Netsch Residence Renovation / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
The Netsch residence is situated inconspicuously in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood, where its brick facade gives little indication of the complexity behind it.
The Netsch residence is situated inconspicuously in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood, where its brick facade gives little indication of the complexity behind it.
The Outside Inside House is designed around the Owner’s desire to enjoy year-round outdoor space. The open first floor living and dining spaces expand into the spacious raised rear terrace and generous garage rooftop deck.
Completed in 1969, the John Hancock building is considered a structural engineering masterpiece. Its soaring, monumental presence in the Chicago skyline has since become synonymous with the city and is arguably the most recognizable residential high-rise building in the world.
This projects represents our ongoing inquiry into visual lightness and continuity. The design explores juxtaposition, introducing a new material and spatial dialogue within the perceptive weight of a historic building.
The Hermitage Residence is a private house located in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, embracing a corner site. The owners, a professional couple, asked for a house that would accommodate their family and their desire for privacy with abundant natural light.
House 1909 occupies a sub-standard lot in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. The modest residence is nestled within a rich architecturally diverse neighborhood.
Located in Chicago’s Gold Coast, this 4,000 s.f. two-story modern penthouse offered spectacular city views and open living spaces. Our clients were both becoming empty nesters while planning their wedding as they started a new life together.
Located in the historic Fulton Market with its humble origins as the meatpacking hub of Chicago’s West Loop, chef Joseph Flamm’s new restaurant evokes the traditional family run taverns of Croatia known as konobas with their utilitarian yet celebratory approach to eating and gathering.