Congratulation to Austin55 for winning the past competition, Canyon Bridge.
Now it's time for the In Chicago voting thread. At first this competition started out slow but in the end we got a fair amount of people. Again, no names will be put on the entries.
1. The 100 North Franklin Street Building. Modern Scandinavian simplicity meets Chicago School. This office building has 30 stories and is 427 ft (130 m) tall.
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2. Traxx 22 Tower
3. Untitled
4. Deck 13 Office Tower
215m roof
42 stories
5. Wacker Tower
Description: I wanted to make something that screamed bad 1980's Postmodernism and offsetted the Sears Tower and 311 Wacker Drive. So this is the Wacker Tower, 1152' to the roof, 1295' to the spires. The entrance facing Northeast is a curved facade while the Southwest side is a mess of setbacks. It would stand in 3rd place as tallest in Chicago counting spires, 86 stories high. The building is completely office space, with an exception for the retail space on the ground floor.
The Q-Building is a 63 story building with a height of 894 feet. The building is designed to be both a minimal distraction to the skyline but to draw attention from those who see it up-close. The building is a simple rectangle shape but the curved corners minimize the "square effect" of the building.
The Q-Building is located on Magnificent Mile.
The building takes up a small footprint which means more public space. This of course leads to smaller floorplates, but the columnless floors allow tenants to have a flexible environment. The base is clear glass to allow a maximum amount of light to enter and the 13'6" office floors are designed to allow light in but cool/warm air in.
The facade is over 90% glass with stainless-steel window frames, small "wings" on the side of the building which light up at night with LED lights, and horizontal tubes between floors.
All we can do now is VOTE!
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