Project Details
- Project Name
- Sawyer Residence
- Architect
- Vladimir Radutny Architects
- Client/Owner
- Private
- Project Types
- Single Family
- Project Scope
- Renovation/Remodel
- Size
- 4,500 sq. feet
- Year Completed
- 2017
- Shared by
- Vladimir Radutny Architects Inc.
- Team
-
Vladimir Radutny, Principal
Fanny Hothan, Associate
Jordan Widjaja,
- Project Status
- Built
- Cost
- $450,000
- Room or Space
-
Bath ,Bedroom ,Deck ,Entryway ,Kitchen ,Mudroom ,Outdoor ,Patio ,Storage/Closets
- Style
- Modern
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.
