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]]> Longitude: -102.57191645045556]]> Inside, the transformation is even more pronounced: large former retail halls have been opened into expansive learning commons filled with natural light, collaborative seating, and flexible study zones. The interior design celebrates industrial elements exposed ceilings, structural beams, and polished concrete floors—while layering in bright color accents, glass-walled classrooms, and advanced technical labs that support a wide range of programs. The central corridors that once guided shoppers now act as academic spines, connecting maker spaces, simulation areas, faculty hubs, and student services in a fluid, campus-like environment.]]>
Founder of the campus: Architect Barnes Gromatzky Kosarek Architects (BGKA).

Builder(s) Of the mall: Los Angeles' Katzman & Associates designed the complex.]]> https://sites.austincc.edu/highland/wp-content/uploads/sites/228/2022/04/RS2297_20170531-HLC-Campus-Photos-ca-004-lpr-web-1-1140x436.jpg
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]]> Years of college campus: 2014-present]]> - Highland Campus, Building 1000 | The Future of ACC Highland | Austin Community College District (no date). https://sites.austincc.edu/highland/phase-1-master-plan/.
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- Texas Society of Architects (2025) Design Awards 2018: Highland Campus - Texas Architect Magazine. https://magazine.texasarchitects.org/2018/09/05/design-awards-2018-highland-campus/.
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]]> Builder - William E. Taylor]]> Image 2: Creative Commons
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Image 5: Creative Commons ]]> Inside, the building’s wide-span mushroom-cap concrete columns and expansive floor plates gave Montgomery Ward logistical flexibility for catalog operations and warehousing. These raw industrial spaces later became the foundation for a transformative adaptive reuse. Beginning in the early 2000s, the complex was redeveloped into a Class-A office campus, preserving the massive concrete skeleton while integrating modern systems, glass-walled offices, tech-oriented infrastructure, and amenity-rich communal spaces. The interior retains its historical ruggedness even as it supports contemporary workplaces.
Over time, the building evolved from a pioneering mail-order fulfillment center to a near-obsolete industrial giant, and finally to a flagship adaptive-reuse campus occupied by companies such as Groupon and other modern firms. Its restoration revived original window openings, repaired concrete surfaces, modernized circulation, and activated the riverfront, all while keeping the integrity of the building’s industrial identity. Today, 600 West Chicago stands as a testament to Chicago’s industrial past and as a model for large-scale adaptive reuse in the 21st century.]]>
Builder - (Original): Montgomery Ward & Co. construction/engineering division]]> https://res.cloudinary.com/luxuryp/images/f_auto,q_auto/arxgx3lz2f7zvsbbzlnx/01_758nlarraee_311_57_frontview_hires-1
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]]> Redevelopment – Early 2000s (major adaptive reuse completed 2002–2005)]]> - One River Place | Luxury Condos | Michael Rosenblum (no date). https://happilyeveralways.com/neighborhoods/one-river-place.
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- Best Chicago Properties, LLC (2021) One River Place Condos - 758 N Larrabee - Best Chicago Properties. https://bestchicagoproperties.com/neighborhoods/river-north/one-river-place/.]]> The 2017 redevelopment reimagined this once-closed military facility into a vibrant mixed-use center. Large sections of the façade were replaced by a sweeping glass curtain wall, opening the interior to daylight and views while signaling its new civic presence within the Navy Yard campus. The lobby was transformed into a public-access food hall and marketplace, establishing the building as a social anchor in the rapidly revitalizing district. Offices, creative studios, fabrication workshops, and light-industrial tenants now fill floors that once stored wartime materials.
Over time, building 77 has evolved from a fortified military warehouse to a key component of a broader mixed-use innovation district that includes restaurants, shops, galleries, light manufacturing, and tech-focused workplaces. Its renewal reactivated historic industrial spaces, repaired the original concrete frame, improved circulation, and restored the Navy Yard’s role as a center of production now oriented toward 21st-century urban industry. Today, building 77 stands as a testament to the power of adaptive reuse, connecting Brooklyn’s manufacturing past to its innovation-centered future.]]> Builder - Builder (Original): U.S. Navy / U.S. Government wartime construction contractors]]> https://marveldesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/1508_1706_Building-77-Brooklyn-Navy-Yard_N52-scaled.jpg
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https://www.nycrc.com/images/uploads/previousprojects/8-200123105926.jpg]]> - Marvel (2025) Building 77, Brooklyn Navy Yard | Marvel. https://marveldesigns.com/project/building-77-brooklyn-navy-yard-arch/.
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- Colista, J. et al. (1942) Premium opportunities in the yard’s recently renovated, Multi-Tenant flagship property. report. https://www.brooklynnavyyard.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BNY-BLDG-77_2023-Flyer-Final-507-Flyer.pdf.
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- Impressive Click, Inc. (no date) Brooklyn Navy Yard Redevelopment Project IV :: NYCRC. https://www.nycrc.com/project.html?id=22.]]> Originally a Late 19th–early 20th-century brick warehouse district (50 acres). Now revised for Mixed-use district: restaurants, shops, galleries, offices, hotels, residential lofts

]]> Inside, the transformation from confinement to comfort is dramatic yet respectful. Original structural elements thick walls, timber beams, and time-worn stone are paired with polished marble floors, bespoke furnishings, and art that celebrates Belgian heritage. Corridors that once felt narrow and severe are now softened by warm lighting and richly ]]> Builder - built by the Blaton family for the Brussels World’s Fair of 1958.]]> - Hotel Amigo - Brussels, Belgium (no date). https://www.lartisien.com/hotel/hotel-amigo?cur=USD&occ=a02.
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- Traveller Made. (n.d.) Hotel Amigo, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Bruxelles, Belgium. Traveller Made Hotel Partner. Available at: https://travellermade.com/hotel-partners-europe/hotel-amigo-a-rocco-forte-hotel-bruxelles-belgium-traveller-made-hotel-partner/#:~:text=Hotel%20Amigo%2C%20a%20Rocco%20Forte%20Hotel,-History%20%26%20Story&text=Amigo%20is%20a%20curious%20name,irony%20as%20the%20name%20stuck (Accessed: 4 December 2025).
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- Our history | Hotel Amigo, a five star hotel in Brussels (no date). https://www.roccofortehotels.com/hotels-and-resorts/hotel-amigo/story/#:~:text=Today%2C%20several%20of%20the%20original,are%20still%20on%20display%20today.
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