Interior rendering of a kindergarten classroom at Pope John XXIII Catholic School in Evanston.
The existing classrooms were reorganized to maximize use of space, and new lighting and finishes were added. Interactive smart boards, advanced data wiring, storage, and personal cubbies for the children were added or improved.
A reading loft, with peek-a-boo windows, was added along the window wall of the kindergarten.
Teaching centers with adequate storage were added around the perimeter of the group area for each kindergarten room. Primary colors added visual interest to the project centers.
Spring photo of Hinman-Kedzie Condominium in Evanston.
The rear courtyard reconstruction has provided tenants with an intimate gathering space, private balconies, and opportunity to share their creative greenery.
Site plan of the Hinman-Kedzie Condominium in Evanston. The rear courtyard is unique in that it is enclosed by the main building and detached garage. The balconies overlook a grassed area surrounded by brick pavers.
Interior view the Community Center lobby and reception desk. The natural materials of concrete and wood help create a warm and textural environment.
Nighttime image of the Community Center used to study the evening street scape, exterior lighting, and reflective characteristics of the metal wall panels.
Rendering of the design concept for Few Spirits Distillery, Evanston.
Jared and Andy taking a moment to relax at Few Spirits Distillery, Evanston.
The Dryden Mansion and its Carriage House are a local landmark in Evanston, Illinois. The Georgian Revival structures, designed by the prominent Chicago architect George Washington Maher, were originally constructed in 1916 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of the Interior in 1970.
After serving as a residence for 35 years, the property was sold and converted to a local school district’s administrative building. In 2000, the property was purchased at auction by a local developer with the intent to rehabilitate the existing structures and return the property to residential use.
Our role included full planning and design services for the 2.3 acre site, rehabilitation of the existing structures, and design of seven new single and attached family homes.
The site, located in a prominent area of Evanston, also resides in the Ridge Historic District.
The site planning goal was to maintain the prominence of the Mansion, fronting Ridge Avenue, and the Carriage House, facing Asbury Avenue. The remaining property was adequate for subdivision into seven single family lots.
A detailed massing model was constructed to study massing, volume, and site development.
This model was used to explore the addition of new townhouses, instead of single family lots, to the development along Dempster Street and Asbury Avenue.
Our concept for a single family home for the development was driven by the historic nature of the neighborhood, but also by the work of architect George W. Maher. Maher, a significant contributor to the Prairie School style, was also the architect of the Mansion and Carriage house.
Family heritage abounds in this design for a farmhouse in western North Dakota.
The house, beginning with the original family homestead house, has been added to and remodeled multiple times over the last 80 years. The original small homestead house (approximately 12’ x 16’) is now hard to discern, but it’s spirit is very evident.
A third generation family member, in turn, is modernizing and enlarging the family home for the next generation.
The Sharp Residence is a charming old house of the edge of Northwestern campus. Built in the early 1900’s this Queen Ann styled house provided some unique challenges. The owners wished to open up the rear of the house and combine three separate room into a more unified space. Our solution moved the kitchen and created a centered the room around a new large piece of casework .
