Check out progress photos from our coffee house/brew house in Traverse City, MI.
Moss Projects
moss Wins Awards and Things This Week For LAMP Project!
Thy Lakeview Area Master Plan (LAMP Flashback here) project has been bestowed with the American Planning Association award for community outreach AND top merit award from the International Downtown Association!! Ah, most certain revelry will ensue filled with the finest spiced lamb shank, cloves, and hibiscus petals. Big ups to our urban planning friends at […]
PARK(ing) Day in 30 Days
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27730232] Our third annual PARK(ing) Day installation at Southport and Addison is on Friday, September 16, 2011, 9a-5p (video above is a mashup from our 2009 park-ification). This is totally going to be the best year yet! On site bicycle repair, in-park dining tables, live music, and food. Be sure to be there to […]
Willow Springs Table
There is a newer version of this (venerable/old) post: Read it here! Our newest homemade creation is now complete and ready for you to sit at. The tabletop is live edge black walnut cut from a storm damaged tree in Willow Springs, IL, and the legs, designed by us and made in Pilsen, are stainless […]
Erie Street Loft
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/26729625] After years of ignoring its original warehouse aesthetic, due to a developer’s ‘apartmentizing’ of the building, this 2,400 square foot, two-story loft has been rehabilitated to show off its industrial roots. Layers of paint and drywall have been removed revealing the original timber beams and masonry walls while accommodating two bedrooms, master suite, […]
2 Sparrows in Eater Chicago
Publicity machine: Activate! Our 2 Sparrows project was featured in Eater Chicago. Check out the progress here.
Erie Loft in Apartment Therapy
Our loft renovation for a growing family was featured in apartment therapy.
2 Sparrows Restaurant Underway
Check out this sweet panoramic of 2 Sparrows in Lincoln Park. Wall framing is complete, mechanicals are installed, and bench seating is under construction. Wood is stained and ready for installation. We even picked paint colors. More photos inside
LAMP Leftovers
I came across this cool (and nerdy) Chicago SSA comparative map we put together for the LAMP project. Discovery: Wicker Park-Bucktown SSA is huge. Enjoy.
Reader Names Dill Pickle Co-op The Best
moss Expands North to Brew in Traverse City
Permits are days away from being issued for our cafe project in Traverse City, Michigan. After finding our work at Filter in Wicker Park, the brewers asked us to design their similarly infrastructured space in cherry country. We have uncovered the original structure through about seventy years of dirt, grime, and hideous remodels to find […]
Hermitage Passive House Breaks Ground
After 100 years of disjointed additions and subtractions our project on Hermitage is about to get a serious makeover in the first phase of a robust passive design renovation. Our clients, an extended family of five, had been sharing a-way-too-small bathroom for the better part of a decade and needed some extra room and freshened […]