Falcon Boxing Gym, Glenview, Ill.
Retrofit Team
Architect: Filoramo Talsma LLC, Chicago, (312) 635-1920
General Contractor: Cordos Development, Chicago
Materials
Three contiguous buildings were linked and wrapped with 3,600 square feet of perforated PAC-CLAD 7/8-inch Corrugated Panels to provide a visually unified, contemporary appearance. The 0.050 aluminum panels were finished in Petersen Aluminum’s Cool Color Weathered Zinc.
Corrugated Panels Manufacturer: Petersen Aluminum Corp.
The Retrofit
To look at the modern Falcon Boxing Gym, one would not realize it previously was an aging, multi-building, 1960s-era industrial park. The renovation combined the gut rehab of an existing 12,000-square-foot warehouse with 30,000 square feet of additions to create a premier professional boxing gym, indoor soccer training field and cardio/weight training facility.
Other amenities include a running track suspended around the soccer gym perimeter; climbing ropes; stair exercise facilities; and well-appointed locker, shower and steam rooms.
During the seven-month construction phase, Cordos Development completed campus-wide improvements, including new stormwater management, parking-lot reconstruction, landscaping and municipal water services to all buildings.
Photo: Petersen Aluminum Corp.