NORTH KENWOOD - NEW HOMES FOR CHICAGO
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Winner: Distinguished Building Award, American Institute of Architects 1997. |
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These award-wining homes have
helped spur the redevelopment of the
North Kenwood neighborhood on
Chicago’s South Side. The project was based on a program to design an affordable single-family house. Twenty-five homes were built for Thrush Development between 1996 and 1997. The project was supported by the Urban League and by Bank of America. Total construction costs were 2.5 million dollars.
“Their solution was to provide a modern
interpretation of two time tested traditions
in local residential architecture: use
of an oversized element on the facade
to add grandeur to a modest dwelling,
and a design that accommodates future
expansion by the owner.” |
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