19048 SOM203

Commonwealth Edison Company,

East Lakę Transmission and Distribution Center

Design/Completion 1991/1998 Chicago, Illinois, USA Commonwealth Edison Company 100,000 square feet Reinforced concrete structural frame

Granite, limestone, glass, stainless Steel, copper, painted aluminum

The project creates a pedestrian focus at the North Loop entrance to State Street. The State Street facade is emphasized by four columns with lantern capitals and a curved screen backdrop at the roof, and a wali composed of glass and cablc-trussed elements. Using natural light and computer-controlled variable lighting modes, the facade will become an architectural embodiment of the energy of Chicago, celebrating the client’s product and the building’s function.

The layering of architectural elements and the interplay of light and colored glass characterize the State Street facade.

Al ground level, three large display Windows will be devoted to permanent exhibits of civic art.

The Lakę Street facade is divided by an ornamental stair tower, enclosed in elear glass with stainless Steel and painted aluminum frames. At pedestrian level, a series of bronze plaąues created by local artists will cominemorate events of Chicago’s past.

1    Lakc Street elevation

2    State Street elevation 3-4 State Street concept study

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