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Sterling Bay
For decades, Sterling Bay has been Chicago’s premier real estate developer, changing the face of the West Loop and beyond. So when they had the opportunity to move their headquarters to their showpiece building on Green Street in the Fulton Market District, they wanted to ensure their office b… Read More
Making sure the space didn’t feel like a “cubicle farm” went beyond aesthetic and how the environment would feel: it was necessary to create breakout spaces and small group spots throughout the office to give Sterling Bay employees the best opportunity to thrive.
The entire floorplan, especially the hallways, utilizes small group spaces so that breakout meetings are common and encouraged.
As Rooney-Fields described it, Sterling Bay was looking for a landscape that would allow cross-pollination between teams and would encourage working together. They wanted small teams of people to be able to work together when needed rather than require reserving conference room space.
For decades, Sterling Bay has been Chicago’s premier real estate developer, changing the face of the West Loop and beyond. So when they had the opportunity to move their headquarters to their showpiece building on Green Street in the Fulton Market District, they wanted to ensure their office b… Read More
In capturing the feel of Sterling Bay and how their team would best utilize the space, IA added decorative embellishments and one-of-a-kind crafted furniture pieces alongside Allsteel kit-of-parts. Schneider explained, “When we looked at the product offerings and how we could customize, workin… Read More
Neil Schneider, Design Director and Principal at IA, elaborated, “It was important to cater to a wide variety [of users]. This diverse group of people would be walking into the space and it should be an inclusive environment where a tradesman who worked on the building feels just as part of th… Read More
These brainstorming and small group spaces evolved in two main ways: first, bullpens were constructed for teams that often collaborate. In these bullpens, the perimeter of the room is lined with workstations and a table with a monitor and other collaborative tools sits in the center of the space, so… Read More
For decades, Sterling Bay has been Chicago’s premier real estate developer, changing the face of the West Loop and beyond. So when they had the opportunity to move their headquarters to their showpiece building on Green Street in the Fulton Market District, they wanted to ensure their office b… Read More