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The Process of Design: Construction Documents
A tour through the moss::: design process: with Construction Documents we specify every important element of the building to be completed. Here’s how!
Blueprints to Basecamp: Modern Design Drawings
Thank you, Blueprints, but we’re glad not to need you anymore!
You’ll Be Floored (continued): Moss’s Favorite Wood Flooring Choices
Here are some of moss’s favorite flooring choices from past projects. We covered concrete floors Tuesday. Today, wood!
Design for Darkness: How Outdoor Lights Affect the Sky
Seeking starlight from Chicago, home of the orange glow, is hard. Here’s how you can help protect the night sky with your lighting choices.
Studio
Studio moss is a holistic architecture and urban design studio. We provide a wide range of services and expertise throughout the entire project, from site selection to design and project management to construction and completion. Our credentials include WBE certification, LEED accreditation, and licensure in Illinois, Michigan, and California. Our work is diverse by design, […]
Spooky Architecture: Cities of the Living, Parks of the Dead
The Cemetery: spooky, somber and no picnic … spot. Wrong. We explore cemeteries past and present, looking at cities from Paris to Cahokia, and Chicago.
Contact
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The Melee that is Montrose Beach Parking Lots
Our proposal for an updated Montrose Beach Park – which both maintains the already extensive multi-user quality of the park and enhances it with less parking!
Ancient Hearth to Modern Design: Inspiration from the Cooking and Construction in India, Hawaii & Korea
Illustration by Emily Torem American disposable food culture notwithstanding, a restaurant is about more than efficiently transferring food from a refrigerator to a stomach. The best restaurants create a sense of place—through the food preparation, the physical surroundings, the textures and the temperatures—that make diners feel at home and nurture our humanity. At […]
Six Guidelines for a Green Kitchen Update
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 […]
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.