Can fireproof architecture save homes from wildfires? We explain various design elements to create more fire-resilient structures.
Materials
Building Materials: Corten or Weathering Steel
Last week’s post featuring the recently completed Jordano Photography Studio also showed off a favorite exterior materials – Corten steel – in both its front facade and alley-side patio. We’ve used it before at the Crew Bar + Grill and also have it on the books for several up and coming designs. What is this intentionally weathering material […]
Ethical Wood Sourcing: What a Floor Means to Moss
We love using recycled, reclaimed, and sustainably produced wood products. Today lets talk about why responsible wood sourcing is so important to moss.
What to Expect When You Work With An Architect: Our Process of Design
Nearly all of our clients are taking on their first design and construction project. Today moss share’s our process and explains how to work with an architect.
How to Choose the Right Tile For Your Next Residential or Commercial Project
Your backsplashes, bathrooms or blank walls can all be improved by some well chosen tile. Advice on the right material for the right spot!
Featuring Chicago: Marina City
Last week, Marina City, won preliminary landmark status. Eye candy snaps and historical snippets celebrate this great building of Chicago.
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!
The Process of Design: Design Development
A tour through the moss::: design process: Design Development takes the project from concepts to details – a building begins to emerge.
How We Operate: Finding Beauty in the (Honesty of) Reclaimed Building Materials
In the collage above are just a SMALL SAMPLE of our favorite uses of reclaimed wood in moss projects (from top left): Bowling Alley Bench, Begyle Tasting Room, Brew, Bar Pastoral, 2 Sparrows, and Erie Street Loft. Keep reading to see why and how we seek to use reclaimed wood products as often as possible. It is a truth pretty universally acknowledged […]
Out of the Woodshop: Reclaimed Bowling Lane Bench
Our first finished project from our two Indiana reclaimed bowling lane is a bench/console, perfect for sitting, reading, and displaying a TV, record player, or anything you don’t want on the floor.
moss Begins Construction on Bar Pastoral
moss started construction on Bar Pastoral today, the latest addition to the Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine family, an intimate 45-seat cheese and wine bar flanking their original Lakeview retail location.
moss' 2 Sparrows Restaurant in CS Interiors
Our work at 2 Sparrows Restaurant is featured in the 2012 Winter issue of CS Interiors Magazine. Article inside.
Our Work at Brew in Traverse City Featured in Inhabitat!
Check out the Inhabitat article here. Original project post here.
Reclaimed Book + Wine Shelf
The enlightened man’s entertainment center can hold your treasured classics and cherished vintages. Designed and fabricated by moss, our new wine and book storage shelf is constructed of materials sourced from within 100 miles of Chicago. The wood is reclaimed Walnut (framing members and siding) from a demolished barn in Northern Indiana. The mortise and […]
moss Honored With Best Renovation Of The Year! (according to Curbed Chicago, that is)
photo courtesy of CS Interiors Curbed Chicago has named our Erie Street Loft project the best home renovation of the year! Thanks, Curbed! Relive the magic here and and in video form here. This project was also featured in CS Interiors Magazine, Apartment Therapy, and Curbed Chicago.