This transit-oriented development aims to separate people from cars by focusing on pedestrian interaction. It is located along a Chicago transit line to connect residents to transportation. The building design includes a canopy above the rail line that converts vibration into kinetic energy and alerts passengers of incoming trains. Radial cuts in the tower draw natural light into the central atrium.

1. A transit-oriented development is a design attempting to
separate people from their cars. The building relies on
pedestrian interaction. The space of this design comes
alive by the movement of people. The pedestrian boulevard
through the site as well as the atrium space in the tower
help create a vertically visual connection. The site in
which this design stands straddles the cta blue line,
a crucial connection to the success of this building.
In order to deal with the vibration of the rail line, a
roof canopy above the rail line takes the vibration and
converts it into kinetic energy by exciting the structure
of the canopy. It also gives a unique way to alert the
cta riders at the stop that the train is about to arrive.
floor plans
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2. To enhance the atrium space within the
tower, radial cuts were taken out of the
building in order to draw more natural
light down through the atrium space. The
location of the cuts were in respect to
particular sun positions in the sky.
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3. street perspective

4. pedestrian boulevard

5. final model

6. final model