Interior work is complete at the artists’ lofts in Logan Square. Photos after the jump. Next up, rehab of the back porch into sky gardens.
Moss Projects
A pot of reclaimed wood
Rainbow Oaks Restaurant in San Diego is completed and open for business! Photos after the jump (including the before images). The former flat 9′ ceiling was opened to reveal the existing structural beams and rafters. The ceiling and walls are finished with reclaimed pine from the 2007 Witch Creek (San Diego County) Wildfire. The bar […]
Dill Pickle Food Co-op
We were approved for permit last week! Construction is slated to begin next week. Stay up to date right here.
Milwaukee Ave Artists Lofts: Update
We were just approved for final inspection.
Milwaukee Ave Artist Lofts
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJRa37x5Hc&w=320&h=240]The original, existing roof rafters are rather shallow, so to save material and ensure we have the maximum insulation value in the roof, we are using a soy based, open-cell, spray-foam insulation. Typical pink, batt insulation has trouble filling all framing cavities in a roof or wall which leads to air leaks and a sub-par […]
Milwaukee Avenue Artist Lofts
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8zAy0x9Dlk&w=320&h=240] The Milwaukee Avenue Artist Lofts were an otherwise underutilized attic space that we are is transforming into a light-filled work space for the artist residents of a residential building in Logan Square. We are retaining and exposing the existing masonry and heavy timber structure at the interior space. The existing turret will be restored […]
The Dill Pickle Opens In Logan Square
Slated to open late this summer, Chicago will welcome its first food coop. While Chicago’s summer farmers’ markets are great, the Dill Pickle Coop will house community supported farming on a daily basis. Like most coop’s around the country Dill Pickle, located in Logan Square, will be a member-owned food store specializing in real, local, […]
Dill Pickle Food Co-op
The plans for the Dill Pickle Food Co-op in Logan Square have been submitted to the Department of Buildings for permits. If all goes well we expect to be under construction in July and occupied in late summer, just in time for harvest season! See some of our concept renderings after the jump. The new […]
Filter Cafe
Filter Cafe is getting a new space, and we are designing it. The Wicker Park stalwart coffeehouse was displaced by BofA from the Flatiron building at six corners. The project is on pace for LEED-CI, certified level! Filter Cafe update: We will be wrapping up construction drawings in the next two weeks, after which we will submit to […]
Replace that lawn with a native plant urban farm
Our native, mostly perennial, urban permaculture farm is entering its second growing season! The farm started as a patch of dirt in the sideyard of are office and was transformed into an edible landscape. The ‘bed’ was raised with strawbales from a farm in Warrenville, Illinois and filled with a soil mix from Buy-the-Yard in […]
Rainbow Oaks Opens in San Diego
We were excited to learn that our restaurant project Rainbow Oaks passed final inspection and received health department approval last week. Opening is slated for early April. Stay tuned here for photos! UPDATE: You can check out photos on Rainbow Oak’s project page.