The Orchard
The Orchard
Best K-12 School Building
The Orchard, a luxury condominium project in Chicago, was awarded the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2022 Sidney Freedman Craftsmanship Award. This prestigious annual award recognizes PCI-certified plants for their excellence in manufacturing and craftsmanship of architectural precast concrete and glass fiber-reinforced concrete (GFRC) structures and individual components.
LAPPCO was selected to manufacture the exterior precast concrete panels for the project. The structure features intricate balcony designs, roof-level cornices, door and window trim, and various lineal reveals, which required specialized formwork and detailed construction. LAPPCO created more than 400 precast concrete panels to realize the architect’s vision.
About the Project:
- Subtle 3-in. faceting of the panels creates an interplay of light and shadow that adds a sense of depth to the facade with minimal investment.
- A two-hour precast concrete firewall separates portions of the building.
- The gym project included 40 exterior faceted precast concrete panels and 12 single-story exterior ribbed precast concrete panels.
- The pool project used 15 exterior faceted precast concrete panels, 10 interior precast concrete firewall panels, and 8 precast concrete columns.
- The buildings were erected separately during the winter, and each building was completed in less than one month.
Client List
- Franciscan Health
- 808 N. Cleveland Condominiums
- Elmhurst School District 205
- North Shore School District 112
- Central DuPage Hospital
- Palos Health
- Nicor
- School District 4
- Silver Cross Hospital
- Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.
- Bremen School District 228
- University of Illinois
- Carle Hospital
- Timothy Christian High School
- University of Chicago Hospital
- Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, IN
- Tellabs, Inc., Bolingbrook
- Chicago Bulls Training Center, Deerfield
- Chicago Bears Practice Facility
- IKEA, Schaumburg
- McCormick Place (Pylons)
- Oak Brook Pointe
- Lisle Business Center
- Rosemont Office Development
- Allstate Insurance
- Munster Community Hospital
- Chicago Tribune
- Morgan, Stanley, Dean Witter (Riverwoods, IL)
- Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rosemont
- St. Michael’s Cemetery, Palatine
- Lewis University, Romeoville
- City of Chicago Lake Shore Drive Improvements
- East Chicago Lake Shore Drive Improvements
- East Chicago Wastewater Treatment Plant
- DuSable Museum
- Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides, Palos Park
- Hewitt Core Knollwood Wastewater Treatment Plant, Burr Ridge
- TAP Holdings Tenneco Packaging
- Canal Center, The Northern Trust Company
- Children’s Memorial Hospital
- Catholic Cemeteries
- Westin Hotels
- HSBC
- Toyota Park
- River Point Tower
- Little Company of Mary Hospital
- Centegra Health System
- Chicago Bears Halas Hall
- Northern Illinois University
- DuPage Medical Group
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Emily Davis
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