Mobil Oil - Facade Retrofits

MOBIL OIL

Chicago, Illinois, United States

RETROFIT

ORIGINAL

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OWNER Shorenstein Properties

DEVELOPER –

DESIGN ARCHITECT Ziegler Cooper Architects

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT –

ENGINEER –

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER –

GENERAL CONTRACTOR –

FACADE CONSULTANT –

FACADE CONTRACTOR –

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 2015

BUILDING TYPE Office

Height 606 ft185 m

Floors 44

GFA 1,400,000 ft²130,064 m²

RETROFIT TYPE Re-Clad

RETROFIT FACADE DESIGN

Highly-Glazed curtainwall ( > 50% glass)

CERTIFIED + RATINGS

PRE-PROJECT GOALS

PRE-RETROFIT DESIGN STUDIES

OTHER SYSTEMS INCLUDED IN THE RETROFIT

EXTENT OF THE FACADE INTERVENTION

Original facade was replaced with a new one

DESCRIPTION
Mobil Oil, ExxonMobil Tower, is a commercial office building in Houston, Texas, USA. Originally built in 1962, the tower underwent a facade retrofit project that included a total re-clad and removal of original shades.

OWNER

DEVELOPER

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Welton Becket

EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT

ENGINEER
Murray Erick Associates

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
W.S. Bellows Construction Corp.

FACADE CONSULTANT

FACADE CONTRACTOR

OTHER CONSULTANT/CONTRIBUTOR

ENERGY USE INTENSITY –

COMPLETION 1962

BUILDING TYPE –

Height –

Floors 42

GFA 1,300,000 ft²120,774 m²

ORIGINAL FACADE DESIGN

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