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One Bennett Park is the latest chapter in the captivating and rich history of Chicago architecture. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, it is intended as a portrait of the city in which it rises, extending this legacy into the 21st century. The architects have designed the building inside and out, creating an immersive experience unique in Chicago. Paired with a park thoughtfully conceived by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, One Bennett Park sets a new benchmark for residential living.
Robert A.M. Stern
Robert A.M. Stern is one of America’s most urbane architects—he stands both for the sophistication of the skyline and for the success of the street; sensitive to the spirit of place, he carries forward the continuity of tradition. With One Bennett Park, Stern and RAMSA Partner Daniel Lobitz celebrate Chicago’s history of great skyscrapers while designing a thoroughly modern 21st-century residential tower.
The tower’s elegant masonry facades will beautifully return sunlight to the city , and the shifting patterns of the windows will offer a hint of the variety of generously proportioned residences within. The result is a new center of gracious living in one of the world’s great cities.
The closer you are to a park, the higher the quality of your life in a city. Bennett Park is literally the backyard of this wonderful new Robert A.M. Stern Architects’ building.
Michael Van Valkenburgh
Michael van Valkenburgh is one of the most celebrated landscape architects working today. He has helped transform Chicago with the beloved designs of Maggie Daley Park at Millennium Park and The 606 trail. For One Bennett Park, Van Valkenburgh brings a sense of pastoral possibility to the urban environment and a welcome oasis amidst the heights of the city. The park is the peaceful counterpoint to the impressive tower — a vibrant and vital part of life here.
Van Valkenburgh’s lifelong dedication to landscape and its expression is evident in his diverse body of work which includes gardens, museums, parks and campuses, from the expansive Brooklyn Bridge Park to the intimate Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He is the recipient of the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper Hewitt National Design Award in Environmental Design.
The arts, as with any other discipline, can play a role in the courage of dreaming within the spaces we live.
Tomás Saraceno
The renowned Argentinian artist, Tomás Saraceno, makes work marked with possibility and a sense of lightness. The lobby of One Bennett Park is brought to life by “New Heights” his enchanting series of floating sculptures. Commissioned specifically for this space, the dramatic piece soars over the lobby, creating a warm, gracious welcome that sets a tone of creativity for the entire building.
Mr. Saraceno’s interactive installations explore new ways of inhabiting and sensing the environment. Saraceno has collaborated with renowned institutions including MIT, Max Planck Institute, and the Natural History Museum in London.
One Bennett Park has been expertly crafted with rich and natural materials, in particular its instantly recognizable limestone façade.
Related’s fifth project in Streeterville, One Bennett Park exemplifies Related’s commitment to the development of this thriving lakefront neighborhood.
Related Midwest
Related Midwest, the Chicago office of Related Companies, is dedicated to creating timeless additions to Chicago’s skyline that respond to the needs of specific neighborhoods.
The company prides itself on local knowledge, and for thirty-years has been dedicated to improving the city through master-planned developments, residential buildings and parks that have widely been recognized as best-in-class. Related’s past projects include some of Chicago’s most iconic and recognizable residential addresses including The Mayfair, Park Tower at the Park Hyatt, 840 N. Lake Shore Drive, and 500 Lake Shore Drive—all in Streeterville, and 340 on the Park, Chicago’s first LEED Certified residential tower, overlooking Maggie Daley Park.
