Chicago Accessory Dwelling Units are experiencing a renaissance. These dwelling types can help increase housing stock and density.
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Chicago Building Types: Row Homes
The building types of Chicago form the city around us. Today, how the row home’s history and use influenced and populated Chicago’s streets.
Chicago Building Types: Coach House
Once housing horses, carriages, and their respective staff, coach houses are now often used as apartments. Still seen all around Chicago, here’s why they’re important.
Chicago Building Types: Worker Cottage
The building types of Chicago form the city around us. Today, how the Worker Cottage formed the back bone of 19th century urban growth.
Chicago Building Types: the Residential Hotel
The residential hotel was a staple of Chicago’s housing past. The rise and fall … and rise of this high rise home type.
Chicago Building Types: Fire Cottage
The Chicago Fire Cottage s were built from $100 kits, and originally featured pretty much just exterior walls and a roof. This one still stands today.
Chicago Building Types: Bungalows
Chicago is home to 80,000 bungalows, which define the so called “Bungalow Belt,” constructed between the 1910’s and 1930. Here’s what defines this classic Chicago Building Type.
Chicago Building Types: Four Plus One Apartments
Four Plus One apartments might be the building type chicagoans most love to hate. Learn what makes them tick in our latest Chicago Building Type.
Chicago Building Types: the Greystone
The Greystone is one of Chicago’s most lovely building types. Learn how Chicago created this classic urban residential form.
Chicago Building Types: the Skyscraper
Chicago is a city with an iconic skyline. What makes a skyscraper work? Where did they come from and why are they central to Chicago history.
Chicago Building Types: the Courtyard Apartment
What sets these courtyard apartment buildings apart from other types of apartment dwellings. The answer is in the organization.
Modern Residential Architecture Firms: Passive Strategies for Comfort in Chicago
As the needs and desires of homeowners evolve, modern residential architecture firms are evolving too, prioritizing how the home performs as much as its aesthetics. Utilizing passive design strategies helps today’s families build a home that maximizes comfort, efficiency, and sustainability without relying solely on mechanical systems. When it comes to residential architecture, passive strategies […]
Chicago Residential Architect Fees: What Influences Cost & Value
Understanding the cost of hiring Chicago residential architects is often one of the first steps in planning a home project. Whether you are considering a renovation, an addition, or a new custom home, architectural fees can feel complex at first glance. Many homeowners begin their search by comparing quotes from different Chicago architecture firms, but […]
Historic Chicago Home Transformed With Charred Wood and Glass Addition
Our latest Ravenswood home renovation blends modern design and nature with a charred wood and glass addition.
Adaptive Reuse Architecture: How Old Buildings Find New Life
The architecture of Chicago, from the skyscrapers to the brick two-flats, is constantly evolving, but that doesn’t mean older buildings have to disappear to make room for the future. Instead, many designers are turning to adaptive reuse as a sustainable and creative way to preserve architectural history while meeting modern needs. At its core, adaptive […]