Tag: Design
New homes bigger in 2010 than in 2009, defying ‘trend’
Last week Joe Zekas pointed out that homebuilders are marketing lower ceilings as a trend in new homes. He cautioned that today's metaphorical lem [...]
Are low-lines and Emerald Constellations the future of Chicago?
What should a shrinking, post-Daley Chicago look like? Curbed is keeping its eye on a couple of concepts -- one commissioned from a local Chamber [...]
How would you improve Chicago’s boulevards?
Last year the Chicago Architectural Club challenged architects, artists, and other creative types to find a new use for the Spire hole in Streeter [...]
Comment of the day: More than a Wright "wannabe"
"aztimc" on YouTube says:
You're selling yourself short by saying this is a "wannabe" Frank Lloyd Wright house. You should refer to it as a new & im [...]
Quote of the day: You are your kitchen
Over the years I’ve been in a number of homes built or renovated by the award-winning design-build firm of Benvenuti and Stein, but had never met an [...]
Slow Home breaks down our bathrooms
I wasn't familiar with the Slow Home concept until this week, after I received a e-mail from a Slow Home devotee who found us during a search for co [...]
South Shore bungalows going green
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association is putting the finishing touches on a fully renovated green model bungalow at 7622 S Cregier Ave in South [...]
Wiltgen's big "thank-you" to The Donald
"Thank God The Donald decided to put that building up just two blocks from my office," John Robert Wiltgen said as he showed off his West Loop loft [...]
At home with John Robert Wiltgen
Joe Zekas became a fan of John Robert Wiltgen's work the very first time he toured a Wiltgen-designed model home. So when Ted Guarnero suggested the [...]
Quote: What matters in a new home
"This is a traumatic time in this country and the future isn't something we're 100% sure about now either. What's left? The answer for most home buyer [...]
Motor Row Lofts' gateway to history
As part of the process of adapting three landmarked auto dealerships into modern residential lofts, Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker was tasked [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View
Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
Beer vat flooring and more from the Green Bungalow Expo
Over the weekend I ventured over to the Merchandise Mart to explore the 2009 Historic Chicago Bungalow and Green Home Expo, and I wasn't alone. More [...]
Designing for a cure at 565 Quincy
Through Sunday, Oct. 11, four newly furnished lofts and condos will be open for public viewing at 565 Quincy, Belgravia Group's combo loft conversio [...]
Merchant musings: Glossy granite finishes are so passe
Nicole, a project coordinator and mosaic designer at Ahalya Stone at Merchandise Mart, tells me that after a slow summer, residential business is up p [...]
One way to furnish a 235 Van Buren home
One of the purposes of a furnished model is to show buyers what will -- and won't -- fit inside a home. It's all well and good to look at a "living [...]