This luxury condominium building is a continued evolution of its SGW-designed Belgravia Group predecessors and neighbors, CA IV and CA Washington.
The design aesthetic of CA6 was rooted in a study of the old brick loft buildings beloved of the neighborhood. The project required a zoning change and special use entitlement, and therefore significant community group and alderman engagement and review.
The design and massing proved so popular with the community groups and alderman, and was judged to be so pleasingly contextual, that the process of approval was unusually swift and uncontentious.
Honors
Association of Licensed Architects: 2023 Silver Design Award
Three massively deep brick arches were created at the lobby entries, inspired by the enormous portals of the late, lamented Walker Warehouse by Adler and Sullivan.
SGW reinterpreted the richness of traditional brick detailing, with inset and projecting soldier, sailor and header courses, panelization and complex basketweave patterns providing texture and interest to the wall surfaces.
We proposed five duplex units at the top of the building (a unit typology Belgravia had not explored before), with two-story tall living rooms creating “towers” that brought rhythm to the skyline.
These five units pre-sold immediately upon offering, so we were asked to redesign the entire 7th and 8th floors to incorporate seven more duplexes. We were able to do this and provide the significant value-add (the new duplexes also sold out swiftly) while still accomplishing the original goal of attractively varying the skyline.
