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Village of Orland Park

Village of Orland Park
HPZS was selected by the Village of Orland Park to reinterpret and restore three historic properties including the Humphrey House Museum, an 1881 home listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the residence of Orland Park’s first mayor, John Humphrey. At the Humphrey House, HPZS is implementing upgrades to the ground floor to…
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UChicago Eckhart Ryerson Master Planning

UChicago Eckhart Ryerson Master Planning
HPZS was engaged to facilitate a programming and planning study for the University of Chicago’s Eckhart Ryerson Building with a larger focus on the Department of Math. The scope included an upgrade to instructional space that will continue to support the Computer Science and Statistics programs, as well as a sustainable master plan for the…
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The Hub@Trumbull

The Hub@Trumbull
Designed by the chief architect of Chicago Public Schools, Dwight H. Perkins, the Trumbull School opened in the fall of 1909 and was considered a new prototype in public school design, including bathrooms on every floor no basement, and organized around a large spacious auditorium. Designed to accommodate growth via the addition of one or…
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MSI Pioneer Zephyr Exhibit

MSI Pioneer Zephyr Exhibit
In 2019, the Museum of Science and Industry engaged HPZS to update the 20 year old Pioneer Zephyr exhibit to create a more dynamic visitor experience. Working closely with the exhibit designer and the MSI Exhibits Team, HPZS visually encapsulated the existing space by permanently closing the existing fire shutters between the exhibit space and…
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MSI Science Storms Exhibit

MSI Science Storms Exhibit
HPZS was engaged to install over 20 earth science specific permanent exhibits for the MSI Science Storms installation, collecting the seven natural phenomena into one location that occupies both the main and balcony levels of the West Gallery space. In order to accommodate the intensive infrastructure requirements, the entire main level exhibit was placed on…
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MSI Giant Dome Theater

In response to the changes in movie projection technology, the Museum of Science and Industry replaced the original 20 year old OmniMAX film projection equipment with new high quality digital projectors. This required the careful integration of the equipment into the originally designed and unused projection room above and behind the seating area, which had…
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