Sky_Man
October 27th, 2003, 10:04 PM
120 N. LaSalle (a.k.a. Savings of America Tower) - Chicago
Completed in 1992, and designed by Helmut Jahn.
501 ft. / 153m. (39 floors)
Some Facts from skyscrapers.com:
- Two shades of granite form stripes on the façade, one of Jahn's trademarks. The windows are also striped, as is the pavement of the alley to the north.
- The tower has a unique shape incorporating quarter-arcs in four places: the vaulted roof, the top of the elevator bustle, the projecting bay of the main façade, and the mosaic wall over the entrance.
- Projecting grids with rectangular holes hang over the entrance, under the outcropping of the front bay, and along the alley for an entire block. Each one is oriented in a different direction and a different plane for a full three-dimensional effect.
- The lower part of the base is clad in exaggerated layers of granite, a modern version of the rusticated stone often used at the base of old banks and civic buildings to convey stability.
http://www.hitecwatersolutions.com/images/photos/loop_new.jpg
http://www.onenorthwacker.com/views.jpg
the one on the bottom left.
Completed in 1992, and designed by Helmut Jahn.
501 ft. / 153m. (39 floors)
Some Facts from skyscrapers.com:
- Two shades of granite form stripes on the façade, one of Jahn's trademarks. The windows are also striped, as is the pavement of the alley to the north.
- The tower has a unique shape incorporating quarter-arcs in four places: the vaulted roof, the top of the elevator bustle, the projecting bay of the main façade, and the mosaic wall over the entrance.
- Projecting grids with rectangular holes hang over the entrance, under the outcropping of the front bay, and along the alley for an entire block. Each one is oriented in a different direction and a different plane for a full three-dimensional effect.
- The lower part of the base is clad in exaggerated layers of granite, a modern version of the rusticated stone often used at the base of old banks and civic buildings to convey stability.
http://www.hitecwatersolutions.com/images/photos/loop_new.jpg
http://www.onenorthwacker.com/views.jpg
the one on the bottom left.