PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center, with its unique blade-shaped design, zinc shingle, and porcelain tile façade, serves as the alluring gateway to Hyde Park's flourishing Harper Court commercial district. Accommodating the Hyde Park/Kenwood community, and the adjacent University of Chicago campus and Medical Center, the 131-room hotel is the first new hotel in 50 years in the historic neighborhood.Over 54,600 sq. ft. of WRAPSHIELD SA® SELF-ADHERED Water Resistive Vapor Permeable Air Barrier Membrane contributed to the sustainable, energy-efficient envelope of the LEED-NC Silver Certified hotel. WRAPSHIELD SA® SELF-ADHERED reduces high energy costs that typically occur due to air leakage. It also allows damp sheathing to dry quickly and moisture vapor to escape, ensuring good indoor air quality while reducing incidence of mold, mildew, lumber distortion and metal corrosion.The building envelope system also fits into Harper Court's LEED for Neighborhood Development (ND) Gold certification, which makes it the highest LEED-rated project of its kind in Illinois and among the top in the U.S.Designed by Legat Architects, Hyatt Place Chicago-South/University Medical Center has earned several awards:2013 CISCO Project of the Year2014 Building Design + Construction Magazine Building Team AwardLake County Contractors Association Honorable MentionRanked by TripAdvisor as one of Chicago's greenest hotels