Sawyer Residence

Project Details

Project Name
Sawyer Residence
Location
ChicagoIL
Project Types
Single Family
Project Scope
Renovation/Remodel
Shared By
VRadutny
Project Status
Built
Year Completed
2017
Style
Modern
Size
4,500 ft²
Team
Principal: Vladimir Radutny
Associate: Fanny Hothan

Project Description

Being tasked with converting this 100 year-old dilapidated Chicago two-flat into a single family home gave us an opportunity to respond to a question: How does one preserve and integrate the intangible building qualities of yesterday and today, while breathing new life into an existing derelict shell? Our approach to the question entailed observing the existing “heaviness” of both material and space, considering the juxtaposition of restraint and ornamental excess, exploring qualities of openness alongside compartmentalization, and superimposing old craft with new traditions. The exterior of this single family is thought of as an arrangement of continuous landscaped zones offering seasonal beauty for the homeowner, the neighbors, and an occasional passerby. The front, side, and rear yards are all stitched together using similar material palette of crushed bluestone gravel, large pavers, and indigenous plants. Varying in both color and aromas throughout the growing seasons, an urban landscape that is wild, yet beautiful is visible from the windows of both the home and the surrounding buildings.

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