc] created an open and uplifting environment for a Chicago West Loop Law Firm. See the article online.