I will be interviewed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 16 at 11:00a-11:45a to discuss our PARK(ing) Day project and other sustainable design work on Vocalo Public Radio, 89.5FM in Chicago. You can catch it on the airwaves at 89.5 in Chicago or online at vocalo.org. We will post the audio to our site if you miss it. […]
Moss Projects
Sky Gardens
After completing the artist loft spaces on Milwaukee Avenue, we have been asked to reconstruct the currently dilapidated rear exit porch and stair. However, instead of reconstructing the stair only to serve the purpose of an emergency exit and, what will certainly become, a tenant storage annex, we thought, ‘What else could it be?’. One […]
Zoning Woes
The building that will be housing the new Filter hit a bit of a snag in the Department of Zoning, which is why you haven’t heard from us in a while. Rest assured, though, the Zoning Board of Appeals has given the building a green light and we had a successful preliminary intake meeting with […]
Demolition, sandblasting complete at Dill Pickle
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrwyzMZ8XQw] The avocado green paint has been removed from the masonry, walls are starting to be framed, rough plumbing is being routed, and insulation has been blown into the ceiling. Photos after the jump.
Sky Studios
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.
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 […]