SOS Children’s Villages Illinois Community Center

TGRWA provided structural engineering services for the new community center building in the Roosevelt Square neighborhood. The 11,000 sq. ft., 1-story building provides multifunctional space for SOS Children’s Villages Illinois. The structure consists of cross-laminated timber (CLT) roof panels and glue laminated timber frame, and is notable as one of the first projects in the City of Chicago to use such a framing system. The building features an exposed structure with a skewed “L” configuration, entrance canopy, and rooftop solar panel installation.

• Owner: SOS Children’s Village Illinois
• Architect: JGMA
• Contractor: Lendlease
• Completion: 2020