RESIDENTIAL

SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP

SOM is one of the leading architecture, interior

design, engineering, urban design, and planning
firms in the world. Our commitment to design
quality has resulted in a portfolio that features
some of the most important architectural
accomplishments of modern times.

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 Esentai Park
Almaty, Kazakhstan

S
OM draws on decades of
experience in more than 50
countries around the globe to
inform its design solutions. The firm Santa City Redevelopment
has an international reputation for Santa CityMumbai,
Master Plan
India
Mumbai, India
excellence, and was recently named the
most innovative architecture firm in the
world by Fast Company Magazine.
SOM is dedicated to the well-being of the individual, the community,
Since its founding, SOM has received
more than 1,400 awards, including the
and to the global environment. We evaluate sustainable strategies
American Institute of Architects Firm throughout the design process, applying only those that maximize
Award (AIA), the highest honor for design
excellence in a collaborative practice. building efficiency and site performance and that enhance the quality
It is the only firm to have received this
award twice.
of life for those who live, work and play there.
In recent years, the firm’s services have SOM considers sustainability at every At the district and block scale, The use of intelligent and integrated
expanded rapidly, from the innovative project scale, from regional and city planners, architects, and engineers building technologies aim towards
planning and design of high-profile planning to the design of buildings collaborate to develop communal developing a highly-sustainable
office and mixed-use projects, to include down to individual objects. SOM spaces and buildings that incorporate structure. SOM architects, engineers,
an increasingly comprehensive range believes that in order for communities pedestrian amenities and implement and interior designers focus on
of programs, technology and building to survive, urban development should strategies that make the best use of selecting materials for durability, and
typologies. SOM has continued to preserve social, economic, and the microclimate, solar orientation, and function, and factor in local sourcing
maintain status as an industry leader in ecological sustainability. At the regional storm water management. And at the and the percentage of recycled content.
the architectural design and engineering and city scales, SOM strategically building scale, SOM’s multidisciplinary The team places a high value on
for world-wide projects dedicated develops plans for transportation, team maximizes the health and welfare creating spaces that leave a minimal
to residential, education, public open spaces, and the optimal use of for building occupants by applying environmental footprint through
infrastructure & transportation, sports land while protecting watersheds and strategies such as daylighting, thermal maximized efficiency and flexibility for
& recreation, health & science, urban natural resources. comfort, water efficiency, and energy- growth.
Bunshaft House efficient designs.
design, and government.
East Hampton, New York (1962)
 RESIDENTIAL The practice of
home-building is as
old as civilization,
DESIGN but the creation of
comfortable, elegant
PHILOSOPHY living spaces is an
ever-changing art.

Rolex Tower
Dubai, UAE

Our residential work emerges from a experiential narrative with qualitative From years of experience and project
research-based approach rather than inspirations for the project including success, we have observed five
a single design signature. By analyzing materials, environmental factors, timeless concepts in residential design:
our clients’ goals and synthesizing artworks, and spatial concepts.
programming, design, and technical • Sense of Community
coordination, we create spaces that are The design that emerges from • Capturing Views
innovative, distinctive, and functional. these criteria does not follow a pre- • Multi-Function Spaces
Clients around the world look to SOM established aesthetic approach • Refined Interior Environments
not only to produce beautiful spaces but is rather specifically targeted • Understanding Cultural Differences
but to reinvent residences for the 21st to the particular conditions and
Century. circumstances of each project. SOM’s For decades, SOM has created
goal is to use progressive methods, comfortable, welcoming designs
The first challenge is often to develop technologies, materials, and ideas to for residences and residential
a program that translates the client’s create residential environments that developments around the world. We
vision and values into specific design include public spaces with a strong create elegant and carefully detailed
criteria. From this process, the design sense of occasion and private spaces living spaces that both answer the
team establishes both quantitative where occupants feel at home. client’s needs and continually redefine
performance benchmarks and an modern living.
Four Seasons Hotel & Residences
Mexico City, Mexico
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Modern Urban Living

101 Warren • Toren • New Providence Wharf • Pan Peninsula

101 Warren
New York, USA
101 WARREN ST | NEW YORK, USA
101 Warren Street is a 33-story the third floor, and includes recreation
residential mixed-use project and a children’s play area, a fitness
occupying nearly an entire city block center and a rooftop terrace.
at the southern tip of Tribeca. The
podium provides two floors of retail A screen of stone panels creates
space, while a mid-rise block along interest and establishes a flexible
Greenwich Street houses the rental envelope that can accommodate
units, and the condominiums occupy both structure and openings. A
the 382-foot tower. layer of glass creates the innermost
enclosure of both the tower and base,
The residential component is strengthening the unified reading of
divided into two separate buildings. the project as a whole. The double-
The northwest corner supports a layered façade forms discrete pockets
condominium tower of approximately between the glass inner layer and the
220 units, while the corner of stone screen, creating private outdoor
Greenwich and Murray Streets defines residential terraces.
an “L” shaped building of 175 rental
apartment units. An amenity pavilion
for the condominiums is located on

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 The double-layered façade forms
discrete pockets between the
glass inner layer and the stone
screen, creating private outdoor
101 Warren
New York, USA residential terraces.
TOREN |
BROOKLYN, USA
Toren in Downtown Brooklyn, New York is a
prominent 38-story residential condominium
tower containing 240 units and is a dramatic
addition within its context. Offering a mix of
studio, 1-2-3 bedroom units, duplexes, and
penthouse suites, it is one of four new buildings
at the Myrtle Avenue/Flatbush Avenue junction
in the gentrifying district.

The façade design employs a modular panel

system which gives living spaces maximum glass
exposure, while more private areas, such as
bedrooms and bathrooms, have smaller windows
and more solid exterior coverage. The tower
contains both affordable housing and market-
rate units, but maintains continuity with finishes
and fixtures.

Amenities include a multi-level roof garden,

screening room, fitness center, swimming pool
with sauna, library/lounge, parking garage, and
retail space at the street level. As a LEED-Gold
Certified building, the base of the tower benefits
from a rain screen system and a cogeneration
plant will supply tenants with power and water.

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Toren
Brooklyn, USA
NEW PROVIDENCE WHARF | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Situated close to the financial and Situated along the river, the residential
commercial hub of Canary Wharf, the component is stepped along the
New Providence Wharf development is curve of the river for private terraces.
designed to create a vibrant mixed-use The hotel tower takes on an elliptical
sustainable urban district with public form reminiscent of the chimneys of
transport, quality architecture, and new historical industry and of transatlantic
public space that connects and unifies ships.
the immediate environment.
While their forms respond to the
New Providence Wharf provides 1,282 history of the site, the buildings are
high-end residential units with nearly arranged to maximize pedestrian
a quarter designated for affordable permeability and to take advantage
housing, a 200 bedroom four-star of the views of the river, Millennium
hotel, 250,000 square feet of office Dome, and Canary Wharf. In addition,
accommodation, retail, restaurants, a series of landscaped gardens
and state-of-the-art leisure facilities. connect the plaza to a new promenade
To help stimulate the economy and along the River Thames.
enliven the area, the development
includes ample street-level retail, café,
central public plaza and other public
amenities.

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PAN PENINSULA | LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

The two high-rise towers of Pan

Peninsula are the tallest residential
buildings in Europe. The towers are
linked by the multi-purpose podium
situated along the West India and
Millwall docks within the Canary Wharf
redevelopment. The podium contains
restaurants, a cocktail lounge and a
mezzanine terrace, all of which provide
residents with a sense of place and
feeling of community.

The design of the towers serves to

establish new icons on the London
skyline. As the apartments become more
exclusive, the exterior steps back to
create large outside terrace gardens in
the sky. Residents of Pan Peninsula also
benefit from five-star concierge service,
a full-service spa, sky lobby and private
theatre.

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MULTI-BUILDING
DEVELOPMENTS
Creating a Sense of Community

JW Marriott Residences at Esentai Park • Vertical Medina

• Pioneer Park • Castle Quay • Cambridge Greens

J W Marriott Residences at Esentai Park

Almaty, Kazakhstan
J W MARRIOTT RESIDENCES AT ESENTAI PARK |
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN
This project is a 100,000 square Establishing a sense of connection Additionally, a sense of connection
meter development consisting of and community was essential to to the natural environment merges
three luxury residential towers. The this project. This connection is the community with the larger
complex includes 422 residential units, evident between the resident and the environment. Large spans of glass
landscaped courtyards and grounds, community in the development of draw the natural environment into
underground parking, and extensive extensive amenities and communal each residential unit, extending
support facilities and amenities. gathering spaces. The residents the architectural language derived
benefit from landscaped parks, from the beauty of the impressive
As an integral part of the Esentai Park proximity to office and hotel facilities landscape. Horizontally shifting
development, the residential buildings in the adjacent Esentai Tower and the volumes create architectural “cliffs”
ground the development, establishing development’s recreation and retail that define a central garden and, from
a community of residents who live centers. within, capture views of the mountains
and work in the surrounding area. that they emulate.

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VERTICAL MEDINA | RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

The Vertical Medina is one of several west and east sides of the building are
SOM-designed buildings within the characterized by interlocking frames
King Abdullah Financial District that delineate the residential units and
(KAFD), a new development of more office spaces from each other.
than three million square meters in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Financial The building provides 57 residential
District includes commercial, units, ranging from one to four
residential, retail, institutional, and bedroom units, all with private
cultural components. Many of the terraces. By placing the residential
buildings in the master plan are units on the upper floors, residents
connected via the central Wadi, a are placed away from the noise
landscape feature that contains a generated by the nearby highway but
number of public attractions and benefit from uninterrupted views of
institutions. the modern development. A sense
of outdoor privacy is achieved by
The Vertical Medina is a mixed-use varying the depths of the architectural
residential building with commercial frames that surround each terrace. All
space at street level and high-end residents enjoy amenities including
residential duplex units on the upper fitness center, event rooms, covered
floors. The visual language of The outdoor courtyards and a common
Vertical Medina echoes the urban roof terrace.
fabric of the traditional city in the
Middle East. The main façades on the

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Courtyards created by the organization
of the townhomes and towers reveal a
tapestry of building elements within the
lush landscape.
PIONEER PARK | GURGAON, INDIA
The Pioneer Park residential garden units. The upper level units are
development is a combination of accessible via a generous canopied
low-rise townhomes and high-rise stair or by an elevator bank, wrapped
apartment towers connected through in a translucent glass skin. This
a series of gardens. Courtyards entry “lantern” welcomes visitors
created by the organization of the to a secure gateway and concierge
town homes and towers reveal a services.
tapestry of building elements within
the lush landscape. The weaving of The towers themselves are organized
these elements opens opportunities with extensive void spaces within the
for pedestrian access and framed body of the building in which “sky-
vistas. Outdoor gardens adjacent to garden” terraces are cooled through
and above town homes provide a mix plantings, shading, and cross-breezes.
of private gardens as well as semi- The elevator concept for the towers
public green spaces. allows each unit to have dedicated
access to their unit from the lobby.
At the ground level a mixture of units Additionally, a separate service core
and landscapes creates a dialogue provides access for the service staff.
between street-facing and internal

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CASTLE QUAY |
LONDON, UK
This 25,500 square meter residential
development is an extension of the
Castle Quay complex, part of St Helier’s
prestigious waterfront that includes 280
new residences for property developer
Dandara. Castle Quay Phase II will be
the focal point of Jersey’s regeneration
initiative for the St Helier waterfront,
which is transforming the island into an
internationally recognized business and
tourism region.

The complex consists predominantly of

one and two-bedroom flats with more
than 80 percent of residences having
marina and sea views. Each residential
unit features a balcony and is structured
as an individual building, inspired by
spiral geometry similar to that found in
the marine Nautilus shell. The design
- a textured stone and glass facade -
reduces solar radiation. The articulated
roofline for the complex accents the
skyline of the marina, and each building
features a shared terrace for residents
and bio-diverse green roofs.

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CAMBRIDGE GREENS | CHENNAI, INDIA

Cambridge Greens is a development Cambridge Greens offers residents Many of the residences will offer
near the rapidly-growing IT corridor a rare opportunity for living: a generous private terraces with
of Chennai, India. It is comprised of harmonious and tranquil lifestyle in breathtaking views overlooking the sea
80,000 square meters of apartments, a Vaastu-compliant residences. The to the east and the lush landscape to
six-story hotel, convention center, and development ensures Northeast the north. Directly connected to the
retail shopping center. sloping grounds, north and east facing interior through full-height glazing,
balconies, staircases located in the the outdoors becomes a part of an
Understanding the context and south or west, and an open area with exclusive escape at Cambridge Greens.
importance of designing environments a water feature. The residents also
to enrich the local community, SOM benefit from the convenience of on-site
designed the complex following shopping and entertainment venues.
Vaastu principles of space planning.

Cambridge Greens offers residents

a rare opportunity for living: a
harmonious and tranquil lifestyle in
Vaastu-compliant residences.

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Cambridge Greens
Chennai, India
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STRUCTURES
Capturing the View

Burj Khalifa • Al Sharq Tower • Tower

Palace • Infinity Tower • Rolex Tower
BURJ KHALIFA | DUBAI, UAE

Planned as the world’s tallest building, architecture of the building. The and sophisticated architectural
the Burj Khalifa will be the residential design of the tower is derived from language.
centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use the geometries of a regional desert
development comprised of housing, flower and the patterning systems The tower is composed of three
hotel, entertainment, shopping, and embodied in Islamic architecture. elements arranged around a central
leisure outlets. The Burj Khalifa The structure combines historical core. This Y-shaped floor plan
hosts the Armani Hotel in addition and cultural influences with cutting- maximizes views of the Persian Gulf.
to the residential component. The edge technology to achieve a high- As the tower rises from the desert
development also includes open green performance building. base, setbacks occur within each
spaces, water features, pedestrian element in an upward spiraling
boulevards. Similarly, interior space planning, pattern, decreasing the mass of the
program adjacencies, and the use tower as it reaches toward the sky. At
The strength of the Burj Khalifa of local color and texture were all the top, the central core emerges as a
is the integration of the interior designed to highlight indigenous sculpted spire.
design with the fundamental characteristics through a contemporary

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AL SHARQ TOWER | DUBAI, UAE

Al Sharq Tower combines an iconic and the second at the penthouse cellular structure of nine bundled
form, ingenious structure, and the level. The building amenities include tubes, allowing a height of 360 meters
spatial qualities of sky-high living. a spa, health club, pools (lap pool with a challenging aspect ratio of
The efficient structure of the tower & swimming pool), party rooms, 1:10. Each 12-meter diameter tube,
continues SOM’s tradition of structural screening room, play rooms, day care, with an individual aspect ratio of 1:30,
ingenuity. The innovative cylindrical restaurants and a special revolving amplifies the concept of slenderness
tower offers each unit a unique spatial restaurant at the roof. The tower will as the structural cables wrap around
experience with panoramic views, a welcome residents and guests with each tube and tie back to the tower’s
key concept for high-rise living. a soaring 25-meter tall lobby that concrete structure. The innovative
will house the Porsche Design Store. cable system allows for a column-free
The tower encloses 70 stories of The first residential floor starts at 40 floorplate, providing complete flexibility
residential floors with varying floor to meters above ground ensuring the of unit configurations and maximizing
floor heights, from 3.5 meters to 5 views for each unit. the residential units’ uninterrupted
meters. The tower stack has two zones views.
of amenity floors, one above the lobby The project was envisioned as a

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The Tower Palace design
integrates nature and
state-of-the-art building
technology to provide a
new landmark for the
people of Korea.

TOWER PALACE | SEOUL, KOREA

The design of Tower Palace which will provide a dynamic and
integrates nature and state-of-the- ever-changing appearance as the
art building technology to provide sun moves across the faces. These
a new landmark for the people planes provide a strong sense of
of Korea. The mixed-use tower verticality to the tower and allow
includes a large park for residents, for the discreet movement of air
sports club, gallery, banquet rooms, through the units.
business facilities, restaurants, retail
shops, and roof-top garden. The apartment units of the tower
are organized around a layered
The tower’s arrangement provides concept that places the utility
maximum view corridors at the spaces along a central spine at
lower floors and evolves at the top the rear of the units with living
to present a tall slender face to the spaces along the exterior wall. This
city while allowing residents views organization allows for an economy
of the dynamic northern cityscape of service distribution with a
and the tranquil natural landscape maximum flexibility of living space
to the south. accommodations.

The tower’s form is intended to

add a unique shape to the Seoul
skyline. This form is characterized
by a series of radiating planes,

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Infinity Tower’s winding shape
optimizes views for residents while
preserving the vistas of its neighbors.

INFINITY TOWER |
DUBAI, UAE
The structure of Dubai’s Infinity Tower is outwardly
expressed in the structure of the twisting helical
form. Currently under construction, the residential
tower has already been acknowledged as a
regional landmark that will become synonymous
with Dubai’s waterfront. The SOM design received
the Best Architecture Award in the International
Property Awards, as well as four additional awards
in the Arabian Property category.

Infinity Tower will include more than 450

residential units, ranging from studios to full-floor
penthouses. Other amenities include an outdoor
pool, a health spa with treatment rooms, an
exercise facility, conference centers, lounges and
a child care center. The Tower’s winding shape
optimizes views for residents while preserving the
vistas of its neighbors.

Infinity Tower exemplifies the elegance and power

of a design shaped by technological mastery and
imagination.

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ROLEX TOWER |
DUBAI, UAE

Rolex Tower, a 61-story, glass high-rise, stands

quietly among its neighbors on Dubai’s prestigious
Sheikh Zayed Road.

This rectilinear building is minimal and subtle,

providing a pristine, mirage-like silhouette in
the skyline. As if draped by a veil, the building
is wrapped with a glass curtain wall of milky
translucency. As it ascends, the building’s opacity
changes from translucent to transparent.

With two setbacks containing sky terraces, the

3-tier massing suggests the internal program
of offices, residential units and amenities. The
horizontal slots at the base of the building are
intended to mimic the rhythm of the street, while
providing a shaded outdoor space. The vertical
lightwell located at the upper portion of the
residential tier forms a visual link between the
walls of towers.

The tower provides 29 floors of residential housing,

including 92 condominium units and two luxurious
penthouse units. A 12-story parking structure is
located adjacent to the tower.

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HOTELS &
RESIDENCES
Refined Interior Environments
Ssiger International Plaza • Time Warner Center
Residences • Trump Hotel & Tower • The St. Regis

Ssinger International Plaza

Cixi City, PRC
SSIGER INTERNATIONAL PLAZA | CIXI CITY, CHINA
This 59-story multi-family residential Dramatic, multi-story elements span
and hotel tower responds to its site horizontally across the tower, creating
with a diagonal façade that addresses select “sky-loft” units with glazed
City Hall immediately to the southeast. roofs. At the top of the tower, the
Vertical openings in the tower’s form Crown Plaza Hotel embraces views
relieve the structural burdens of high of downtown Cixi and the nearby
wind forces while opening up the mountains.
interiors to natural light and views.

Cixi City’s hot climate led designers

to orient and shade the building to
minimize heat gain. Vertical fins clad
in copper protect the building skin
from the sun and contrast with the
clear glass curtain wall that encloses
the tower apertures.

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TIME WARNER CENTER RESIDENCES | NEW YORK, USA

Time Warner Center exemplifies the condominium units with unobstructed westward into the heart of the project.
concept of a city within a building, views of Central Park and lights at Above, the void between the two
rather than a building within a city. Times Square. The serviced apartment towers (an enlargement of the typology
The mixed-use project encompasses units located above the Mandarin of the classic residential buildings
the Mandarin Oriental Hotel & serviced Oriental Hotel benefit from additional along Central Park West) dramatically
apartments, condominiums, retail, amenities including concierge service, recreates the axis of 59th Street in the
restaurant, fitness center, television housekeeping, and room service. city’s skyline. Second, the building’s
studios, cultural performance venues, circular wall at Columbus Circle
office space, and structured parking. The building’s form and imagery is reinforces the previously eroded shape
derived from the very essence of the of this unique baroque urban element.
The towers that rise more than urban context from which it emanates, Third, the north — south axis of the
50 stories from Columbus Circle the Manhattan grid. First, it restores towers, distorted from the orthogonal
contain the residential and hospitality the eliminated 59th Street corridor city grid into parallelogram shapes,
component of the large-scale complex. by creating a completely transparent precisely reveal in the skyline the angle
The southern tower includes a mix public room, the width of 59th Street, of Broadway as it bisects Columbus
of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom luxury at the ground plane, which penetrates Circle.

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TRUMP HOTEL & TOWER|
CHICAGO, USA

The Trump Hotel & Tower is the tallest building

in the United States since the Sears Tower was
completed in 1974. The luxury residences provide
expansive views of Chicago’s skyline from the
ultimate vantage point within the city.

Through the contemporary synthesis of

adjacent buildings and modulations, the Trump
International Hotel & Tower expresses a modern
architecture with sensitivity to its historic context.

The first setback occurs on the east side of the

tower, at a height that is essentially the same as
the cornice line of the Wrigley Building to the
east. The next setback on the west side of the
tower relates to both the height of the residential
tower to the north and Marina City to the west.
The third and final setback on the east side of the
tower relates to the height of the IBM Building
immediately adjacent.

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THE ST. REGIS | SAN FRANCISCO, USA

The St. Regis Hotel & Residences is stimulating pedestrian-level condition;

located at a prominent corner in the and integration of the Museum of the
Yerba Buena Arts District, adjacent to African Diaspora at the base of the
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Mission Street façade.
Art.
The tower is set back from both
The project sensitively addresses the Mission and Third streets. This allows
urban conditions of its setting without the podium elements to respond to
foregoing a sense of refinement and the lower heights and scale of adjacent
luxury. It also incorporates solutions buildings along Mission Street and
to site-specific constraints including in Yerba Buena Center and opens up
the integration of the historic Williams views between tall buildings back to
Building at the southwest corner the city.
of the site; vehicular access that
provides a unique, interesting, and

The project sensitively addresses its

urban setting while maintaining a sense
of refinement and luxury.
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RESIDENTIAL
MASTER PLANS
Shaping Urban Development

Lakeside Master Plan • Lakeshore East

Master Plan • Treasure Island Master Plan

Lakeside Master Plan

Chicago, USA
LAKESIDE MASTER PLAN | CHICAGO, USA

The former South Works mill left a The south side of the development will With the Marina also in place after
600-acre site in a prime location of include more industrial and R&D uses the second phase, the development
the city vacant and blighted. The site is to continue the legacy of the site as an expands towards the Lake in a vibrant
on Lake Michigan and adjacent to the industrial employment center. network of residential, mixed-use, and
historic South Chicago neighborhood. parks in the third and fourth phases.
SOM’s Master Plan transforms the The Lakeside Master Plan development Over the course of these four phases,
site into a LEED Certified, mixed-use has been accepted as a US Green SOM and the developer, McCaffery
community that will be a model for Building Council LEED pilot project Interests, Inc., will create an innovative
future sustainable urban development. with the goal of achieving Silver level and sustainable new residential
certification at a minimum. As a community that will contribute to the
The design revolves around a park LEED-Neighborhood Design (LEED- ongoing regeneration of the south side
system and pedestrian-friendly urban ND) project, Lakeside is the first of Chicago.
grid that will fill the void and connect development of its kind in Chicago
existing neighborhoods with Lake that has the potential to become a
Michigan for the first time. benchmark for sustainable design.

A diverse range of building typologies Working with the City of Chicago,

are proposed, including high-rise the development lays out a 30-year
towers that take advantage of water vision for implementation in four
and skyline views, mid-rise residential major phases. In phases 1 and 2 a
buildings that define special districts neighborhood retail center to the north
and public spaces such as the and a research district to the south will
North Slip zone, and street defining anchor the project and provide both
townhomes that add a distinctly income and jobs for the area.
Chicago flavor to the project.

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LAKESHORE EAST MASTER PLAN | CHICAGO, USA

The Lakeshore East Master Plan The Master Plan sets forth basic
completes an important residential principles to guide the development
neighborhood in downtown Chicago. of the 25 acres into a vibrant urban
This new neighborhood will be well neighborhood of new residential, hotel,
connected to the Lakefront Park office, and mixed-use development.
System and the Chicago Riverwalk Implementation of these principles
through panoramic views and will strengthen the areas adjacent to
extensive pedestrian links. the site, by creating a comprehensive
network of streets and open spaces
The central feature of the plan is a that connect Lakeshore East to other
new public park where trees and developments and amenities within
native plants can flourish. The park the city.
will be an added amenity to nearby
Chicago Park District facilities. Located
within the park, a site will be reserved
for a future elementary school. Paired
with a potential new Chicago Park
District fieldhouse, this neighborhood
focal point creates a setting which will
attract families to live downtown.

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TREASURE ISLAND MASTER PLAN |
SAN FRANCISCO, USA

Treasure Island is a 393-acre man- and landscape. The design proposes diverse transit options. To promote a
made island adjacent to Yerba compact neighborhoods centered pedestrian-oriented environment, 90
Buena Island in the heart of San around an energizing mixed-use hub percent of the residential units will be
Francisco Bay. SOM created a new and ferry terminal, all set within the within a 10-minute walk of the ferry
vision and master plan for the 275-acre Great Park. The organization terminal. Housing will be split between
island, which is now poised to be a of fine-grained, inter-connected high-rise towers and single-family town
dynamic community of close-knit neighborhoods encourages walking, homes to encourage diversity and
neighborhoods, unprecedented open bicycling and public transit use, quality of life. Underscoring the plan’s
space, resource-conserving technology helping to reduce vehicular traffic and commitment to sustainability, organic
and robust transportation systems. fuel consumption. farms and restored wetlands will finish
out the back side of the island.
The Treasure Island Master Plan The four neighborhoods each with
regenerates the social, economic and commercial, retail, and residential
natural environment through the components are linked together
design of urban space, architecture by generous open spaces and

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 Treasure Island Master Plan
San Francisco, USA

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RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Throughout our 75 year history, SOM has completed more than 550 residential projects in 33 countries across four continents.
The following is a list of our residential projects since 1970:

101 Warren Street Deerfield Academy - Dormitories Liverpool Regeneration Framework Strategy Rodwell House
1130 South Wabash Doncaster Lakeside Lombard Place - Edmonton Rowes Wharf
122 West Carpenter Freeway Donenfeld Apartment Mack Tower Roxas Triangle Tower
1280 Lexington Avenue Donstroy Project Mahler 4 Royal Mosa
1330 North Lake Shore Drive Dracut Elderly Housing Majestic Apartments Russian Mission
1414 North Lake Shore Drive East Yards Manila Golf and Country Club - Highrise Condominiums Sabah Al-Rayes Residence - Trump Tower
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