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Thayer Brick House / Brooks + Scarpa + Studio Dwell Architects

Andreas Luco — Wed, 12 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +0000

Located within a few blocks of the campus of Northwestern University in the suburbs of Chicago, this modest sized courtyard house is wrapped almost entirely in brick. Chicago “Common” brick, as it is known, was chosen because they look different from typical red bricks - a result of the geological composition of the indigenous Lake Michigan clay and the way in which it is fired. It’s variegations and irregularities made “Common” bricks unattractive, cheap and an abundant resource—a prosaic building material used in places generally obscured from the street such as side and back walls, chimney flues, and structural support behind facades.

Riverview House / Studio Dwell Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The program asked for a house that responded to its site, framing views of the natural grass sloping terrain down to the Fox River, not only from within the residence, but through it.

Bucktown Three AD Submission / Studio Dwell Architects

Daniel Sánchez — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

For this residence, light, transparency and continued spacial flow was vital. Privacy was also a concern since the residence is located in a tight urban location. The residence is located in the Bucktown neighborhood in Chicago.