Solstice in the Park in Chicago, Illinois by Studio Gang

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Located in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood, Solstice on the Park is a twenty-six-story residential tower shaped by the angles of the sun and one of the first Studio Gang projects to explore the idea of solar carving for environmental advantages.

The design cuts into the building’s facade in response to the sun and orients surfaces to the optimum 72-degree angle for Chicago’s latitude, maximizing sunlight in winter for passive solar warming and minimizing light and heat gain during summer to reduce air-conditioning usage.

The structure—which includes 250 dwellings and a green roof—also takes advantage of expansive views of Jackson Park to the south and Chicago’s skyline to the north.

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

• Architects: Studio Gang
• Project: Solstice in the Park
• Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Photography: Nick Fochtman, Tom Harris
• Client: Mac Properties
• Sustainability: Green Globes Certified, Two Green Globes
• Size: 400,000 sf / 272 ft / 250 units
• Status: Built 2018

Image Courtesy © Nick Fochtman

Image Courtesy © Nick Fochtman

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Nick Fochtman

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Tom Harris

Image Courtesy © Silliman-Group

Image Courtesy © Silliman-Group

Image Courtesy © Silliman-Group

Elevations East and South, Image Courtesy © Studio Gang

Ground Floor Plan, Image Courtesy © Studio Gang

Typical Floor Plan Level 18, Image Courtesy © Studio Gang

Solstice on the Park Environmental Diagram, Image Courtesy © Studio Gang

Solstice on the Park Environmental Diagram, Image Courtesy © Studio Gang

Tags: Illinois, USA

Categories: Apartments, House, Housing Development, Residential, Tower

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