City of Chicago – Technology Graduation Facility
Department of Planning and Development
Planning Study

This study was to determine the type of facility to build adjacent to the IMD to meet the needs of later stage companies. These companies might be graduates of the Chicago Technology Park incubator or come from other areas of the country, have been in business for 3-5 years, and have space needs beyond the capability of an incubator.

This 50,000 sq. ft. facility is comprised of 30,000 sq. ft. of rentable space, plus common use space and building support/ circulation space.  The rentable space is separated into biotechnology, general technology, and office spaces.  The common use spaces were planned to provide necessary support and to give  the tenants a place to interact.

The urban location of the building site required an historic approach to the architecture, but the building usages required a modern technology solution. The incubator has become the catalyst for future development of this medical/technical district. 

Innovation Center
Ft. Wayne Indiana

The 42,000 square foot incubator was designed to be financially self-sustainable. It has 24,000 sq. ft. of rentable space, 9,000 square feet of common use space, and 9,000 square feet of