Designed by The Miller|Hull Partnership, with Studio Dwell serving as local architect, this project references Chicago's much-admired early modern steel buildings. One judge called the result “balanced” and “well-ordered.” The client wanted a contemporary aesthetic with raw forms, so “the challenge was how the project could [coexist] with adjacent brick and stone buildings,” says Miller|Hull principal David Miller, FAIA. The firm used a concrete base and erected a steel-frame structural bay enclosed in glass, with cantilevered balconies for each unit. Expressed as a cross-brace, the framing and balconies help the building appear taller than its 120-foot height, holding its own among the steeper structures nearby.
Units span the entire width of the building and feature 10½-foot ceilings and polished concrete floors. “It's a pretty smart parti that results in magnificent spaces,” said a judge. “It fits beautifully into the urban context.”
principal in charge: David Miller, FAIA, The Miller|Hull Partnership; project architect: Brian Court, AIA, The Miller|Hull Partnership; project manager: Kurt Stolle, AIA, The Miller|Hull Partnership; local architect: Mark Peters, AIA, Studio Dwell Architects; developer: Bob Ranquist, Ranquist Development, Chicago; general contractor: Mark Skender, Skender Construction, Palos Hills, Ill.; project size: 900 square feet to 2,750 square feet per unit; site size: 0.1 acre; construction cost: $260 per square foot; sales price: $340,000 to $1.7 million per unit; number of units: 11; photography: Nic Lehoux.
