A 43-story, 640-room international 4-star hotel will occupy a narrow site in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Amenities will include a ballroom, conference center, and guest spa. The first two levels will house independently operated retail stores, food establishments, and lounges.

Clear glass at the ground level of the building allows visual access into public spaces. Above this rests an eight-story, fully automated parking garage that can accommodate up to 400 cars, whose volume is wrapped in translucent and patterned glass – allowing the facility to be naturally lit. This same volume continues with another four floors of clear glazing that accommodates hotel amenities. These articulated volumes form the base for the vertical tower of hotel rooms rising another 30 stories, expressed by alternating bands of clear and opaque glass panels. The entire building is visually united by an array of metal panels that weave through all 43-levels.