{"id":103975,"date":"2016-06-17T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T14:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/idneocon-a-i-unveils-usd40-million-merchandise-mart-facelift\/"},"modified":"2022-12-12T14:58:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T19:58:50","slug":"idneocon-a-i-unveils-usd40-million-merchandise-mart-facelift","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/idneocon-a-i-unveils-usd40-million-merchandise-mart-facelift\/","title":{"rendered":"#IDneocon: A+I Unveils $40 Million Merchandise Mart Facelift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart_7052.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 770px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 770\/513;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart_7052.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Talk about stepping it up! The 85-year-old Merchandise Mart&mdash;re-christened the MART&mdash;recently received its most extensive rehab in four decades, completed just in time for&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neocon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NeoCon<\/a>. Spearheaded by New York firm <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aplusi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A+I<\/a>&nbsp;with help from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildordie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valerio Dewalt Train Associates<\/a>, the three-year, $40 million facelift centers around a buzzy landmark: the Grand Stair, a 50-foot-wide communal space that connects the first and second floors via marble stadium seating. After checking in at the new reception desk&mdash;some 60 linear feet of Calacatta marble&mdash;guests can relax and enjoy free WiFi and front-row viewing of a massive projection wall. The stair culminates in the second-floor lounge, a multipurpose space featuring magnificent vistas of the Chicago River and River Drive Park esplanade&mdash;not to mention furnishings by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allermuir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allermuir<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bernhardtdesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bernhardt Design<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davisfurniture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Davis<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBF<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hermanmiller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herman Miller<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maslandcarpets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masland Carpets<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stylexseating.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stylex<\/a>. &ldquo;Rather than creating a port of entrance and exit, the Mart lobby design features allow for a new kind of engagement by slowing down the pace of passage,&rdquo; notes A+I principal Brad Zizmor. &ldquo;The reception area and Grand Stair create a spectacular architectural landscape conducive to reflection, thinking, and socializing.&rdquo; And, perhaps, post-NeoCon cocktailing, too. See you there!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart_7183-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 770px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 770\/513;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart_7183-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart-CCP_7018-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 770px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 770\/513;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart-CCP_7018-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart-CCP_8926.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 770px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 770\/513;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sdg-migration-id.s3.amazonaws.com\/the-mart-CCP_8926.jpg\" alt=\"\" caption=\"false\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"articles\/11896-interior-design-s-guide-to-neocon-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See more coverage from NeoCon 2016&nbsp;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span>Talk about stepping it up! The 85-year-old Merchandise Mart&mdash;re-christened the MART&mdash;recently received its most extensive rehab in four decades, completed just in time for&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neocon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NeoCon<\/a><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3527,"featured_media":73034,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_image_focal_point":[],"legacy_django_id":12000},"tags":[],"id_tax_domain":[],"id_tax_product":[],"id_tax_program":[],"id_issue":[],"id_cat_news":[],"internal_flag":[4220],"class_list":["post-103975","id_news","type-id_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>#IDneocon: A+I Unveils $40 Million Merchandise Mart Facelift - Interior Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Talk about stepping it up! 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