Architects for a Midtown Athletic Club decide to keep the unprocessed aesthetic of Absolute Black granite blocks
Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago is not your typical health club. The recent expansion of Midtown Athletic Club and Hotel transformed what was the largest indoor tennis club in the country into the largest lifestyle center in the country. The hybrid health club and hotel exudes intentional details designed by DMAC Architecture.
The backdrop of the lobby at Midtown Athletic Club and Hotel is comprised of large blocks of Absolute Black granite that made their journey from the Telangana Mountains of Southern India. The rough texture and drill marks tell a story and reveals the process of drilling into the mountainside to split the stone. While these end blocks are typically discarded, the DMAC design team chose to use the stone for the raw surface rich with drill marks, thus preserving its natural, unprocessed aesthetic.