entrance – CSO

220 Meridian, a 22-story former office building, has been transformed into a vibrant mixed-use development. Spanning over 554,000 square feet, updates include twelve floors of luxury residences, amenities for tenants, a parking garage, a rooftop pool, first-floor restaurant and retail space, and a reimagined entrance featuring a public art installation.

The entrance, once clad in uninviting, reflective black glass, now features a welcoming glass façade. Low-iron glass allows natural light to flood interior spaces, highlighting a custom-designed public art installation inspired by the nearby Soldiers and Sailors monument and the area’s history.

The design maximizes natural light and open space, providing picturesque views of downtown Indianapolis. Floors 6 through 17, previously filled with office cubicles, have been transformed into residential apartments with high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling, operable windows.

The 11th floor has been revitalized as an amenity center with a rooftop pool that benefits from sunlight reflected off an adjacent limestone wall.

The building’s first three floors were repurposed into a 274-space climate-controlled parking garage. Innovative engineering created internal ramps connecting each floor, making parking functional and integral.

220 Meridian Tower helps invigorate the area, blending luxury and affordability while respecting historical elements.

The Center Grove Community School Corporation engaged CSO to undertake a 220,000 square foot renovation project at Center Grove High School. In addition to updating aging classrooms, the school corporation called on CSO to transform their traditional library into a vital, technology-rich student center which also houses the offices of their new global studies program.

CSO’s design includes informal student learning areas throughout the building that provide students with multiple venues and opportunities for collaboration. The new design included the creation of a student commons through the center of the building that will help improve traffic flow on the main floor of the facility as well as providing small collaboration areas, project rooms, a large presentation space, computer labs, and a student coffee bar.

In addition to the media center, the full scope of the project included upgraded finishes for all classrooms and offices throughout the building as well as relocation of the main office, new secure entries, renovation of science labs, improved circulation, and accessibility upgrades.