Project Specs

Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies
Chicago, Illinois
Krueck and Sexton Architects

the People

Architect
Krueck + Sexton Architects
221 West Erie Street
Chicago, IL 60610
T: 312-787-0056
F: 312-78-8415

Ron Krueck, FAIA ' Design Principal
Mark Sexton, FAIA ' Project Principal
Tom Jacobs, Tim Tracey ' Project Architects

Project Team:
Rico Cedro AIA
Yugene Cha
Jamie Cook
Laura Fehlberg
John deKraker
Sara Lundgren AIA
Greg Schmidt
Don Semple
Heejoo Shi
Paul Tebben

Architect of record
Krueck + Sexton

Associate architect(s)
VOA

Project Managers:
US Equities Development
Institutional Project Management

Engineer(s):
MEP/FP & Tel/Data - Environmental Systems Design (ESD)
Structural Engineer ' Tylk Gustafson Reckers Wilson Andrews (TGRWA)

Consultant(s)
Landscape:
Daniel Weinbach & Partners

Acoustical:
Kirkegaard & Associates

Environmental Designers:
Atelier 10

Museum Consultant:
Harriet Stratis with the Art Institute of Chicago

Curtain Wall Consultant:
Shepphird Associates

Theater Consultants:
Schuler and Shook

Graphic Design:
Studio/lab

Security Consultant:
Sako

Protective Hardening Consultant:
Eytan Building Design

General contractor:
W.E. O’Neil Construction Company

Photographer:
William Zbaren

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Microstation

 

the Products

Structural system:
Steel Frame with Concrete Shear Walls

Exterior cladding
Metal/glass curtainwall:
Curtain Wall Engineer - ASI Design
Fabricator of Aluminum Components - Texas Wall
Installer of Curtain Wall - Arcadia

Roofing
Built-up roofing:
GreenGrid Green Roof

Glazing
Glass:
Viracon

Skylights:
Super Sky

Doors
Entrances:
Blumcraft Glass Entry Doors

Hardware
Locksets:
Schlage

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
Armstrong

Suspension grid:
Armstrong

Paints and stains:
Sherman Williams

Wallcoverings:
Knoll Fabrics

Special surfacing:
Wausau Precast Terrazzo Pavers at Ornamental Stairs
Terrazzo Floor at Main Lobby
Ardex Concrete Floor Finish on 9th and 10th Floor

Floor and wall tile:
Daltile Ceramic in Washrooms

Resilient flooring:
Carpet: Bentley Prince Street

Furnishings
Office furniture:
Knoll Autostrada Office Furniture

Reception furniture:
Custom Millwork by Cain Millwork in Main Lobby

Fixed seating:
Series Seating with Maharam Fabric in Lecture Hall

Lighting
Interior ambient lighting:
Cooper Neoray Direct Fluorescents

Downlights:
Cooper Portfolio

Accent Lighting:
Cooper RSA Recessed Adjustable
Times Square (Lobby Atrium and Upper Atrium)
Cooper Halo Track Lighting (Galleries)

Controls:
Lutron

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Mitsubishi Elevator

Plumbing
Include water fountains and water-saving fixtures as applicable):
American Standard Fixtures, Sloan Solis Solar Powered Faucets