07_THE DISENCHANTED CITY

BUILDING — CHARACTER — URBAN SPACE

Instructor: Angelo Lunati Giancarlo Floridi

Location: Chicago, IL / Individual work

The project explores the relationship between a building, its environment, and infrastructure in the West Loop area of Chicago. The proposed station with a market is designed to connect the fragmented urban context through its unique location. The building's form and facades reflect the tension between the context and the building, with concave surfaces representing the immediate urban factors. The ground floor plaza acts as a third place for social cohesion, and the building's interior is designed with a spiral staircase and separate floors for office space and public market. The design takes inspiration from the Manhattan Building in Chicago and the Velasca Tower in Milan, incorporating vertical and horizontal elements to respond to the urban landscape.