ABSTRACT
Antunovich Associates, design architect Nicolas Schuybroek Architects, and Marc Merckx Interiors worked together to renovate and adaptively reuse a 12-story Art Deco office building built in 1929. Its truncated plan is a result of North Milwaukee Avenue diagonally meeting the intersection of West North Avenue and Robey Street (renamed Damen Avenue in the 1920s), just north of Wicker Park in Chicago, Illinois. They specifically focused on reusing the existing materials and textures of the building, recalling the commercial and industrial past (and present) of the area. The finishes in the lobby were restored including the original terrazzo flooring, dark green marble walls, and bronze elevator doors, helping the redevelopment meet the requirements necessary to for a local property tax incentive and federal historic tax credit. No visit to The Robey would be complete without a visit to the Up Room roof top cocktail bar to enjoy the magnificent view of the Chicago skyline against Lake Michigan.
