Korn Ferry Chicago Office Relocation
Citation of Merit
Firm: Gensler
Location: Chicago, IL
Client: Korn Ferry
Contractor: Skender Construction
Consultants: Environmental Systems Design, Inc , Cushman & Wakefield
Photos: Steve Hall, Hedrich Blessing
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The world’s largest provider of executive search services needed to relocate their Chicago office within the iconic Willis Tower. This partial-floor program divides the project into two distinct, but related areas engaging five of the tower’s nine 75’-0” mega-modules; a consultant work zone and a client-facing meeting and interview zone.
“This is minimalism executed well,” commented on juror. The firm incorporated a sense of “tranquil pensiveness”—an element that the jury wholly agreed was done perfectly— that a space that showcases its efficiencies and discipline, in much the same manner as the client delivers its services to their clients.