Happy Holidays From TKB!
Dec, 2020
Jan, 2020
January 2020 – UIUC Life Home
This month marks the completion of construction on UIUC’s Life Home: Center on Health, Aging and Disability for the College of Health Sciences at the University of Illinois. The facility offers an interdisciplinary hub for health, aging, and disability research and observation space in a simulated residential setting.
TKB was engaged by the University of Illinois to design a 5000 SF new building for the interdisciplinary center. It includes a typical residential layout with two bedrooms, dining and kitchen areas, an open plan living space, and a fully accessible bathroom with tub and shower, all for-research purposes. One-way windows allow observational research into living spaces to see how users with accessibility issues engage with various products. Cameras record the users’ experience for later analysis. The residential portion of the building simplifies the exchange of tested products.
Products and materials are tested in a laboratory space adjoined by a garage for ease of material delivery. A flexible conference / classroom space can be used by those engaged with facets of the product study: students, researchers, industry partners and the community. A movable glass partition opens the conference room to the adjoining lobby/break room for larger group access. A small administrative area, two interview rooms, and back-of-house functions also support the research function.
The residential façade faces the street, with the academic portion of the building accessed from a rear parking lot. Landscaping further enhances the residential feel.
Dec, 2019
UIUC Veterinary Teaching Hospital Surgical Expansion & Renovation – December 2019 Update
Progress continues on the expansion and renovation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Teaching Hospital, with the arrival and setting of the precast concrete panels and below slab infrastructure. The expansion will provide seven (7) operating rooms, (1) interventional radiation (IR) suite, sterile processing and student support spaces.
The project is scheduled for completion in April 2021.
Nov, 2019
UIUC Veterinary Teaching Hospital South Clinic Renovation – November 2019 Update
Nearing completion, this project included the renovation of previously unused space on the Veterinary Teaching Hospital campus, creating a stand-alone veterinary clinic to supplement the existing clinical functionality.
The project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2019.
Aug, 2019
August 2019 – Chicago Trading Firm
The initial project scope was a basic “finishes refresh” of the current space for one of TKB’s repeat clients, a Chicago-based trading firm.
After a careful review of the client’s needs and expectations, the project scope grew to include the following additional features:
- General space refresh with new finishes, expanded break room amenities, upgrade of video and teleconference capabilities in all conference spaces, added break-out and huddles spaces, and new furniture throughout.
- Trading desk replacement with custom height-adjustable desks, with phased installation so as to not impact active trading.
- Server room downsize, reconfiguration and creation of adjacent IT workroom.
- Review and reconfiguration of cooling needs at the trading floor.
The project is set to be complete by the end of August 2019.
May, 2019
May 2019 – Prosser Career Academy Renovation
As an Architect of Record for the Public Building Commission of Chicago, TKB was enlisted to renovate the 38,000 SF Career Technical Education (CTE) wing of the Prosser Career Academy. Driven by the need to accommodate expanded career programs, the fast track project will accommodate a broad range of vocational programs, from culinary arts to HVAC, computer and solar labs to auto shop. Accessibility upgrades include new toilets, new building hardware and lockers equalizing opportunities for all students. The complete project budget is approximately $12 million, including equipment for vocational labs.
The final result will provide expanded opportunities for CPS students’ future workplace choices. TKB’s design work began in November, 2018; teaching in the renovated wing will resume in October, 2019.
For more information about the project, please click on the following link for an article posted by the Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-auto-shop-classes-prosser-chicago-public-schools-20190414-story.html
Jul, 2018
July 2018
TKB completes expansion for long term client in Chicago’s historic Garland Building.
Nov, 2017
November 2017 – Veterinary Teaching Hospital
TKB begins work on the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for Small Animals at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign. The work focuses on two primary functional areas, Surgery and Critical Care, and will include a building renovation and an addition.
From left to right, Martha Bell, Principal of TKB, Dean Peter D. Constable of the UIUC College of Veterinary Medicine, and Tony Cochrane from TKB subconsultant Animal Arts discuss design potential following a preliminary project presentation.
Sep, 2017
September 2017 – Audubon Ribbon-cutting
Chicago Public School’s Audubon School celebrates the completion of a student-focused landscape design with new site amenities and sustainable features at a ribbon-cutting attended by it students, teachers, and local dignitaries including Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.
Mayor Emmanuel interacts with Audubon students and acknowledges the TKB team following the Audubon School ribbon-cutting.
Mayor Emmanuel interacts with Audubon students and acknowledges the TKB team following the Audubon School ribbon-cutting.
September, 2017
TKB is the architect for recently opened new clinics and enhanced pre-surgical areas for Stroger Hospital, Cook County’s major public hospital, increasing utilization by incorporating specialty clinics into previously underused space. The recent opening of these new clinics allows for the planned demolition of the County’s Fantus building and opening of a new building housing clinics and administrative offices on the same healthcare campus.