The document outlines the design and construction details of the IIT Kaplan Institute of Innovation, highlighting its evolution from conceptualization to construction. Key features include a lightweight ETFE façade, mock-ups for assessing aesthetics, and structural elements, with a focus on innovation and cost-efficiency. The final design accommodates two levels and excludes a basement, totaling 71,000 square feet.

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2.  Agenda
 Design
 Siting
 Evolution
 Innovation
 ETFE
 Mockups
 3D Coordination
 Q&A
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Design - Siting

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Design - Siting

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Design - Evolution
 Conceptual Design
 Curtainwall Façade
 Perforated Screening over curtainwall
 Cantilever over Footlik Lane
 3 Levels
 100,000SF
 Schematic Design
 Curtainwall Façade
 Eliminated Perforated Screening over curtainwall
 Eliminated Cantilever over Footlik Lane
 2 levels + basement
 100,000SF

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Design - Evolution
 Design Development
 ETFE Façade
 2 levels + basement
 100,000SF
 Construction Documents
 ETFE Façade
 2 levels only
 Eliminated basement
 71,000SF

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ETFE - Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene
 Key Design Features
 Lightweight
 Improved Thermal Performance
 Dynamic Façade
 Cost
 Innovative

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Mock-ups – Structure & Facade
 Mock-up Use
 Aesthetics
 Steel
 Polished Concrete
 Spray fire proofing
 ETFE
 Glass
 Metal Panels
 Constructability
 Radiant flooring
 Enclosure
 Tolerances
 Sequence of install

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Mock-ups – Radiant

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Mock-ups – Tribune Stair

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3D Coordination

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Webcam
http://kaplaninstitute.iit.edu

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