Chicago Venture Capital Firm Office
This chicago office space was designed to take advantage of existing architecture left in place from a previous tenant. By reusing much of the existing glass, walls and doors, we were able to reduce waste and save on costs. The office design includes constant juxtaposition between black and white, minimal and industrial, old and new.
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The Office That Was Already Half There
The previous tenant left behind a floor plan that nearly matched what the client needed, which almost never happens. Kuchar studied it, kept a large portion of the lobby and the conference rooms, and reused much of the existing glass, walls, and doors — a decision that cut waste and cost before the design work began. What followed is a study in juxtaposition: black against white, minimal against industrial, old against new. The building's raw concrete columns stayed exposed, with a sleek office front set directly against them. At reception, a rustic wood slab warms the front panel of the desk. Behind it, a partial-height wall carries a perforated black metal screen backlit in the client's brand blue, reading as a soft glow rather than a logo. The palette of grays, light blues, and circular patterns came from the brand itself.
Adaptive reuse is the quiet story of Chicago's office market. Tenants turn over and leave behind glass, millwork, and doors, most of which goes to a dumpster because demolition is faster than assessment. Workplace interior design services that begin by surveying what is already in place can return time and money to a client before a single finish is specified. The judgment sits in knowing what is worth keeping. Here the bones fit, so they stayed, and the budget moved toward what visitors actually register: the reception desk, the blue glow, the round faux marble tile in the bathrooms.
A Chicago Office Design Partner You Can Build With
Office design is our craft, and the Kuchar team carries more than 90 years of combined industry experience. We design workplaces that make a company's case without announcing it, and we know what a building is already giving you before we add anything to it.