Ross Street House By RWH Design

Richard Whittschiebe Hand design this house by using familiar materials from the neighborhood. The concept of a box camera generated the form with the roof gently sloping from south to north. Sunlight that enters the home is controlled with fixed louvers attached outside the south facing windows. The louvers are designed to allow the sunlight [...]

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The English Residence Interior

ZeroEnergy Design had design this residence. the original house became a central hub, the place to connect with international family members, and the most consistent place they all considered home. The new home offers year round living and continues the legacy of a modern artistic home, treading lightly and focusing on the outdoor environment. On [...]

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Orchard East House in Chicago, Illinois

This urban residence is a warm, intimate home for a family of four that can transform into a place of assembly as needed and has an integral connection between interior and exterior experiences. A collaborative design process led to architectural and structural innovations that include vertically post-tensioned concrete thermal mass with forty foot cantilevers; pultruded [...]

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