UCHICAGO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER – STONY ISLAND
Role: Project Architect, Interior Designer
Year Completed: 2013 while at Wheeler Kearns Architects
Photographer: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing
Notable Recognitions:
USGBC LEED Gold Certified ,AIA Illinois Honors Award, USGBC Emerald Award for Green Building Innovation, National AIA Committee on Architecture for Education Design Excellence Award.
-
The building strategy for this LEED Gold certified building reinforces immersion and connection to nature for the center. The building’s z-shape footprint optimizes daylight exposure for all the classrooms on the challenging narrow infill site, and in the shadows of the tall neighboring buildings.
