November 28, 2021
Exterior work now crossing finish line at 932 W Randolph Street in Fulton Market
Article in Chicago YIMBY
We agree with YIMBY’s description of this project as a “metamorphosis.” To reimagine a shuttered MB Financial bank, we used its existing structure to create a new mixed-use office and retail building that marries the neighborhood’s modern edge and historic charms.
October 7, 2021
Work On $20M Upscale Rental Development Done In Mount Prospect
Article in Patch.com
“10 North Main is a podium-style building situated on a nearly 1.5-acre site, with an above-grade, open-air precast parking garage topped by five stories of wood construction. Kinzie Builders worked with 10 North Main owner First Equity Group LLC, developer Harlem Irving Companies and architect OKW Architects from the pre-development phase through completion.”
October 3, 2021
Metal Paneling Installed At 932 W Randolph Street In Fulton Market
Article in Chicago YIMBY
Chicago YIMBY stopped by the site to take some shots of our mixed-use development at the corner of Randolph & Sangamon. The project for L3 Capital will open shortly!
September 8, 2021
OKW featured in General Contractors Magazine
Article in GC Magazine
Thanks to our work in mixed-use and retail developments in the area, GC Magazine featured OKW in their list of the 11 best commercial architects in Naperville.
July 22, 2021
W.E. O’Neil raises the tower crane at 1371 West Randolph
Blogpost in Building Up Chicago
Chicago development sleuth Daniel Schell recorded the tenth active tower crane in our city’s construction landscape by visiting our client’s site in the West Loop.
June 29, 2021
18 of Chicago’s best restaurants under one roof, Time Out Market ready to welcome back guests
Article in WGN9
“Spread across 50,000 square feet, the curated dining destination packs 18 eateries, three bars, a demo kitchen and a rooftop terrace. They boast that this eatery encompasses the best food, drinks and culture that Chicago has to offer.”
June 7, 2021
Construction begins on upcoming “Harbor House” youth shelter in Des Plaines
Article in Real Estate Journals
A very special project for OKW has finally reached a critical milestone: groundbreaking! We were on-site for the touching ceremony, which included their founder and women whose lives have literally been saved by the center.
May 14, 2021
Permits Issued For 1340 W Washington Boulevard In West Loop
Article in Chicago YIMBY
The Plumbers’ garage facility and community amenity inches closer toward groundbreaking in the West Loop.
April 20, 2021
Billows Lodge to be ‘game changer’ for Racine Country Club
Article in the Journal Times
Our design for Racine Country Club’s golf-centric center breaks cover in this article by the Journal Times. To hear their GM describe it: “It’s a game changer for us, no question about it,” RCC general manager John Schneider said. “This is going to be good.”
April 16, 2021
932 W Randolph street redevelopment takes shape in West Loop
Article in Chicago YIMBY
Our mixed-use development in Fulton Market continues its progress. Chicago YIMBY stopped by to snap some construction images.
April 13, 2021
How golf’s best clubhouses create a lasting impression
Feature in Golf Digest, originally published in August 2019
Medinah Country Club is featured in Golf’s premiere magazine, including a reference to recent renovations which "create intimate opportunities for members and guests to form social connections.”
March 26, 2021
NorthShore University HealthSystem Immediate Care Clinics featured on Healthcare Snapshots.
Feature in Healthcare Snapshots
Our collaborative rollout of multiple immediate care clinics for NorthShore University HealthSystem is now part of Healthcare Snapshots’ library of noteworthy projects.
March 25, 2021
New Navy Pier Hotel Unveils All-Day Restaurant With 150-Seat Lakeside Patio.
Article in Eater Chicago
Lirica is generating a lot of buzz ahead of Navy Pier’s planned re-opening. Conceived as part of the Sable Hotel, the OKW-designed restaurant includes a 22-seat bar, a spacious patio, and private event spaces.
February 26, 2021
Retail apocalypse? Not on Oak Street.
Article in Crain’s Chicago Business
“The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world of brick-and-mortar retailing upside down, but it hasn't shaken one investor's faith in Chicago's ritziest shopping strip: Oak Street.”
February 15, 2021
Redevelopment Continues At 932 W Randolph Street In West Loop
Article in Chicago YIMBY
Chicago YIMBY features our construction progress at 932 W Randolph in Chicago’s historic Fulton Market District. The former shuttered bank branch will soon be a mixed-use development that fits in with the neighborhood’s energetic personality.
January 17, 2021
Drumroll, Please: Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Reveals Its Highly Anticipated Renovation
Article in Michigan Avenue Magazine
“The newly renovated Four Seasons Hotel Chicago embellishes its five-star experience with its redesigned rooms and lobby, city-inspired amenities, and breakthrough restaurant and bar.”
January 6, 2021
McHugh wraps renovation work at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
Article in Real Estate Journals
“The project, which marks the hotel’s largest renovation since its opening in 1989, ushers in a contemporary design for the luxury hotel’s public spaces as well as its 347 suites.” OKW Architects served as the project’s Architect of Record.
January 4, 2021
Krispy Kreme’s HQ featured in Office Snapshots Most Popular Offices
Feature in Office Snapshots
Office Snapshots, which published two OKW interiors projects in 2020, has released their year-end list of the Top 25 Most Popular Offices. Our design for Krispy Kreme’s HQ in Charlotte, NC, not only made the list at #17, it was the third-highest office in the US!
October 20, 2020
Plumbers Union Unveils Plans For 500-Space Parking Garage In West Loop
Article in Block Club Chicago
At a community meeting, Local 130 Plumbers Union unveiled our collaboration for a new parking deck, which will also include ground floor retail and an outdoor terrace.
October 5, 2020
Kinzie Builders tops off 10 North Main luxury apartments in Mount Prospect, Illinois
Article in Real Estate Journals
Kinzie Builders, Inc. share news about the topping-off of 10 N Main, our collaboration in Mount Prospect. When finished in 2021, it will bring 97 high-end residences to the neighborhood.
September 11, 2020
Plumbers union proposes offices, parking for Near West Side
Article in the Chicago Sun-Times
News of Local 130 Plumbers Union’s plans to build a new office and parking deck in the West Loop breaks cover. Architecture by OKW.
September 8, 2020
VSA Partners featured on Office Snapshots
Feature in Office Snapshots
Office Snapshots includes our interior design team’s concept and finished design for the global ad agency in their daily scoop of high-end offices.
August 18, 2020
Naperville business updates
article by The Chicago Tribune
Tartan Realty Group host an opening of a new Starbucks at the Shoppes on Washington retail development. Architecture by OKW.
August 17, 2020
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago undergoes largest renovation yet
article by The Chicago Tribune
The iconic hotel at 900 North Michigan unveils the renderings for what will soon be a completely re-imagined concept. AOR services by OKW, interior design by Rottet Studio.
August 7, 2020
Design Construction Concepts begins work on new Brightmont Academy location in Northfield
article by Real Estate Journals
A shuttered, luxury residential showroom becomes a surprisingly good canvas to create a supplementary educational institute.
April 3, 2020
How COVID-19 will turn the office market on its head
article by Crain’s Chicago Business
OKW CEO Jon Talty speaks with Crain’s Danny Ecker on the potential effects that the global COVID-19 pandemic could have on the local office market.
March 23, 2020
Tales From the Front
article by the Urban Land Institute
During the first six weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic’s shutdown of the US, our CEO Jon Talty provided perspectives on the situation from an architectural standpoint. His insight ranges from its effects on his own life to how it might forever change specific markets. Click here for week one, two, three, four, five, and six.
February 21, 2020
Making suburban office parks cool? They’re working on it.
article by Crain’s Chicago Business
Crain’s Danny Ecker sat down with Jon Talty, Travis Bridges, and Yong In to discuss the changes happening in the suburban office market. With several completed and in-progress projects, we delved into today’s suburban market and what’s to come.
February 17, 2020
Krispy Kreme’s Charlotte HQ Featured in OfficeSnapshots
article by OKW & Office Snapshots
Our playful and nostalgic design for Krispy Kreme’s new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, was featured in the popular corporate design blog, Office Snapshots. Aiming to capture the joy of biting into a classic Krispy Kreme Original Glazed, our designers created a whimsical, yet thoughtful and dynamic office.
January 10, 2020
@properties features Time Out Market in inaugural “The Local” video series
video by @properties
As the AOR for the core & shell, OKW worked diligently with a talented team of construction professionals to bring this buzzworthy project to life. @properties put together a short video that showcases the architecture, interiors, and food.
November 20, 2019
Time Out Market Chicago is now open, with 19 amazing chefs
article by Time Out
The hype was worth it. As the architect for the core & shell, OKW worked with several different team members to create a stunning, open space with a dramatic skylight and rooftop bar.
November 12, 2019
Whirlyball scheduled to open in Naperville later this month
article by Chicago Tribune
The third Whirlyball with architecture by OKW, following buildouts in Chicago and Brookfield, Wisconsin, will open in November 2019 in Naperville. Get your hand-eye coordination skills ready!
October 22, 2019
The generation vocation mutation: How younger workers are shaping the office of the future
article by REJournals
The leaders of OKW’s interiors department sat down with Real Estate Journals to discuss the advent of Generation Z, and how companies that cater to their interests are preparing for success..
October 2, 2019
Lincoln Park Building with new LuluLemon sells
article by Crain’s Chicago Business
OKW designed the original buildnig and revamped the facade in 2017 for the retail tenants of today. It is one of our many projects in the Clybourn and Elston corridors.
August 29, 2019
Here is what’s trending for fall in Chicago’s dining scene
article by ChicagoNow
Time Out Market Chicago at 916 W Fulton Market, with architecture by OKW, was chosen as one of the highlights of the 2019 fall dining scene by local blog ChicagoNow.
August 13, 2019
ENR Midwest Announces 35 Winning Best Projects for 2019
article by ENRMidwest
Our collaboration with Pepper Construction on NorthShore University HealthSystem’s clinic at Round Lake Beach won Best Project (Under $10M). Click to see the full list of winners.
August 8, 2019
How golf's best clubhouses create a lasting impression
article by Golf Digest
Our multi-phase project at Medinah Country Club makes an appearance, with perspectives from its General Manager, in this insightful article about architecture and the golf world.
July 24, 2019
Four New Food Halls That Aren’t Glorified Cafeterias
article by Chicago Magazine
Two of OKW’s food hall projects - Aster Hall at 900 N Michigan and Time Out Market at 916 W Fulton Market - were featured in Chicago Magazine’s rundown of four original concepts within Chicago.
July 2019
Student Stories: Kiel Fahnstrom
article by College of DuPage
One of our newest architects, Kiel Fahnstrom, was featured as a successful alumnus on the College of Dupage’s Student Stories series.
July 8, 2019
Structured Development's Jeff Berta Answers 6 Questions on the Future of Retail
article by Globe Street
Our client, Structured Development, with whom we worked on NEWCITY, offers insight into the changing landscape of retail and how they approach the future and challenges it faces.
July 2, 2019
Technology Shapes Next-Gen Food Halls
article by Restaurant Business Online
OKW’s Aster Hall project is featured in Restaurant Business’ profile on the ways in which technology is changing the way we experience dining, retail, and the greater food hall movement.
June 27, 2019
Krispy Kreme quietly opens South End office. Soon, you can sample new doughnut recipes
article by the Charlotte Observer
Our standout interiors project for Krispy Kreme’s new headquarters offices in Charlotte receives some local love from the Charlotte Observer, including some images from our official photoshoot.
June 10, 2019
Where to eat and drink near the Magnificent Mile
list by Eater Chicago
Eater Chicago shines a spotlight on great places to eat near the Magnificent Mile, including two OKW projects: Aster Hall at 900 Michigan and Eataly. Food Halls are technically challenging and layered projects, but the results (and acclaim) speak for themselves.
May 6, 2019
New brewpub to open in former Heaven on Seven space
article by Chicago Tribune
Exciting news for our clients Clarion Partners LLC and Midamerica Realty. The owners of the highly acclaimed Dryhop Brewers will open a new gastropub concept at 600 N Michigan in the space formerly occupied by Heaven on Seven.
March 25, 2019
Time Out Market announces first wave of food vendors, and it's an all-star, all-Chicago lineup
article by Chicago Tribune
Time Out Market Chicago, from the group behind the Time Out magazines and guides, has released the names of about half the chefs who’ll be part of its 50,000-square-foot, three-level market and cultural venue opening in the heart of Fulton Market later this year.
February 27, 2019
When Brendan Sodikoff met a food hall
article by Crain’s Chicago Business
Crain’s reviews the food, layout, and overall feel of our newest food hall, Aster Hall, at 900 N Michigan Avenue.
February 1, 2019
10 Places Everyone’s Talking About and Dining At (in order of heat)
article by Chicago Magazine
Aster Hall, an OKW project, is #1!
January 29, 2019
Harlem Irving Plaza outlines plans for former Carson’s building
article by Chicago Tribune
“Harlem Irving Plaza shoppers will see multiple retailers where one once stood, as the Norridge shopping center kicks off the redevelopment of its former Carson’s store.”
January 28, 2019
What snow? Krispy Kreme readies for big crowd on opening day
article by Macomb Daily
Our prototype concept for Krispy Kreme’s Experience of the Future opens in Utica, MI.
January 23, 2019
Menswear, ramen and gourmet ice cream headed to Fulton Market
article by Crain’s Chicago Business
Exciting tenants were announced for an OKW historic preservation and repurposing project.
January 16, 2019
NewCity apartment tower hits the market
article by Crain’s Chicago Business
It's difficult to understate how much Structured Development’s NEWCITY project changed the urban landscape of the Clybourn corridor. The project was a multi-disciplinary success for OKW Architects, as it harnessed our studio's architecture, interior design, site planning, and landscape professionals.
January 9, 2019
Great views, great vibes: What employees love about 5 Chicago tech offices
article by Built In Chicago
Our client, Punchkick Interactive, was featured in this list of standout interiors. Punchkick CEO Zak Dabbas notes that it’s “a beautiful space that embraces this incredible city and the elements around it."
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