Chicago
,
IL USA

Aster Hall

Food Hall
,
Est.
Food Hall
Chicago
,
IL USA
Food Hall
,
Est.
Food Hall

About

Chicago’s Magnificent Mile is one of America’s premier retail destinations, and for over thirty years, 900 North Michigan has served as the gateway to this shopping district and the standard bearer for approachable luxury.
AvroKO was brought on to re-think and re-design the 6-level venue creating outdoor-to-indoor interiors and helping to conceptualize the addition of new food and beverage vendors throughout the space, including a new food hall. The building features multiple concourse levels that encircle a large open atrium creating unique bird’s-eye and sky views that can be enjoyed from various vantage points on each level. AvroKO emphasized this existing layout by designing open framework structures on each level to draw the eye upwards but also to create smaller pockets within the larger space to section off more intimate seating and dining areas. The natural light pouring in via the atrium inspired the team to bring the outside indoors creating a luxe, park-like atmosphere with gilded thresholds, manicured nature art installations, lamppost-style lighting, and a nature feature wall on each floor’s elevator lobby. Channeling the ever iconic Coco Chanel and her avant garde approach toward luxury and fashion, the choices for color palette and materials reflected Chanel’s flawless ability to blend subtle masculinity into a more feminine vision featuring materials like tweeds, boucles, and wools all set in a rich two-tone color palette dubbed “Signature Coco.”
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LOCATION
Chicago
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IL USA
Size
22,000 ft² / 2,040 m²
CaTEGORY
Food Halls
Client
500 Michigan Avenue Shops
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Open Gallery

Food Vaults

Burnished brass arches flank the 900 Shops concourse, both framing and defining the market hall. Biophilia played a prominent role using florals and greenery to bring a touch of nature to the food hall.
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"Stunning and sophisticated."

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Brass and stone create the islands for the food vendors. Radiused corners and proportional bullnoses soften this monolithic feature.
Art Deco-style brass wayfinding is integrated into the architecture throughout.
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