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 |
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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) |
| Awards | LEED Silver Certification expected, USGBC. |
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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.
