42808 SOM054

303 West Madison

Design/Completion 1984/1988 Chicago, Illinois, USA Jaymont Properties Inc.

350,000 square feet Steel frame

Granite, glass błock, metal details

The tower design reinterprets basie elements that characterized the Chicago School: distinct base, middle, and crown elements; tripartite oriel Windows; and ground-floor retail. The lower floors defme the base of the building, while the third floor makes a transition between base and shaft. At the building top, a single story between the shaft and a two-story loggia with open roof coffers defines the crown while reiterating the structural grid.

The wali surface is articulated with oriel Windows and layers of light gray granite with polished green granite trim. White-painted window frames and mullions with horizontal red accent stripes on the two-story spandrels characterize the fenestration. Reflective glass “buttons” at the center of each spandrel refer to the adjacent reflective glass tower.

1 View of Franklin Street facade with open roof coffers

2 Franklin Street entry with stained glass Windows

3 Obliąue view along Franklin Street