Official name:	The Tides at Lakeshore East
Formerly:	The Shoreham II

360 East South Water Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 United States
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The younger, taller, better looking sibling to The Shoreham on the other side of Field Boulevard, The Tides was originally intended to be a twin, but that's not how it worked out. While The Shoreham is a perfectly fine apartment block, the designers tweaked the plan slightly to produce the mirror image across the way. The Tides most notable change in in the mechanical penthouse. The Shoreham's air conditioning and heating elements are contained in a stepped penthouse faced with glass (not windows). The Tides goes for a single-level penthouse without glass. In the drawing, it appears to have a lower profile, but is unfortunately more industrial looking and comes off as an affliction upon the building, rather than an integrated part of the whole. Another difference is in the color of the facade, which is slightly lighter on The Tides, and there are substantially more balconies -- especially on the corners. The Shoreham's corner apartments lack balconies but preserve a more streamlined shape. The Tides seems less aerodynamic.

The Tides breaks from the Lakeshore East tradition of acknowledging other buildings. Its surface is continuous panes of smooth glass. Unlike the Shoreham, it does not have occasional wide bands which give an architectural nod to neighboring buildings. This departure may seem strange until you consider that its closest neighbors aren't buildings like the Lancaster, but the Swissotel, which is also full-frontal glass. In all, it makes sense as long as the tradition is continued by the other buildings scheduled to rise on the west side of Field Boulevard.

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  Nice looking!!! It kind of looks like a giant mirror that I should be getting dressed in front of.

Jim - Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007 @ 1:03pm