Kerl LaJeune
1 Professional SELECTED WORKS: Senior Project Director Senior Technical / Design
1989 - 2009 2008
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Kerl LaJeune
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Chicago, Illinois 1998
Republic Windows & Doors William Speilman started Republic Windows on a shoe string after WWII. Over the years, he built the company into a prosperous business that provided good paying jobs for many of Chicago’s inner city families. He was joined in the business by his son and nephew, who helped to further expand the company. In 1996, new manufacturing and corporate facilities were needed, and Republic saw this as an opportunity to update its image. A site on Goose Island, an underdeveloped manufacturing zone northwest of downtown, offered panoramic views of the Chicago skyline and an affordable solution that allowed Republic to keep the enterprise in Chicago. BOOTH HANSEN created a cost effective building, 640’ x 440’ x 32’, that gently rises to the south, capturing the downtown vista. Befitting a window fabricator, the building design incorporates a dramatic glazed curtain wall, creating a three-story atrium lobby for guest reception and large employee gatherings. The facility also houses an airy and well-organized factory space, offices, a sales center, and employee support facilities, all infused with abundant natural light. Recognizing the important role architecture plays in improving business results, the new Republic building received a prestigious Business Week Award.
MANUFACTURING / SHIPPING / RECEIVING EMPLOYEE AREA STORAGE / SUPPORT PARKING / LOBBY OFFICE SPACE CIRCULATION
Chicago, Ilinois 1998
The Madison The near west side of Chicago has been transformed from a tired industrial and warehouse district into a residential neighborhood. Numerous loft buildings have been adapted to open, light-filled residences, attracting buyers back into the city center. To meet the demand, new buildings like the Madison have sprung up, offering residents all the features of loft living, with the added benefits of new construction and modern amenities. The Madison consists of two, six-story residential loft buildings with basements. The basement includes parking, storage, and a residential elevator lobby, while the ground floor features parking, storage, retail, and a residential lobby. The upper floors contain ten units per floor with duplexes on the fifth and sixth floors. There are a total of forty-three residential units per building.
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Chicago, Illinois 1997
Haworth Showroom Circulation, convergence of products and ideas, and active participation are the motivating principles of this 17,000 sf showroom design. The multidirectional circulation paths afford the use of simple images and interactive product displays. From the interior hallway of the Merchandise Mart, the angled front glass wall directs visitors toward the entrance. Brightly-colored, illuminated ‘message walls’ focus attention, enticing entrance into the vestibule. The organizing structural grid of white columns engages a dynamic relationship with the overlapping curvilinear ‘message walls,’ creating ease of movement and engaged visual experiences. Active participation and the exchange of ideas occur in the ‘mixing bowl.’ Its bleacher seating, covered with a rubber veneer, represents future interactions of materials and ideas. Curved circulation aisles created by the ‘message walls’ direct visitors toward the ancillary spaces along the back wall of the center. The chartreuse ‘tool room,’ with a repeat pattern of question marks, encourages usage of electronic technology illustrated by the single compact disc that replaces printed volumes of product catalogues. With its purple alliums floating next to the repeat pattern of exclamation points on the salmon walls, the ‘tool bar’ is a place for informal meetings. A formal conference room and the ‘surface collection’s’ active workroom provide functional spaces for further dialogue and display.
Chicago, Illinois 1997
East Water Place Chicago Dock and Canal (CDC) was a land trust set up by Abraham Lincoln in 1859 just North of where the Chicago River joins Lake Michigan. The site had always been a backwater for development, remaining vacant. In 1991, Ogden Partners convinced the board of CDC that a low-rise, high-density development of 56 townhouses would give the area some positive momentum, while leaving a low center ensuring future highrise buildings unobstructed views East Water Place was the first leased land townhouse project in Chicago. BOOTH HANSEN designed three types of houses, each with 11 foot ceilings, steel bay windows, and masonry veneer construction. This density allows for 26 units per acre, or about 60 persons per acre, with all the amenities of suburban living in a downtown location. The site plan organized the garages in the rear of the units, allowing street and garden facades to address only the pedestrian.
Chicago, Ilinois 2006
Palmolive Building The Palmolive Building is one of the true icons of Chicago’s rich architectural heritage. Built in 1929 by Holabird & Root, the Palmolive Building first housed the corporate offices of the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company, later becoming home to many of Chicago’s most prominent firms. The refined, set-back style of the Palmolive Building presided over Michigan Avenue as an architectural embodiment of the city’s commercial strength. The distinctive office building is being converted into an exclusive residential condominium of about one hundred homes featuring spectacular views and an array of advanced amenities. Integrated with period carvings and Art Deco interior design, these 21st century services insure the Palmolive Building’s position among luxury residences in the country. Completing the development are two floors of retail frontage, commercial offices, and the Beacon Club, a private space offering residents a health club, wood paneled lounge with library, and a dining room.
Chicago, Illinois 2006
The Residences at 900 North Michigan Completed in 1987, the 900 N. Michigan building is located on the block bound by Rush Street, Delaware Place, Walton Street, and Michigan Avenue within Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. This mixed-use building, occupying a single parcel with an approximate area of 132,565 sf, includes a mixed-use building with parking, retail, commercial offices, hotel, and residential condominiums. Each function has a single lobby entrance on the ground floor, as well as a connection through the retail shopping center to the parking garage on the 6th floor. The current owners engaged BOOTH HANSEN to test the feasibility of converting eight floors (21st-28th) of existing office space into residential condominiums while preserving other functions of the building. The new residential condominiums will form a separate entity (i.e. its own association) from the existing residential condominiums, retail, hotel, and commercial offices. These new condominiums will have a separate entrance from Walton Street, a connection at the 6th floor to the parking garage, a sky lobby on the eighth floor, and other support spaces. In addition, the condominiums will connect to the existing Four Seasons Hotel to take advantage of the hotel’s amenities such as room service, health club, restaurants, and meeting rooms
Chicago, Ilinois 2006
30 West Oak Emblematic of one of the most desirable addresses in Chicago, this project envisions living spaces and amenities that redeďŹ ne modern elegance within the vibrant core of the city. This spectacular high-rise, along with Michigan Avenue several blocks to the east, form the bookends of the world famous boutiques of West Oak Street. Each oor of the high-rise will feature two units, each with an average of 3,500 sf. The exterior is made of exposed steel with curved glass to capture stunning vistas of the city skyline. Floor plans optimize views by placing open, public spaces on the southern exposure and more intimate, private spaces to the north. In addition to the high-rise, ten luxury townhomes will be located north of the site, creating an exceptional urban community.
Chicago, Illinois 1998
Garfield Park Conservatory Entry Pavilion The first phase of construction for the Garfield Park Conservatory Master Plan was the new Visitors Center and Entry Pavilion. BOOTH HANSEN designed a one-story, 7,000 sf structure faced in stone with a low arched metal roof. Skylights accentuate the roof area and focus the visitor on the entrance of the building. The building contains two large assembly rooms for visitor orientation, toilets, a coat room, storage, and a lobby. As part of this project, BOOTH HANSEN will develop a schematic design for a new Education/Administration Facility and Rear Vestibule, as well as miscellaneous site work.
Chicago, Illinois 2001
Homan Square Community Center Charles Shaw spent several years transforming the original Sears, Roebuck & Co. headquarters site on Chicago’s West Side into a new residential community. Shaw recognized the need for a community center that could provide its residents health care, family counseling, recreational sports, meeting rooms, special education, and social support. The Chicago Park District joined with The Shaw Company to create the 70,000 sf Homan Square Community Center. After many meetings with community leaders, the goal of a lively, compelling place that would bring people together was conceived. BOOTH HANSEN’s design solution provided a sun-filled linear concourse to connect all facility resources. Facing the community, the concourse, along with the glass and metal entry, invites the neighborhood to participate in the Center’s programs. The Center’s energy, light, and friendly character have made it a source of pride for the community. BOOTH HANSEN utilized green and sustainable design philosophies for Homan Square Community Center by incorporating a 20.2 kW photovoltaic (PV) system into the facility.
Chicago, Illinois 2001
Buena Vista Located in an established neighborhood on Chicago’s north side, the Buena Vista is a complex of five attached buildings arranged in an “L” shaped configuration. Each building contains a total of eight units on four floors, for a total of 40 units. Units range in size from one bedroom, one bath up to three bedrooms with two baths. BOOTH HANSEN designed the project with a sensitivity to the existing neighborhood by keeping the development within the scale of surrounding buildings. The street profile was also carefully considered and implemented as a series of “walk-ups,” recalling the classicism of the Chicago brownstone. Each unit includes a gas-fired ventless fireplace with marble hearth. Space heating and water heating are integral to each unit, housed in individual utility rooms which also provide hookups for washers and dryers. Ground floor units have concrete slab patios, while upper story units are provided with exterior balconies. Interior finishes include hardwood floors and painted gypsum board partitions and ceilings. Laminate counter tops complement the wood kitchen cabinets, with stone vanity tops in the bathrooms.
Evanston, Illinois Date of Completion: N/A
Evanston Homes Designed to compliment the proportion and vernacular style of the buildings in the surrounding community, the Evanston Homes consist of 19 detached, single family homes and 46 three story rowhouses. Central to the site’s development is the inclusion of a landscaped park for the residences. The single family homes are 35’x35’ with an attached two car garage. The three story rowhouses are 18’x40,’ with an attached two-car garage.
Chicago, Illinois 2005
MAJESTIC BUILDING/ LASALLE BANK THEATRE RENOVATION Broadway-in-Chicago, Northern Realty Group, and First Hospitality Group are redeveloping the historic Majestic Building in the center of Chicago’s Loop. BOOTH HANSEN’s comprehensive renovation plan addresses the LaSalle Bank Theatre, formerly the Shubert Theatre, and a boutique hotel facility, both housed in the Majestic Building. The LaSalle Bank Theatre renovation includes the re-creation and expansion of the two-story, historic lobby; a new suites lounge, enlarged lavatories, additional concession areas, new house seating, and new stage floor. The hotel will serve visiting theatre patrons, as well as the community. The tower portion of the 21-story building will contain 135 guest rooms. The hotel lobby, buffet area, and exercise room will be located in a sky lobby. Elevator capacity will be increased and a new exit stair is being constructed. The rehabilitation of the ornate terra-cotta façade will bring back the Majestic Building’s original elegance and will qualify the building for City of Chicago historic status. In September 2006, the Theatre was recognized with a Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence.
Champaign, Illinois Date of Completion: N/A
Chalmers Street Student Apartments While over 30,000 students attend the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, less than half are accommodated with campus-owned housing, creating a high-demand for independent student apartments. Market analysis convinced an area developer of the need for high quality apartments targeted to serve the more sophisticated tastes of upper classmen. BOOTH HANSEN was commissioned to design a new complex of 43 four-bedroom units that effectively balances common, social space with private living space. Currently under development, the design arranges three buildings into a u-shape to create a large common courtyard terrace on the first floor, with a second roof-top terrace planned on one of the buildings. Both terraces will provide upscale amenities including cooking areas and whirlpool spas to encourage informal gathering. Three unit types, including a duplex, feature open, loft-like floor plans and a refined, modern aesthetic. In each plan, shared living space is positioned toward the courtyard terrace, while bedroom areas are located on the perimeter of the common space to create a “quiet zone� conducive to relaxation and study.
ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE Arts Instructional Center
Rockford, Illinois Rock Valley College expressed the desire for an arts instructional center for learning as well as a top-notch facility for the production of musical and theatrical events. The intention is to bring in outside productions in addition to producing their own and to be an attractive performance center for the community at large. This project is a 113,500 square foot arts instructional center for Rock Valley College. The building will house two performance spaces as well as support instructional spaces for the entire humanities department. The performance spaces will include an 800 seat music hall and a 300 seat thrust stage theatre along with all necessary support functions; scene shop, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms and costume lab. Instruction spaces will include visual arts studios for drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, 2D design, computer graphics, and photography; as well as music instruction spaces for instrumental and choral ensemble, music history and theory, and electronic keyboard. The drama department will function as a “workshop� for instruction on theatre lighting and technology, costume design, theatre history, acting; and other aspects of drama.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS NORTH CAMPUS PARKING DECK
Champaign, Illinois The North Campus Parking Deck located in the Northeast portion of the University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign consists of a multi-use, multi-story facility which includes parking for approximately 1,500 cars on five structured levels. The architectural objec-
tives of the parking deck were to develop a design which related to the vocabulary of various Campus structures in close proximity to the facility while mitigating the enormous scale of the deck, in particular the north and south elevations. The design achieves a unity of scale, materials and details with other campus buildings by departing from the typically austere treatment of garages towards a façade that incorporates the more familiar patterns of fenestration found in inhabited buildings. The proposed design of parking deck facades incorporates the familiar materials of pre-cast concrete panels with masonry infill. Openings, or “windows” in the panel recall fenestration patterns found on many campus buildings, and also serve to introduce light and ventilation to the deck. The openings are surrounded by articulated, pre-cast trim sections that add an element of texture and richness to the façade, a contextual response to the University aesthetic. Stainless steel screens are used as a horizontal top band in the elevation to help break down the building into a recognizable base, middle and top scenario commonly found in other university buildings.
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Created as a means to investigate and explore design ideas while making useful products. Focus was on Identity that is simple, graphics that are easily recognizable and clear fonts.
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WreathArt Lincoln Park Conservancy Holiday Fundraiser The design for the artwork explores the abstract of plant material, combining simple imagery and interlacing elements using the Fern as the primary motif. It can be viewed as a series of conjoined flower pots holding fern branches and leaves that reaches a canopy. The finished work utilized the intricacies of fine precision laser cutting on a birch veneer panel mounted as a sandwich between a foam gator board. Architect/Artist (S): KERL LAJEUNE TARUN ALBUQUERQUE
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The word “weave” expresses not only its meaning for use in this project but undoubtedly became the single most persistent mechanism that was reinforced over and over again to the success of our idea. That vocabulary carried through form and function of both the tower and platform elements.
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The Tower building conceptually had to become of landmark importance by its treatment both in height and grandeur, to house the musical icon U2, but also to serve as a beacon marking the introduction to the city of Dublin from the river and its reflective presence back on its inhabitants. We were interested in identifying this structure with both the old and new aspects of the city’s change by respecting and framing various views from the spaces within. The lower floors or platform program of the building, focused on extending the experience from the interior to stress a more tactile and active interaction with the exterior. The restaurant, bar and night club allow for the sharing of indoor/outdoor space to extend beyond the threshold of the building’s face using tilting walls of clear glass. The Building has three distinctive parts that define its formalistic arrangements. The first houses the residential units on the north and south sides with units that introduce a series of varied and unique vistas to the city honoring its fabric and texture of the unique and vital character of Dublin. The second, working as an extension to the residential units allows for residents to connect with the visual presentation of Dublin through the use of floor to ceiling clear glass panels for spectacular views. The last component, consist of the weaving element that wraps the structure and all of its elements, adding both contrast but simultaneously highlighting important zones of the project. The weaving naturally provides the protective assemblage for introducing metaphors of openness and embracing qualities, both strengths of Dublin as a city and the U2 band. Project Team: Kerl LaJeune Adam Berkelhamer Angela Wobetzky Jean Paul Duhon
KERL LAJEUNE Portfolio SECTION 03 Publication ARCHITECTURE Magazine, May 1999 Issue pg 100–103. ’A Day in the Life…’ Featured photo-documentary.
Publication ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE May 1999 Front Page
Publication 1999 ARCHITECTURE MAGAZINE Pages 100 - 103
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