![]() The previous tenant used the building as an auto repair shop. Adaptive Reuse: Aesthetics & Function Kendall McCaugherty ©Hall+Merrick Photographers Inside, food scientists and beverage developers can collaborate and find inspiration for new ideas while working in open communal spaces or office pods, and private glass-enclosed conference rooms, all illuminated by natural light. The 20,000 square foot space serves as a creative laboratory space featuring various flexible work areas, lofty common areas, meeting rooms, a commercial kitchen, and two bars. ![]() Gibbons Cardboard box factory, we were able to blend historic and new elements to maintain the industrial aesthetic that is synonymous with the West Loop. With the meatpacking industries lost, the once industrial warehouse aesthetic has been replaced with ubiquitous, modern brick buildings.īy preserving the original 1916 building structure, once home to the H.R. This adaptive reuse building is now home to CoLaboratory, Chicago’s first food-centric shared workplace.Ĭhicago’s West Loop has quickly morphed from a gritty, bustling meatpacking scene to a 21st-century tech and food hub. ![]() We transformed a bow truss warehouse into a g lass roof illuminated food and beverage industry co-working center for our latest commercial project. Finer Things Club Wine + Mixology Center.
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