Michigan City Hotel & Train Station

This mixed-use building contains a hotel, train station, and office space, along with a public park and facilities for Michigan City residents. The railway has been placed underground to allow seamless pedestrian traffic across a sloping park between the main building and the harbor. Parking is concealed within the building to create a more optimal urban fabric.

The building follows passive house principles, utilizing SIP panels that wrap around the building’s steel frame and sit atop the concrete parking structure. The SIP panels also create a textured facade on the interior elevation, providing contrast with the interior park environment while maintaining a traditional block structure on the exterior.