Category Residential
Keywords New Construction / Single-Family
Located in the Lakeshore Historic District and situated next to the Dempster / Greenwood Street Beach in Evanston, this private residence was defined by several conceptual considerations. Among them were stunning views of the lake, critical site relationships to adjacent neighbors, and a desire for a 21st c. expression of living for a young family [...]
Category Residential
Keywords New Construction / Single-Family / Vacation Home
This project is a 3,600 square foot casual vacation home for a family that entertains often. The main house and guest house are arranged to frame the main view of the lake. In the same way the main volumes are composed, a series of smaller framed views occur throughout rooms in the house that capture small snapshots [...]
Category Institutional
Keywords New Construction / Not-For-Profit
This 7,800 square foot structure is an addition to an existing facility (originally designed by architect Stanley Tigerman) on Chicago’s South side. The new addition will house family education and early childhood development programs for lower-income/at-risk children and families. Working within a tight $2 million budget, the design team combined economical and durable materials, as well [...]
Category Competitions
Keywords Not-For-Profit
This proposal expands the competition program to provide not only a visitor’s center, but also a much-needed model for responsible large-scale development in downtown Newark. Public and private spaces merge to create a common zone of interaction in stark contrast to Newark’s sordid history of racial and socio-economic polarity. Using under-utilized blocks to the south, [...]
Category Institutional
Keywords Historic Preservation / Multi-Family / Not-For-Profit / Renovation
Designed to house students of a small fine arts college in downtown Chicago, the Buckingham embodies the essence of creative urban living while maintaining the formal comfort of a dormitory. Our interior design was driven by a respect for the historic Holabird and Root structure, built in the 1920s and still retaining much of its [...]
Category Residential
Keywords New Construction / Single-Family / Vacation Home
Each pod of this 5,000 square foot summer house located on Lake Geneva in Wisconsin was designed with a distinct use in mind. The central pod is a glass pavillion that creates a seamless transition out into the landscape. A rich yet subtle material palette accentuates the detailing of this project which was generated using a nautical [...]
Category Residential
Keywords Historic Preservation / Renovation / Single-Family
This project involved renovating an existing landmarked row house on Astor Street into a family residence with a garage at the back. The major design challenges included the garage, finding space for bedrooms for a growing family and bringing natural light into a narrow and completely land locked site. In order to accommodate the garage, [...]
Category Residential
Keywords Historic Preservation / Renovation / Single-Family
This 4,200 sf single family home is a renovation and addition to an 1880’s land marked Italianate house. The project splits the house into two sections by inserting a new stair and bay window at the center of the house. This lateral move in the plan mediates between the front of the house which is restored [...]
Category Hospitality
Keywords Interiors / New Construction
Silken Tent is a 10,500 sf luxury wellness day spa that focuses on healthy aging, spirituality and personal growth. Each well-educated, well-traveled, well-read woman deserves a space in which each moment is tailored to her individual needs and point of view. The layered materials throughout the spa represent the complex needs of these sophisticated women. [...]
Category Commercial
Keywords Office Building / Renovation
The Columbia Centre is a commercial campus located in the suburbs of Chicago, consisting of three separate commercial buildings and two parking structures. Currently all the various campus structures are fragmented and disjointed. The overall site lacks the unifying cohesions necessary in any campus environment. Building access points are poorly identified both for pedestrians and [...]