Since we just introduced the Sawyer House on Thursday and it’s design features a lovely and sustainable kitchen update, today seemed like a good day for a run down of some of our favorite green kitchen remodel concepts. The list below includes some of the main things we consider before starting a new kitchen update […]
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Green Construction: What You Should Know About VOCs in your Home Improvement Project
Starting a home improvement project bumps the odds of bringing VOCs inside WAY up unless you are explicitly planning to avoid them. Here’s how you can.
Food Truck to Restaurant Part III: Making the Move to Brick and Mortar and Restaurant Design
(This is the third installment of a series we’re writing on the ins and outs of restaurant and food design, where we’ll be exploring topics like food trucks, building conversions and energy efficient kitchens. In this installment, two of Chicago’s finest food trucks weigh in on what you need to know before you start a restaurant […]
How We Operate: Communication Tools Make a moss Project Happen
Every designer has a suite of tools they use daily, both to generate designs and for communication with their clients and collaborators. Here are ours.
Moss Revitalizes Classic Edgewater Four Plus One
Our redesign of the 5411 Winthrop for Flats Chicago breathes new life into a classic example of Chicago’s Four Plus One apartment blocks.
Vic Loft Renovation: Part I
Our clients craved some separation—not from each other of course, rather a physical partition between their living and sleeping quarters. The couple had moved into an open loft in Lakeview, meaning their literature and laundry were fighting for sovereignty. Acting as architects, designers and general contractors, we designed a solution for their needs: custom millwork that involved four sliding bookshelves, two that […]
Link-asaurus #10: Spring weather, produce and the trouble with parking stickers
What an absolutely gorgeous Chicago Spring day, the perfect kick-off to the weekend. Here’s where we’ve been on the web this week: Though we want to be outdoors, spending time inside with some of this season’s incredible produce is an equally magnetic option. In the spirit of taking a break from the computer screen, we […]
The Advantage of Parklets and David Owen's Green Metropolis
In David Owen’s Green Metropolis, he makes a good argument for cities as system of choice for a sustainable future. Using Manhattan as a case in point, Owen explains that the closeness of businesses and homes, coupled with gridlocked traffic makes NYC an attractive place for cycling and walking. The book has a lot of […]
Friday Favorites: Biodegradable Packaging
Packaging – the safe, colorful shell for our goods is important, especially when it outlasts those products. Biodegradable options strive NOT to do that.