Architecture studio Jahn has completed a skyscraper in Chicago with two distinct sections, which is one of the last projects designed by studio founder Helmut Jahn.
Called 1000M, the 788-foot-tall skyscraper (223 metre) is located at the south end of the Michigan Avenue Historic District near the Chicago lakefront. It is one of the tallest residential skyscrapers in the city.
It has a distinct base with large, darkly coloured aluminium panels that are meant to reference the surrounding historic buildings while the top is set back slightly from the base and is more glossy ? meant to complement the Chicago skyline.
Jahn has completed a residential skyscraper in Chicago
"The deliberate change in form between the lower 19 floors and the tower above serves dual purposes," Jahn managing director Philip Castillo told Dezeen. "The lower part of the building references the Historic Michigan Avenue District while the tower or skyline profile completes the towers at the south end of Grant Park complimenting the assembly of towers to the north."
The skyscraper was one of the last projects designed by studio founder Helmut Jahn, who died in 2021.
It has different facade characteristics on the podium and in the tower portion
Originally the tower was meant to be condominiums, but in 2020, the plan was changed to contain rentable apartments, which brought the number of rooms up from 423 condominiums to 738 rental units.
According to Castillo, the top of the skyscraper w...