Chicago Architects Blog by Moss Design

Queen Anne Single-Family Renovation | Restoring History for Modern Family Living

This Queen Anne renovation restores historic character while expanding livable space. By reworking the rear elevation, improving the building envelope, and modernizing infrastructure, we renovated the home for daily living, allowing old and new to coexist.

Moss Chicago Architect Queen Anne Renovation

Design Diversity; many different types of space

03 • 10 • 2016

Design Diversity; many different types of space

Pioneering Modernist: Luis Barragan

03 • 08 • 2016

Pioneering Modernist: Luis Barragan

Your Name in Lights: Great Signage For Business

03 • 03 • 2016

Your Name in Lights: Great Signage For Business

What is Googie Architecture?

03 • 01 • 2016

What is Googie Architecture?

Furniture Feature: Sleekly Futurist LAX Desk

02 • 25 • 2016

Furniture Feature: Sleekly Futurist LAX Desk

Soil Testing: What’s Under the Surface in Chicago

02 • 23 • 2016

Soil Testing: What’s Under the Surface in Chicago

What a “Smart Home” Can Do (and What it Can’t)

02 • 18 • 2016

What a “Smart Home” Can Do (and What it Can’t)

Building Materials: Concrete under our Feet

02 • 16 • 2016

Building Materials: Concrete under our Feet

Begyle Taproom Is Open: Come Hoist a Pint or Two

02 • 11 • 2016

Begyle Taproom Is Open: Come Hoist a Pint or Two

Moss in Detail: a Linear Drain Shower

02 • 09 • 2016

Moss in Detail: a Linear Drain Shower

Flint, MI Demonstrates America’s Lead Pipe Problem

02 • 04 • 2016

Flint, MI Demonstrates America’s Lead Pipe Problem

Chicago Building Types: Worker Cottage

02 • 02 • 2016

Chicago Building Types: Worker Cottage