Floating Office

Montrose Harbor, Chicago

This is a new "floating office" with storage space for the Freedom Boat Club.

custom new construction, commercial design, floating office, houseboat, storage, Freedom Boat Club

custom new construction commercial design ticket booth all-metal construction contextual design museum campus park structure architectural boat tour Lake Michigan waterfront lakefront water taxi

Waterfront Ticket Booth

Museum Campus, Chicago

We replaced a temporary kiosk with this permanent ticket booth. It is constructed entirely out of metal and designed to blend in with similar park structures.

Milwaukee Avenue Commercial Building

Logan Square, Chicago

We renovated this two-story commercial building to prepare the 1st floor for renting, make the 2nd floor ADA accessible, and meet exiting requirements throughout. We converted the existing freight elevator shaft into a new passenger elevator, installed new skylights, renovated the lobby, and prepared the basement for the city to remove the vaulted sidewalks out front.

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront, office space

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront interior

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront interior, renovated entryway lobby

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront interior, renovated entryway lobby stairs

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront office interior, renovated entryway lobby passenger elevator

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront office interior, renovated, new skylight

Milwaukee Avenue commercial storefront office exterior roof, renovated, new skylight

custom new construction, commercial design, staircase, stairway, new stairs, Chicago Riverwalk River, boat dock, improve access, waterfront, riverfront, waterways

Chicago River Stairs

River North, Chicago

We designed new staircases to improve access from the Chicago Riverwalk to a tour boat dock on the Chicago River for Shoreline Sightseeing customers.

Storefront, Artist's Live/Work Studio, and B&B

Pilsen, Chicago

This building was a bakery with residence in the rear and oven in the basement in the 1890's, then a single-family home, and then, with our help, it became one of the first permitted live/work artist spaces in the city of Chicago under the newly passed requirements. We brought the building up to code, including ensuring proper separations between the commercial area in the front and the living space in the rear. We also renovated the living space to meet bed and breakfast code requirements, and finished the attic space with a new dormer and skylights.

storefront, artist's live/work studio, commercial design, revolutionary lemonade stand, pilsen

artist's live/work studio, commercial design, revolutionary lemonade stand, pilsen, bed and breakfast, b&b, gut renovation, dormer

artist's live/work studio, commercial design, revolutionary lemonade stand, pilsen, bed and breakfast, b&b, gut renovation, skylight

custom renovation, commercial design, redesign historic building entrance canopy, copper, historic restoration

custom renovation, commercial design, redesign historic building entrance canopy, copper, historic restoration, mid-century renovation

custom renovation, commercial design, redesign historic building entrance canopy, copper, historic restoration, remove mid-century renovation

custom renovation, commercial design, redesign historic building entrance canopy, copper, historic restoration, design sketch rendering elevation

Piccadilly Canopy Renovation

Hyde Park, Chicago

We redesigned this canopy over a 1920s building entrance. We removed a 1950s-era renovation, stripping the canopy down to its original structure, and designed a new copper canopy. The new design is based on the original design sketches from the early 20th century.

Michigan Avenue Stair Renovation

Magnificent Mile, Chicago (demolished)

Our renovation of these 1970s concrete stairs included removing a deteriorating stucco covering and detailing extensive concrete repairs. The stairs provided crucial access to the Chicago Riverwalk and the water taxi service on the Chicago River.