Future home of Google at 1K Fulton in Chicago features Sempergreen green roof

The future home of Google, Inc.'s Midwest headquarters, 1KFulton is a former cold-storage warehouse that is being transformed into a LEED-certified creative loft office and neighborhood retail building. Designed by Hartshorne Plunkard Architects and Perkins+Will, the solid brick exterior is being revamped to allow for daylighting into the exterior. A new five-story building next door will house parking and will be topped with a green roof garden featuring Sempergreen vegetation blankets.

LEED-certified office building

When Fulton Street Cold Storage building was built in 1923 it was one of the most technologically advanced refrigeration buildings with elevators, cork insulation, sprinkler system and ammonia refrigeration technology. But over time technology improved and the Fulton building lost its edge and eventually decided to sell. Sterling Bay Companies is developing the building into a modern, LEED-certified office building that will also include parking and retail in the emerging Fulton Market District. Located in Chicago's historic Randolph/Fulton Market Area and nearby Chicago’s newest transit stop at Morgan Station, the 1K Fulton offers good access to transportation and offers tenants the opportunity to work and enjoy a prime spot in a trendy new area.

Read more about 1KFulton at inhabitat.com or Sterling Bay's portfolio.