Kasey N Stertz
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  • home
  • about
    • biography
    • resume
    • Portfolio
    • exhibitions+press
  • sculpture
    • blaze
    • Bangkok, Thailand
    • Seattle, WA
    • 42.4'48", -75.58'12"
    • Skin Series
    • Digital Reconstruction
    • Artificial Reconstruction
    • Tree Replication
    • Gravity Pause
    • Bracket Insanity
    • Spike Wall
    • Un: Environment
  • columns
    • blaze
    • Amasa Back
    • SF North
    • Prototypes
  • architecture
    • Early Architecture
    • Unity Park, Haiti
    • Sears Tower Retrofit
    • Compass
    • Troost @ 46
  • design
    • Kenneth Spencer Research Library
    • Raptor Exhibit
    • Character Design
    • Digital Jewelry
  • skills
    • Sketching
    • Rhino 3D
    • Laser Systems
    • 3D Printing
    • Presentation
  • contact
Kasey N Stertz

sears tower retrofit

Accelerated Design IV: 07.05.10 - 07.29.10 [3.5 Weeks]

How does one go about retrofitting an American symbol?
The Sears Tower is iconic to Chicago so I didn't change the shape, just the skin. 
By replacing all the windows the of building with ETFE, the building would be able to complete shade 
itself from sunlight when necessary. The facade of the ETFE flows over the roofs of the tower, creating outdoor shaded patio areas that are sheltered from harsh Chicago winds.  

FINAL
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