Client
EST. 1921
the year the historic Chicago Post Office was originally completed
Office Renovations
01 Challenge
84.51°, an analytics and marketing firm headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, enlisted BHDP to design a new regional office in the historic Chicago Post Office. Selected for its well-executed historic renovations and data-driven design strategies, BHDP assembled an integrated team of designers to deliver creative solutions that honor the building’s historic significance, improve performance and employee satisfaction, and help attract and retain top talent.
02 Solution
Through research and prototypes, 84.51° and BHDP collaborated to develop an innovative approach to create adaptive spaces that support cultural values and agile principles. The design emphasizes the unique aspects of their work while echoing the company’s commitment to identifying customer experience. BHDP provided interior architecture, MEP/FP engineering coordination, and construction administration.
Quick Facts
Location Chicago
Completion Date 2019
Size 50,000 SF
03 Results
The results reflect 84.51°’s forward-thinking ethos in a bold pattern, regional cues, and surprising engagements—a space as creative as the work being done within. Making its mark on the city of Chicago—just as the Old Post Office did nearly a century ago—84.51° joins the ranks of other fast-growing tech startups to expand their data science and engineering hub in one of the Windy City’s most historically recognized buildings. The newly designed office amplifies the team’s inventive spirit, enabling the free exchange of ideas with systematic thinking. Leveraging a transformational theme with a playfully, unexpected twist, the new workspace inspires teams and attracts top talent with raw interior selections and dynamic, motion-oriented graphics.
