The Reed at Southbank
- Credits
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John Pobojewski
Concept, Design Direction, Strategy, DesignZach Minnich
Design, 3D, EditingClark Nelson
ProgrammingTrevi Albin
Cinematography
The Reed is a residential high-rise at Southbank, Lendlease’s mixed-use community along the South Branch of the Chicago River. Living where city meets river, The Reed offers minimalist apartments and condos in "industrial chic,” channeling the River's history as a conduit for industry and manufacturing through materiality and texture. The identity continues the creative direction forged by Southbank — celebrating the applied arts. The Reed features 3D abstractions of the river’s edge, reflecting the city’s lights at both day and night.
Span orchestrated all aspects of the brand, including website design & development, sales center interiors, and a short film telling the story of Southbank and Lendlease’s commitment to the neighborhood, all while aligning to Lendlease’s Master Brand Guidelines.
The condos and apartments feature the same typography while sporting different color palettes to keep each offering shared yet distinctive.
A cinematic website built on Craft CMS integrates with Builder CMS, Hy.ly, and Yardi, and features visualizations by Imerza.
Real-time floor plan availability was synced with the broker's BuilderCMS system and the leasing team's Yardi system.
Two animated water scenes were created — "daytime" for the condos and "nighttime" for the apartments — to emphasize living where city meets river.
All printed materials used a minimum of 30%–50% post-consumer waste, with about half of the stocks used being 100% post-consumer waste. All printing used soy-based inks and simple foil-stamping for sustainable processes.
Spreads from sales brochure
A mixed "day into night" water animation was created to represent the entire offering — both condos and apartments.
The sales center interiors were designed to be an elegant backdrop for Imerza’s immersive 3D experience of the building and available units, featuring the great views from the sales center.
The three finish packages were named inspired by materials and textures from the industrial factories that used to line the Chicago River.
Full overview film