Collaborative Consulates for Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh by Peter Kuelbs

Collaborative Consulates for Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh by Peter Kuelbs
software used: Google SketchUp, Maxwell Render, Photoshop

44 West Congress Parkway is located on the south edge of Chicago's "Loop," an undeveloped site left over from the widening of Congress Street as a feeder to Interstate-80, the Eisenhower Expressway. Measuring only 67 feet by 19 feet, this postage stamp-sized plot of land has evaded development since the 1960s. However, soaring land values in the South Loop neighborhood suggest that it may not remain vacant for long. This project explores the site's potential by providing a cluster of foreign consulates for Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.

The form of the building was derived from two concepts: those being traditional regional temple design and the motion of a rock climber repelling down the faceof a cliff.