LJC - Reverberation 2020 by lamarjohnsoncollaborative

Fulton East Chicago, IL

SCAD Victory Savannah, GA

Pﬁzer R&D Facility Chesterﬁeld, MO

Grand Center Arts Academy Plaza St. Louis, MO

Penn State Health Westview Garage Hershey, PA

BlackEdge Capital Chicago, IL

Upshore Chapter Chicago, IL

The Cubes at Troutdale Portland, OR

Gateway Plaza Richmond, VA

Riverfront Fort Wayne - Promenade Park Fort Wayne, IN

24 E Washington - Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flagship Chicago, IL

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1 Introduction 2 Featured Projects 3 Delivery of Design - Culture - Sustainability - Process - Integration - Practice

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Introduction

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Beyond These Walls Integrated by Design

Every assignment we undertake has its own unique story to tell and we want to share it with you. Our goal is to reinforce the mission, vision, purpose and values of our clients through the projects we create for them. We utilize our Integrated by Design approach to create solutions that inspire and change lives. This Design Annual, Reverberation, is a record of the impact of our recent work, design process, and integrated team. “Reverberation” is defined as: a re-echoed sound that is simultaneously heard and deeply felt…a continuing effect. We hope it resonates with you. LJC’s portfolio represented here spans from coast to coast and embodies the diversity of our work. Every project is the product of our Integrated Design Process and builds on collaboration within the Clayco enterprise. You will find in-depth Case Studies that reflect our experience and expertise with higher education work at Penn State and SCAD; a corporate headquarters for Horizon Therapeutics in Deerfield; planning and landscape efforts for Riverfront Promenade Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana; the historic renovation of Macy’s flagship in Chicago; and the Blue Origin manufacturing facility where liquid-fuel rocket engines are built in Huntsville, Alabama. These examples of the Delivery of Design are the core of what we do as an Enterprise. We solve complex problems through collaborative and unconventional thinking – ensuring a better way forward for our clients and the communities we serve. LJC’s Core Councils were introduced to focus on the core competencies needed to achieve this ambition. They stimulate our design practice throughout all disciplines and collectively, amplify the measurable Effect of our inclusive team. Here, we share the inspiring work our Culture, Sustainability, Process, Integration, and Practice teams are creating. We are proud of our team and hope you are inspired by their passion to make a difference.

Bob Clark

Lamar Johnson

Executive Chairman & Founder

Founding Chairman

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LJC has created a model for architecture, landscape, master planning, and interiors that uniquely combines the collective experiences of our talented and diverse staff. We are thinkers who recognize every design and solution we create must be authentic, effective, strategic, pragmatic, and thoughtful. We are Inspired by Design. We challenge conventional thinking. We don’t accept the status quo. Instead, we seek to understand the core needs of each assignment. We constantly ask ourselves and our clients, “why not?” and “what if?” We “love the problem, not our solution” because in doing so, we assure that we are always seeking the very best for our clients. We are Innovative by Design. We believe that we have a responsibility and obligation to serve the citizens and communities we live in. We are actively committed to supporting the organizations and institutions that make our communities more livable, beautiful, sustainable, just, equitable, and safe. Our active participation through volunteerism and pro bono work beneﬁts our society and enriches our staff. We are Involved by Design. We are collaborative with the entire range of people and companies that contribute to the successful completion of any project. We recognize and respect the critical contributions, which are made by contractors, suppliers, consultants, manufacturers, and vendors. We believe in teamwork and that “none of us is as strong as all of us.” We take particular pride in our inclusive culture which recognizes the true value of diversity and the synergy that it brings. We are Integrated by Design.

Single Point of Responsibility With an integrated delivery team, there is one point of responsibility for all the different elements. Designers and Builders are working together from beginning to end. Because it brings all of the talents together in one place, there is better coordination and budget control. New technology like cloud modeling allows for design, budget, and construction updates to be seen in real-time so clients, designers, and project managers can make informed decisions quickly and efﬁciently. We utilize this process because an integrated system ensures vision, values, and the project’s delivery all align; it eliminates inefﬁciencies between the different phases, no friction between various entities, and improves transparency throughout the process.

Our Partners LJC seeks to reduce inefficiencies and risks inherent in the design and construction process by leveraging its development and construction partners’ knowledge and capabilities to benefit its clients. Where appropriate, we introduce an enhanced integrated delivery approach in concert with CRG and Clayco. Just as frequently, we engage with contractors, consultants, and affiliates in a wide range of projects that help us continue innovating in our industry.

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Integrated by Design The Clayco delivery model is based upon a collaborative team. Financial planners, designers, engineers, programmers, builders and clients working transparently, sharing information and knowledge with the common commitment of exceeding the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations.

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An Unlikely Story Clayco was formed July 23, 1984 by Bob Clark, then just 25 years old. In the first year, the company completed $1.2 million in revenue and then dramatically grew the company to 191 employees and $8 million in revenue through mostly industrial, process, and design-build work in the St. Louis metro area. The company grew over 40% per year in 9 of the first 16 years. Offices

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Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction ﬁrm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $3.25 billion in revenue for 2019, Clayco specializes in the “art and science of building,” providing fast track, efﬁcient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional and residential related building projects. For more information visit www.claycorp.com.

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Integrated Services Expansion The late ’90s were extensive growth years for Clayco. The ﬁrm consolidated all its practices, and Forum Studio is created, expanding the Clayco services even further.

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A History of Building Innovation Forum Studio (Clayco’s original architecture practice) merged with technology ﬁrm Bates in 2018, creating BatesForum. In June 2019, Clayco combined the design practices Lamar Johnson Collaborative and BatesForum to create one integrated practice called Lamar Johnson Collaborative. The integration with Clayco’s full-service approach to project delivery enables LJC to provide its clients with an entire complement of services to help remove inefﬁciencies and risks from the design and development process.

2020 Creating our Future

Fully Integrated LJC is a next-generation design practice redeﬁning client-focused integrated project delivery. We elevate the art and science of architecture, providing integrated delivery and full turnkey solutions, across a multitude of industries:

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To boldly and conﬁdently solve our clients’ biggest challenges by leveraging the collective knowledge, ingenuity and expertise of the best and brightest minds — across the spectrum of development, design, and construction.

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Featured Projects Project Upshore Chapter Fulton East Penn State Health Westview Garage Pﬁzer R&D Facility St. Petersburg Medical Center Horizon Therapeutics

Residential / Mixed Use Corporate / Mixed Use Higher Education Science and Technology Healthcare Corporate Interiors

Riverfront Fort Wayne - Promenade Park

Community

The Brickline Greenway

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Oak Brook Reserve Blue Origin Triangle Square 24 E Washington - Macy’s Flagship Aspire Center

Corporate Campus Industrial Residential / Mixed Use Corporate Ofﬁce & Interiors Community

Upshore Chapter New Construction

Location Chicago, IL Size 125,000 SF 149 Units

Upshore Chapter

2019

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Services Architecture Interiors Landscape Architecture Urban Design TAG

Once home to luxury apartment towers and art deco theaters, the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago has gone through many economic and demographic changes over the past century. Although it is one of the densest and most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago, it was underdeveloped for many years.

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A transit-oriented, mixed-income residential development just steps from the refurbished Wilson Street L station on the north side of Chicago.

Seeing opportunity in the proximity to the lakefront and the easy access to transit, CRG engaged LJC to transform the site of a long-abandoned fast-food restaurant into a new multi-family apartment building. The project, which contains 149 apartments over 12 floors, includes double the required number of affordable units on-site, along with a mix of shared amenity spaces and ground-floor retail. During the design and construction process, the design and development team engaged the community, partnering with the local alderman and chamber of commerce to help benefit the growth of the Uptown neighborhood. This level of investment in the community, along with the contemporary design, help to make Upshore Chapter a good neighbor.

Sustainable Features This project reduces vehicular carbon emissions by promoting alternative transit options; due to its proximity to the Chicago waterfront, nearby public transit accessibility, and multiple ground-level retail spaces, this site encourages walkability and pedestrian use.

Fore more in-depth details on this project, view our case study on page 184.

Fulton East New Construction

Location Chicago, IL Size 90,000 SF

Fulton East

2020

Corporate / Mixed Use

Enterprise Partners

Services Architecture Interiors Landscape Architecture TAG

A 12-story, 90,000 SF office and retail building located at 215 N. Peoria St. in the heart of Chicago’s Fulton Market District is the nation’s first next-generation office building designed to specifically address employee health, safety, and wellness in today’s post-COVID-19 business environment. Opening in summer 2020, the building features state-of-the-art wellness technology and efficient 10,605 SF floor plates to enable flexible, custom planning options designed to accommodate safe social distancing.

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During the rise of COVID-19 cases in 2020, Fulton East’s development team invested intense research into identifying new, leading-edge products that enhance the health, safety, and wellness of its tenants’ employees. The building now includes the world’s first new-construction installation of Canada-based MAD Elevator Inc.’s Toe-To-Go (T2G) elevator system, which utilizes foot-activated call buttons for a hands-free elevator experience. The project is also the first multi-story office building to employ airPHX nonthermal, plasma technology to reduce cross contaminant risks and provide employees with cleaner air and work surfaces. The airPHX technology is currently in use in hospitals, dental clinics, college athletic facilities, and commercial settings. Fulton East offers tenants dramatic floor-to-ceiling glass providing views of the Chicago skyline while maximizing natural light in each suite. The building features stunning outdoor balconies on each floor and an exclusive 8,000 SF rooftop park – all attractive elements for corporate tenants seeking space in the burgeoning Fulton Market neighborhood.

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Sustainable Features • LEED Certified • Design decisions including the vegetated rooftop, high-reflectance roofing, and all parking located beneath the building drastically reduced the urban heat island effect for the project.

Fore more in-depth details on this project, view our case study on page 154.

Penn State Health Westview Garage New Construction

Inspired by the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, the waving spandrels of the building façade are the ﬁrst architectural element noticed as one drives into the medical health campus. Positioned with prime real estate, the team had a goal for the West campus to improve upon the daily experience of campus arrival and the half-mile walk to the College of Medicine’s main entrance.

Location Hershey, PA

Penn State Health Westview Garage

2020

Higher Education

Size 400,000 SF 191 AC 1,236 Parking Stalls Services Planning Architecture Landscape Architecture Graphics & Wayﬁnding TAG

Striving also for an economical solution that was innovative and related to the iconic precast campus was a key goal for the architectural team. Wanting to keep costs low and three-dimensional visual effects high, the waved design came to life.

Penn State Hershey Medical Center Innovation Pavilion (Future)

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The beauty of the design continues inside as well. Maximizing the exterior glass walls at each stairwell adds an element of safety with the ability of natural light to shine in and dance along the vertical wavy wall acting as a sundial as the day progresses. This pattern complements the waves of the exterior spandrel while still being functional as the elevator shaft. Pulling in other natural elements with wood ceilings speaks to the heavily wooded Pennsylvania surroundings.

Sustainable Features Even though the team isn’t pursuing certiﬁcation, the design of the building and site were guided by Parksmart and LEED principals, including having Electric Vehicle Charging stations, Low energy LED lighting taking advantage of the natural lighting, and Water Detention and sand ﬁltration to capture rainwater.

Fore more in-depth details on this project, view our case study on page 312.

Pﬁzer R&D Facility New Construction

Location Chesterﬁeld, MO

Pﬁzer R&D Facility

2019

Science & Technology

Enterprise Partners

Size 229,000 SF Lab (20,000 SF Pilot Plant) 65,000 SF Ofﬁce 294,000 Total SF Services Architecture Landscape Architecture Interiors Workplace Strategy TAG Awards Building St. Louis Award, Public/Private over $10M, 2020

In its new campus in Chesterfield, MO, Pfizer Bioplace offers a combination of state of the art lab facilities and office space that supports the research and science of Pfizer Pharmaceutical’s Midwest headquarters. With the design goals of connecting people, science and nature, the stone and glass building surrounds a verdant courtyard and dining terrace that opens to the site’s forested edge. The building’s three story glass façade affords daylight and views to all office and lab spaces. Connecting each floor is an open stair and “Collaboration Link” that provides meeting space, comfortable seating and social refresh. Pfizer not only supports the work of science and thought leaders, but includes amenities such as a work-café, seminar suite, fitness center, archive library, and nurse/wellness center and is a truly collaborative endeavor, representing the holistic efforts of all facets of the Clayco enterprise.

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PďŹ zer R&D Facility

2019

Science & Technology

Enterprise Partners

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Sustainable Features This project carried out highly rigorous measures to ensure excellent air quality by selecting exclusively low-VOC ďŹ nishes, taking measures to ensure healthy air quality during construction, and completing air testing prior to occupancy.

St. Petersburg Medical Center Master Plan

Location St. Petersburg, Russia Size 125,000 SF 416 Beds

St. Petersburg Medical Center

2019

Healthcare

Services Architecture Master Planning

Located in a dense pine forest within the ‘Forest Greenbelt’ surrounding Russia’s second largest city, the multi-functional Medical Center takes inspiration from its surrounding natural context. The Medical Center’s design maximizes the ecologic preservation of the forested site, while balancing metropolitan values. The 416 bed medical center program integrates a main hospital, two specialty hospitals, a hotel, training center, religious facility, and administrative ofﬁce building organized around a central campus green. Vehicular drop-offs for each building provide separate points of entry and identity for individual programs, while a 1,500 foot long sweeping pedestrian concourse links all campus buildings, providing weather protected internal campus connections and an enhanced sense of community.

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Training Center Admin Building

Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Center

Main Hospital Expansion

Main Hospital Oncology Center

Central Utility Plant & Garage Hotel

Cyclotron Plant

Religious Building

St. Petersburg Medical Center

2019

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Iconic building forms merge with a series of organically shaped pedestrian canopies defining both internal and external garden space. The project reflects a biophillic-inspired design providing a unique patient care experience that allows expansive views and connections to nature and maximizes opportunities for natural daylighting. Inspired by St. Petersburg’s historical parks and open spaces, the master plan follows a strong central axis. However, to honor the genius loci of the site’s arrival sequence, the design transitions from a natural forested edge to a refined landscape, ultimately terminating at an urban plaza near the main entry of the Medical Center. Like the trunk of a tree, a strong spine creates a central corridor, radiating from it are buildings and courtyards that provide a more direct relationship between staff and visitors. The shared building / site design aims to inspire a symbiotic relationship between nature and the built environment by incorporating garden views while functionally interconnecting research and patient care zones.

Sustainable Features This project focused on limited disturbance of the site’s natural ecosystem. Design considerations included the preservation of 1/3 of the site’s trees, the inclusion of 6 different garden spaces, and architecture integrated with the topography of the land.

Horizon Therapeutics Renovation & Relocation

With a recent rebranding, Horizon’s new space aims to express its new brand and celebrate patient care. The state-of-the-art facility is full of engaging amenities to help attract talent and position the firm as one of the best places to work. LJC’s workplace program accommodates Horizon’s 500+ employees with brand new state-of-the-art furnishings and technology. Building amenities include a Starbucks coffee shop, full-service cafeteria, work café, tech pub, snack pantries on each floor, multipurpose training center, fitness center, game lounge, golf simulators, and an outdoor landscaped terrace.

Location Deerﬁeld, IL Size 450,000 SF Services Interiors

Horizon Therapeutics

2020

Corporate Interiors

The renovation currently includes 450,000 SF of space all within a remarkably tight schedule: from start to finish, the renovation is expected to take just ten months. Capitalizing on technology by presenting multiple life fly-throughs using LJC’s BIM model in realtime while documenting for construction rather than formal paper and slide presentations has had a significant impact on meeting this quick turnaround goal. Generating live fly-through models allowed Horizon to see every square inch of the design and walk away with a full contextual understanding of the team’s design thinking. LJC also played off of its experience working with Horizon on its former Lake Forest U.S. headquarters and Dublin, Ireland global headquarters. This existing client knowledge and ability to listen to and adapt to every required program change has been crucial in keeping the project on track to meet a record-breaking schedule.

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Horizon initially challenged LJC to reimagine and change their way of conducting training and collaborative team meetings to enhance their ability to centrally gather for all staff sessions. This has led to repeat business for the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Global HQ in Dublin and future U.S. HQ campus in Deerfield.

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Sustainable Features • Renovation of existing LEED Gold Facility • More natural daylight added throughout the campus • Selective demo and design enhancements to existing structures to avoid waste in landﬁlls • Composting and recycling throughout the campus • Multiple Low VOC, Floor Score, HPD, EPD, LBC, GLP, Recycled, Recyclable, USA made, cradle to cradle, LEED interior ﬁnishes used throughout.

Fore more in-depth details on this project, view our case study on page 240.

Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park New Construction Location Fort Wayne, IN Size 6 AC

Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park

2019

Community

Services Planning Landscape Architecture

Awards ASLA, St. Louis Chapter, Merit Award, 2019

The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a rich history of Native American and European settlers who strategically designed fortified camps at the confluence of three rivers - evolving into the now modern city. In recent years civic leaders recognized the value of creating riverfront attractions that strengthen their downtown into a regional destination. We were selected to re-imagine a new waterfront amenity in Promenade Park along the St. Mary’s River. The goal was to increase recreational use of the river, dining and entertainment venues, programmed events, and ecological restoration. The result is a riverfront that now gives the community direct access to the river and opportunities to experience the ebbs, flows, and sounds of nature an equitable landscape for people of all ages, races, physical abilities, and economic situations.

ASLA, Illinois Chapter, Merit In August of 2019, Promenade Park opened to rave reviews. The Award, 2019 community now enjoys boating, kayaking, biking, commerce, community events, and natural scenery along its river. Promenade ASLA Central States Park now links to the Central Business District, Parks, surrounding Chapter, Award of Excellence, 2019 venues, neighborhoods, and the River Greenway Trails. ASLA, Indiana Chapter, Award of Excellence, 2019 ASLA St. Louis Chapter, Merit Award, Master Plan, 2016

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Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park

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Community

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An elevated canopy walk, located north of the river, allows visitors perched views during ﬂood events and provides a panoramic perspective of the downtown Fort Wayne skyline, events on the river, and the abutting sunken playground. A tactile ribbon guides the visually impaired into and through the park. Landscape and ﬂexible seating options adjacent to wide, open walks allow for various programming opportunities. Rain gardens are located parallel to major walkways, daylighting the natural process.

Sustainable Features This project focused on the ecological restoration of the Fort Wayne riverfront to create habitat corridors in urban spaces. Design considerations included native and ﬂood-resistant planting, LiDAR scanning of the existing trees to inform structure placement, and sourcing of local rocks.

The Brickline Greenway Master Plan

Location St. Louis, MO Size 20 Miles Services Planning

The Brickline Greenway

2020

Community

Awards Progressive Architecture Award, 2020

The Brickline Greenway is 20 miles of urban greenway that knit together a range of St. Louis’ multicultural resources, destinations, and neighborhoods socially and economically. The greenway will become part of St. Louisans everyday experience —helping them reach their schools, workplaces, and the many institutions throughout the city daily. The basic concept is to connect the multiple parks in every direction of the city and overlay those links with a central loop. The idea integrates economic growth, governance, and equitable practice strategies within the planning and design framework along with ecology and sustainability strategies. The heart of the plan is the greenway’s idea to become a green cultural network of and for St. Louis, connecting areas via the growing greenway, bicycle and transit routes, and creating a new destination city full of rich and diverse experiences. The proposed routes are informed by the collaboration with the multiple community wards and neighborhoods, the location of neighborhood amenities, and essential employment centers.

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The Brickline Greenway

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Sustainable Features This project supports pedestrian travel and connects the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks, thereby reducing vehicular carbon emissions. The green space lining the bike trail additionally creates habitat corridors in the urban area that allow for the migration of local species.

Oak Brook Reserve Master Plan

Location Oak Brook, IL Size 90 AC

Oak Brook Reserve

2020

Corporate Campus

Services Planning Urban Design

Oak Brook Reserve, McDonald’s former suburban corporate HQ site, lies at the heart of the village of Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago. The existing complex consists of three late 20th century buildings - a commercial office building, a hotel and conference center, all of considerable architectural quality. The project scope is to rebrand, stabilize, and enhance the campus to generate interest in tenancy. Our design vision and intent is performed through critically reinvesting into the future of the site, by preserving, restoring, and enhancing the existing site assets which define the character of the project, paired with new, strategic landscape and architectural interventions. Our ideas demonstrate short-term tactical enhancements balanced with long-term visionary thinking – fostering adaptation and resilience within uncertain ecological, social, and economic forces – ensuring enduring value and relevance. Looking into the unforeseeable future, we want this site to leave a legacy that helps address major problems facing climate change, sprawl, and a changing workforce/place. When complete, this plan will represent the values and culture we wish to impart on a new generation. Our desire is for this site to flourish into a landmark destination for suburban Chicago.

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Our Vision is to see the project not just as a singular development, but one that can leave a signiďŹ cant legacy that far outlives anyone involved in its creation. One that recognizes the need for change and actively promotes a new model: educating the next generation, leading by example, showing new ways to live and work towards a better future.

Oak Brook Reserve

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Corporate Campus

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Sustainable Features Repurposed 90 acres of previously developed corporate space, thereby drastically reducing the embodied carbon emissions associated with new construction.

Blue Origin New Construction

Location Huntsville, AL Size 400,000 SF 46 AC

Blue Origin

2020

Industrial

Enterprise Partners

Services Architecture Interiors TAG

A state-of-the-art liquid-fueled rocket engine manufacturing facility in Cummings Research Park. This facility encloses over 300,000 SF of state-of-the-art fabrication and manufacturing space and approximately 100,000 SF of class A engineering, collaboration, and administrative ofﬁces. The building’s infrastructure is capable of receiving, producing, fabricating, assembling, testing, and shipping. With a signiﬁcant amount of automation deemed necessary, machining, cleaning, assembly integration, avionics component building, and testing, and advanced industrial welding will be part of the facilities process.

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Blue Origin

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Industrial

The full height, glass atrium entrance bisects the overall building length and height. This ‘spine’ connects operation areas on each side with building length, mezzanine, and an observation platform. The height penetrates the roof providing continuous clerestory daylighting. Connectivity between engineering and manufacturing is ampliﬁed by nearly continuous observation glass that minimizes physical separation. Staff collaboration is fostered through numerous large and small meeting rooms and break areas throughout the facility.

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Sustainable Features • Region-specific design considerations including high-impact glazing on all windows, low-flow irrigation systems and water fixtures, and highreflectance roofing contribute to a climatically optimized facility. • Features including occupancy sensors and an occupant-accessible energy monitoring interface help create an environment of transparency and energy-consciousness in the post-occupancy phase.

Triangle Square New Construction

Location Chicago, IL Size 400,000 SF

Triangle Square

2020

Residential / Mixed Use

Services Architecture

This stunning new mixed-use residential development commenced construction in summer 2020. The project consists of three components: a seven-story, 300-unit apartment building atop retail and commercial spaces with structured parking; a 32,000 SF retail facility with a drive-through area; and a seven-story, 66-unit condominium building with enclosed parking. The development occupies a formerly vacant site in Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bucktown neighborhood, bounded by Webster Avenue on the north, Elston Avenue on the southwest and the Metra train tracks on the east. The uniquely shaped property drove a triangular massing that orients 75% of the apartments with views to downtown Chicago.

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Triangle Square

2020

Residential / Mixed Use

This collection of 72 exceptionally designed homes feature wide-open living areas, ďŹ lled with natural light, perfect for entertaining or relaxing at home. Resident amenities include a private rooftop terrace with city and river views, a fully-equipped ďŹ tness room, dog wash station, and bike storage.

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Sustainable Features Design considerations including a hybrid green roof, a tree-shaded courtyard, and below-cover parking drastically reduced the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heat island effect. Access to quality views and daylight were also optimized via the sloping on the south-facing walls, promoting occupant well-being.

Fore more in-depth details on this project, view our case study on page 210.

24 E Washington Macy’s Flagship Adaptive Reuse

Location Chicago, IL Size 740,000 SF

24 E Washington

2020

Corporate Ofﬁce & Interiors

Enterprise Partners

Services Interiors Landscape Architecture

LJC and Clayco have been working with Brookfield Properties in re-imagining and renovating one of Chicago’s most iconic buildings, the historic Marshall Field’s department store and current Macy’s flagship store in the loop. The renovation includes up to 650,000 SF of premier office space, as well as first in class amenities and a new rooftop deck with expansive views of Lake Michigan. The retrofit and renovation preserves the beautiful historical features that makes this building so iconic, and still brings the critical components for an office user up to class A condition.

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The name Marshall Field’s is rooted deep in Chicago’s history; its flagship retail State Street building is an iconic place to shop for patrons across the country. Clayco and LJC worked alongside the clients at Brookfield to design and construct a lower level building infrastructure renovation, a new entry and lobby with 14 completely new high-speed elevators forming a modern access way to the top floors, and an office build-out of the iconic structure’s top seven floors, complete with incredible office amenities.

24 East Washington

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Corporate OfďŹ ce & Interiors

Enterprise Partners

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The 10,000 SF amenity deck, 3,500 SF of which includes planting, features a garage door that opens during the warmer months to allow seamless movement between indoor and outdoor areas. Planting design takes cues from the historic nature of the building with a modern twist on formal garden planting design using a variety of color from early spring through late fall. A large shade structure deﬁnes zones and is on axis with a synthetic turf lawn with water features terminating the axis.

Sustainable Features • LEED v4 BD+C Core and Shell Silver • Highlights: Repurposed building located in a historic district cuts embodied carbon emissions associated with new construction, while new water ﬁxtures and HVAC units/exterior improvements reduced indoor water consumption by 41% and energy consumption by 7%.

Aspire Center Adaptive Reuse

Location Chicago, IL Size 30,000 SF

Aspire Center

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Community

Services Architecture Landscape Architecture Awards Pritzker Traubert Foundation Chicago Prize Finalist

The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation aims to transform a site indicative of historic disinvestment into a beacon of resources and economic development for the Austin community. The renovation of the currently shuttered Robert Emmet Public School will restore the existing classrooms to functional spaces that meet current needs for workforce development and training–from advanced manufacturing to small business incubation. A new, three-story lobby will serve as the main entrance and active community hub. It unites multiple tenants with a central gathering location and offers a variety of spaces for hosting public events. This glassy, light-ﬁlled space breaks free from the mass of institutional boundaries, reaching up to greater heights and a brighter future. Integral to the renovation of this site into a community hub, the existing, one-story brick façade to the North of the lobby will host a hundred-foot long mural to be commissioned by a local artist, an opportunity to showcase the richness of talent that the Austin community brings to the table.

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Aspire Center

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Community

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Site Concept A welcoming community asset in the form of a pedestrianfocused plaza connects the new main entrance to two major arteries of the Austin Neighborhood. Wide diagonal walkways lead pedestrian trafﬁc from the bus stops at Madison Avenue and North Central Avenue, through a sweeping canopy of shade and ornamental trees, seat walls, lawn areas, and several bicycle racks. This new open space provides both areas of respite and opportunities for ﬂexible programming such as farmer’s markets, art exhibits, and other activities for the Aspire Center and neighborhood.

Sustainable Features Renovation strategies include incorporation of passive daylighting elements, photovoltaic power, and use of exclusively Red List Free ﬁnishes- one of the strictest industry guidelines for material health and safety.

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Delivery of Design Core Councils

Mission and Purpose The Delivery of Design - Core Councils are the internal collection of five influential bodies that focus on the core competencies of Lamar Johnson Collaborative: Culture, Sustainability, Process, Integration, and Practice. They were introduced to stimulate our design practice throughout all disciplines and experience levels. Self-organized, the councils inform our senior leadership team from the ground up. Our approach was to develop a mission based on the common ideals of diverse participants. The team then defined aspirational design attributes for LJC work. In order to achieve both the mission and design work that embodies these attributes, each Core Council has organized around four or five focus areas, and each area has a leader and designated team to define its purpose, initiate tasks, and act on them. Reverberation documents the cumulative work of the dedicated members of LJC.

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Delivery of Design Core Council Groups

EFFECT DATA COLLECTION

CULTURE

Professional Development Brand/Social Media Collaboration Community

SUSTAINABILITY

AIA 2030 Performance Research Education

PROCESS

Approach Collaboration Research Effect Point of View

INTEGRATION

Enterprise Cross Discipline Technical Metrics

PRACTICE

Deltek Strategies Project Management Knowledge Communication

Impactful

Sustainable

Innovative

Integrated

Insightful

External Collaboration Fit For Purpose Socially Relevant Engaging Community

Flexibility Performance Based Optimized EfďŹ ciency Positive Environmental Impact

Forward Thinking Material Exploration Grounded Research Work Flow

Informed Collaboration Creative Teamwork Strategic Partnerships Rapid Prototyping

Systems Based Speed Data Rich Performance Metrics Business Analysis

Social Metrics

Environmental Metrics

Next Metrics

Collaboration Metrics

Value / Econ Metrics

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The mission of the Culture Core Council is to : (1) find, recognize, and secure our exhilarating why; (2) attract, nurture, grow, and retain the best and brightest; (3) recognize and respond to the value of all people, factors, and inputs; (4) encourage, organize, and ensure our generous impact; and (5) organize and own our brand and voice.

Teams

Focus Find, recognize, and secure our exhilarating why. Action Items 1. Collect Previous Alignment data/ideas 2. Facilitate Outreach Workshops with Staff 3. Align with Clayco Enterprise 4. Role Out Communication/ Celebration 5. Monitor Authenticity and impact

Focus

Attract, nurture, grow, and retain the best and brightest.

Recognize and respond to the value of all people, factors, and inputs.

Action Items

1. Identify/Build Relationship with University Pipelines 2. Improve OnBoarding Experience 3. Ensures Successful Personal Development Plan 4. Develop and Execute Staff Mentoring Program 5. Collects and Analyze Talent Data/Needs

1. Build on Work-to-Date/ ConďŹ rm Baseline Metrics 2. Complete Benchmark of Best Practices (AIA/ASLA/ACE/Etc.) 3. Set Short/Long Term Goals 4. Establish Regular Monitoring/Reporting Metrics 5. Host Enterprise-wide Celebration of Our Progress

Focus Encourage, organize, and ensure our generous impact. Action Items 1. Establish Impact Task Force/Establish Baseline 2. Determine Impact Objectives 3. Align Most Impactful Opportunities 4. Execute Annual Impact Plan 5. Monitor ROI/Impact

Focus Organize and own our brand and voice. Action Items 1. ConďŹ rm Voice/Unfair Advantage/Message 2. Coordinate/Leverage with Enterprise 3. Determine Media Strategy 4. Activate Media PR Campaign 5. Monitor ROI

Our Passion

Our Talent

Our EE:DI

Our Impact

Our Voice

Alan Barker

Nic Smith

Richie Hands

Jen Nevil

Halima Shehu

Denise Rocha Laura Stock Matt Grahek Matt Richardson Olivia Freese Paul Bryant Valerie Michalek

Austin Lea Powers-Hickey Eranthis Quigley Karen Howell Matt Grahek Matt Richardson Nic Smith Sandra Marks Sarah Hitchcock

Al Fiesel Audrey DeLapp Theresa Signorino Denise Rocha

Shelby Kroeger Lauren Fishbune Anezka Gocova Valerie Michalek Fatima Moufarrige Pacheco Max Komnenich

Drew Raineri Max Komnenich

Leadership Council Champion : Chip Crawford & Alfred Fiesel

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Summer Internship

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Job Families

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Professional Development

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EE:DI Engagement-Equity-Diversity-Inclusion

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Global Experience, Local Touch LJC Demographics

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Community Engagement

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Our Voice

1 Culture Core Council

2020 Summer Internship Co-hosted and Co-sponsored by the Culture Core Council Talent Committee and Internship Committee

LJC sees students as the future of our design culture and invests in a talent pipeline that begins with recruiting at college career fairs for internships, co-ops and full-time positions. We host interns and co-op students throughout the school year and have developed a summer internship program that we committed to sustaining in 2020 despite pandemic-induced challenges. With our summer intern class hosted remotely and in-ofďŹ ce, the program shifted emphasis to a research effort that complemented hands-on project work experience. Each intern contributed to the summer research project, proposing a topic, and developing a production schedule and anticipated outcomes. Throughout the course of the internship, a research committee of full-time design professionals advised the students on their research explorations. At the conclusion of the internship, students presented their ďŹ ndings to LJC for consideration and implementation in future projects.

Research Project : Overarching Narrative

(6) Individual Research Proposals

Intern

Final Deliverable : Combined Presentation

Buddy Support System Based on Related Individual Topics

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Cornell University Danilo Velazquez Washington University in St. Louis Megan Folkmann Savannah College of Art and Design Lauren Siatczynski University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ishan Rakshit Washington University in St. Louis Olivia Reeve University of Kansas Aaron Michalicek Illinois Institute of Technology Mminika Effiong Jazmin Desvars Royg

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Architectural Staff I

Architectural Staff II

AS1

AS2

Designer I

Designer II

DTS

Architect II

Architect III

Design Technology Specialist

Project Architect

Senior Project Architect

SPA

Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

SPM

SPD

Designer III

Project Designer

Senior Project Designer

Architecture Architectural Staff III AS3

JF Following the merger of several design practices, LJCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discipline leaders collaborated on the creation of a new job family system to organize and establish a common nomenclature for job positions with minimum and preferred role requirements for each. Discipline leaders then designated team members with job positions appropriate to their professional experience and licensure. The job family system establishes career path options for LJC team members and a foundation for advocates and leaders to evaluate professional development and compensation.

Urban Designer 1

Planning & Landscape

Urban Designer 2

Senior Urban Designer

UD1

UD2

SUD

LA1

LA2

SLA

Landscape Architect 1

Landscape Architect 2

Senior Landscape Architect

Sustainability Coordinator I SCI

Sustainability Coordinator II SCII

Energy Modeler EM

Commissioning Specialist

Senior Commissioning Specialist

SCS

Enclosure Specialist

Senior Enclosure Specialist

SES

Engineer I

Engineer II

Senior Engineer

EII

TAG (Technical Assurance Group) Senior Engineer TD

AII

Architect I

Architect II

Senior Architect

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Analyst

Consultant

Senior Consultant

Specialist

Director

Pre-Design Consulting

SDA

DAS

Data Analyst

Senior Data Analyst

Data Analytics Specialist

Administrative Assistant

Human Resources Assistant

Studio Coordinator

Executive Assistant

HRA

Project Account

GL Accountant

Senior Accountant

Accounting Manager

GLA

Marketing Assistant

Proposal Coordinator

Marketing Coordinator

Operations

IDI

PLI

DAI

Marketing Manager

Director of Marketing and Comm.

DMC

Operations Manager

Chief People OfďŹ cer

CPO

Architecture Intern Interior Design Associate

IDA

Urban Designer I / Landscape Architect 1

UD1 LA1

Data Analyst

Architectural Staff I / Designer 1

AS1 D1

Interior Design Intern

Planning / Landscape Intern

Operations Intern

Data Analyst Intern Assistant

Interns

Interior Design Associate

Interiors Project Manager

Interiors Senior Project Manager

IDA

IPM

ISPM

SID

Interior Designer

Senior Interior Designer

Interiors

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Licensure Mentoring LJC has established a licensure mentorship program to aid in the development of its technical staff. Our program is designed to assist team members in the pursuit of professional licensure across design disciplines while fostering a culture of design and talent development. By pairing Mentees with Mentors, we nurture relationships and ensure valuable professional and institutional knowledge is imparted from one generation to the next. The mentoring program is a working program with the following goals: 1. Career Building: Moving up the ladder • How does one get to the next step? • How does he/she grow within the ﬁrm? 2. Advocate within the ﬁrm: The Mentor should be a resource and voice for the Mentee • Assist the Mentee in obtaining the appropriate experience • Provide experiences and lessons learned 3. Registration & Professional Development: Provide a “Path to Licensure”

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2020 Outstanding Emerging Professional Friendly Firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative Also awarded for years 2015-2018

Program Overview

Program Goals

Mentors to Provide: • Accountability • Education • Encouragement

Company: • 75% staff licensed • Meet w/ mentees quarterly • Expand program into career mentoring

Mentees to Provide: • Reverse Mentoring • Goals • Enthusiasm

Mentor/Mentee: • Meet monthly (evaluate together) • Create an outline/schedule • Set testing/IDP goals: - Monthly - Yearly - Professional goals

LJC to Provide: • Intern handbook (in progress) • Testing resources • Mentoring resources • Licensing policies • Licensing/testing compensation Objectives: • 1-to-1 mentoring within respective ﬁeld • Educate employees on current licensing processes • Mentee driven process • Professional + company goals • Updated Intern/New Hire Handbook

Professional: • Establish a record through NCARB, ASLA, or other licensing venues • Accumulate IDP (if required) • Take exams!

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Professional Development LJC strives to create an all-inclusive, equal opportunity environment for its employees. The Talent portion of the Culture Core Council has determined the following skills are critical for employee and company growth, retention, and success. Along with programs LJC already has in place, we would like to provide additional soft skills resources. Our dedication to reﬁning our employees’ skills should provide invaluable enthusiasm, conﬁdence, and support. These are skills that we will be able to utilize internally and when in the public eye. Our goal is to provide the proper support for employees wishing to elevate these skills:

Communication Skills Effective communication: within the ofﬁce, with consultants, and with clients, is one of the most important attributes in an exemplary employee. Having the ability to successfully translate ideas, concerns, and produce solutions that can be easily understood is crucial in the fast-paced world of design. Opportunities to practice and advance the skills of our employees may include: internal charrettes, interactive online videos, and seminars are useful activities we are investigating to further strengthen our communication skills. Presentation and Public Speaking Skills When presenting and speaking to the broader community, we strive to showcase our company in an authentic and cohesive manner. We must represent our brand effectively, and in doing so, we will create a stronger community presence. Because of the visibility our employees have in numerous avenues, we believe these skills are irreplaceable. Participation in training and engagement offered through many avenues such as various conventions, retreats, and small group courses, can help improve these skills. Engaging, educating, and encouraging staff to participate in these activities is essential for growth both personally and professionally in the industry. Networking Skills For most, speaking with strangers is not second nature. Engaging with peers “off the cuff” can be daunting and can create anxiety. Communicating with others, however, is the key to: ﬁnding, obtaining, and maintaining work and relationships. Because of the importance networking plays in the workplace, we believe it is one of the areas the Culture Core Council should focus efforts. Teaching our

employees how to use their contacts, identify associated networks, effectively communicate with the aforementioned contacts and networks, and understanding how to create new relationships are areas we hope to break down. Decision Making Decision making can feel overwhelming and never-ending. With the correct support and education, we strive to make the process more fluid and natural. When we learn to efficiently make decisions, we immediately open ourselves up better business practices and use of resources, improved responses when faced with a challenge, and more motivated employees. Because we see the benefits of healthy decision making, and because we make hundreds of decisions a day, we will work to provide the company with ample opportunities to become a more effective decision maker. Leadership & Mentorship Skills An effective leader possesses many traits: motivates, builds morale, provides goals and objects, “has a following”, develops exceptional relationships, and nurtures growth. For some, leading is second nature; for many, leading is a learned skill and one that is essential in the workplace. Our current leaders do a fantastic job leading by example and reinforcing the company’s core values. Providing our next level of leaders the means to promote and refine his/ her skills is critical for the company’s growth. By using our internal resources, as well as external opportunities, we strive to support our employees’ desire to grow into strong leaders.

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ENGAGEMENT / EQUITY / DIVERSITY / INCLUSION

Our goal for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Engagement (DEI+E) is to be present and active within the office, communities and industries we represent. We strive to be a workplace committed to doing the right thing, not just one content to check the right boxes. With this emphasis and focus, we can foster a more diverse and inclusive company – an LJC that reflects our values in its project work and practice. In order to realize this vision, we revisited our initial approach and determined a need to rethink and reorder priorities. We reasoned that by focusing first on Equity and Engagement, LJC’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives stand a greater chance of success. As such, we are organizing our efforts around EE+DI going forward. Moreover, we will achieve our purpose and mission by: Continuing to be actively involved in the communities we serve; Providing greater benefits and opportunities to undeserved groups and individuals; and,Increasing our overall diversity, top to bottom, while developing talent within the firm

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INCREASE

ENGAGE PARTNERS

DEVELOP REFINE IN HOUSE TALENT

ENGAGEMENT / Our diversity and inclusion efforts begin with involvement and engagement with our communities, consultants and colleagues. LJC is an organization that is actively involved in and continues to expand its presence within the industries and communities we serve. We do this not because of the positivePR, but because it is core to our values. For LJC to continue to improve, we need to consider expanding our leadership role by:

1. Continuing our involvement in while expanding our support for community and professional organizations. 2. Engaging our consultants earlier to both streamline our process and improve our partner relationships. 3. Training and developing our in-house talent to increase our employee engagement.

EXPAND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

DIVERSE PARTNERS

JUST CERTIFIED

EQUITY / Diversity alone does not lead to increased equity. But by focusing on increasing employee and partner diversity we position ourselves to be more representative of the communities we engage in our design processes. And in engaging clients and communities we identify with, we have the opportunity to advocate for design that is more equitable for the people it serves. At the same time, looking to our peers, we also want to consider expanding LJC’s beneﬁts to appeal to and encompass all walks of life. We want to develop policies and programs that level the playing ﬁeld and enable us to measure and evaluate if we are becoming a more equitable place for a greater varietyof people. Our steps to promoting equity include, but are not limited to:

1. Expanding beneﬁts for all employees to cover a broader, more equitable spectrum of colleague needs. 2. Collaborating with diverse partners. 3. Becoming JUST certiﬁed in order to set goals and directions for improving equity within LJC.

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MORE DIVERSE HIRES

SUPPORT DIVERSE INITIATIVES

BIAS TRAINING

INCREASE DIVERSE LEADERSHIP

DIVERSITY / Diversity encompasses the counting of our people. Presently, we are composed of a larger percentage of minorities than other firms in our industry (as measured across categories of gender, ethnicity and race), but we can and should strive to become an even more diverse firm than we are today. Representation matters – and it’s important we look like and understand the colleagues, clients and communities we serve. By continuing to provide career development opportunities for our minority colleagues and by expanding our recruiting efforts to target new sources of talent, we can be intentional about fostering diversity at LJC, whether at the level of new hires or firm leaders. We can promote our diversity objectives by taking the following steps: 1. Increasing recruitment from historically diverse schools and organizations 2. Continuing support and promotion of diverse initiatives 3. Offering bias training at regular intervals 4. Developing a pipeline to nurture and grow young diverse staff to become future leaders

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REMOVE BARRIERS

EXPAND VOICES

PROVIDE MENTORSHIP

DECREASE BURNOUT

AT THE TABLE

INCLUSION / If we increase employee diversity and establish the infrastructure necessary to promote greater equity, then the next area for focus is on inclusion. By means formal and informal, we need to seek out ways to encourage all of our colleagues to feel heard, listened to, and engaged in the operation of LJC if we are to provide a truly inclusive workplace. We will realize the work environment we seek when all our colleagues are: treated fairly and respectfully; have equal access to opportunities and resources; and can fully contribute their gifts and talents to the organization’s success. The steps to achieving the inclusive workplace include, but arenot limited to: 1. Increasing internal mentorship and opportunities 2. Promoting participation and leadership in the Core Councils 3. Partnering with local MBE, WBE, DBE ﬁrms 4. Ensuring in-ofﬁce initiatives are led by junior staff 5. Representing LJC in public

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IS MAKING THE PEOPLE COUNT.

Together we have

Global Experience, Local Touch A cohort of creative thinkers. Our team brings world-class design talent, expertise at every scale and complexity, and a passion to inspire. We thrive at the intersection of creative innovation and accountable implementation.

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Disciplines & Focus

Statistics

1,017 Total # of Enterprise Employees

46 Languages

39 Countries grew up outisde the U.S.

140 Professional Organizations

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived in

40 Countries We speak

20 Languages AMHARIC

GERMAN

MANDARIN

ARABIC

HAUSA

MARATHI

CANTONESE

HINDI

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CHINESE

IRISH

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ENGLISH

ITALIAN

SPANISH

FILIPINO

JAPANESE

TURKISH

FRENCH

KOREAN

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IN OUR COMMUNITIES Our diversity and inclusion efforts begin with being involved and engaged with our communities, consultants, and colleagues. LJC is an organization that is actively involved in and continues to expand its presence within the industries and communities we serve.

TROJAN PARK

POPCOURTS

NIRBHAYA

CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ACADEMIC CENTER

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Case Study Children’s Academic Center

CAC Children’s Academic Center Location: East St. Louis, IL Services: Architecture Renovation and Landscape Design

Community Partners Include: Christian Activity Center

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LJC is honored to work with the Christian Activity Center, a local non-proﬁt for in East St Louis, on the Children’s Academic Center; a renovation to an existing property. The CAC is an early childhood education center that will support an underserved community at the stage of life that can have the biggest impact on their futures. The CAC’s commitment to serving their community is reﬂected in the

design of the entire building. The use of natural materials in a variety of textures and cool tones emphasizes the connection to nature. This invokes in the children’s curiosity and discovery to reinforce a tactile learning style aimed at fostering successful futures. LJC’s ﬁnal design showcases many of the existing materials while updating the facilities. This creates an environment that keeps up with

the functional, and educational needs of today without forgetting about the community’s history. CAC is in the process of raising money to fund the Children’s Academic Center. This will allow them to create a space for the entire community to gather and continue to grow.

Case Study Monika Weiss - Nirbhaya

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Since 2019 Lamar Johnson Collaborative has been supporting technical development and production of a forthcoming public project by PolishAmerican artist Monika Weiss, Nirbhaya. Nirbhaya is a monument named after Jyoti Singh, aka ‘Nirbhaya’, who was raped and killed in at the age of 23 in New Delhi in 2012. It is a memorial not for conquerors and war heroes but for forgotten victims of everyday violence. Suggesting an ancient sarcophagus, filled with water, through horizontality, intimate scale, and new media component, the Nirbhaya memorial honors women of all cultures and times who undergo the trauma of rape, torture, and death. A site of meditation and stillness, the monument offers a pathway for reimagining collective remembrance, abandoning victorious monumentality and celebrating horizontal and peaceful future of humanity. The inspiration for the Nirbhaya sculpture comes from the long tradition of triumphal arches, which embody victorious verticality, making wars and colonial invasions into heroic history. In Nirbhaya, I lay a triumphal arch down, mirroring it with its own double, to create a vessel filled with water. In Nirbhaya, the triumphal arch no longer looms above us. Instead, we look down into the water and see a specter of a woman; her body shrouded in long black robe and veiled; her face morphing from one woman into another, making slow, universal gestures of lamentation. She eventually becomes a tree, which later morph back into a specter of a woman. — Monika Weiss. Nirbhaya is a project for which seemingly the most obvious inspiration is India Gate, which was designed by the British architect Edwin Lutyens, who in turn nearly copied Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Located at the most important and the most representative site in New Delhi, the memorial was dedicated to 90,000 Indian soldiers who died during World War I and in the battles with Afghanistan, serving in the British army. The sculpture by Monika Weiss, referring in its form to these historical objects of architecture, expresses the artist’s firm feminist attitude. It is one of the first monuments and memorials dedicated to thousands of women who are victims of violence every day. The use of classical aesthetics, so often employed by the powers in the era of developing colonialism, forces us to broaden our reflection. Monika Weiss leaves us with a question about contemporary functioning of social roles and the oppression that results from them, about the imperceptible suffering that does not receive the right to representation and commemoration. In Monika Weiss’ project, the triumphal arch resting on the ground becomes a water-filled, ancient sarcophagus. India Gate, losing its vertical strength and heroism, turns into a symbol of fluidity. Nirbhaya is also a project about bending over a monumental form that no longer dominates us; about possibilities of memory; about beauty becoming a response to history that viewers do not need to learn, just hear the murmur of water and the silence of the triumphal arch laid down on earth. — Weronika Elertowska, Curator, Centre for Polish Sculpture in Orońsko / National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.

N I R B H AYA by Monika Weiss Location: Orońsko, Poland and USA (TBD) Services: Design Implementation and Construction Documents

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Monika Weiss, Nirbhaya, 2020- . Forthcoming permanent public project. Cast concrete, ﬁberglass, water, 4K digital ﬁlm projection, sound station, 71 x 221 x 35 in. Right: still from video projection. Left above: rendering of the monument. Left below: aerial view of the monument.

Two permanent outdoor pieces of the same name are planned respectively, in Poland and in US. The Center of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko—a National Institution of Culture —is organizing the ﬁrst permanent version of Nirbhaya in their national sculpture park in 2021. This project is featured in the in the Centerpoint Now issue for the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, to be released in December 2020.

Case Study Popcourts

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POPCOURTS at Chicago and Lockwood Location: Chicago, IL Services: Landscape Architecture

Community Partners Include: Root2Fruit, Austin Coming Together, BUILD, Westside Health Authority, Austin Town Hall Art & Culture Committee, Territory, Walacam, Institute of Nonviolence

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The site at the Southeast corner of Chicago and Lockwood is prime for an intervention to accelerate the reopening of the Austin neighborhood. Food truck stalls, a ďŹ&#x201A;exible lawn with casual seating, and a basketball court that doubles as a plaza for markets will sit on top of a geometrically patterned site. A mural on the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern wall will extend along the ground plane and

across Chicago Ave to engage the community and invite passers-bye to explore the culture of Austin. The intervention at Chicago and Lockwood is a canvas for community outreach. The angular geometry of the site sets up a language for local artists to mural the East and South walls of the site, a location for an art installation on the corner, and an opportunity for community members to help paint the street.

Case Study Trojan Park

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T R O J A N PA R K Trojan Park Site: Wellston, MO Services: Landscape Architecture

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Each year the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA), as part of their Parks Build Community initiative, conducts a complete park makeover within the city hosting their annual conference. In 2016, thousands of parks and recreation professionals converged on St. Louis for the industry’s largest event. At that year’s conference, a brand new park was unveiled in Wellston, a neighboring suburb of St. Louis. It was the ﬁrst time that NRPA constructed a new park from

scratch. As part of the process of designing the ﬁnal section of the St. Vincent Greenway, LJC along with Great Rivers Greenway and Beyond Housing, prepared a concept park design for the 1 acre parcel at the southwest corner of Etzel and Skinker in the city of Wellston. Throughout the year-long community engagement process for the St. Vincent Greenway, area residents relayed their desire for open space and program opportunities that bring the entire community together,

improve overall health and ﬁtness, and provide safe places for the children of Wellston to play. The new park offers excellent opportunities to address all of these aspirations and more. The City of Wellston chose the name Trojan Park for the new civic gem, in honor of the former Wellston High School mascot. Once Trojan Park was completed, visitors found many of the features discussed during the community engagement process.

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We created a variety of mockups to test strategies that are visually appealing as a feed, but also give a complete picture of our work. We gathered precedents from other companies and analyzed how we work as a company in order to create a system that works well for us. The triptych gives us the space to share a complete picture of our work. This also increases engagement by creating multiple opportunities for viewers to engage with our work.

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Studio

S tu di o R e p resentati v e Off ic e C ul t ure OUR MISSION Create a platform for Our Voice Who We Are on the Inside is Reﬂected on the Outside Create a uniﬁed message Inspire and Unify Our Vision

GOALS - Design a process for gathering content - Create a schedule for sharing content - Social media channels that deﬁne us - Track our metrics

S ha re d C a le n d a r P roj ect Team

Social Media Management Software

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The mission of the Sustainability Core Council is to support LJC in designing beautiful, healthy buildings efficiently, that positively impact the environment and surrounding communities.

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Teams

Focus

Focus Provide tools, resources, training and culturally integrate sustainability into the practice Action Items Content Library + Training sessions and how toâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Education

Olivia Freese Halima Shehu Richie Hands Madeline Smith Jazmin Desvars Royg Larry Nordin Denise Rocha

Focus

Integrate sustainability into practice process, establish performance expectations

Push practice to forefront of sustainable design

Action Items

Focus Spearhead AIA 2030 Goal for the design practice

Action Items

Schedule/matrix for staying on forefront of sustainable design standards and concepts

Enhance process + platform to quantify the impact of design decisions proving their value and feasibility, design standards, and concepts

Reporting, sustainable action plan, collaboration with other ďŹ rms

Research

Performance

AIA 2030

Larry Nordin Cristina Martin Brett Horin Kent Lehman Jonathan Meader Javier Torres Gomez

Brett Horin Kekeli Dawes Sarah Hitchcock Jameson Skaife Dan Lyons

Spencer Woods Olivia Warsek Jazmin Desvars Royg Madeline Smith

Action Items

Leadership Council Champion : Kapil Khanna, Dave Junge & Sarah Jacobson

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AIA 2030 Firm Commitment

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Performance Process Diagram Case Studies Tools

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Research Sustainability Data Strategies by Sector

2 Sustainability Core Council

Case Study Mercy Virtual Care Center

AIA 2030 Commitment

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4 Well-Accredited Professionals

AIA 2030 Designing Carbon Neutral Buildings

Lamar Johnson Collaborative

AIA 2030 Firm Commitment LJC is committed to solving our client's most challenging problems, while promoting future generations to thrive. It is our policy to conduct business in an environmentally responsible manner, protecting the public, our employees and the shared earth in a comprehensive and transparent manner. LJC understands architects in particular have a great responsibility to model and design buildings with future generations in mind. LJC strives towards a net zero energy and carbon portfolio. LJC is uniquely positioned to achieve this goal through its disposition in a fully integrated enterprise. Through our close relationship with contractor Clayco; our in-house energy modeling, MEP engineers, enclosure specialists, landscape designers and sustainability experts, we have the tools and expertise to effectively problem solve during this environmental crisis.

Case Study Mercy Virtual Care Center

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90+ Sustainable Projects

60+ Well-Accredited Professionals

Lamar Johnson Collaborative

AIA 2030 Firm Commitment All of this is possible due to the top-down collective enthusiasm and passion within our design practice. LJC has identiﬁed the following topics as instrumental in our pursuit of a sustainable built environment: • Minimize energy demand: o Establish EUI and LPD targets during Schematic Design o Inform design decisions through continuous energy modeling o Employ strategic programming o Quantify the impact of passive design strategies • Carbon capture • Renewable energy • Native and biodiverse landscape • Sustainable and healthy material selection • Biomimicry

Case Study Mercy Virtual Care Center

Process

Strategies

Metrics

Tools

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tools

metrics

Energy+ IES VE THERM nce Radiance

Energy Use Intensity Heat Transfer IIlluminance ate Usage Water

strategies st s Benchmarking Climate Analysis Massing Daylighting

Performance Process In order to make an impact on projects, we need to address quantiﬁable sustainability measures. This starts by investigating the strategies unique to a project’s climate and building type, determining the metrics used to score those strategies, and then using the proper tools to simulate those metrics. By using this approach, we’re able to effectively and efﬁciently quantify how a project will perform.

Case Study Mercy Virtual Care Center

Metrics

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Case Study

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Mercy Virtual Care Center

EUI Benchmarks

Energy

Water

1 Improve Insulation Reduce heat transfer as much as possible. Focus on detailing that reduces thermal bridging.

1 Rainwater Collection Use cisterns to collect rainwater for irrigation and non-potable water usage.

2 Optimize Glazing Reduce the window to wall ratio as much as possible. Consider lower U-values and thermally broken framing systems.

2 Reduce Impervious Areas Reduce parking lots and add landscaping where ever possible.

3 Energy Recovery Take advantage of internal gains to recover usable heat to reduce heating energy.

Waste

Air Quality

Comfort

1 Water Bottle Filling Stations Aim to reduce water waste, as well as plastic waste.

1 MERV Filters Use highly rated MERV ﬁlters to greatly improve the indoor air quality.

1 Shading Devices Help reduce glare and optimize solar gains for optimal visual and thermal comfort.

2 Dedicated Recycling Area Provide an area dedicated to collect recyclables to promote recycling and waste reduction.

2 Dedicated Outdoor Air System A dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS), helps maintain continuous ventilation to ﬂush out airborne pollutants.

2 Radiant Heating/Cooling An energy efﬁcient method of providing optimal thermal comfort.

3 Low/No VOC Materials Aim to reduce indoor pollutants and product off-gassing.

3 Improve Daylighting Conﬁgure regularly occupied spaces towards the exterior of the building.

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23.43 2025 Goal 46.86 2020 Goal

Healthcare

234.3

70.29 2015 Goal

kBtu/sf/yr

5.29 2025 Goal 10.58 2020 Goal

234.3 US Median

Office

52.9

15.87 2015 Goal

kBtu/sf/yr 5.96 2025 Goal 11.92 2020 Goal

52.9 US Median

University

17.88 2015 Goal

59.6 kBtu/sf/yr

5.96 2025 Goal 11.92 2020 Goal

59.6 US Median

Multifamily

59.6 kBtu/sf/yr

2.27 2025 Goal

59.6 US Median

4.54 2020 Goal

Industrial

22.7 kBtu/sf/yr 22.7 US Median

6.81 2015 Goal

17.88 2015 Goal

EUI Benchmarks The Energy Use Intensity (EUI) is a normalized metric to compare the annual energy usage of buildings. These EUI benchmarks are unique to project types. By addressing this at the start of a project, we can determine performance targets and help projects achieve them throughout the design process.

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The mission of the Process Core Council is to present analysis of existing process, create a framework for communicating our process both internally and externally, and enhance LJCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value system for design.

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Teams

Focus Build an environment where collaboration is fully integrated into our design process

Workﬂow and Material Exploration

Design Narrative

Deliverable

Case Studies for our Best Work

A framework of collaboration strategies across scales, from casual pinups to ﬁrm presentations

Enscape + Infraworks + Parametric +3D Printing

Disciplines + Market White Paper

Approach

Collaboration

Research

Point of View

Effect

Sarah

Max

Anezka

Nicholas

Adam

Halima Shehu Laura Meyer Mulu Woldgeorgis Nicholas Moen Magdalena Aravena

Frank Hu Rory Thibault Taokai Ma Robert Konzelmann

Jameson Skaife Caroline Finck Cheng Cheng Peng

Doh Young Jen Hohol Lauren Fishbune Megan Schultz

Focus Discovery + Analysis + Iteration + Reﬁnement + Delivery Deliverable

Shuying Wu Lindsay Webb Ben Buehrle Kekeli Dawes Lance Yeary

Focus

Leadership Council Champion : Tyler Meyr

Focus Showcasing Design and Performance Deliverable Awards + Digital Content + Annual

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Approach

270

Collaboration

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Research

276

Point of View

278

Effect

3 Process Core Council

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Approach The mission of the Approach team is to present analysis of existing process, create a framework for communicating our process both internally and externally, and enhance LJCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value system for design.

Design Framework

Smart Start

Discovery

1 Research Design Attributes

Client Goals + Objectives

Representation

Pre-Design

Goals Objectives Performance

Analysis

2 Diagramming

Mobilization Phase

Conceptual Design

Precedent Material Context Mapping

Climate Program Context

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in linear format.

Big Idea

Ideation

3 Iteration

Refinement

4 Clarifying

Schematic Design

Design Development

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Delivery

Onward

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration Experience Sections Renderings Models Books

Evaluate Systematically

Owner Training Experience Monitoring Handover Surveys

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Design Framework

a onw

sm sta art rt

Owner Training Experience Monitoring Handover Surveys

rch resea

const ru docum ction admin ents & istrat ion

Precedent Material Context Mapping

ve r y

entin

izatio mobil se pha

d e l i ve

pre -de sig n

disco

te ly lua l Eva atica em t s Sy docum

Sections Renderings Models Books

Goals Objectives Performance

fin em en t

ideation

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Climate Program Context

schematic design

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rif

cla

m co in nc g de ept sig ua n l

t n sig en de opm l ve de

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

iteration

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in circular format.

smart start

onward Owner Training Experience Monitoring Handover Surveys

Goals Objectives Performance

discovery

delivery Sections Renderings Models Books

Precedent Material Context Mapping

design concept

refinement

analysis

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Climate Program Context

ideation Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

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Analysis & Communication

Design Approach

1 2 3 4 5 6

Define what makes a good case study. Reflect on existing process and communication of process. Create iterative beta case studies and framework. Allocate time in schedule to share and document process. Roll-out case study framework for office-wide use. Output of case studies.

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COMPLETED Analysis of external case studies that feature process to identify key elements that create a compelling case study.

What makes a compelling case study?

Involve Multiple Voices

Keep it Simple Showcase Collaboration

Include the Right Details Narrate Ideation + Experience

Own up to Challenges

Exhibit Mixed Mediums

Uphold Values

Make it Measurable

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IN - PROGRESS Collect feedback on existing process via surveys of core councils and interviews with speciďŹ c project teams.

When is our process most successful? Why?

When is our process most successful? Why? discovery

analysis

ideation

refinement

delivery

What roadblocks are you encountering during the design process?

What factors or forces inďŹ&#x201A;uenced the decision making in the project?

Interviews

Surveys

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STEPS

Identify beta projects, develop and test case study formats and framework.

Case Study Typologies

Multi-Stakeholder Planning Project

Interiors Project

Integrated Enterprise Project

Landscape Project

Architectural Project

Beta Case Study Examples

Brickline Greenway

24 E Washington Macy’s Flagship

Pﬁzer

Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park

University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis

Case Studies

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Approach

About

Case Studies The following section captures four unique stories about process, each selected to illustrate the nuance and responsiveness we use to approach our work.

Discovery

1 Research

Analysis

2 Diagramming

Ideation

3 Iteration

Refinement

4 Clarifying

Mobilization Phase

Conceptual Design

Schematic Design

Design Development

Precedent Material Context Mapping

Climate Program Context

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Delivery

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration Experience Sections Renderings Models Books

Our process hinges on 5 phases: discover, analysis, ideation, refinement & delivery. Each phase requires a thoughtful approach to design, context and project influences whether that be schedule, community, technology or any of the unique qualities a project may bring. Timing for each phase may vary, the rigor and effort _______________________________________________ Although you’ll find a number of themes, you’ll find one that carries through, collaboration. LJC leverages communication & and strong relationships with clients, consultants and contractors to create the best possible outcomes for our clients and communities. Discover, analysis, ideation, refinement & delivery.

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Case Study 01

Penn State Health Westview Garage Location

Hershey, PA

Program

Parking Garage

Size Delivery Time

1,300 Spaces Design-Build 2017-2020

Enterprise Partners

Case Study 02

Fulton East Location

Chicago, IL

Program

Office and Retail

Size Delivery Time

90,000 SF Design-Build 2018-2021

Enterprise Partners

Case Study 03

24 E Washington Location

Chicago, IL

Program

Historic Renovation - Office

Size Delivery Time

740,000 SF Design-Build 2018-2021

Enterprise Partners

Case Study 04

Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park Location

Fort Wayne, IN

Program

Riverfront Public Park

Size Delivery Time

6 AC Design-Bid-Build 2015 - 2019

Case Study 01

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Penn State Health Westview Garage

Design Process

Penn State Health Westview Garage Location

Hershey, PA

Program

Parking Garage

Size Delivery Design and Completion

Enterprise Partners

1,300 Spaces Design-Build 2017-2020

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Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

Narrative

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Inspired by Pennsylvania’s rolling hills, the waving spandrels of the building façade are the first architectural element noticed as one drives into the medical health campus. Positioned with such prime real estate, the team had a goal for the West campus to improve upon the daily experience of campus arrival and the half-mile walk to the College of Medicine’s main entrance. The Architects took on the challenge with inspiration from the surrounding iconic precast campus to create a complementary precast façade solution. Striving for an economical solution that was innovative and related to the current campus buildings was a key goal for the architectural team. Wanting to keep costs low and three-dimensional visual effects high, the waved design came to life. To achieve the final design solution, the precast and architectural design teams came together to maximize form sizes, weights, and centers of gravity to keep engineering stability in check yet keeping the overall concept strong. Through that collaborative process, significant cost savings were found by reducing the number of unique molds from 72 to 8 and by increasing the bay size. The scale of the horizontal spandrels and the eight-foot cantilevered overhangs at the entrances illustrate the attention to detail taken by the team using the principles of form following function. The horizontal spandrels play a dual role of safety barrier and structural beam and allow for ample light to enter deep into the garage, thus eliminating dark areas that typically occur in garages. The entrance overhangs offer the structural support needed at the stair towers while providing a canopy shelter and visual cues for entry points without needing post applied signage or other unrelated architectural elements. Desiring an uplifting experience for the daily user, the beauty of the design continues inside the parking garage. Maximizing the exterior glass walls at each stairwell adds an element of safety with the ability of natural light to shine in and dance along the vertical wavy form liner acting as a sundial as the day progresses. This form liner pattern compliments the waves of the exterior spandrel while still being functional as the elevator shaft walls. Pulling in other subtle natural elements like the wood ceilings in the stairs and within the precast canopy entrances, pairs well with heavily wooded Pennsylvania surroundings. Ultimately, the design team presented three design concepts to the client before this final design was selected. The final choice was based not only on the elements described above but also on the shade and shadow studies the team presented that proved the visual interest inside and out. Soon after completing the project, the project is being used in a way no one could have predicted. The first floor of the garage is currently acting as a drive-through COVID testing site. With the larger bays, taller floor to floor height, and well-lit areas, it has been a perfect location to provide a safe space to tend to their community and employees.

Case Study 01

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Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

Smart Start

Discovery

1 Research Design Attributes

Client Goals + Objectives

Pre-Design

Goals Objectives Performance

Analysis

2 Diagramming

Mobilization Phase

Conceptual Design

Precedent Material Context Mapping

Climate Program Context

YGOLOPYT NIAM

YGOLOPY DILOS

1S YGOLOPYT RENROC

YGOLOPYT YPONAC

Representation

YT EPACSDNAL

YGOLOPYT EPACSDNAL

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Big Idea

Ideation

3 Iteration

Refinement

4 Clarifying

Schematic Design

Design Development

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Delivery

Onward

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration Experience Sections Renderings Models Books

Evaluate Systematically

Owner Training Experience Monitoring Handover Surveys

Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

Inspiration Inspired by the rolling hills in Pennsylvania and the crescent building central to the medical campus, the architect blended the two to create a precast concrete skin that blends the garageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s architecture to its surroundings. Due to its prime real estate location, it was essential to create a unique view and experience for those entering and exiting the campus.

Discovery

Research

Mobilization Phase

Goal Scope Concept Logistics

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Penn State Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital context / material / precedent / mapping Hershey Medical Center

Life Lion Drive

University Fitness Center

Garage

Natural Prairie Landscape Addition to Detention Pond

West Governor Road

Sports Field Addition

The design teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial aerial diagram depicting the future project. This parking garage allows the health system to accommodate continued growth on the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus.

Case Study 01

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Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

After careful evaluation and review of both sites, Site B was selected for the project.

Analysis

2 Diagramming Conceptual Design

Climate Program Context

Original Site - A

Preferred Site - B

Pros 1. 2.

Pros 1.

Less utility rework Shorter walking distances

2. Cons 1. Eliminates future development 2. Poor sight lines from rt 322 to/ from innovation pavilion 3. Requires larger garage due to increased existing parking displacement 4. Cost increase due to larger parking deck 5. Reduced parking net gain

3. 4.

5. 6. 7.

Selected

Preserves desirable location for future development / program space Improved sight lines from rt 322 to/ from innovation pavilion Allows smaller parking deck due to less existing parking displacement More direct connection from bullfrog and life lion entry, reducing campus drive trafďŹ c UniďŹ es the west campus with a pedestrian greenway Potential integration with the university ďŹ tness center Increased parking net gain

Cons 1. More utility rework 2. Slightly longer walking distances

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Studies of utility impact for both sites were crucial during the decision making process.

Original Site - A LW SPIL

Selected

Impact Summary

- Stormwater - Telecomm TV - Telecomm

Preferred Site - B Impact Summary - Stormwater

TE LE CO M M

- Natural Gas - Sanitary

S T O R M W AT E R

LIFE

LION

DRIV

CATV

STORM

- Water - Communication

WAT E R

- Water and Fire

PAVILION SITE

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Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

Garage elevation looking east towards the Medical Campus.

Selected

Analysis

2 Diagramming Conceptual Design

Climate Program Context Efﬁcient

Curve

Split

1,134 Spaces 4 Levels 340,000 SF 4,936 LF Perimeter

1,052 Spaces 3 Levels 320,000 SF 4,224 LF Perimeter

1,212 Spaces 4 Levels 390,000 SF 6,102 LF Perimeter

The team studied three layouts to find the right balance between design direction and its costeffectiveness. The efficient layout was the final selection due to cost and ease of construction, and the North-South orientation for easier accessibility.

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Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

Ideation

3 Iteration Schematic Design

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

YGOLOPYT NIAM

YGOLOPY DILOS

1S YGOLOPYT RENROC

YGOLOPYT YPONAC

Y T EPACSDNAL

YGOLOPYT EPACSDNAL

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Bouldering Wall

Running Stair

Exercise Elements

Fitness exploration on the garage’s east facade. Three design ideas were explored, including a bouldering wall, running stair, and an exercise area. Due to safety and liability concerns, the client did not implement this idea.

Material exploration of the garage facade consisted of precast concrete, glass, metal ﬁns, and a mixture of metal and glass. Precast concrete was selected because of its ﬂexibility in design, shape, and form, and its material connection to the existing campus architecture.

Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

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Process

1’-10”

6’-6”

Softened curvature of typical precast panel

Ideation

3 Iteration Schematic Design

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Wood accent on level 1

YGOLOPYT NIAM

YGOLOPY DILOS

1S YGOLOPYT RENROC

YGOLOPYT YPONAC

Y T EPACSDNAL

YGOLOPYT EPACSDNAL

During the next few design iterations of the panels, the curvature lines were modiﬁed to create a more softened look. The canopy panel extrusion depth was also reduced due to constructability and casting requirements from the factory. During the study of wood sofﬁts beneath the entrance canopy panels, it was decided to include the wood accents on level 1 only.

Wood accent on all levels

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Narrowed down to the horizontal option, this shows all-concrete on the canopy panels in the corner with wooden sofďŹ ts on the ground level only.

Typical Module 1

Typical Module 2

Typical Module 3

Corner Module 1

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Process

2% slope 2% slope

Refinement

4 Clarifying 2% slope

Design Development

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

2% slope

Due to the depth of the precast canopy panels at the stair tower entrances, where people enter and exit, drainage became an issue. The study above shows different sloping options for the various directions of rainwater and snow drainage.

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As the design of the precast panels evolved, a visual issue occurred at the corners. The structural beam became visible from the exterior; therefore, additional reshaping was performed. The image on the right shows the corrected form, which now hides the beam.

B 54’-0”

C 48’-0”

D 48’-0”

E 48’-0”

F 48’-0”

G 48’-0”

H 48’-0”

New, 48-foot bay

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Process

Custom Inquiry Report type

Standard

Height

6’-3”109/128 ft-in

Width

8’-11”1/128 ft-in

Length

16’-1ft-in

Material

Concrete_Undeﬁned

Volume Gross

13.88 yd3

Volume Net

13.88 yd3

Area

452.4 ft2

Weight

56212.4 lbf

Geometry inquiry in Tekla to ensure weight and size requirements are met.

Refinement

4 Clarifying Design Development

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Screenshots of model translation from Rhino to Grasshopper (Tekla Live-Link) to Tekla Structures 2017

Our precast concrete subcontractor uses Tekla Structures for all of their concrete modeling. Understanding Tekla’s interoperability possibilities were critical to the success of this project. After research, collaboration, and sharing of software licenses and knowledge through Tekla tutorial sessions, the precast contractor and our design team were able to come up with a streamlined workﬂow that not only worked but kept the integrity of the geometry even through many ﬁle translations between softwares.

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NE 3C

North Facade

Form 01

Form 02

Form 03

4 Types 4 Panels

Form 04

9 Types 15 Panels

Form 05

11 Types 15 Panels

Form 06

10 Types 25 Panels

Form 07

10 Types 26 Panels

Form 08

Type 6A

Type 7A

(x2) N (x2) S

(x3) N (x2) S

6 Types 14 Panels

Type 8A

Formwork Only

Type 1B

Type 4A

Type 5A

Type 6B

Type 7B

(x1) E

(x1) N (x2) S

(x3) N

(x1) S

(x1) N (x1) S

Type 1C

Type 4B

Type 5B

Type 6C

Type 7C

(x2) E

(x1) N (x1) S

(x1) N

(x1) N (x1) S

(x1) S

Type 1D

Type 4C

Type 5C

Type 6D

Type 7D

(x1) N

(x1) E

(x1) N

Type 4D

Type 5D

(x1) E

(x2) S

Formwork Only

Type 4E

Type 5E

Type 6F

Type 7F

Type 8F

(x3) W

(x1) N

(x2) E (x2) W

(x1) E (x1) W

(x1) W

Type 2A

Type 4F

Type 5F

Type 6G

Type 7G

(x1) W

(x1) E (x2) W

(x1) W

Type 2B

Type 4G

Type 5G

Type 6H

Type 7H

(x1) W

(x1) E

Type 4H

Type 5H

Type 6I

Type 7I

(x1) N

(x2) E

(x1) E

(x2) E (x2) W

Type 3A

Type 4I

Type 5I

Type 6J

Type 7J

(x4) NW

(x1) E (x1) S

(x1) E

(x1) N

(x1) E

2 Types 2 Panels

3 Types 11 Panels

(x3) E (x4) W

Type 8B (x3) W

Type 8C (x1) E

Type 8D (x1) W

Type 6E

Type 7E

Type 8E

(x3) E (x3) W

(x3) E (x5) W

(x1) N

Type 3B

Type 5J

Type 6K

(x1) NW

(x1) S

(x1) N

Type 3C

Type 5K

(x2) NE (x2) SE (x2) SW

(x1) E

Precast Panel Matrix

Case Study 01

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Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process Current Speciﬁcation

Western Hemlock 1 3/8” wide 2 1/4” deep 1 1/4” gap Square Edge

Western Hemlock

1 3/8” wide 2 1/4” deep

1 1/4” gap Square Edge

Harmony Oak

4” wide 12 mm deep

1” gap Flow Along Curve

Harmony Oak

4” wide 12mm deep

0.5” gap Flow Along Curve

Harmony Oak

6” wide 12mm deep

1” gap Flow Along Curve

Harmony Oak 4” wide 3/8” deep 1” gap Flow Along Curve

Refinement

Harmony Oak 4” wide 3/8” deep 0.5” gap Flow Along Curve

Harmony Oak

4 Clarifying

6” wide 3/8” deep 1” gap Flow Along Curve

Design Development

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Dark Brown 4” wide 8mm deep 0.25” gap Flow Along Curve

Dark Brown

4” wide 8mm deep

0.25” gap Flow Along Curve

Pale

6” wide 8mm deep

0.25” gap Flow Along Curve

Pale

6” wide 8mm deep

0.25” gap Flow Along Curve

Pale 6” wide 8mm deep 0.25” gap Flow Along Curve

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Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

Delivery

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration

Fabrication Collaboration Translation Experience

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Details Exterior Wood SofďŹ t

Stair - Formliner Wall

Tower B Glazing

Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

Process

Delivery

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration

Fabrication Collaboration Translation Experience

178

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Case Study 01 Penn State Health Westview Garage

Interview

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Q / Why did you decide to use precast concrete over any other material? A / The cost has been the main factor. Among the other materials we proposed (Precast, Glass, Metal Fin, a mix of Metal and Precast), precast concrete was the most economical solution. Also, it is the most ﬂexible option. Precast can be in any shape or form and, therefore, provide a variety of design solutions. It can be horizontal, vertical, or a complex geometry that can respond to a speciﬁc environment or requirement. Secondly, the precast concrete allows us to unify our architectural concepts with the structural requirement - a single point solution to simplify construction. Thirdly, precast concrete is the preferred material in relationship to the existing buildings on the Hershey Medical Campus. Through iterative studies of the precast mix and color, we achieved a texture that created a visual connection and blending to the Campus.

Q / Was BIM used? Did you find it beneficial in the design phase? Was it more beneficial for the different companies involved? A / Yes. High Concrete Group (HCG) uses Tekla Structures for all of their precast concrete modeling and understanding Tekla’s interoperability possibilities were critical to the success of this project. After research, collaboration, and sharing of knowledge and software licenses through Tekla tutorial sessions, HCG and our design team were able to come up with a streamlined workflow that not only worked but kept the integrity of the geometry even through many file translations between softwares. This was all made possible through Rhino’s Grasshopper script and Tekla’s Live Link plugin in Grasshopper. Again, this enabled maximum integrity of the precast panel geometry and HCG ensured a high-quality delivery by guaranteeing a maximum tolerance level of one inch. In addition, BIM coordination was fully utilized throughout all aspects of the project from start to finish as our standard. We coordinated and transmitted BIM models between trades to ensure all design components were up-to-date and sharing these files on a regular basis allowed every trade to be more effective with their time. Our in-house VDC team (Virtual Design Construction) helped us manage, organize, and check the quality of the BIM model including clash detection and by utilizing many other capabilities to ensure the quality of construction. For example, during construction, sink holes were discovered on site and for this reason, a full, high spatial resolution laser scanning was performed on site of the garage to measure sinkhole-related subsidence in the foreseeable 5-year and 10-year future. This point-cloud based BIM modeling and Cintoo’s cloud-based platform allowed easy collaboration and sharing of 3d data.

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Q / What were the unique obstacles you had to overcome with this project? A / The primary obstacle that we had to overcome was the technical requirements of the pre-stressed concrete. The prestressed rig was built at a certain size and due to this, our design team went through many iterations of studies to redesign the cross section of the members and meeting the following requirements: 1. 2. 3.

Keeping the design intent of creating a threedimensional visual effect Meeting the technical and dimensional requirements to ﬁt in the pre-stressed rig. Meeting the transportation requirements for moving the pieces from the factory to the site.

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Generation of Families

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The panels had to be of a speciﬁc thickness, size, and weight. LJC REVIT High High Using a Grasshopper script in Rhino and tools in Tekla, we Clayco were continually monitoring the panels’ weight to not exceed CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS 100,000 lbs while tweaking the shape until we reached the LJC Clayco optimum design. And supplying accurate centroid (CoG) data to HCG for each panel was critical to ensure a successful erection on-site due to multiple rotations required during transport and installation. Initially, we explored using a 3d-printer to create the mold for the concrete panels. However, the mold could not support the concrete’s sheer weight and the heat released during its curing. We then took a more conventional approach using a CNC machine to route wooden boards and create a support structure to sustain the panels’ weight. The mold for the heaviest canopy panel took as long as a month to complete, mainly due to the size but mostly sanding and routing the boards manually to render the curvature, especially between wooden panels to hide the seam. In the end, a combination of a 3d printed rubber model for the water drain and ﬁberglass cloth were used to make the pouring and lifting and transport of the concrete successful.

Q / Were there any strict scheduling requirements that affected production or your design? A / The most time-sensitive item was the timing and delivery of the optimized 3d modeling of the precast panels to HCG. Transferring the model to HCG for optimization and ﬁnal production tricky because of software interoperability. Because this was a ﬁrst-of-a-kind of effort from both the design and construction team, we were certainly exploring the unknown and taking risks. So all the trades were extra careful utilized all man-power and resources to meet the deadline of the opening of the medical campus that had real need for the garage.

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Fulton East

Design Process

Fulton East Location

Chicago, IL

Program

Office and Retail

Size Delivery Design and Completion

Enterprise Partners

90,000 SF Design-Build 2018-2020

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A New Standard for Fulton Market Fulton East is a 12-story, 125,000 SF commercial office building with ground-floor retail and parking. The design team set out to do much more with a 10,605 SF floorplate that is one-third of the size of most office tower plates in the area. From the beginning, the design team wanted to promote biophilic design features that foster healthy workspaces. Additionally, the team wanted to provide amenities on par with the high-end office spaces in Fulton Market and respect the neighborhood’s architectural context while making this boutique building iconic and notable on many levels. A Contemporary Warehouse At the start of the project, the design team tried to incorporate all that people appreciate about old warehouses. The design team drew inspiration from the spatial scale, gridded windows, materiality, and clerestory lighting of traditional warehouses. The approach was then to apply these elements in creative, forward-looking ways to continue the conversation of Fulton Market and Chicago’s future. The design also adopts biophilic principles not found in traditional warehouses. Access to outdoor space and generous daylighting for all tenants were key priorities for this project. Design Challenges as Design Opportunities The design team worked to optimize Fulton East’s 12,000 SF site to match office towers’ amenities two to three times its size and surpass them with forward-thinking design and nextgeneration innovations. At each stage of the design process, challenges were seen as opportunities to apply unique design solutions. The design team optimized the floor plate structure and core alignment to facilitate flexible space planning and required parking. They found innovative systems for cladding the envelope that was cost-effective and eye-catching and adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by pioneering nextgeneration technologies never before seen in commercial offices in Chicago. Innovation Driven by Collaboration This building’s innovation was forged by seamless collaboration between LJC, the Clayco enterprise, manufacturers, subcontractors, and the client. The design-build process allowed for more direct and time appropriate involvement and coordination of the entire project team.

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Process

Smart Start

Discovery

1 Research Design Attributes

Client Goals + Objectives

Representation

Pre-Design

Goals Objectives Performance

Analysis

2 Diagramming

Mobilization Phase

Conceptual Design

Precedent Material Context Mapping

Climate Program Context

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Ideation

3 Iteration

Refinement

4 Clarifying

Schematic Design

Design Development

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Delivery

Onward

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration Experience Sections Renderings Models Books

Evaluate Systematically

Owner Training Experience Monitoring Handover Surveys

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Fulton East

Process

A New Typology in Fulton Market Fulton East is centrally located in the Fulton Market neighborhood, directly off the CTA Morgan Street’ L’ stop, and within walking distance of suburban commuter train stations, hotels, amenities, commercial and residential properties, and the Chicago Loop. The design team wanted to convey how robust the offerings were in the area and how unique the proposed office typology was. Most office towers in the area have floor plates three times the size of Fulton East. It was the owner’s vision to suggest a new typology of a boutique office tower. The design team’s charge was to develop a project that created the advantages that its size, location, and articulation could offer.

Discovery

1 Research Mobilization Phase

Precedent Material Context Mapping

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PLATE = 10,165 SF RSF SINGULAR = 9,085 SF RSF MULTI = 8,730 SF

PLATE = 10,165 SF RSF SINGULAR = 8,895 SF RSF MULTI = 8,710 SF

Site Analysis & Core Location Though the location is ideal, the design team needed to consider site logistics early on to make the project feasible. The combination of a smaller floor plate serving parking plates and office plates demanded a reconsideration of typical office cores. The team developed an offset core that created light-filled, fully open floor plates with a deconstructed linear core while allowing for reasonable parking efficiency on the floors below.

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Fulton East

Process

Push Pull

Rounded

Corner Ofﬁce

Offset

Staggered Terraces

Sculpted for Views

Discovery

1 Research Mobilization Phase

Precedent Material Context Mapping

Early Massing Exploration

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FR ST OM AT IO N

RETAIL ENTRY OFFICE ENTRY

The design team explored multiple massing scenarios before adopting a more reﬁned strategy. The goal was to push the client’s expectations of what’s possible on the site and build a library of design elements that could articulate the project program and goals. In doing so, the team was able to clarify what was needed to make the building work and then build on that each step of the way forward.

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Massing Exploration & Reﬁnement

The goal was to have the building feel whole, to integrate the entry level, parking levels, ofﬁce levels and the rooftop from their interior-driven programmatic needs with an articulation that felt both forward thinking and respectful of the neighborhood context. It was also important to have this smaller volume feel large. To have taller proportions, the glass box extends through the top parking level to the rooftop, where the glass lifts into the clerestory. The solid core, articulated with Prodema, anchors the overall mass by breaking the glass volume, and runs up and into the penthouse structure. The base establishes the relationship to the context with an active ground ﬂoor.

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Analysis

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Facilitating Views The shifted core’s strategic placement addressed the 12-story neighbor to the south and created an open floor plate with expansive unobstructed views of the Chicago Loop to the east and the historic buildings of Fulton Market to the north and west. This strategy was to provide the best possible experience for tenants. More unobstructed views outwards mean more opportunities for daylighting in the building’s interior. Creating a concrete structure with 12’ floor-to-floor height also makes the office floors brighter, lighter, and spacious, making for an experience similar to the historic loft buildings in the neighborhood. The rooftop showcases how the design team created unique opportunities from design features. The shifted core allowed for a generous pedestrianfriendly rooftop amenity deck. Similarly, the clerestory in the shared amenity floor made the amphitheater seating on the roof possible.

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Fulton East

Process Materiality Brick is the most common material in Fulton Market, both historically and in newer buildings. Steel and gridded windows and heavy timber are prominent as well. The design team drew tonal and textural inspiration with these materials but sought to apply them in a manner that is both informed by context and innovative. Wood is prominent in Fulton Market, but usually as an accent or interior material. Here, with the Prodema, it is an outward expression that is eye-catching and distinct. This rich, warm material was used to highlight the street-level retail, screen the parking garage, and clad the southern core.

Ideation

In articulating the window wall, the super grid echoes the articulated steel structure of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and some other structures in the area. Here, the steel breaks up the glass volume and frames the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s base, which is activated with Prodema.

Iteration

Schematic Design

Materiality Constraints Modeling Comparison

Fulton Market is a neighborhood of warehouses with large punched windows. The window wall grid follows these warehouse proportions of masonry, but it also references the historic multipaned windows themselves.

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A New Design Vision for Fulton Market The design for Fulton East both gestures to the tradition of warehouses in the neighborhood and the Loop’s contemporary ofﬁces. It also meets the street in a familiar way in how it references that tradition. The cast iron aspects of old Fulton Market are expressed through column and storefront articulations. The decorative brickwork of Fulton Market is translated into the pleated Prodema cladding that conceals the building’s parking garage. The design intent was to be ﬁrmly grounded in the context but forward-looking.

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Fulton East

Process

Maximize Daylighting

Refinement

4 Clarifying Design Development

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Clerestories are common in many traditional warehouses and was an asset the design team wanted to introduce in Fulton East’s top amenity ﬂoor to give it the edge the client sought. The clerestory adds daylighting to the interior space, creates the amphitheater seating structure on the roof terrace, and provides the building with a particular iconography in the Fulton Market skyline.

8“ PT slab

mullion @ 30” AFF

12’-0” FLOOR TO FLOOR WITH FLAT PLATE/30’ SPAN

11’-4” ﬂoor to underside of slab

The minimal structural system allows for stunning, unobstructed views of Chicago’s skyline outside. There are only three interior columns in the office space, and the design team chose a flat post-tensioned slab with these three columns over a dropped beam post-tensioned structure with no columns to create the bright and airy experience the client was after while maintaining budget expectations. The compact core to the south allowed the office footprint to gain as much desirable daylighting as possible.

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Fulton East

Process

Refinement

4 Clarifying Design Development

Detail Texture Depth Complexity

Facade Exploration

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Making A Design Statement The team chose to feature the warmth of the wood in the lobby, the most visible part of the structure. The design team explored several arrangements of the panelized wood system, Prodema, to conceal the ultra-compact parking floors above the lobby. The three-dimensional folded panel’s randomized composition excited the client and set the direction for how the Prodema panels would be applied. The design team took on the challenge to apply the material, commonly used as balcony railings in Fulton Market, as a full-fledged envelope-cladding material and eye-catching design feature. Just under 10,000 SF of Prodema was used on the southern facade, reaching over 140’ high and covering twothirds of its width, and 2,000 SF used for the folding design cladding on the second and third level of the parking floors on the front facade. The lobby proved to be the most sensitive portion of the design because it was part of the public realm; it remains the most experiential part of the project. It was an opportunity to make a gesture to the Fulton area and to make a statement that highlights the restaurant on Fulton St. This part of the design required the most collaboration and communication between LJC, Clayco, and the client. All hands were on deck from the iterative stages of the lobby’s design through construction.

Case Study 02 Fulton East

Process

Delivery

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration

Fabrication Collaboration Translation Experience

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“The process we have makes design more natural. It was a genuine relationship where we’re all in a room, always: Clayco, the construction team, the designer, and the client. There’s no division there. We’re making the decisions together in the room, design-related, cost-related, or feasibility in terms of construction. Everyone’s got a say in how it should go. I think the collaboration part was key, and the client was a big part of the collaboration.”

Jonny Noble Associate Principal

Designing With Prodema Prodema is typically an accent material on buildings. This project changed that, making it a prominent part of the overall architectural/experiential expression. It was also one of the most extensive vertical wall applications, and the pleated Prodema front façade was unlike any previous product installation. To this end, LJC and Clayco led the Prodema designbuild team, working with the same fabricator and installer from Clayco’s Zurich headquarters project. The design-build team used a live SketchUp model to test the feature’s methodology, appearance, and detailing. This allowed for rapid input and full collaboration with all team members. This process and the mockups and shop visits kept the process moving forward quickly, informed, and efﬁcient for all involved. This intense collaboration process helped deliver an assembly system that both LJC and Prodema can use for future projects.

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Delivery

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Next-Gen Building Systems

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MAD Elevator’s Toe-To-Go Hands-Free System airPHX Non-Thermal Plasma Disinfection Technology Rosslare Touch-Free Key Fob Secure Access System Butterﬂy Touch-Free After-Hours Secure Access System Sherwin-Williams Paint Shield Sloan Touch Free and SloanTec Protection in bathrooms

Delivery During COVID-19 At the onset of the pandemic, the client pushed LJC and Clayco to adapt the new office tower to the new paradigm. Though construction had topped out at the start of the year, the design team began to research systems and products to introduce in the design. Fulton East was the first office tower in Chicago to apply many of these strategies.

“It was the timing of when COVID-19 hit and the foresight of our client to say this is something we should address. We can adapt to a pandemic, and we should.” Jonny Noble Associate Principal

Many of the pursued design components set Fulton East ahead of the curve for COVID readiness. The generous balcony on each floor is atypical for office towers today and promotes health and wellness. The office tower prioritizes daylighting, and the smaller floorplate and floor-to-ceiling glass maximize the amount of light that reaches the heart of the building. The open floorplate is an excellent asset to organizations looking to arrange flexibly and at a social distance, and the rooftop garden provides a much needed outdoor resource for its tenants. The design features the team applied to Fulton East will promote wellness for tenants long after the pandemic.

“We didn’t have to go backwards since ﬂexibility was inherent in the design. We just had to look at a different future.” Drew Ranieri Associate Principal

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Delivery

5 Documenting

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To get a better perspective on the pivot LJC and Clayco made to respond to COVID, we spoke with Charles Meagher of Clayco. He was part of the team that researched, designed, and oversaw the mechanical systems’ adaptation to promote a healthier and safer workspace.

Q / At what stage of construction did the design team start to pivot in response to COVID-19?

Q / How do the air treatment systems in Fulton East work?

A / All equipment and ductwork was installed and the controls systems were 90% complete. Retrofit applications, such as UV-C lights in the rooftop units, air filtration and other air cleaning solutions, were immediately investigated for effectiveness, safety, and cost. The team spoke to product vendors, consulting engineers and even an industrial hygienist recommended by our St. Louis office while doing our research.

A / It’s a proprietary technology, that, in short, is a black box that draws air through it and kills the virus in the process.

Q / How much time and work did the team commit to making these changes in such a short period? A / The time invested was signiﬁcant. I met Drew onsite to review the installation; we did research and reached out to vendors often. Once the team set on that path, we went deep into that rabbit hole. The touchless elevators were a last-minute change, and it was the ﬁrst building in the country to have them. Certainly with Clayco, and what we do, it lends itself to how we could react quickly to what was needed at that moment.

Q / Prior to COVID, how were these systems typically used? A / Before COVID, you generally saw UV-C used only in hospitals and healthcare applications. A typical installation would put UV-C lights on the cooling coils to keep bacteria from growing and sometimes on the outside air intakes to treat incoming fresh air. With COVID, we are now seeing the outside air installation becoming more common.

Q / Do you see this being standard in future projects? A / I think we’ll see air treatment a lot more. More clients have started asking about HVAC options; it’s becoming a topic of conversation. In addition to UV-C and the airPHX system installed at Fulton East, there are other products such as plasma systems and different ﬁltering technologies that can be used.

Q / What other changes are you seeing in your work today? A / Designing ducted return air systems instead of plenum systems is a fairly low cost design option being discussed as an alternative more often. The idea is that by capturing air from specific areas will help confine particles to that area; any pathogens released will be contained rather than, for instance, being drawn across a large open office. I also think airflow modeling (CFD-computational fluid dynamics) may be utilized more often to prove the air movement during design. I’m glad we talked about this, because the changes are happening now.

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24 E Washington Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flagship

Design Process

Historic Renovation & Adaptive Reuse Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flagship

24 East Washington Location

Chicago, IL

Program

Historic Renovation - Office

Size Delivery Design and Completion

Enterprise Partners

740,000 SF Design-Build 2018-2021

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LJC’s scope included the full renovation of 5 levels of ofﬁce including new elevators, MEPFP systems, an entry experience including the exterior canopy expression, lobby, amenity space & rooftop deck. Embedded in the historical culture of Chicago, The design pays homage to the legacy of the historic department store while providing a new energetic workplace in the heart of the Loop.

Landmarks & Legacy The Macy’s flagship store has a strong and treasured legacy. The buildings themselves illustrate the timeline of growth and innovation of the department store, dating back 125 years. The design team worked closely with landmarks to ensure the legacy of the project stayed intact while providing a state of the art office space with class A amenities. Design queues were taken from the buildings history, paying homage to the architecture and activity that once filled its terracotta walls.

Multi-Disciplinary Approach This project required a multi-disciplinary approach where our architecture, interiors and landscape teams worked together to weave every detail into a composed whole. The scope of the project required close coordination, speciﬁcally on the rooftop and amenity level that was challenged by both existing conditions and Landmark status. Success was attained only through our crossdisciplinary and integrated approach.

One Team with and Accelerated Timeline The LJC/Clayco design-build process enabled the project’s accelerated timeline. The design team worked in sync with the construction team and the client from day one, blurring lines and responsibilities to achieve an on budget, on time project worthy of the landmark department store. LJC & Clayco were supported by TAG, Clayco’s Technical Assurance Group, as well as BIM coordinators who ensured smooth coordination between trades and consultants. This collaborative approach freed up the team to focus on emerging design & construction challenges in real time. The ﬁnal design & delivery of the project is an active workplace that compliments the legacy of the historic department store. There is a misconception that design is solely about creating something new. Sometimes the most innovative and creative designs are the ones that wrap their arms around history.

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Process

Smart Start

Discovery

1 Research Design Attributes

Client Goals + Objectives

Representation

Pre-Design

Goals Objectives Program

Analysis

2 Diagramming

Mobilization Phase

Conceptual Design

Context Building Org Program Landmarks

Visioning Program Blocking Landmarks

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Big Idea

Ideation

Refinement

3 Iteration

Delivery

4 Clarifying

5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration

Schematic Design

Design Development

Precedent Language Materials Experience Landmarks

Detailing Coordination Exploratory Demo Landmarks

Documentation Exploratory Demo On-Site Coordination BIM Design Build

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Owner Training Experience Monitoring Handover Surveys

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Marshall Fields Legacy Research was critical to the success of this landmarked building’s adaptive re-use journey from retail to ofﬁce program. The legacy and evolution of the store was extensively researched through visits to the Art Institute and Chicago’s public libraries where imagery, articles and newspaper stories were collected. This allowed the team to understand the history of the existing ﬁve buildings, which had been stitched together into one, and was pertinent to resolving the programming, detailing and constructability challenges while maintaining the original historical design intention. Ample time was spent on-site exploring and documenting the existing conditions.

Discovery

Historic Legacy

1 Research Mobilization Phase

Context Building Org Program Landmarks

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SKYLIGHT RESTORATION

ELEVATOR CORE

NEW FACADE LEVEL 10-14 (NOT VISIBLE FROM STREET)

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Development of Program Scope

Developing Program Scope At the beginning of the design process, the client leaned on LJC to develop a program and a full understanding of the scope of work required, as well as identifying challenges of that scope. This pursuit resulted in the renovation of 5 ﬂoors to ofﬁce program, a roof deck, a new elevator core, skylight restoration, a new entry canopy & lobby.

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Process

Building layout Original

Randolph

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Building layout Vertical Circulation

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There are two light wells on State Street side and one central atrium. South: 6 story atrium with Tiffany glass vault North: 13 story atrium Walnut Room is a 2 story atrium located above the Tiffany vault Marshall Field & Company referred to itself as a “Cathedral of all the Stores.”

Building Analysis Careful analysis of existing infrastructure and new programmatic needs drove the selection for the new elevator core location. This placement was key to the project that serves the five levels of office without impacting historic features like the atrium stair cores and historical details. The forgotten space selected allowed for relative efficiency of construction and sequencing, an outcome of the partnership with Clayco. Thorough understanding of the building allowed LJC & Clayco team to serve as a trusted advisor to the client, providing a reliable and knowledgeable source for insight and direction through the entire process.

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New mechanical chase in existing elevator shaft Mechanical duct relocation

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New escalator

Visitor’s center

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Edge ﬁller wall

Exterior metal panel west wall enclosure

New roof enclosure

Painted curtain wall system

ACM metal decorative frame

Complimenting Historic Building As the building is landmarked, any additional work on the exterior needed to be an expression of its time, rather than an element that would blend into the ﬁve historical buildings. This led to a clean and simple design for the face of the new elevator core. The dark frame and reveals set themselves apart from the historical buildings while also providing levels of tolerance for constructability.

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Building in Tolerance Due to the nature of adaptive re-use projects & the advanced timeline set by the client, all concepts and design had to be previewed through the lens of constructability. The design had to accommodate for ďŹ&#x201A;exibility so that once selective demolition was completed as well as new information was uncovered, the design could adapt while keeping the project on schedule.

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Historic Preservation through Site Lines Site lines & setbacks were critical to designing the roof deck amenity for the ofﬁce program. This required the team to work closely with Landmarks, including in ﬁeld tests to verify design assumptions and results. It was imperative that any new design elements did not change or alter the view of the building that pedestrians have from the street. Through careful analysis of the site lines from all points along the sidewalks, the team was able to craft solutions that didn’t impede on the historical presence but created captivating spaces that ranged in scale & program. View shed diagrams were established, taller elements were held back from the edge, and parapets were used intelligently to mask furniture & other plantings.

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Designed for Comfort and Experience Solar orientation, wind, views & adjacency analysis were performed for the roof deck design. The result was a design that focused on two large shade structures with seating design for outdoor lunches and meetings. Flanking the pergolas, a lawn element with ornamental trees and plantings create a place for lawn games and an escape from the dense urban surroundings. Water features at the east and west end of the axis provide a soothing trickle sound that masks the hustle and bustle below. Lastly, nooks with ďŹ re features provide more intimate seating areas for more cozy gatherings.

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Paying Homage The entry to the ofﬁce lobby serves as a new icon along the building’s facade. The design team made critical decisions to make the new entry way stand out while complying with Landmarks by focusing on proportion and balance. The canopy is meant to feel light but have visual weight. Its depth was carefully selected to contrast the existing canopies while still providing protection from the elements. And lastly, the canopy details were a subtle nod honoring the original Marshall Field’s and now Macy’s legacy . The wheat icon that was insignia of Marshall Field’s was found throughout the building in historical details. That symbol was taken and abstracted into a new pattern that became a key iconic pattern utilized on the facade design in both the screen and the underside of the canopy.

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The detailing of the canopy was approached in the same way as the facade of the new elevator core, with a careful consideration of constructability and respect for the historic facade while maintaining room for tolerance. The new system ﬁts within the historic openings and in line with the existing storefront. The canopy structure was carefully coordinated to not impact the historic building which is enhanced by its ﬂoating design.

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NEW ENTRANCE LOCATION

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Amenity Design The amenity ďŹ&#x201A;oors balanced uncovering the existing architecture & creating palettes that spoke to historic Marshal Fields legacy with greens, golds and warm tones hearkening back to the original brand. The design weaves rich textures and smooth modern lines, a balance that was reďŹ ned with time and iteration to achieve the perfect composition. Material Palette

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Exploratory demolition unveiled that the new location of the lobby & elevator cores once served as a secondary, VIP entrance for motor cars. Beautiful glazed brick, approachable but elegant, was uncovered, revealing a glimpse into the original experience of the place. The design was re-thought to incorporate the ﬁnd, the street below, glazed brick on either side & the sky above. The light ceiling element, meant to invoke the feeling of the sky, was studied through quick iteration. The outcome is a lobby that speaks to the history of not just the building with the incorporation of curated digital content but of the physical place and the legacy and excitement of the original department store.

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5 Documenting Construction Documents & Administration Documentation Exploratory Demo On-Site Coord. BIM Design Build

Feature Design Designing the featured installation for the Macy’s lobby required close collaboration between the manufacturer of the resin panels, the installer of the frame, the fabricator of the clock mechanism itself, and, of course, our partners at Clayco. Panels need to be large, have a printable surface, and have a transparency to rival glass. A custom time piece was created that matched the proﬁle of the historical hands. The clock installation was a delicate and detailed piece and would not have been possible without our commitment to working through each step with the suppliers, fabricators, and installers.

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Thorough Documentation

Anticipating Existing Conditions

The documentation efforts were carefully coordinated with details highly important to the landmark process. It was critical to thoroughly illustrate the connections to the historic building. The team utilized detail drawings as well as exploded axonometric drawings to translate design concepts. Those drawings became the basis for shop drawings. The team leaned on fabricators to ensure the best solutions for each design problem were resolved using their expert opinions all while meeting the tight design & fabrication schedule.

Due to the challenging and sometimes hidden existing conditions, a combination of 3d scanning, BIM and manual field verification were used to ensure that the project could be constructed as designed. The design team and construction team anticipated unseen existing conditions and exhibited flexibility by leveraging collaboration to ensure the project remained on schedule throughout demolition and construction.

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One Team From the onset of the project, each party was dedicated to acting as a single team, relying on one another for expertise. LJC brought design rigor to the conversation backed with a thorough understanding of the challenges and requirements to construct this Landmarked project. Working hand in hand with Clayco, and the client, LJC established goals for budget, timeline & design excellence that were met only through the ability to be ﬂexible and nimble.

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To understand existing conditions and streamline workﬂows, the team had to be thoroughly coordinated which started with a point cloud scan of the existing building. The data served as the basis for the collaborative model, enhancing accuracy and decreasing time required for coordination.

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Q / How did the historic legacy of the project play into the design process? A / We had multiple design iterations over the life of the project. Most of the concepts centered on using traditional/classic materials in a new way including brick, steel, wired glass mixed with rich modern textures. This is most evident in the new lobby. The entrance to the Brookﬁeld space was previously Holden Court, old streetscape running North and South informed a lot of the detailing & direction early on and we expanded from there.

Q / What challenges did working on a historic landmark building create and how did you solve the? A / The legacy of Marshall Field’s influenced our true first priority: Safety. As much as conservation is a key focus for historical and landmark buildings, there were blatant egress and fire hazards throughout the abandoned upper floors. After the final location of the new elevator core had been decided, the next task was implementing Chicago Code (2019, not 1919) emergency egress for future tenants. The design of the elevator lobbies, bathrooms and amenity floors could only be as successful as the Life Safety plans, they were derived from.

Q / How did the collaboration between Clayco and LJC inform the process? A / Clayco needed to go & fast! We sprinted to permit sets to keep them going & had to refine drawings/ details after permit. Any structural penetration or addition to the building had to be adapted to field conditions. LJC being on site full time was essential to completing the project. Lines between architect & builder were very fuzzy, because they needed to be flexible. VIF on a drawing quickly became LJC’s responsibility to verify with the carpentry foreman or Clayco super.

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Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park Location

Fort Wayne, IN

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Riverfront Public Park

Size Delivery Design and Completion

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History The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a rich history of Native American and European settlers who strategically designed fortified camps at the confluence of three rivers - evolving into the now modern city. In recent years civic leaders recognized the value of creating riverfront attractions that strengthen their downtown into a regional destination. Goal LJC was selected to re-imagine a new waterfront amenity at Promenade Park along the St. Mary’s River. The goal was to reconnect the community to its river, creating a new urban attraction for the entire region, bringing people from all walks of life to this unique feature. The result is a riverfront that achieves ecological restoration, and now gives the community direct access to the river and opportunities to experience the ebbs, flows, and sounds of nature, and an equitable landscape for people of all ages, races, physical abilities, and economic situations. Ideation Following the creation of a conceptual master plan, our team provided landscape architectural design and documentation for Phase 1 of the St. Mary’s riverfront improvements - a new waterfront amenity, Promenade Park. Through a series of design charrettes and presentations, the team generated design solutions to meet the expectations of the local community. The outcome of the charrettes was to increase recreational use of the river, provide dining and entertainment venues, allow programmed events, be universally accessible, restore river ecology and enhance bio-diversity through sustainable design. The result is a riverfront that now gives the community direct access to the St. Mary’s river and opportunities to experience the ebbs, flows, and sounds of nature, and an equitable landscape for people of all ages, races, physical abilities, and economic situations. Collaboration The landscape architects led the development of the design, documentation and construction administration for all site improvements. The design process included a collaborative approach with experts in landscape architecture (LJC), architecture (Design Collaborative), art, civil engineering (Engineering Resources, INC.), structural engineering (Hoch Associates), soils, lighting, MEP, branding, graphics, and way-finding. During construction, the landscape architect worked very closely with the contractor, client and other allied professionals to deliver the project on time and on budget. This project was a collaborative and inclusive dialogue between the design team, the City of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation, USACE, the Implementation Committee, the Community Foundation, selected stakeholders, and government agencies. Elevated Experience In August of 2019, the Fort Wayne community celebrated the Grand Opening of its $20 million Promenade Park by attending a weekend packed with planned events and live entertainment. The final result was exhilarating, notably surpassing the client’s and the community’s expectations. As residents move back into downtown, they are connecting with the St. Mary’s River and creating economic development for the city of Fort Wayne. This community was starved for this type of development within its public realm and now enjoys a wide array of programmed activities including boating, kayaking, biking, commerce, community events, and natural scenery along its river. With the completion of Phase I of the Riverfront development, the three rivers, Maumee, St. Joseph, and St. Mary’s, are becoming the center of local life once again, and Promenade Park is the city’s newest and most vibrant destination.

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Big Idea Smart Start Discovery

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Background “Our design for the Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park was comprised of implementable and affordable ideas that uniﬁed the client’s and the community’s desire to draw people back to the river, build pride in the community, create new reasons to come downtown, and to create an open space that would stimulate new opportunities and be a catalyst for development.”

Chip Crawford Managing Director

LJC’s involvement in the Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park improvements included the design and implementation of the ﬁrst phase in a series of riverfront development efforts, subsequent to a conceptual masterplan for the St. Mary’s Riverfront, developed by SWA. The City of Fort Wayne has a rich history associated with its riverfront. It used to be a hub for commerce, transportation and city life until the lure of suburban living pulled the residents away from the downtown and the riverfront. The intent of the masterplan and the riverfront design was to make the riverfront a desirable destination again, to connect people to the water’s edge, and create activities for everyone to engage in, as a part of a larger goal to draw people back to the river.

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Design Research and Public Engagement Initial research consisted of precedent studies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; analyses of other successful public riverfronts in similar cities and similar-sized rivers - which allowed the team to make scale, program, and cost comparisons and better understand the site, programming requirements, and potential spatial adjacencies. Through public engagement meetings and feedback from the clients, the design team could come to a clear idea quickly and decide on programmatic elements to accommodate gathering, recreation, shelter, food, beverages, play, and discovery.

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Preliminary Ideation Preparing for multiple interviews to acquire the project had given the LJC team opportunities to invest essential time and effort into the design early on in the process. They were also able to get wellacquainted with the site, the stakeholders, and the clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; requirements. The team conducted a series of site development studies, which underlined design goals, and helped pave the way for a highlevel concept, the core of which was carried through to the end.

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Establish Strong Connections to River

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Maximize Viewsheds

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Programming and Feasibility Studies Collaboration within the internal team and with the external project partners was crucial to determine the programmatic site elements that would fulďŹ ll the project requirements â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a pavilion to provide shelter, interactive waterscapes to connect the visitors with water, playscapes for children, performance venues for concerts, plazas and other spaces for gathering, dining, and participating in a host of active and passive recreational activities. Overlaying the overall design concept with spatial design ideas and layouts pertaining to the site program allowed the team to explore feasibility and variations in scale, arrangement, circulation and adjacencies of these programmatic elements to develop the design further.

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Laser Scan to Identify High Value Trees The planting design utilizes native plants, focusing on ďŹ&#x201A;ood-resistant species along the riverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. LiDAR scanning of the existing trees was used to inform feasibility and placement of the piers and the meander of the elevated walk among the existing tree canopy.

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A framework strategy was utilized to develop the park, allowing for smart growth and programmatic spaces that would facilitate various activities for all groups of people and at different times of the year. An essential idea in the design was to respond to the realities of ďŹ&#x201A;uctuating water levels of 7+ feet by creating a series of amphitheater steps and spaces at different elevations that would compensate other areas underwater at certain times of the year. In response to water levels, circulation was also analyzed to make the approach and movement in the site seamless. These studies are a ďŹ&#x201A;exible urban public space, which is now an equitable oasis for all to enjoy. The park continues to spur additional redevelopment along its borders.

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Process Design Concept Despite testing various strategies and ideas, the design always circled back to the original concept â&#x20AC;&#x201C; creating spaces of varying scales and functions, and tying them together with an integrated, accessible circulation system. The design constitutes open spaces such as the amphitheater and the ďŹ&#x201A;exible lawn for the larger community to enjoy and more intimate sheltered spaces, for smaller groups and families. Art has been integrated throughout the park. The effectiveness of these design decisions is currently being validated by the crowds of people that utilize the riverfront destination, not only to attend events such as farmers markets, festivals, concerts, and educational programs but also to engage in day-to-day recreational activities.

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Riverfront Terrace Flexibility has been built into the design to allow the parks district to tailor programs and events to their desire. Considerable effort was also put into ADA accessibility and lighting design to make the riverfront park accessible for all people at all times of the day.

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Designing for Universal Accessibility The riverfront design was further reďŹ ned through studies of composition and materiality of individual program elements. The design utilizes concrete, steel and hardwood to create a durable and lasting space that deďŹ&#x201A;ects water and debris, and is easily maintainable. Universal accessibility was a key design element in the park that contributed to the overall design. Tactile markers have been used along pathways and the river edge docks, and the lawn has been reinforced for easy access by wheelchairs, crutches and strollers.

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A custom designed water feature becomes a source of life and happiness, activating the park along itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spine as it marches its way toward the St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s River.

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Implementation and Administration Every detail was thought out and coordinated – from selecting each boulder used in the water rill, to tagging each tree for the designed landscape. The LJC team had the advantage of working with local partners to conduct frequent site visits and help coordinate the construction effort for the entire team. A soil specialist provided soil specifications and visited the site to ensure that soil was placed correctly. The soils ended up being changed for engineered soils and fiber turf reinforcement under lawn areas to help stabilize the soil, improve weight distribution, avoid compaction, and maintain airflow during times when the riverfront would have large crowds. As with any project, the construction process included several challenges. One challenge was posed by an elevated deck that housed movable tables and chairs. Access to the deck was through a vanishing stair, ranging from a flush condition at one end, to an 18” high seat wall condition at the other. On the side facing a planting bed, the elevation exceeded 30” in height, so the team raised the soil, creating a ledge and removing the fall hazard. The parks district still had reservations about this and has since installed a railing on the elevated deck platform’s high side. Such issues and other discrepancies in construction drawings were resolved on-site during site visits in the construction process. Rock Tagging

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An elevated canopy walk on the north bank of the river allows visitors perched views during ďŹ&#x201A;ooding and provides a panoramic perspective of downtown Fort Wayne, events on the river, and the abutting sunken playground with breathtaking views of Fort Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skyline day or night.

Collaboration Landscape Architecture: Lamar Johnson Collaborative RDG Management Lead, Architecture & MEP: Design Collaborative Architecture, Structural Engineering & Rendering/Animation: Hoch Associates Civil & Structural Engineering, Permitting/Regulatory: Engineering Resources, INC.

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The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playground negotiates the grade change from the riverwalk to the canopy walk above, providing several climbing and sliding opportunities. This area was designed to receive high water levels during ďŹ&#x201A;ood conditions.

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Q / Which part(s) of the process stood out and informed the overall outcome? A / We had a strong concept from the very beginning – it was an informed idea formulated through design exploration and vetted through research. We had a very smart start, which saved a lot of time and effort. We did a lot of sketches to get to the main idea. These sketches, in the end previewed exactly what got built. A / The park was well conceived, designed and documented. The team was very excited about this project from the start and that same level of enthusiasm extended into the implementation phase. Personally, not being involved in the project until construction administration, it was challenging to get up to speed on all of the design decisions and technical details. However, the client and our collective group of contractors, designers and engineers had a unified vision and team approach to delivering this park to the public. Everyone worked together to make timely and informed decisions to resolve field issues as they arose. All of the hard work paid off and the park was met with an exceptional response from the community. Q / How did the collaboration between internal team members and external team members inform the process? A / We were engaged in multiple design team meetings - workshops, charrettes with the other consultants, the clients, and the community, which shaped our design aspirations. We had talented local partners who cared about the outcome. We also had a graphic design / public engagement firm that was very wellrespected in the community, generated a lot of media attention, and got the community excited. We had several open houses and made public presentations to a design advisory committee that helped us set goals, evaluate alternatives, and lockdown ideation and programming based on their community values and needs. It was also helpful that our clients were a healthy and intentional parks district, and so, building on a dependable foundation of trust with them was important. A / The project was a collaborative one in which the entire team had the best interest of the project and the community in mind. I would sum it up as a sense of ownership, a civic duty to deliver this project on time, and I budget to the citizens of Fort Wayne.

Q / Describe some unique project design challenges and how you tackled them. A / One challenge was the design team’s stafﬁng changes, but we still delivered an award-winning project through our collaboration process. Other people with tested construction knowledge also stepped in to help deliver this project. Because of this, we were able to avoid client frustrations. In fact, they were delighted by our agility and collaboration process. I think this reﬂects our resilience and our ability to serve a client without missing a step. A / One unexpected design challenge was the numerous trees were large caliper (6”) and had +60” diameter root balls. As the construction progressed, some of these large trees had exposed root balls above grade due to the angle of the slope they were planted. To resolve this, we devised an aesthetic and functional solution without adding cost. Working with the GC and landscape contractor, we sourced local stone boulders and created small retaining walls, or planting pockets, that lifted the soil, covered the rootball, creating a less severe slope to plant the tree.

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Q / What were some best practices, highlights or lessons learned from the design process of this project? A / We were able to get a smart start on the project using a concept that we had outlined before we launched, followed by goal setting, conceptual thinking, ending with a strong finish. Todd Myer, a former employee, had spent a lot of time learning the city, getting acquainted with decision-makers, and understanding how the community works. His work made a big difference in why we got selected, and this approach of familiarizing ourselves with critical stakeholders served as an important lesson learned down the road. A / During the CA process, we always strive to improve details where possible, making small revisions that have a big impact. This is especially true when it focuses on public health, safety, and welfare. The project included many sloping sidewalks/stairs/seawalls. These were detailed well, but a few proved challenging due to environmental impacts when constructed. In specific locations, the hardscape slopes parallel each other, from flush to a raised condition. During particular times of day, the sun/shadow angles would render the elevation change as a flat surface, creating a tripping hazard. We identified several alternatives to resolve the issue. The preferred solution was low cost with high impact. A six-inch-wide strip of outdoorgrade white paint was used as a visual marker to call attention to the elevation change.

Q / How has this project proved important for the firm or yourself? A / The Riverfront Fort Wayne project is paramount for our Planning + Landscape team because it legitimizes our waterfront experience, which is a specific market type. It was a stepping stone for our group to have an award-winning built riverfront project. It highlights what services we can provide to the public realm and the role parks and open spaces play in bringing a city to life. It’s enriching that we got to design something that is so emotionally important to the residents of Fort Wayne, a space that serves as their new go-to destination in the city. A / Riverfront Fort Wayne is important to us because it’s our first-ever built riverfront projects. The project garnered a lot of attention – with news coverage of its grand opening in various articles in magazines, websites, and newspapers such as USA Today and The Chicago Tribune. The project was also the recipient of six (and still counting) significant design awards, showcasing our design firm capabilities. For me, there was a lot to be gained from visiting the site and seeing how things were constructed, solving problems on the fly, and collaborating with contractors and other design professionals to come up with solutions to problems.

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Case Study 04 Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park

Interview

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Opening weekend hosted some 35,000 visitors. Native and adapted plantings root the park in its local context while providing access to and enjoyment of the St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s River. The park is now a place for play, entertainment, nature and respite.

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Collaboration 1 To spread awareness of

ongoing projects to everyone in LJC. 2 To connect people with others in the ďŹ rm who would be good collaboration resources. 3 To foster more inter-ofďŹ ce communication and cross-project dialogue.

Collaboration

To spread awareness of ongoing projects to everyone in LJC To connect people with others in the firm as collaborative resources To foster more inter-office communication and cross-project dialogue To establish a framework for people to easily share their work within the firm, that feeds into external facing content

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Size

Who?

Team Key Colleagues Project Team

Studio

Office

Studio Key Colleagues

All LJC Staff

Community

Studio Crits

Design Process Presentations

Weekly

Monthly

Engage experts outside of the firm Outside Community

What?

Pinups & Deskcrits

When?

Constantly

Where?

Studio Huddle Rooms Webex

Studio Meetings

Office

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Progress Design

Improve Design

Present Design

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ALL-FIRM

COLLAB RITIQUE

v. 1.3

09.23.2020

v. 1.0

09.23.2020

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07.21.2020

@12pm

B R I C K L I N E G R E E N WAY

@12pm

B R I C K L I N E G R E E N WAY

CARPENTER’S UNION TRAINING CENTER

Come join the third in a repeating series of firm wide

LJC critiques focusing on increasing our multi discipline

collaboration efforts across offices and practice areas.

Webex

Come join the first of a repeating series of firm wide LJC critiques focusing on increasing our multi discipline collaboration efforts across offices and practice areas.

Webex

Invite to follow

Webex

Invite to follow

ALL-FIRM

v. 1.0

v. 1.1

STUDIO 0 A D V A N C E S T R AT E G I E S & P L A N N I N G

COLLAB RITIQUE

COLLAB RITIQUE D I S COV E RY

CARPENTER’S UNION TRAINING CENTER

A N A LYS I S

collaboration efforts across offices and practice areas.

Come join the second in a repeating series of firm wide LJC critiques focusing on increasing our multi discipline collaboration efforts across offices and practice areas.

Webex

Invite to follow

STUDIO 2

ARCHITECTURE

COLLAB RITIQUE

COLLAB RITIQUE RF

HORIZON THERAPEUTICS - DEERFIELD

Invite to follow

@12pm

D E L I V E RY

Webex

REFINEMENT

Douglas Park in Chicago has been the site of Riot Fest since 2015, which has left the park with hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages every year, and rendering the park unable to be used weeks at a time by the community of North Lawndale. This project starts to reimagine how this park can both, be improved for the community it serves, as well as more suitably apt for festivals like Riot Fest and a better place for community gatherings and festivals. We are looking for new ideas on how we can responsibly improve this park for festival and community use, and anything we might be missing in our process up to now.

LJC critiques focusing on increasing our multi discipline

I D E AT I O N

DOUGLAS PARK

Come join the first of a repeating series of firm wide

MASTERPLAN

08.25.2020

@11am

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WILDHORSE VILLAGE

COLLAB RITIQUE

07.16.2020

07.21.2020

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08.05.2020

08.12.2020

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09.16.2020

@3pm

SOUTH WEST AXON

D I S COV E RY

A N A LYS I S

I D E AT I O N

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D E L I V E RY

D I S COV E RY

WILDHORSE

A N A LYS I S

I D E AT I O N

REFINEMENT

ADAMS CENTER

Wildhorse Village is 1.7 million square feet of office, retail and residential that will be a new center of development in chesterfield MO. The masterplan has recently been approved and we are now looking to develop the first residential properties on the site. We are looking for feedback on the 3-4 story residential building that wraps two courtyards and is made of 220 units.

D I S COV E RY

A N A LYS I S

I D E AT I O N

Given the ongoing health crisis; the team is especially interested in feedback regarding the design of an urban office tower, and what considerations should be taken to support healthy and safe office environments.

LJC has recently started an effort with First Tee of Greater Chicago to renovate a portion of the Sydney Marovitz golf course clubhouse at Waveland into a permanent First Tee facility with an indoor simulation and an outdoor short game area. On Friday we received sign-off on programming, and started the ideation phase of this short effort. Please come prepared to discuss interior design opportunities for this amazing oportunity.

WILD HORSE CREEK

Webex / Maries / Colorado

Webex / Hudson WEST ELEVATION

REFINEMENT

FIRST TEE

Adams Center is 38 story office tower adjacent to Willis Tower that focused on diverse floor plate sizes to attract a variety of tenants. This is an Enterprise pursuit that’s being reviewed for project feasibility.

What are the wellness focused attributes and amenities that can make this unique to the other residential buildings? Also we are open to any and all architectural comments that would address the desire of the city to be contextual with a new urbanism feel development while also being forward thinking and contemporary.

D E L I V E RY

Webex / Hudson NORTH O WEST S AXON O

D E L I V E RY

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STUDIO

Studio

ADVANCE STRATEGIES & PLANNING

ARCHITECTURE

HEALTHCARE

INDUSTRIAL

INTERIORS

SHUYING WU

SARAH HITCHCOCK

MAX KOMNENICH

HALIMA SHEHU

PRANAV SHAUCHE

JUNGSUE KIM

LANCE YEARY

The collaboration team will partner with each studio’s “Design Champion” to help facilitate regular studio reviews, and share lessons learned with the larger collaboration team.

ALL-FIRM All-Firm reviews will be presented though a loose template organized around our design process. The process highlights the 5 following components to each project:

Discovery

Analysis

Ideation

Reﬁnement

Project teams will be encouraged to involve all team members in presenting their work in roughly 30 minutes, with brief pauses between each section for questions and lessons learned. Time will be allocated for a project related discussion at the conclusion of the presentation, followed by a brief +/Δ on the format.

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Research The mission of the Research team is to utilize technology to improve the design process. This year the team focused on analyzing, improving and documenting existing workďŹ&#x201A;ows and researching ways to automate tedious tasks.

NAME Ryan Taube

TUTORIAL Start a project (geolocate in Rhino,Revit, Sketchup)

Frank Hu

Get GIS data for a project (buildings, roads, contours, etc.)

Frank Hu

Contours- how to clean up data, how to create surfaces in Revit and Rhino

Frank, Anezka, Taokai David Frank Hu Chang Rory Deeksha, Priasha, Ryan, Caroline

Grasshopper Scripts for modeling (paving, walls, topography, patterns) Sun, Thermal comfort and Wind studies (grasshopper/butterfly) Quick context maps Excel to GIS (are there any processes we could automate here?) Drone footage- how to integrate into a 3D model Revit planting schedule-

Ryan Taube

Revit furnishing, hardscape SCHEDULE

Ryan Taube

Revit- bring in 3d models from other software

Taokai, Rui

Enscape- best workflow- where to save your material.. etc.

Doh Young

InDesign- templates and best practices for making presentations

Rob

Massing Rhino

Rob

Illustrator symbols

Rob

Revit display options

Frank Hu ---

Materials (Rhino)- mapping How to set up a model to be 3 printed:

Rory, Robert

Workflow between Rhino to Cura to 3 printing

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Camera tracking- After Effects and Illustrator

David Doh Young

Agent based- crowd simulation (applied to planting) Diagramming

Megan

AUTOCAD

Megan

Plot styles (how to autocad,...)

Chang + Deeksha

Excel Tutorial

Chang + Deeksha

Excel to InDesign (create plant sheets)

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Hosted byy th h e Process C ore C ouncil - Rese e arch Team.

12PM CST Speaker

R YA A N TAUBE Topic

G A REVII T FILE LE REVIT - RHINO INTEGRATION + G E OLOCAT I NG

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Point of View Industry Exeprts Inside LJC & Clayco Enterprise

Consultation With Other Core Council Teams

Industry Experts

Goals of POV What are the most important issues facing our clients today? What trends do we see affecting or predict will affect the business’ markets? Where do we see the most signiﬁcant opportunities in the coming years? What do we feel are the best design responses to these factors? The Point of View (POV) initiative is set up to help LJC quantify these ideas and communicate them in short, easily digestible publications. These can be shared individually or combined as part of larger qualiﬁcation packages.

Role of POV Committee The POV committee was created to help our Market Leaders and teams ﬁlter out the “what, why, and how” of design decisions made every day. Our goal is to help create POV packages for as many market sectors as possible within the ﬁrm. Market Leaders and their teams are the experts controlling the message. The POV team simply serves as an intermediary to usher the team’s published insight into existence. The next page features the Science & Technology POV.

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Market Leader Experts

Important Points + Issues for Markets

POV Document

Your group may be next!

POV Committee

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Effect Awards Improve structure & process, Continue award submissions Reverberation 2020 Publication Digital Content Refresh visuals and content using existing WordPress framework

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AWARDS 2 019

Trojan Park Blackedge Capital Penn State Health Westview Garage UHSP in St. Louis

2 0 2 0

ULI International Urban Open Space Award, 2020 Crains Chicago’s Coolest Ofﬁces, 2019 PCI Design Awards - Parking Structures (All-Precast), 2020 AIA St. Louis Architecture Honor Award, 2017 ASLA Central States Merit Award, 2017 Building Enclosure Council Award, 2018 AIA Central States - Design Excellence Award Program, Merit Award, 2018 Tilt Up Achievement, 2019

Riverfront Fort Wayne - Promenade Park

ILASLA Merit Award, 2020 Central State ASLA FUSE Award, 2020 Fast Company Innovation by Design Honoree, 2020

SCAD FORTY Conﬁdential Global Financial Corporation Aspire Center The Brickline Greenline (formerly Chouteau Greenway)

Award of Excellence in the High Rise Building – ACI, 2020 Tilt-Up Achievement Award, 2020 Pritzker Traubert Foundation’s Chicago Prize Finalist, 2020 Progressive Architecture Award – Architecture Magazine, 2020

Design Awards Trojan Park

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Urban Land Institute (ULI) International Urban Open Space Award, 2020

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TROJAN Trojan Park Site: St. Louis, MO Services: Landscape Architecture

Design Awards BlackEdge Capital

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BL ACK EDGE Blackedge Capital Site: Chicago, IL Services: Executive Architect, Interiors

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Crains Chicago’s Coolest Ofﬁces, 2019

Design Awards Penn State Westview Garage

PCI Design Awards - Parking Structures (All-Precast), 2020

Enterprise Partners

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P E N N S TAT E Penn State Health Westview Garage Site: Hershey, PA Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Wayfinding

Design Awards UHSP

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UHSP University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis Site: St. Louis, MO Services: Architecture, Interiors, and Landscape Architecture

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Tilt Up Achievement, 2019 Building Enclosure Council Award, 2018 AIA Central States - Design Excellence Award Program, Merit Award, 2018 AIA St. Louis Architecture Honor Award, 2017 ASLA Central States Merit Award, 2017

Design Awards Riverfront Fort Wayne Promenade Park

ILASLA Merit Award, 2020 Central State ASLA FUSE Award, 2020 Fast Company Innovation by Design Honoree, 2020

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RIVERFRONT Riverfront Fort Wayne â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Promenade Park Site: Fort Wayne, IN Services: Landscape Architecture, Planning

Design Awards SCAD FORTY

SCAD The Savannah College of Art and Design - FORTY Site: Atlanta, GA Services: Executive Architect, Landscape Architecture, Planning

Enterprise Partners

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Award of Excellence in the High Rise Building category â&#x20AC;&#x201C; American Concrete Institute (ACI), 2020

Design Awards Global Financial Corporation

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Tilt-Up Achievement Award, 2020 Enterprise Partners

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GFP ConďŹ dential Global Financial Corporation Site: Sioux Falls, SD Services: Architecture, Interiors, Landscape Architecture

Design Awards Aspire Center

ASPIRE Aspire Center Site: Chicago, IL Services: Architecture, Landscape Architecture

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Pritzker Traubert Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chicago Prize Finalist, 2020

Design Awards The Brickline Greenway

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Progressive Architecture Award â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Architecture Magazine, 2020

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BRICKLINE The Brickline Greenway (formerly Chouteau Greenway) Site: St. Louis Services: Landscape Architecture, Planning

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Paper Cover - Doosung Paper GA Kraft Board - Silver Wall - 310 grams / m2 This paperboard is characterized by natural color and an expressiveness created by flecks of natural material. It is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as FSC Recycled, containing 100% verified recycled pulp.

Text - Moorim P&P Neo Star Coat - 80 grams / m2 Pulp-Paper integrated product, fresh pulp used, lowcarbon eco-friendly and energy efﬁcient paper, vivid color expression,fast ink dryness, superb printing gloss.

Hologram The hologram lamination on recycled matte paper creates a strong brand image. The side proﬁle is also hologram laminated to create an appealing look. Back

Front

Blind-Embossing The layout has been simpliﬁed with 2020 text now being horizontal. This allows future editions to have a consistent and similar look. The embossing is a nice way to give an extra touch to the look and feel of the book. Back

Front

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Reverberation 2020 LJC’s design inﬂuence is seen as a continuing effect, repercussion – a reverberation of ideas and techniques that, while emanating from a source, bounce off many to create an impact and solutions-driven culture.

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The mission of the Integration Core Council is to continuously improve the design and delivery process; creating a framework for communicating this process both internally and externally, and integrating performance factors that enhance LJCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value system for design.

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Teams

Focus

Technical Delivery, QA/ QC and Education (This incorporates and builds upon the work Larry and Ben have been doing with studio technical liaisons).

Case Studies on the Integrated Delivery Model (How can this be measured: cost, time, schedule, error, etc.)

Deliverable

Technical

Larry Nordin Ben Revelle

Deliverable

Metrics

Jonny Noble Lance McOlgan

Focus Focus Develop a way to best tell the story of integrated design delivery. How do we work better with Clayco/CRG/Ventana/CSI?

Identify enterprise allies, engage Clayco and CRG to build better relationships and learn more from one another.

Deliverable

Enterprise

Cross-Discipline

Sarah Doriani Jonny Noble Nick Casaletto Larry Nordin

Sarah Doriani Ben Revelle

Leadership Council Champions: Kapil Khanna & Sarah Jacobson

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Global Financial Corporation Design Performance Platform

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PďŹ zer Integrated by Design

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The Cubes Industrial Project

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SCAD Victory SCAD Victory

4 Integration Core Council

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A Case Study on Global Financial Corporation

Design Performance Platform GLOBAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION Enterprise Partners

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Purpose 1. Apply a baseline set of design parameters to all projects and expose all possible opportunities for enhancing design performance, value, and quality. 2. Connect multiple known certiďŹ cation systems into a more cohesive and inclusive platform. 3. Leverage our integrated delivery process by offering services and design quality on every project that our competition will not be able to duplicate.

EFFECT DATA COLLECTION

Culture

Professional Development Brand/Social Media Collaboration Community

Impactful

Sustainability

AIA 2030 Performance Research Education

Sustainable

Process

Approach Collaboration Research Effect Point of View

Innovative

Integration

Enterprise Cross Discipline Technical Metrics

Integrated

Practice

Deltek Strategies Project Management Knowledge Communication

Insightful

Equity / Just

LEED NC v4.0 Gold

Art: A sense of delight

BIM LOD 400

$$$ / GSF

Social Engagement

Net Trees

Biophilia: Tie to Nature

Estimate - GMP

Value & Life Cycle

Duration

Human Need

Energy Savings

Human Comfort

Immunity

Madeline to Inform**

Healthy Materials

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Culture

Professional Development Brand/Social Media Collaboration Community

Impactful

Corporation for public service

Equity / Just

Equal workspace offerings and tools across all ﬂoorplates Amenities for all - social, ﬁtness, nutritional, connection to nature, quiet

Human Need

8 SF amenity per person Access to wellness rooms Choice of workplace: outdoor/indoor, open workstations / private rooms 100% of workstations have access to outside view Circulation diversity High ceilings Regular air ﬂow Workplace choice Contact free choice

Immunity

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Sustainability

AIA 2030 Performance Research Education

Sustainable

Location & Transportation

Sustainable Sites

Water Efﬁciency

Priority parking for

Employed sustainable

37.34% reduction from

green vehicles

and natural rainwater

baseline for interior

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control mechanisms

water use

Bicycle parking

(native landscaping)

•

67% reduction from

High connectivity

ADA accessible sidewalk

baseline for exterior

and walkability to a

path to promote

water use

number of diverse

walkability

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establishments including

•

Because of these

a child daycare center,

Educational signage

changes, this ofﬁce

a university, several

posted in the amenity

building will save

apartments, and a gym.

space educates and

11,964,941 gallons of

promotes human

water per year.

interaction

Certiﬁcation Ecology

LEED v4.0 gold / - Tree Count - Bird Safe - Hydrology - Site - Water - Energy -Embodied Carbon - Construction Waste

Energy and Atmosphere

Materials and Resources

Indoor Environmental Quality

Optimized building

Over 85% landﬁll

Use of low-VOC

energy performance by

diversion rate for

construction and ﬁnish

38%

construction waste

materials to minimize

•

health risk

Purchased Green Power

Mixed recycling program

•

and carbon credits to

with disposal site for

Ofﬁce design utilizing

offset on-site energy

electronics and batteries

natural light and access

production

•

to quality views.

•

Focus on using

Commissioned all

construction

MEPFP and envelope

materials/ﬁnishes with

systems to ensure

Environmental Product

optimal efﬁciency

Declarations, Health

and function of all

Product Declarations,

components; provided

products made from

owner training to ensure

renewable/recycled

ongoing proper function

material, etc.

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Design Narrative The driving vision of this project was to create a dynamic workplace that adds to the happiness and wellness of employees. The environments support a diverse range of work styles, improves engagement, and attracts the next generation of talent with a dynamic working environment. The design utilizes tilt-up construction for a four-story ofﬁce. The system achieves a textural and tonal depth with great precision and ease of assembly.

Process

This project was the first new building to implement the client’s new workplace strategy, which is more dynamic, flexible, and prioritizes communication and interaction. To better connect the inhabitants of all floors, the building

Approach Collaboration Research Effect Point of View

features a monumental staircase that serves as a social hub at the heart of the building. The new strategy prioritizes environments that promote health and wellness with active spaces rich with daylight and furnished with warm and natural materials. It was important to make connections from the interior to the

Innovative

exterior as strong as possible. In warmer seasons, the actively programmed food service and luncheon space continues outside onto an amenity lawn and generous canopy.

Art

A sense of delight 100 pieces of local or native American art; 1 per 9 occupants Monumental stair is central social connection as well as link to views, amenities and sunlight

Biophilia

Tie to Nature 30 hours / week daylit work time Lighting controls and balance with daylight?

Human Comfort

Adhered to stringent acoustic performance criteria Choice of open or private environments Choice of posture when working - sit, stand, lounge

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Integration

Enterprise Cross Discipline Technical Metrics

Team

Develop CRG

Design

Build

LJC

Integrated

Practice

Deltek Strategies Project Management Knowledge Communication

Insightful

Clayco Concrete Strategies

BIM LOD 400

Most advanced, holistic delivery during and following project completion.

Duration

23 Months Lean construction methodology Fast track delivery - milestone decisions and management Estimate + eGMP + fGMP

$$$ / GSF

Site, C&S, Interiors

Safety Stakeholder Engagement Value / Life Cycle

Enhanced design services for specialty programming Future prooďŹ ng Adaptability Materiality Modularity

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Integrated by Design Clayco Enterprise Partners and Collaborators

Pfizer was looking for a design-build relationship with a developer, where the developer would assume all responsibility for the architectural and engineering design, permitting, construction, delivery and financing for a laboratory, office space and a pilot plant. They found the entire solution in the CRG/LJC & EwingCole/ Clayco/CSI/Ventana team. The integrated nature of our development team allowed us to communicate and challenge each other to drive better results for Pfizer. CRG, Clayco, EwingCole, LJC, and Stock & Associates form the nucleus of our design and development team. Each of these firms offer a specific benefit to the project.

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The desire for a perfect solution. A balancing act. Clayco Builder CRG Developer / Lease Structures LJC Site Design Building Design Landscape Architecture Workplace Strategy Interior Design

The Clayco team submitted its initial development proposal to Pfizer for the research building in June 2016. Next came a period of discovery and finalization of the scope with the Pfizer team. During the discovery period, the team developed scope and estimates for the project. Through this process, the team worked diligently and quickly to design and vet out all potential options to be positioned for construction. There were several day-long work sessions with the Design-Build team, the Design-Build subcontractors and the client/user group to identify and evaluate the scope items that were needed and those that were not needed in order to get the project within budget. Pfizer played a significant role in this process as the collective team finalized the scope with the goal of aligning it within the budget. Concrete Strategies, Ventana and key Design Build MEPFP partners were also instrumental in this budgeting process. It is important to note that as the budgeting process was occurring, the design progression and local jurisdictional approval process did not stop, as the schedule constraints were as important as maintaining the budget.

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This 294,000-SF state-of-the-art research and development facility reﬂects Pﬁzer’s highest standards for excellence, quality, safety and value.

Solar Study

Pfizer, Inc., one of the world’s premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies hired the integrated Concrete Strategies/Clayco/ CRG/LJC team to design, build, finance, and lease their world class, 294,000-SF stateof-the-art facility that reflects Pfizer’s highest standards for excellence, quality, safety and value. Pfizer is committed to environmental sustainability, innovative performance, and employee engagement. The site concept integrates the new laboratory building with this unique site and its natural beauty, sunset views, and dramatic topography. The building program is strategically organized to provide operational efficiency and enhance cooperation. Unique collaborative spaces both inside and outside provide opportunities for innovation. Connecting nature, program, and people will enhance employee’s experience and the company’s productivity. The building design is fundamentally based on the Continuous Lab Concept, where the linear lab zone runs uninterrupted, parallel to a continuous office zone, separated by a generous corridor serving both lab and office. This approach allows maximum flexibility for the labs to change size over time. LJC has developed a workplace strategy that optimizes space which will manifest in centralized office supplies and storage, a dining facility on the first floor and a centralized cafe on all other floors. An observation study was completed on all labs, office and amenity spaces to identify improvement that supports the nature of work.

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Solar Study on Facade

Visual Line

Ventana designed, manufactured, and installed the exterior wall systems for the building. The facility houses Pﬁzer’s BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences group, which is responsible for advancing Pﬁzer’s biologics, vaccines, and gene therapy portfolio by developing manufacturing processes and dosage forms by applying analytical technologies, conducting non-GMP manufacturing, and scale-up studies.

Frit Pattern

Ventana supplied and installed 59,000 SF of custom designed, unitized curtain wall for the new Pﬁzer Facility.

The exterior skin consists of Ventana’s MWS180 system, which is a seven-inch deep, highperforming, unitized curtain wall system. The project materials were sourced locally in the United States. The system was fabricated by Performance Architectural in Alabama and the glass was provided by Viracon in Minnesota. The 59,000-SF project features 1-1/16 inch thick low-iron, insulated glass units with Viracon’s VNE-53 low-E coating applied on the number two surface. VNE-53 provides an outstanding performance with a Visible Light Transmission of 52% and a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient of 0.23. Further, five different custom frit patterns were provided in the spandrel areas of the project and the typical 1/4 inch outboard lites were replaced with 5/16 inch outboard lites in order to provide a façade with a flatter appearance.

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Prefabrication saved the project over $1 million and cut the schedule by approximately 3 months. Clayco worked with its partners, including the engineering team, vendors, trade partners, LJC, and EwingCole, and identified components of the project best assembled off-site: Core wall lab utility chase, cell bank wall panels, MEP equipment racks, pump skids, piping racks, electrical gear, & plumbing fixture carriers. The most impactful and innovative system of which is the utility core wall that will be located in the labs. Traditionally, core wall frames are placed in the field then are piped onsite by the various trades. Our team developed a method that permits all of this to occur off site at a shared facility where the lab vendor supplies the framework and it is assembled in sections that are sized per lab but also sized to maximize shipping and on-site installation efficiencies.

The trades then pre-pipe and cap all utilities in preparation for shipping. Once on-site, the lab ﬁxtures are added along with the core wall ‘skin’. This solution eliminated issues due to lead times, complex assemblies, and high labor costs over long durations. Using BIM, we engaged Pﬁzer in selecting these best options for their building. Because our selections were built off-site in an environment with rigorous quality requirements, prefabrication also proved a higher quality solution.

Prefabrication

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Lease Structure

CRG competed against other developers and won in part by offering a variety of different lease structures for consideration allowing for a custom structure for Pfizer. All options were reviewed and discussed in CRG’s transparent approach, including lease pricing and financing options/cost. This process ensures CRG’s clients always get the most competitive and best fitting outcome for their needs. In this particular case, Pfizer chose to own their site rather than lease it.

Beneﬁts of BIM

Harnessing the power of a digital model can only be as effective as our ability to democratize the process of information sharing and use. The entire set of models Architectural, Structural, MEPFP was coordinated not only for conﬂict resolution and pre-fabrication sequencing, but also for optimal ﬁeld experience and integration into future CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) and CAFM (Computer-Aided Facility Management) processes, thus responsible for translating digital into physical and back.

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Leadership in Technology Claycoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technology team was instrumental in conducting performance analysis of proposed curtain wall system and submitting ďŹ ndings to designers, taking the lead on re-formulating industry best practices for digitally enabled layout and the use of drones during several very critical phases of site development and underground scope.

Cost Control & Mission Critical Delivery Cost control and mission critical delivery dates are a signiďŹ cant part of the project requirements. CSI and Ventana were involved from day one and work with the design team to help drive a best value solution and are performing the work on an open book basis to ensure that cost control, quality, and schedule are maintained.

The site concept is to integrate the new laboratory building with this unique site and its natural beauty, sunset views, and dramatic topography.

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Workplace Strategy & Interiors A workplace strategy was developed for the Pfizer R&D Facility based on evidence collected by LJC on the existing nature of work, industry best practices and direction from Pfizer leadership. The open work-office is balanced by directly adjacent focus rooms and small group collaboration spaces. The Collaboration Link on each floor is connected by an open stair and provides meeting space, comfortable seating, and a place for community and social refresh. The 1st floor also includes a work-café and integrated seminar suite with views and connections to nature. Well-being is infused into the entire workplace through the use of sitto-stand workstations, a fitness center, nursewellness center, and the availability of natural daylight and views of nature.

Planning & Landscaping Architecture The unique natural setting on the west side of the site provides opportunities to bring Pﬁzer’s talent outdoors in collaborative spaces for working groups or as individuals for contemplation. The facility is integrated into the landscape yet situated at the highest point of the site to provide bluff like views across the adjacent woodland treetops. The campus master plan establishes the main entrance off Chesterﬁeld Parkway with a formal entry leading up to distinct drop off plaza. This front door connects though the lobby to a courtyard that provides collaborative working spaces, outdoor dining, and landscape terraces visually connecting down to the existing woodland.

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Developing for the Demands of Next Generation The Cubes industrial brand is owned and developed by CRG. The Cubes represents CRG’s philosophy of developing for the demands of next generation industrial users. The Cubes are designed with an emphasis on sustainability and state-of-the-art building speciﬁcations with consumer centric logistics strategies. With the end user always in mind, The Cubes offer superior access to logistics networks and strong, qualiﬁed labor supplies.

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1,114 Acres of Land

Pipeline

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A New Industrial Standard As the industry begins to measure cubic feet and maximize racking space, CRG’s “The Cubes” industrial brand is part of its leadership effort to meet this tremendous demand in the speculative warehouse market. In addition to The Cubes, CRG plans to build a minimum of 10,000,000 SF on an annual basis worth about $650 million of its Class A industrial product per year.

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Concept Tenant Conﬁguration Corner Entry Hierarchy

One - Tenant Conﬁguration Primary entry corner addressed for singular tenant. elevated architectural feature. South facade visible to main road and highway.

Two - Tenant Conﬁguration Primary and secondary entry corners for two tenants. Secondary entry piece is elevated and visible from highway with same architectural feature as primary corner but a smaller version.

Three - Tenant Conﬁguration Third entry corner is less visible with subtle architectural feature on the lower level.

Four - Tenant Conﬁguration Third and fourth entry corners on the north facade addressed with subtle architectural feature on the lower level.

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Featured Projects

Etna 70

Locust Grove

Lehigh Valley

Bridgeport

2,400,000 SF Columbus, OH

1,000,993 SF Locust Grove, GA

450,000 SF Greenwich, NJ

2,000,000 SF Coweta County, GA

CRG is developing The Cubes at Etna 70, a 155-acre land development centrally located in Etna Township, a Columbus, Ohio submarket.

Locust Grove Distribution Center 1 will feature 36’ clear ceiling height, totaling 1,000,993 SF, with 236 trailer or 379 auto spaces, and 146 dock height doors.

With excellent access to US Route 22, I-78 and I-476, the site is strategically located 60 miles from the Port of Newark.

The mega-site can accommodate building sizes exceeding 2 million SF.

DuPont

Harmony Road

Inland 85

Troutdale

1,600,000 SF DuPont, WA

252,750 SF Greenwich, NJ

500,280 SF Duncan, SC

350,000 SF Portland, OR

A strategic regional logistics hub, The Cubes at DuPont is located in immediate proximity to Interstate 5.

The Cubes at Harmony Road enjoys a location not only adjacent to a mature interchange on a major freeway but regionally proximate to alternative routes such as the New Jersey Turnpike and I-95

Once completed, the expandable 500,280SF warehouse will have a 36’ clear height, ample trailer storage and car parks associated with the new state-of-the-art distribution theme built throughout the country.

The Cubes at Troutdale is a premier development opportunity that continues to drive the Portland industrial real estate market and enhances CRG’s industrial portfolio in the dynamic Paciﬁc Northwest Market.

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Integrated by Design

SCAD Victory Drive Student Housing

SCAD VICTORY Filling an entire City block within the Streetcar Historic District of Savannah, GA, the project consists of two residence halls totaling 650 beds in addition to a variety of supporting program elements: 260 space parking garage, enclosed courtyard, resident director apartment, student lounges, study rooms, art studios, meeting rooms, laundry rooms, management ofďŹ ces, and covered bicycle storage. The residential halls are four and ďŹ ve story buildings comprising of 4-bed / 2-bed semi-suites and 1-bed studios totaling approximately 250,000 SF in addition to the 96,000 SF parking garage.

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In accordance to the amended TC2 zoning requirements, the project has been designed as five separate buildings. To further embed the project into the neighborhood context, the first four floors have been broken into several visually distinct segments of a neighborhood-appropriate scale.

(75' R/W)

DRIVE CT VICTORY V

DORMITORY AND PARKING GARAGE

Case Study SCAD Victory

Integrated by Design

Location Savannah, GA Size 650 Beds 260 Parking Stalls 250,000 SF Residence 96,000 SF Garage Services Architecture Interior Design Landscape Architecture Technical Assurance Group

The project is a mix of construction types including wood stud framing, ďŹ re treated wood/steel, and precast concrete. The exterior composition consists of brick, storefront, aluminum windows, metal panel, stucco, wood, and board formed concrete. The design and construction utilizes the full design-build resources of Clayco / LJC to meet the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast paced schedule without compromising design quality.

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Construction Administration Architect’s Construction Administration tasks typically include... Submittal / shop drawing review Drawing updates Requests for Information * Pay app reviews * Field reports with exceptions / observations * Questions from ﬁeld team * Punchlist * Certiﬁcates of substantial completion * Requires site visit

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Request Photos Facetime Sessions GoPro Videos

Daily

Request drone footage of speciďŹ c areas

As Needed

Request jobsite camera locations

Weekly 24 / 7

Pay App Review Site Observations Reference for RFIs

Tracking Inputting exceptions to the construction progress Punchlist

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The objective of the Practice Core Council is to streamline project management processes, improve performance tracking, and develop more effective communication. It is made up of four subcommittees: Project Management (PM) Process, Operations Strategies, Performance Tracking, and Communication.

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Teams Focus Focus Reﬁne the project management process. Deliverables

Focus

Integrate our project management and ﬁnancial reporting system across the ﬁrm.

Gather historic data to aid in developing project fees. Deliverables

Deliverables

• Develop historic fee database • Keep database continuously updated

• Compile a training and reference package with best practices for project managers • Establish standards for the use of communication tools available to the ﬁrm • Organize regular training focused on developing more effective communication skills

• Compile the best tools from both ofﬁces into a single spreadsheet for management of fees, teams, agreements, and schedules • Document forms and processes into a methodology document • Develop a policy and procedure for selecting M/W/ DBE ﬁrms for participation on projects

• Adjust Deltek settings to support project managers • Establish standard reports and views with easily accessible and digestible information • Training to build proﬁciency for data input and extraction

Expected Outcomes

• Streamline the project management process • Establish consultant diversity goals

• Streamline work planning • Improve management of staff and resources

PM Process

Operations Strategies

Amy Luchun

David Hirschbuehler Larry Nordin Lance McOlgan Matt Grahek Shannon Riddle

Improve project team communication, both internally as well as with clients, consultants, and contractors.

Focus

Jen Nevil & Jessica Statz

Scott Voss Dan Wojciechowski George Halik

Expected Outcomes • Be able to track overall project success

Expected Outcomes • Build trust within the ﬁrm • Reinforce the growth of our colleagues • Build stronger relationships with client, consultants, and contractors

Performance Tracking

Communication

Stephanie Bass

Josh Oliver Ryan Taube Kelsey Upchurch

Leadership Council Champion : David Hirschbuehler, George Halik, & Sarah Jacobson

Denise Rocha

Rachel Walter Rebecca Johnson Larry Nordin Matt Grahek Abigail Haakenstad Paul Bryant Doh Young Kim

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PM Process The PM Process subcommittee is tasked with streamlining project management tools. Their focus this year has been to compile the best tools for easy and effective project management into a single spreadsheet. Additionally, they are compiling a list of M/W/DBE firms in the market areas where we work and encouraging leadership to come up with guidelines for participation goals on projects. They are also working with IT on proper protocols for communication through Microsoft Teams for internal team communication and Sharepoint for external team communication.

Operations Strategies The goal of the Operations Strategies subcommittee is to integrate our project management and financial reporting system across the firm, to improve the management of people, projects and resources in real time. This year the committee has focused on data transfer and data input from prior platforms into one seamless program, trained employees on new ways of managing and recording information, and developed reports and charts that support real-time monitoring of our resources. Future work for this group includes: improving transparency of our project performance financially, evolution of our reporting documents, and additional data integration from our peer councils.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;LJC has been a vital addition to our development team. Their approach to architecture and intimate collaboration pushes the boundaries of residential real estate development. In an extremely competitive industry, having a strategic design and careful planning is paramount to the success of a project.â&#x20AC;?

Derek Sulo Principal / Sulo Development Embry West Loop

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“We value LJC as a long term design partner who truly understands our brand essence, our design aspirations and how it deﬁnes our way of working throughout our global workplaces.”

Tim Walbert Chairman, President & Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Horizon Therapeutics

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Performance Tracking The Performance Tracking subcommittee works collaboratively across all markets to support the tracking of project performance objectives. Utilizing an online data collection platform, they review project fees, work plans, consultant partnerships, and other metrics to determine overall project success.

Communication The objective of the Communication subcommittee is to streamline project team communication, both internally as well as with clients, consultants, and contractors. Working together with the other three subcommittees, they are currently leading the effort to compile a training and reference package outlining best practices for project management. This group also organized a series of presentations for project managers to walk them through the various virtual communication tools that our firm has at its disposal, and are collaborating with the PM Process subcommittee in the effort to establish protocols for the use of Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint.

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Labs / Utilities Ofﬁce / Breakroom

Product Inbound

Staging

Freezer Storage

Cold Room

Inbound

Accession

RNA Extraction

PCR Support

Outbound

“LJC/Clayco was instrumental in the design and construction of the project. Their exceptional ability to drive the schedule and keep the contractors focused during the numerous design changes allowed us to open the facility in record time. This is a tremendous win for our company and would not have been possible without the LJC/Clayco team.” Adam Studt Project Ultraviolet

Our Committment and Emergency Response Plan Plan 1

Plan 2

Plan 3

Plan 4

Plan 5

Early collaboration with local building ofﬁcials allowed construction to start quickly.

Utilize readily available materials and systems to meet schedule.

24/7 timeline of Architect and GC. Drawings issued in the AM and Building in the PM.

Rapid review and response to issues, shop drawings, and material procurement. delays.

Immediate response to owner requested design changes 24/7.

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Project Ultraviolet BSL 2 Laboratories

COVID-19 labs designed and delivered in 20 days. Re-purposing a distribution center for a BSL 2 COVID Testing facility.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this confidential client responded quickly with an emergency response plan to protect its employees while maintaining critical operations. Project Ultraviolet is a rapidly deployed diagnostics laboratory for analyzing specimens in the face of this pandemic. The LJC/ Clayco team worked collaboratively with the client’s scientist to develop a 30,000 SF suite within an existing distribution center to receive, process, and analyze samples for the Coronavirus presence. Given the risk imposed by this disease, it was paramount to quickly develop a design that supported an immediate start of construction. The lab features multiple testing lines optimizing the flow of samples, people, and materials. The suite’s heart includes two labs, RNA Extraction and Accession, designed in full compliance with all Biosafety Level 2 requirements. Surrounding these core functions are a collection of support spaces, including agent mixing, PCR, refrigerated storage, sample inventory, UV processing, offices, and a dedicated entrance. With robust and in-house laboratory planning, our team worked collaboratively with the scientist to define needs, rapidly explore options, and search for readily available systems to deliver the project in just 20 days. This intense collaboration is critical to this project’s success and demonstrates our commitment to fulfilling project requirements and exceeding the client’s expectations. A testament to the client’s satisfaction, they have engaged LJC and Clayco to develop a prototypical diagnostics laboratory for implementation at multiple sites within their organization.

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MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Visio Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Lightroom Adobe After Effects Adobe Acrobat Bluebeam Revu Bluebeam Revu CAD Cisco Webex Microsoft Teams Rhino 3D Rhino - Grasshopper Sketchup Pro Autodesk - AutoCAD Autodesk - Vehicle Tracking Autodesk - 3ds Max Autodesk - Infraworks Autodesk - Revit Autodesk - Revit Dynamo Autodesk BIM 360 Design (Modeling) Rhino Render OTOY Octane Render Enscape Render Lumion Render V-Ray Render Autodesk - Cloud Render Autodesk - Arnold Render Revit - Cloud Render Autodesk - Design Review (DWF) Autodesk - BIM 360 Glue Autodesk - BIM 360 Docs Autodesk - Navisworks OCE Direct Print Pro KIP Request Deltek Cosential Autodesk - Revit Clarity Autodesk - Revit Energy Analysis Keynote Manager Ideate Explorer Ideate Sticky Ideate Apps CTC BIM Suite Xrev PyRevit

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As we grow our practice, our tools grow with us in number and complexity. Understanding the value of each type of tool becomes fundamental in how to best use them across our work and how our work can beneďŹ t from their use.

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“Every meeting, every conversation, I am continually impressed by LJC’s team. They understand our concerns and they go out of their way to see around the corner to make sure that we are designing the very best building we can for our product. Excited to continue working with them on the next project.” Jeremy Jacinth, AIA Development The X Company

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Acibadem Project Management American Electric Power Aria Group Associated Wholesale Grocers Austin Coming Together Beacon Capital Partners BlackEdge Capital Blue Origin Brookﬁeld Properties C&S Wholesale Grocers Cardinal Care Carpenters Union Centene Central Baptist Church Chicago Department of Planning and Development Police Memorial Foundation Christian Activity Center Clayco / CRG City of Fort Wayne City of Olivette Clickspring Design Collegiate Development Group Contegra / Lexington Realty Trust Corrigo Investment Partners CORTEX CRG & Maxine Clark DePauw University Dollar General Dominion Energy Enea Environmental Systems Design (ESD) Equity Ofﬁce Express Scripts Fern Hill Development First Tee - Greater Chicago Focus Development Garnet Health GNP Realty Partners Grand Center, Inc. Great Rivers Greenway Greater Chicago Food Depository Gulfstream Harbor Freight Tools Higgins Development Horizon Therapeutics Horrigan Instant Group Intersport Jet Aviation Johnson & Johnson KDG Real Estate Levy LMC Lowes Lumeris Lundbeck Manulife Mayo Clinic

St. Petersburg Medical Center Apple Grove, Tulsa, Fort Wayne, Lima, Mt. Pleasant Shake Shack AWG Freezer Expansion Aspire Center, Popcourts at Chicago and Lockwood 515 N State Street Spec Suites BlackEdge Capital HQ Blue Origin Engine Manufacturing Facility 175 W Jackson, 24 E Washington - Macy’s Flagship Confidential Project Harris Stowe Baseball and Softball Renovations Carpenters Union Training Center Multiple Projects Central Baptist Church - St. Louis Back of the Yards RFQ Development Chicago Police Canine and Equine Memorial Children’s Academic Center Wildhorse Village, Upshore Chapter, The Cubes Riverfront Fort Wayne - Promenade Park Olivette Parklet Asharq News HQ CDG Eugene Confidential Project Oak Brook Reserve Cortex One Multi-Tenant Lab Delmar Divine DePauw University Residential Hall Distribution Center Tower 2 Study Enea 4.2 Various Projects Willis Tower Express Scripts Laboratory Motor Row Apartments Waveland Capital Project Oak Brook Reserve Residential Study Emergency Department Expansion and Staff Garage 430 N Michigan Amenities Grand Center Arts Academy Plaza Brickline Greenway, St. Vincent Greenway, Trojan Park Confidential Project Airport Hanger Manufacturing Facility Confidential Commercial Building Horizon Therapeutics U.S. HQ, Dublin HQ Confidential Project Coworking Projects Full Facility Relocation Van Nuys, Dallas, & Teterboro Facilities Distribution Expansion 4545 Laclede Ave Apartments 980 N Michigan - Levy Office Triangle Square Confidential Project Lumeris Innovation Center Lundbeck North American HQ 191 N Wacker Future Virtual Care Clinic

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McEagle Properties McGuire Woods Mercy Midwest Property Group Missouri Delta Medical Center Morrison & Morrison Much Shelist LLP Navistar North American Development Group Oakley CCLC Ozarks Technical Community College Pace Properties Palos Health Parkside Realty PDI Penn State Health Penn State University Pepsi Pﬁzer Pitt Development Presbyterian Homes R2 and Blue Star Properties RJ O’Brien Rockwool, Inc. Saint Louis University Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) SEIU Local Seneca Development Senior Lifestyle Corporation Southeast HEALTH St. Louis Blues St. Louis County Library Sterling Bay Sulo Development Sunnen with the Cozad Group The Instant Group The John Buck Company The X Company Thompson Coburn Tower Grove Park University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis University of Illinois University of Missouri St. Louis Volkswagon Volvo William Harris Investors

Confidential Project Gateway Plaza Inpatient Tower, Springfield Heart Hospital, Mercy Hospital South 448 N LaSalle Medical Office Building Morrison & Morrison Office Much Shelist Office COVID Response Study Palm Tower CCLC building 2 OTC Republic Center Link in the Loop Cardio Consolidation, Mokena MOB Fulton East Sanitary/Hygienic Wipes Facility Westview Garage East Halls, Lasch Hall, West Campus Garage & Roadway Expansion

Northpark BTS Pfizer R&D Facility Multiple Mercy Freestanding Clinics Lake Forest Place, Townhome Upgrade Morton Salt District RJ O’Brien Office Manufacturing Plant SLUCare ACC Medical Planning Study FORTY, Victory, & Spring Street Interiors Facility Expansion EDGE @ BRDG, EDGE @ West Sheridan at Oak Brook 1708, Cardio Relocation Enterprise Center Improvements Administrative Library Building 600 W Chicago Embry West Loop - Luxury Condominiums Sunnen Multi-Family 30 S Wacker The John Buck Company HQ High-rise Co-living Apartments - Various Locations Thompson Coburn HQ Tower Grove East Stream Restoration Recreation and Student (RAS) Center Confidential Project Mark Twain Building Roof Replacement Battery Plant and Body Shop Expansion Volvo HQ William Harris Investors Facility

Thank you to our clients. for the opportunity to transform lives through the spaces we create.

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Aaron Gallagher Abigail Haakenstad Adam Bachtel Adam Seemann Alan Barker Alfred Fiesel Alice Trn Amy Luchun Andrea Tosone Andrew Kilmer Andrew Mertzlufft Andrew Sebacher Anezka Gocova Aron Johannsson Ashley Turnbull Audrey Delapp Austin Powers-Hickey Benjamin Buehrle Ben Revelle Bret Litton Brett Horin Brian Pansing Brian Dolan Brian Tomlinson Bruna Aoki Cale Doornbos Carl Blessing Caroline Finck Chip Crawford Charles Meagher Chelsey Morris Chengcheng Peng Christopher Sanders Christopher Ching Christopher Kupcho Clifford Collins Cristina Martin Dane Zillioux Daniel Lyons Daniel Wojciechowski David Eslahi David Junge David Lewis David Londagin Denise Rocha Doh Young Kim Drew Ranieri Ellen Eckert Eranthis Quigley Eric Robinson Eric Wolf Erik Andersen David Hirschbuehler Evelyn Krussel Fatima Pacheco Frank Hu Fred Foan George Halik Jerry Vitale

Griffen Herne Halima Shehu Hannah Beasley Hannah March Ike Williams Jackie Otto Jameson Skaife Javier Torres Gomez Jazmin Desvars Royg Jennifer Tucker Jennifer Hohol Jennifer Nevil Jennifer Abi Saad Jennifer Voss Jeremy Margis Jerod Thornton Jessica Statz John Talavera Jonathan Manestar Jonathan Meader Jonny Noble Jonathon Olson Joseph Caro Joseph Schnieders Joshua Oliver Jung Sue Kim Kapil Khanna Kekeli Dawes Kelly Pimmel Kelsey Upchurch Kent Lehman Kody Zedolek Lamar Johnson Lance McOlgan Lance Yeary Laura Maggison Laura Meyer Laura Stock Lauren Fishbune Larry Nordin Lina Chiu Lindsay Webb LingYi Tseng Lucy Goldman Lydia Borchers Macit Baris Saner Madeline Smith Magdalena Aravena Mark Beyatte Mark Farmer Mark Bender Mark Cannon Mark Matteson Mary Reinhart Matthew Grahek Matthew Maranzana Matthew Rife Matthew Richardson Megan Schultz

Megan Wilker Michael Siciliano Michael Smith Michael Staats Max Komnenich Michael Hanley Michelle Malecha Mitchel Heiar Mulugeta Woldgeorgis Neil Eisenberger Nicholas Moen Nicholas Casaletto Nicholas Cox Nicolas Smith Nicole Schupmann Olivia Freese Olivia Warsek Patrick Nolan Paul Bryant Pranav Shauche Priyasha Shrestha Rachel Walter Rachel Wolf Richard Hands Robert Neely Robert Konzelmann Ronald Jones Rory Thibault Rui Zou Ryan Lima Ryan Stumpf Ryan Taube Sarah Doriani Sarah Jacobson Sarah Hitchcock Scott Lumsden Scott Stolarz Scott Voss Shannon Riddle Shelby Kroeger Shuying Wu Spencer Woods Stephen Kirk West Steven Moeller Taokai Ma Terry McCoy Theresa Signorino Thomas Wilmes Timothy Sandweg Tina Mazzola Todd Emeott Tyler Lewis Tyler Meyr Valerie Michalek Vance Stutz Woo Young Kim

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2020 has been a year ďŹ lled with new challenges but we continue to adapt, discover solutions, and design incredible projects. Thank you to our team, clients, partners, and communities for making this a successful year.