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Architects: Vladimir Radutny Architects
- Area: 4500 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Mike Schwartz
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Manufacturers: Duravit, Andersen Windows & Doors, Ann Sacks, Diresco, Wood Harmony
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Lead Architects: Vladimir Radutny AIA, Fanny Hothan
Text description provided by the architects. 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.
