Old Post Office Marketing Suite 2E – Chicago
| July 5, 2021Eastlake Studio maintained the original glory of a historic building to design the Old Post Office Marketing Suite 2E located in Chicago, Illinois.
As a former mail sorting warehouse, the suite’s existing architectural assets included large, factory-style steel casement windows, high ceilings, and rustic concrete columns, which we worked to highlight in our design. We revived the spiraling mail chute as a sculptural focal point and created a feature wall of Postal Service relics, bracketing the suite with powerful storytelling elements. In addition, a single salvaged freight door inspired us to make it a sequence using clever graphics that fool the eye.
We planned this design during the onset of the pandemic, working with Telos to adjust circulation patterns, benching layouts, and to expand the typical meeting and break area options. Vintage-inspired seating areas, and multiple pantries break up the expansive square footage, and support social distancing.
Conveniently located next to the building’s gym, lounge and bar areas, open workspace seating, and other amenities, the suite was quickly leased by Codal, a UX design and development company.
Design: Eastlake Studio
Photography: Kendall McCaugherty of Hall + Merrick Photographers
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