Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, Chicago, Illinois

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Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Designer Krueck + Sexton Architects, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Location Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date 2007
Building Type School and Academic
Construction System steel, glass
Climate Cold Temperate
Context Urban
Architectural Style Deconstructivist Modern
Street Address 610 S. Michigan Avenue Walk Score
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Building Details
Client Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Area 155,000 square feet (14,400 square meters)
Stories 10
Height 161 feet (49 meters)
Width 80 feet (24 meters)
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  • Window Wall Size: 161' tall (10 stories) x 80' wide.
  • Glass Size: 726 individual pieces of 556 different shapes with a typical size of 4'-4" x 7'-0"
  • Glass Specifications: 1.375" insulated unit with 0.375" low-iron outer lite (single pane) of glass, a 0.5" air space and a 0.5" laminated interior lite made of two 0.25" lites laminated together.
  • Glass Coatings: Interior surface of the outer lite of glass has a low-E (low emissivity) coating and a 40% ceramic frit pattern made up of 0.125" white dots. (Recent material improvements via the low-E coating and ceramic frits allow usage of the panes of glass with much more energy efficiency, in keeping with the project’s overall environmental efforts.)
  • Engineering/Production:
    • Window wall system engineered by ASI of Los Angeles, CA.
    • Glass manufactured by Viracon of Owatonna, MN.
    • Installation by Arcadia of Northbrook, IL.
    • Consulting by Will Shepphird of Shepphird Associates of Los Angeles, CA.
  • Structure: Custom shaded aluminum mullion spanning 14' on floors 1 – 8 and 21' on floors 9 – 10.

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