Modernist Rooftop

Top floor residents in this notable 500-unit condominium located in Chicago’s South Loop were suffering from water damage due to deteriorating rooftop waterproofing. As well as violating the safety requirements of the Chicago Building Code, the sundeck amenity was crumbling, uninviting, and rarely used by the residents.

Hicks Architectural Group directed that existing materials were to be removed down to the concrete roof structure, and structural repairs were performed to the deck with a replacement 20-year-warrantied waterproofing system, energy code compliant roof insulation, pedestal-set precast concrete paver system, refurbishments to the life-safety tie-back perimeter system, weathering steel planters, low-maintenance intensive and extensive landscaping, and irrigation system, grille counter, and landscape lighting.