Our redesign of the 5411 Winthrop for Flats Chicago breathes new life into a classic example of Chicago’s Four Plus One apartment blocks.
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Six Quick Fixes to Get You Through the Vortex
Everyone in Chicago is grumbling that we already earned our extreme cold badge for the winter but that won’t make today’s temperature drop any easier to weather. As an architecture firm, we feel obligated to remind you that good insulation, up-to-date windows, passive solar orientation and design for climate are all important factors in keeping […]
Moss transforms Begyle’s Ravenswood warehouse into a sleek new Community Supported Brewery
Construction is complete on Begyle Brewing Company! Begyle is now sleek modern show room and tasting space in the Ravenswood industrial corridor.
Friday Favorites: A narrative map of Chicago
map of Chicago from 1910, via Forgotten Chicago We are pretty obsessed with urban studies over here, whether it involves reading up on the history of Beverly for a new meadery project or finding out about native plant species in Illinois. We thought we’d share some of our favorite Chicago-centric blogs with you, especially those that […]
Learning from Ancient Architecture #1: Insulating with Igloos in the Arctic
If you scroll down a little (or click here) you’ll remember that a few weeks ago, we posted about Chicago’s coldest day in recorded history. And then, for fun, we sought out the world’s coldest recorded temperature (-129 F!). Not that Antarctica has any permanent residents or anything (it doesn’t) but wondering how people kept […]