Concept // Ensemble of 2 activity nodes encased in identical volumes - work & live. Space and form are generated by piercing and extruding volumes in a linear fashion through the living node volume, generating a string of spaces. The building embraces and celebrates the challenge of the typical narrow Chicago site through linear organization of space and dynamic affect of volume - stretched out and animated

Materials // Masonry was the primary structural and expressive material. AAC blocks were used as load bearing material within the wall assembly. 24” long roman bricks were specified as cladding on the exterior and interior to emphasize the narrow elongated geometry and the affect of motion. Structural glass was extensively used as a secondary structural and expressive material to create an effect of juxtaposition and contrast of light & transparent against heavy & solid.