Portfolio Tag: Single Family Homes

The West Town GreenStar Retrofit is a historic landmarked two-flat in Ukranian Village that was converted to an efficient, healthy, and modern single-family home, while keeping interior and exterior historic character details.  Special emphasis was put on indoor air quality and indoor-outdoor connections. The homeowners are a medical doctor specialized in sustainable healthcare, and a…

This is a unique passive house with a distinct “butterfly” roof which has been designed for both PV solar and Thermal solar systems.  It is located in the unique “Kankakee Sands” area of black oak savannas and prairies.The vision for the house was threefold: to be net-zero, to be beautiful and comfortable, and to be…

The concept for this home was to create one level living in this spectacular modern home that combines technical efficiency with dramatic architecture – ‘High Design/Low Carbon™’! The structural system utilizes exposed, curved glulams that intersect in the main space to form an amazing, high ceiling that culminates with a series of remote controlled clerestory…