// Design and Architecture
// Design and Architecture
The River Forest Mid-century Modern home that we renovated in 2001 will be featured on the Pleasant Home Foundation House Walk on October 4th. Check it out and take the tour! http://www.pleasanthome.org/program-a-events/housetour2013
Having worked predominantly in Chicago over the past 20 years, where the oldest homes are just over 110 years old (and this is uncommon), it was a rare adventure to work on a 200 year old home with a full history of owners. The first owner was Eliza Ward, the…
What could be better than architecture providing the stage for a home for innovative chefs/restaurateurs who go “Against the Grain”? Working on the design of a home for Vivian Howard and Ben Knight was great fun because my clients used their creativity with food, wine and art and brought this…
Well…we’ve experienced North Carolina. Now it was time to try something else. Moving up the coast, Ann has spent a good portion of her time in Rhode Island over the past year. So, it was time to get real and make the opportunities possible. If you are interested in a…
Ann is on YouTube! Check out the video below to see Ann’s Lessons from Haiti talk at TEDxIIT.
On October 1st, 14 residents in surgery, internal medicine and pediatrics started. As you can see, many of them are older general practitioners who weren’t able to attend residencies right after they graduated, and therefore weren’t specialized (even if they were practicing in specialized services). This is a thrilling moment…
The second edition of Sustainable Healthcare Architecture was published by Wiley this summer and Mirebalais University Hospital was included as one of the 55 case studies.
The Old Town townhouse now has its skin and windows! As you can see, the cladding has been coordinated to work with the mailbox attached to the front yard tree. It’s amazing how an extra 5 foot deep addition can change the quality of a living space. Check out the…
As promised, this Old Town townhouse is well under construction with windows to be installed soon. It’s starting to look like the dream we envisioned with our client. We have even created a sustainable mailbox design incorporating an existing tree in the front yard.
Mirebalais Hospital was recently profiled on designboom.com and inhabitat.com, showcasing the amazing array of solar panels that blanket the roof of the hospital and generate enough electricity to feed surplus back into the grid in an area known for frequent outages. Check out both post with photos and videos DesignBoom.com: world’s…
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