“The closest connection to the city sewer lines was several miles away, at the southern city limits. It would be just $2 Million just to flush the toilets,” says Alexander Raynor of Valerio Dewalt Train Associates., which designed the building. An on-site wastewater recycling system would be approximately half as expensive.“ -Zach Mortice, Landscape Architecture Magazine
Read More“Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Valerio Dewalt Train Associates (VDTA), the center sits at the gateway of a 280-acre park called Big Marsh...In 2016, the brownfield was reborn into a verdant park, complete with a 40-acre bike park, walking trails aplenty, and vast wildlife habitats.“ -Elissaveta Brandon, Fast Company
Read More“With a design from Valerio Dewalt Train Associates and Site Design Group, the plan calls for the enhancement of the existing accessible entrance, the rebuilding of the north terrace, and the enclosure of the lakeside terrace.“ -Lukas Kugler, Urbanize
Read More“Chicago-based Omega Yeast produces high-quality yeast for professional and amateur brewers. Having outgrown their facilities in renovated buildings, the company asked Valerio Dewalt Train (VDT) to expand operations with a new building next door that would be tailored to the unique needs of their business and respond to the residential neighborhood and the adjacent commuter rail tracks and station.” -Archello
Read More“The permit has been filed under the occupying name of 225 West Wacker Owner, LLC. Plans include alterations to the tenant space and the connected rooftop terrace that extends from the main tower. These alterations come almost exactly a year after Spear Street Capital finalized its $210 million purchase of the tower, according to an article by REjournals.” -Jack Crawford, Yimby
Read More“NASHVILLE, TENN. — A public-private partnership between Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, Axium Infrastructure and Vanderbilt University has broken ground on a 616-bed student housing project in Nashville.” -Taylor Williams, REBUSINESS
Read More“Presiding over The Avenue from its third-floor perch is the new headquarters of Milwaukee-based GRAEF USA Inc., a national engineering, planning and design firm founded 60 years ago. The firm occupies 35,000 square feet, providing amenity-rich work space for about 175 employees.” -Mike Dries, Milwaukee Biz Journals
Read More“Omega Yeast was founded in 2013 to provide freshly made yeast to professional brewers and homebrewers in and beyond its Chicago home. Rapid growth led to the need to expand its facilities, which were designed by Valerio Dewalt Train to fit well into the residential area on the city's Northwest Side. The architects answered a few questions about the recently completed project.” -World-Architects
Read More“The company purchased an existing building a block away from the original space, but during the renovation, Omega Yeast realized it was already outpacing this new space as well. The company then purchased the lots behind the Phase 1 building to further expand the operations across the alley and to build a new building tailored to the unique business needs.” -David Malone, Building Design+Construction
Read More“Valerio Dewalt Train worked collaboratively with URP and Exact Sciences and interior architects Potter Lawson Architects to establish four overarching goals for University Research Park: an iconic expression akin to the innovation taking place within complex, an urban gesture that’s human-scaled and buzzing with activity, a social component for collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas, and inherently green architecture that’s sustainable by virtue and exemplary to the park.” -Global Design News
Read More“The City of Chicago has unveiled the four finalist proposals for the C40 Reinventing Cities competition, planned for a city-owned site in The Loop. Located at 331 S Plymouth Court, the project site consists of a city-owned parking garage and a series of smaller parcels on the western edge of Pritzker Park. Bound by S Plymouth Court and W Van Buren Street, the rectangular parcel also has an alley running through that will be vacated.” -Lucas Kugler, Yimby
Read More“Four teams of developers, architects, planners, and community organizations are in the running to transform city-owned land at Van Buren Street and Plymouth Court into a model of eco-friendly urban design.” -Jay Kozlarz, Urbanize
Read More“The result, 'Innovation One,' was recently completed, featuring an iconic curving form, a human-scaled pedestrian realm, spaces for collaboration, and sustainable design strategies that garnered LEED Silver certification.” -Dexigner
Read More“University Research Park (URP) recently partnered with Valerio Dewalt Train (VDT) to produce a master plan meant to enliven and densify the office park’s existing facilities. A master plan was created with the intention of carving a new road from a bordering main artery street and adding below-grade parking to leave the ground level open for public space and amenities accessible by foot.” -David Malone, Building Design+Construction
Read More“A neglected former bank building on Chicago’s West Side will be brought back to life and incorporated into a new mixed-use complex, city officials announced last week….The project is being led by Austin United Alliance, a design and development joint venture that includes Heartland Alliance, Oak Park Regional Housing Center, Latent Design, and Valerio Dewalt Train Associates.” -Jay Koziarz, Urbanize Chicago
Read More“Her Midwest roots run deep. Christine McGrath Breuer, principal at Valerio Dewalt Train, is Chicago-born and a practicing architect in the Windy City office of the generalist firm. Like the studio, she does it all.” -Edie Cohen, Interior Design Magazine
Read More“They propose renovating the 20,000-square-foot former bank building with commercial uses including a blues museum, bank branch, cafe and business incubator. On adjacent land, the firms propose a multistory apartment building with affordable units, a green roof, public plaza and outdoor art.” -Ryan Ori, The Chicago Tribune
Read More“Omega — which has customers across the U.S. and abroad — began life in the corner of a Portage Park costume shop, but recently debuted a new facility next to is current digs on W. Pensacola Avenue. Designed by Valerio Dewalt Train, the space is tailor-made for efficiency and innovation.” -Thomas Connors, Inside Hook
Read MoreBy combining resources the Chicago Living Future Collaborative, Illinois Green and ILFI will collaborate to continue promoting green building design, construction and operations.
Read MoreMilwaukee headquartered engineering, planning and design firm GRAEF decided to move from its longtime home in a suburban-style office park to downtown. Valerio Dewalt Train collaborated with GRAEF on their new offices within an existing 1980’s shopping mall. -Archello
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