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RECREATION + FITNESSExperience + Client Impressions400EAST Club Chicago2010 Good Neighbor Award2009 3-Form Award for sophisticated revitalization 2009 Illumination Award, The Illuminating Eng. Society of N America2008 Design Award of the Association of Licensed Architects. Published in International architectural magazines Aurora University Jenks Hall Wellness CenterSystems Research Health ClubISU Recreational Center Program“. . .Your firm’s design ideas and creativity, supported by your professional commitment to documentation quality and client service, has resulted in a series of successful projects that have dramatically changed the face and market position of our property in the last couple of years.” “. . .RADA Architects was the leader and the generator of ideas for energy reduction, use of LED lighting and introduction of unique kinetic color lighting which has made the building pool dome once again a beacon and icon in the neighborhood”. . . “You have truly made a significant and impactful difference to our premier, landmark Chicago property.”Jim Jacobsen Jr., President, 400 Condominium Association – Board of Directors
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Jenks Wellness Center Aurora, IL
Swimming Pool Chicago, IL
Wellness Center Schaumburg, IL
Fitness Chicago, IL
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Jenks Wellness Center
Aurora University Aurora, Illinois
Student Living | Human Scale | Attention to Detail
Project Description:
Interior and Exterior Renovation for:
Student Residence Hall for 160 Students
Student Wellness Center
Fitness Room
New Signature Entrance Canopy
Offices
As the first step of implementation of a long-range campus plan and Masterplan, Aurora University commissioned to RADA Architects to design a four-story building expansion to the existing Jenks Student Residence Hall to accommodate in total 160 students in suites. The existing Jenks Hall is a 1957 four-story brick building, which is a part of the building row surrounding the Aurora University Campus Quad. The public spaces on the lower level include a new Student Wellness Center for the campus with its own entry.
The Wellness Center features a fitness center, as well as the campus health clinic.
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400 East Spa
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400EAST Club “BEACON OF LIGHT”
Chicago, IL
Energy Efficiency I Kinetic + LED + Fiber Optics Lighting
When constructed in 1963, Outer Drive East Tower on the Chicago lakefront was the pioneer of urban living together with the rising Marina City. The building was remembered for its particular location on the S curve on Lake Shore Drive (the Outer Drive). Its Buckminster Fuller inspired geodesic glass dome covering the swimming pool served in movie sets over the years.
For the pool space renovation, RADA Architects used kinetic LED lights turning the dome into a beacon of light in the Millennium Park neighborhood. A fiber optic accent light runs the entire perimeter of the pool accenting its unique shape. New landscaping, pool furniture and a large green canopy umbrella in the center of the pool deck – have anchored now the space which has become a favorite spot for residents and guests.
Sustainable Design / Energy Reduction:
Use of LED lighting (90%)
Use of fiber optics (10%)
Recycled materials and furniture
Key Design Issues:
Creating Identity and sense of place
Creating openness and connections
Breathing new life into existing space
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400EAST Club Revitalization
New Identity
Chicago, IL
Interior Revitalization | Fitness Center | Spa | Winter Garden | Courts | Game Rooms
Project Description:
When constructed in 1963, Outer Drive East Tower on the Chicago lakefront was one of the pioneering urban mixed use high-rise structures. Its Buckminster Fuller inspired geodesic glass dome covering the swimming pool served in movie sets over the years.
RADA Architects performed an extensive revitalization effort in multiple phases. 400EAST Club includes: offices, fitness and spa, winter garden, library, childrens room, swimming pool, etc. Renovation of other public shared areas followed in the spirit of creating a visual draw in an area where newer buildings are the competition for property values and identity.
Key Design Issues:
New image and enhanced use of the spaces
Visual draw in an area where newer buildings are the competition for property values.
Light, transparent materials and organic themes of planting and color as an innovative design tool
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