Whole House $
300,000
—
$
700,000
A
stuffy, outdated 1956
apartment within a land-
mark Mies van der Rohe
designed building in
Chicago was completely demolished
and redesigned to accommodate a
new owner. By taking the 2,100-sq.-
ft. unit down to its studs and chases,
the clients and the designers, SPACE
Architects and Planners of Chicago,
saw a unique opportunity to recon-
nect the unit to a Miesian style and
vernacular.
With a ribbon of foor-to-ceiling
glazing on two sides of the apartment,
the decision was made to enclose the
building systems in place and use
sliding doors to open private spaces
to public ones. Te new master bed-
room now opens on the main liv-
ing space for the home. Meanwhile
secondary bedrooms were reconfg-
ured to make way for a much larger
kitchen with east facing views of Lake
Michigan. In the end, the space was
radically reconfgured and recalls the
iconic Farnsworth House in Plano,
Ill., and truly connects back to the
master who is credited with being the
frst to say "less is more."
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GOLD
SPACE ARCHITECTS AND
PLANNERS, CHICAGO
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Project name: Siegel Residence
Location: Chicago
Square footage: 2,167
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Craig McMahon Architects Inc., San Antonio, cmarchtx.com
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26 September 2015 QR QualifiedRemodeler.com