2024-09-28T19:43:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150429821/pelli-clarke-partners-completes-57-story-salesforce-tower-in-chicago Josh Niland 2024-05-30T17:53:00-04:00 >2024-05-31T13:46:51-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/91/9160606904814f8a4a9e408936514733.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106311/pelli-clarke-pelli-architects" target="_blank">Pelli Clarke &amp; Partners</a> has completed work on their new Salesforce Tower project at <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4611/chicago" target="_blank">Chicago</a>'s Wolf Point mixed-use development. The 852-foot tower is the final piece of the 15-year puzzle that transforms a four-acre portion of waterfront between the Riverwalk and Merchandise Mart and boasts a total of 1.2 million square feet of offices for the technology giant and leading national law firm Kirkland &amp; Ellis.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9c/9cc53eb8f1b4174ca945ba92d855902d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9c/9cc53eb8f1b4174ca945ba92d855902d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Jason O'Rear</figcaption></figure><p>"It has been a privilege to shape the transformation of Wolf Point and contribute to the design of Chicago&rsquo;s iconic skyline for nearly 15 years," Partner Darin Cook said of their second commercial project for the Windy City. "We have long been inspired by Chicago&rsquo;s rich architectural tradition and history of innovation. In creating Salesforce Tower, we designed a tower that reaches boldly skyward, is imbued with lightness, and takes a sculptural form."<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9dede249df957b12f1e0a3de3346a914.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9dede249df957b12f1e0a3de3346a914.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Jason O'Rear</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5ed4a1a639ba8f32b86ee8ecf6986f91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5ed4a1a639ba8f32b86ee8ecf6986f91.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo by Jason O'Rear</figcaption></figure><p>Featuring an internal floor plate configuration that enables a max...</p>