Wheeler Kearns Architects – Orchard East

By admin | Published: May 4, 2009

A broad, introverted, opaque volume of private spaces floats above a fully transparent, extroverted space at grade that extends, below the canopy of the volume above, into the garden. 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. more info and images after the jump via Arch Daily

Architects: Wheeler Kearns Architects
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Client: Withheld
Construction: Norcon, Inc.
Structure: Thornton Tomasetti
Consulting Engineer: James Carpenter Design Associates
MEP Engineer: IBC Engineering

Interiors: Leslie Jones & Associates
Lighting: Charter Sills
Acoustics: Acoustic Expertise
Landscape Architects: McKay Landscape Architecture, Xavier Vendrell Studio
Completed: 2007
Photographs: Hedrich Blessing (Steve Hall, Jon Miller, Craig Dugan)

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Peace7

Posted May 6, 2009 at 3:22 am | Permalink

Wow, doesn’t seem safe enough for Chicago…..too many windows. Hope they have high tech security…

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