455 North Park Drive

LOCATION
Chicago, IL

ARCHITECT
Solomon Cordwell Buenz

CLIENT
Solomon Cordwell Buenz

OWNER
New Water Park LLC

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Provided exterior envelope consulting, from schematic design through construction contract administration. The 51 story tower consisted of various façade elements which included engineered unitized curtain wall interfaced with a custom window wall at the balcony areas. The systems were glazed with high performance glass and thermally improved framing to meet the stringent thermal performance required in Chicago.

Design features included outswing terrace doors and tall multi-lock project-out awning vents that were required to comply with ADA requirements. The base of the building featured precast panels, granite, and tall curtain wall at the podium area, which was surrounded by wide painted metal accent trim. The hotel entrance consists of a unique overhead metal canopy with a revolving door and a slide pocket door below. The 3rd floor amenity level provided a 43’ wide folding door system. Along with glazed curtain wall at this level, aluminum composite panels with large bull nose accent trim enclosed the entertainment area.

The end result was spectacular.