Orange Cat Racing

This woodsy respite is an outdoor extension of the Orange Cat Racing headquarters, a motorcycle racing club & garage located within Chicago's West Loop neighborhood in a former textile factory.

The site has limited construction access due to the adjacent industrial buildings, 15’-raised viaduct, and steel armature cap. The limited project budget and site constraints prohibited excavation of contaminated in-situ soils. Instead of excavating and hauling those soils, an engineered barrier was applied and topped with Omni Infinity Media. Where there was 100-year accumulation of contaminated back fill is now a fescue-seeded lawn for barefoot relaxation.

Omni Infinity Media on this project:

  • Coverage Area: 622 sf

  • Depth: 4”

  • Stormwater Storage: >1,592 gal (>213 cf)

  • Installation Complete: 2021

  • Uses:
    Brownfield Redevelopment

Key Takeaways:

  • Cost-effective landscape on a contaminated site

  • Only 4”-deep growth media

    Project Data:

  • Location: Chicago, IL

  • Type:
    Brownfield Redevelopment
    Commercial Office

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