Eastlake Studio’s Bright Spots

Chicago-based firm Eastlake Studio recently completed a pair of marketing suites as a speculative workplace concept. The suites are housed in a building located at 175 West Jackson Boulevard, also in Chicago, which has a number of finance firms as tenants. Eastlake Studio was tapped to create fresh, airy spaces that would appeal to new occupants. The owner of the building, Brookfield Properties, and the leasing agent, the Telos Group, were willing to take a chance on a design not typically found at the property. “They wanted something that was a little bit more playful and geared toward attracting a different variety of tenants, but still not so far out there that they wouldn’t be able to bring in traditional companies as well. They wanted it to have a younger, vibrant feel to it,” said Marissa Temple, interior designer at Eastlake Studio. Although there has been a halt to leasing …