K. HAUSERMAN ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS
ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN CONSULTING
REGISTERED ARCHITECT, AIA, LEED AP, CREW
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WHIRLYBALL
Game On!
Naperville IL and Brookfield WI
Completed in November 2019, these new 43,000 square foot hospitality, event and entertainment venues opened with great success. Each facility features WhirlyBall courts, bowling alleys, laser tag, restaurant, bar, dining terrace, roof terrace and banquet amenities.
The free-standing Naperville IL venue is located within a fast-developing entertainment and hospitality area of the city. The Brookfield WI facility is new construction connected to an existing retail mall. The mall is re-positioning itself as a family entertainment and hospitality hub, and the addition of WhirlyBall to the shopping complex achieves both of these priorities.
The two projects were the definition of “fast-track” construction: the design, engineering and contracting teams worked both projects simultaneously with slightly differing building sizes and layouts, all while the owner was finalizing the program and specific equipment selections. The accelerated documentation and condensed building schedules required non-stop communication and constant problem solving.
10 N. MAIN
Gracious Living
Mount Prospect IL
This under construction 97-unit podium style apartment building has a rooftop amenity deck, four floors of residential apartments and parking at grade. The apartments, located in the heart of this village’s 100-year-old downtown, will be well appointed with quality interior finishes and fixtures.
Working hand in hand with the developers and contractor, the design team produced documentation for the Gross Maximum Price (GMP) at the design development stage of the project. The second through fifth floors were designed to utilize pre-fabricated wood wall panels for all walls, interior and exterior, load bearing and non-load bearing. This approach ensured a faster than usual construction schedule and required team-work, focus and determination from the design team to achieve the documentation schedule.
CENTRAL STATION
Luxury and Location
Evanston IL
This mixed-use, neighborhood infill development combines 80 luxury apartments with 11,000 square feet of retail area. The building is podium style, with parking and retail at grade level and 3 levels of residential living above.
The client’s vision was to create a large-scale residential project while maintaining the character of the existing neighborhood and enhancing the pedestrian experience. The large building setback allows for café seating and generous landscape areas while the stone and brick detailing, multiple shopfronts, awnings and signage combine to create an inviting and pedestrian-scale experience.
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900 W RANDOLPH
Trendy Fulton Market
Chicago IL
In this adaptive re-use project in the Historic Landmark Fulton Market District, the design team was challenged with connecting a total of eleven turn-of-the-century warehouse and manufacturing buildings, ranging from two to four stories, to accommodate a wide range of retail and office uses. The design vision centered around creating a seamless pedestrian experience along the street frontages and creating highly visible retail components while maintaining separate, desirable corporate office lobby, amenity and workplace areas.
Many of the existing buildings had floor to ceiling built-in coolers, maze like interior buildouts or stored goods which didn’t allow for thorough building inspections before design commenced. The design was developed and documented prior to interior demolition, which led to numerous unforeseen conditions ranging from hidden windows, deteriorated structure, the discovery of vaulted sidewalks and undocumented city water taps. The design team of architects, engineers and preservationists was called upon to react quickly to present numerous plan revisions, proposed tenant layouts, and structural remediation all while the project was under construction.
The completed project preserved the historic masonry and steel facades and reconfigured the buildings to provide 46,000 square feet of retail/restaurant venues and 45,000 square feet of workplace area in this rapidly re-developing neighborhood west of the Loop’s central core.
EATALY
Alti Cibi
Chicago IL
Eataly Chicago has become a destination hospitality and retail center, catering to neighborhood residents, as well as tourists visiting Chicago.
The project entailed renovating 63,000 square feet of existing retail/entertainment space on two floors in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The Eataly experience comprises specialty grocery and retail markets, restaurants, cooking school, and gathering venues. Various retail niches and 22 full-service kitchens were created to serve the guests. Each of the shopping, dining and eating areas were designed to showcase a distinctive style of furnishings, millwork and finishes.
The Chicago design team was responsible for working with Eataly’s in-house designers and liaisons to document their vision and create a code compliant build-out below an existing high-rise hotel. Meetings were held with City of Chicago officials to outline the vision and understand the city requirements for construction.
Documenting the design vision, creating custom elements such as the hanging prosciutto rack and glass elevator, using a vast array of high-end materials and light fixtures and creating specific "fly" zones and “no-fly” zones for building systems made the project both extremely interesting and intricate.
BLOOMING FIELDS
Culture and Hisotory
Chongxing, China
A Chongqing businessman and entrepreneur was seeking to establish a restaurant, hospitality and retail marketplace showcasing regional arts and crafts, delicacies and food preparation methods in Chongqing, China. Having shared this vision with his family proved beneficial, as his determined and business-minded daughter discovered Eataly while visiting Chicago. She researched and found the design team and brought them to her father’s attention for his Chongqing project. The design team was then contracted to develop something similar, but on a much grander scale.
The existing 200,000 square foot retail space to be renovated in Chongqing, was housed in a three-story reconstructed village square complete with a temple from the 16th century, historic tea house and a former textile mill.
Multiple concepts were created for the client’s vision. A four-day, multi-disciplinary working session in Chongqing led to the final approved concept. Drawings were prepared illustrating the concept and documenting all finishes, fixtures and equipment. The drawings provided the client with a road map for implementation.
While in China, the Chicago and Chongqing design teams convinced the local government to revise their pedestrian walkway masterplan to more thoroughly integrate with the Blooming Fields master plan.
MEDINAH COUNTRY CLUB
Unrivaled Tradition
Medinah IL
As Course No. 3 has played host to multiple prestigious international golf events, a Master Plan was created for Medinah Country Club to address renovations required for various member, tournament player and guest amenity spaces. The construction of a paddle tennis facility, planning and re-design of the member dining and bar areas and the addition of a new outdoor terrace were completed as part of the Medinah Master Plan.
The design team and club stakeholders aimed to maintain the country club’s world-renowned history while enhancing the club with modern, inviting, high-end design. Building systems were reviewed and new HVAC and lighting control systems were introduced. Coordination played a key role in the work as did developing consensus from the club’s decision makers.
The member dining and bar areas were entirely renovated to include new flooring, wall and ceiling finishes, new lighting, furniture, fixtures and equipment. A new member bar was creatively nestled within the vaulted ceilings and fireplace wall of the former private dining area.
HINSDALE GOLF CLUB
Treasured History and Current Design
Hinsdale IL
Since 1898 Hinsdale Golf Club has continued to build on its legacy. The club wished to upgrade and improve their member dining experience and create a Heritage Gallery, new lower level entrance and enhanced dining terrace areas. The existing member dining area, The Grille Room, was renovated, and a 2,500 square foot new addition housing supplementary member dining and bar areas were constructed. The outdoor terrace was renovated and expanded, creating 8,000 square feet of outdoor dining and lounge space.
The most challenging aspect of the project were with regard to the building codes: the design team was required to develop an IBC “Alternative Compliance” approach to the renovation and addition project, as the historic building did not fit within current standard building code sections. Building compartmentalization, utilization of perimeter calculations, and additional exits were added to achieve compliance. The team met with city officials and reviewers and was successful in their approach to implement the proposed renovation and addition.
ASSEMBLE
Elevated Spaces Inspire Creativity
Chicago IL
The design team worked closely with Assemble Shared Office to design their West Loop office location. Assemble was located in the Historic Otis Elevator manufacturing and office building designed by Daniel H. Burnham in 1911.
Unique industrial features of the building were highlighted and defunct manufacturing equipment was incorporated into the design. Exposed concrete floors, pocked plaster ceilings, and exposed brick and clay tile walls added to the industrial but modern feel. Having a visual connection to others working in the space heavily influenced the planning. Glass interior partitions create visual connection to the exterior and promote an invigorating and collaborative atmosphere.
Additional windows were installed to capitalize on a previously unused area of the floor plate. The floor plate had three distinct levels which required ramps and infill of existing areas over vaulted sidewalks and electrical vaults. Coordination of design, MEP, FP and structural work in this structural clay tile building was critical to the success of the build out.
VSA
Brands and Experiences
Chicago IL
Located at the 1.25 million square foot former Montgomery Ward warehouse and office building, creative and branding agency VSA Partners occupied more space than required for their forward-looking vision of their Chicago office. The goal was to create a uniquely branded VSA Partners office space in a smaller adjacent space.
Working with this super creative agency to develop a distinctive design on a tight budget required intense creativity and flexibility from all team members.
The design team utilized the previous tenant’s floor plan to maximize the build out impact and highlighted the buildings sturdy and impressive interior architecture. Branding elements were created and installed throughout the project to define the space and inspire creativity.
AMC
Believe Achieve
Chicago IL
AMC, Association Management Consultants, was looking to define its space needs and determine the best office location in which to create a collaborative, energetic work environment consistent with its core values and diverse services.
The design team was contracted early to review and inventory their current office space, prepare programming and space needs calculations, help determine geographic areas that best suited the client, and tour numerous buildings for potential lease opportunities. As part of the programming phase, the design team developed questionnaires for the client, compiled data and led participatory meetings to gain knowledge of the work processes and procedures at AMC. These meetings also served to build consensus with the AMC employees as to the best path to achieve their goals.
After the preliminary work was accomplished and a tenant space was chosen, the design team looked to develop a new and appropriate expression of the AMC culture and work. AMC's new corporate logo, a series of arches, inspired the design motif for this 43,000 square foot workplace. An array of arches extends from the building’s elevator lobby through the AMC lobby and into the conference room. The theme continues into the collaborative areas at the center of the office.
SIGNATURE OFFICE CENTER
Flexible and Furnished
Chicago IL
Located at 33 S. Wabash in Chicago’s central business district, the Loop, this 30,000 square foot co-working space was designed to appeal to both private office dwellers and co-working entrepreneurs.
Capitalizing on the spectacular lake view, the design incorporated a stylish yet unpretentious, modern yet established aesthetic. The fully appointed collaborative café allows for incidental interaction, group eating areas and a casual atmosphere. The more private Bourbon Room provides a relaxed yet luxurious area for deal making or unwinding.
The most challenging aspect of the project was the need to work within very specific building parameters for the elevator lobby build out and the detailing the building perimeter engagement with new interior construction. With careful coordination, the design team developed a series of approved details to create perimeter offices and co-working spaces. A very low bank of ductwork informed the team of where to place tenant amenities and corridors
OAK STREET HEALTH
A Great Experience
Multiple Locations
Oak Street Health was looking to develop a prototypical design for its unique medical clinics. The Oak Street Health vision was to better the health of underserved communities by providing easily accessible and welcoming preventative and regular healthcare. Amenities, Community Rooms and sensitive design provide an embracing atmosphere for care and healing.
The design team partnered with Oak Street Health to review potential buildings for new clinic build outs and develop better strategies for on-time, on-budget projects. Many of the locations proved challenging as the team had to provide adequate site features and deal with unforeseen building conditions. The Oak Street Health vision and clinics are a success.
NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM
Connectedness
Multiple Locations
Northshore University HealthSystems envisioned a new concept of health care delivery and needed a new design to reinforce that vision.
The design team worked with the client to develop a clinic that embraces connectedness and ease, care and healing. Utilizing a spa like environment, natural looking materials and finishes and IoT improvements, these clinics provide a higher level of service and functionality and embody the NSUH brand.