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Future Housing

“In every city in the world, housing is the first question architecture deals with.”

House, Some of This, Some of That

A house that reinvents borrowed architectural tropes.

Chicago, Chicago

Rethinking the typical three-flat along a commercial corridor.

Three Flat

A building without interior circulation.

Ardmore House

Rethinking domestic living along an urban alleyway.

Washington Boulevard Rooftop Addition

Rooftop Addition to a Chicago Greystone

6 Flat with Two Courtyards

A living experience across the double lot width.

House for an Art Collector

Renovation of an historic Howard Van Doren Shaw House

Storage T

Organizing an apartment around storage.

The Table Top Apartments

Apartments that use a system of modules based on the form of stacking table tops.

Courtyard House

A home for an artist, where a central courtyard connects living spaces with a studio.

Gold Coast Rootop Addition

A renovated four-story Chicago home featuring a rooftop oasis.

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Public/Cultural

“The best designed public spaces never dictate or manipulate the visitor to use a space in a certain way.”

Give me a minute, please!

A place of respite and relaxation along the Chicago Riverwalk.

Chinatown Gateway

A gateway greets visitors with a unique circular form - the universal symbol of inclusion and harmony.

In the Loop

An ADA accessible ramp that gently brings visitors up
to San Antonio City Hall’s entrance.

Grand Lattice

An award-winning design for pedestrians to access viewing decks along Chicago’s waterfront.

SAIC Library

Renovation bridges special collections to the main stack.

SAIC State Street Residential Lobby

A Residence Hall Lobby Renovation.

SAIC Madison Residential Lobby

The redesigned student lobby thoughtfully preserves its historic architectural details.

Rice University MD Anderson Hall Renovation

Design through Finding: three new spaces in MD Anderson Hall

Rice Architecture Welcome Center

A renovation inspired to reveal and expose the rich history of the building’s context.

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Commercial

“New experiences for workplace and culinary environments energize new ways of being in commercial spaces.”

Swiss Consulate Chicago

The new Swiss Consulate Chicago brings a domestic language to the office interior at the Hancock Tower.

Dizzy’s SoHo

Dizzy's curates an interior vertical sensory experience.

10-Car Garage

A 10-Car garage for a car collector in the countryside.

Morris Greenhouse

A Greenhouse for growing in the countryside.

Countryside Property Master Planning

Additions that collectively enhance the countryside’s clarity

Artist Studio

A garage turned into a studio for a local artist.

Artist Gallery

A renovated Chicago lot that incorporates a gallery space for a local artist.

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Exhibition

“By borrowing the familiar and smuggling architecture we seek to relate our projects to a wide audience.”

Architectural League Prize: Objective Installation

An exhibition showcasing a concept of affordable housing

Smuggling Architecture, Enfilade

This home accommodates the needs of the nuclear family by functionally organizing master and children’s bedrooms on the opposite ends of the home.

Smuggling Architecture, Miller

This house reimagines the four bedrooms as individual suites, positioning the common area in a way that reflects contemporary co-living within a suburban context.

Smuggling Architecture, Portman

The anterooms create intentional moments of pause and reflection, inviting occupants to consider what daily living truly entails.

Crowns

Reimagining crown molding as an element for spatial sculpture.

There Is Room

Exhibition at MAS Context models five residential projects on standard Chicago lots.