Ando House
Problem
Ando House is the first ever structure in the U.S. designed by Tadao Ando, the award-winning Japanese architect, specializing in concrete buildings. Every aspect of its construction required perfection and Zera was called in when the first GC fell short of this standard.
Solution
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All finished walls & ceilings were smooth-finished architectural concrete, with all mechanical piping buried within
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Walls had to be perfectly framed to accommodate 6” x 6” bathroom tile that were forbidden from being cut
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Wood & slate flooring with high-end millwork installed alongside ornamental metalwork and a custom curtain wall system
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Interesting architectural features: a 60’ post-tensioned concrete beam (cast on site), pre-cast concrete pool ramps, a large reflecting pool, and a sloping garden adjacent to the library
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This project was performed on a time and material basis
Details
Work
Acted as General Contractor and also self-preformed the architectural concrete
Location
Chicago, IL
Budget and Scope
Price: $6.4M; 6,000 SQFT
Owner
Private Individual
Architect/Engineer
Tadao Ando—Booth Hanson (Architect)
Wiss Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (SE)