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

Building Materials: The 2x4s All Around Us

11 • 20 • 2014

Building Materials: The 2x4s All Around Us

Design for Darkness: How Outdoor Lights Affect the Sky

11 • 18 • 2014

Design for Darkness: How Outdoor Lights Affect the Sky

Coming Soon: SAAGE Culinary Studio, Home Base for Artisan Food Businesses

11 • 13 • 2014

Coming Soon: SAAGE Culinary Studio, Home Base for Artisan Food Businesses

Buildings and Climate Change: Good Design Can Help

11 • 11 • 2014

Buildings and Climate Change: Good Design Can Help

Resilient Responses to Storm Damage: What Chicago Can Learn From New York's Big U Project

11 • 06 • 2014

Resilient Responses to Storm Damage: What Chicago Can Learn From New York's Big U Project

Don't Forget To Vote TODAY: Polls Are Open Until 7PM

11 • 04 • 2014

Don't Forget To Vote TODAY: Polls Are Open Until 7PM

Spooky Architecture: Cemeteries to Welcome the Living

10 • 31 • 2014

Spooky Architecture: Cemeteries to Welcome the Living

Spooky Architecture: Cities of the Living, Parks of the Dead

10 • 28 • 2014

Spooky Architecture: Cities of the Living, Parks of the Dead

A Softer Alternative to Chicago’s Concrete Shoreline

10 • 23 • 2014

A Softer Alternative to Chicago’s Concrete Shoreline

Cycling Sonoma and Designing Sustainable Wineries

10 • 21 • 2014

Cycling Sonoma and Designing Sustainable Wineries

What does it mean to be "From Chicago"?

10 • 16 • 2014

What does it mean to be "From Chicago"?

The Railroader Console: Out of the Workshop

10 • 14 • 2014

The Railroader Console: Out of the Workshop