WKA is proud to be announced as a Single-Family Residential New Construction FINALIST in AIA Chicago’s Lerch Bates People’s Choice Awards, presented in partnership with the Chicago Architecture Center!
Located on a one-acre wooded ravine site, Two Gables is strategically positioned within existing trees to maximize picturesque views. Two crisp, vernacular-inspired gabled volumes—one for sleeping and another for living—are connected by a glazed breezeway that fuses house and landscape.
The dynamic rear exterior, complete with extending linear gabion arms, interacts with and accesses landscaped spaces. The northern “living” volume is hollowed out, featuring full-height glazing that is inset and framed by the wood cladding, accentuating the structure’s thickness. In the inset, a small, covered terrace overlooks the backyard, pool house, and ravine. In contrast, the southern “sleeping” volume projects a quieter, low-glazed bay into the serene landscape.
Join us at Designight 2024 on Thursday, September 5, 2024 as we celebrate this award and find out if we have won!
All are welcome to attend this two-part event, held at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and the Harris Theater Rooftop Terrace in Millennium Park. More information and tickets can be found at https://lnkd.in/gtYrhNGJ
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