CASE STUDIES
In the remodeling projects below you may read a detailed project case study on several different types of projects that we have completed in very different homes or businesses.
An updated vintage Colonial-style home in River Forest
The Challenge
To accommodate their current lifestyle, our clients, a couple in their mid-40s and their young daughter, chose to update their vintage Colonial-style brick residence without compromising its classic traditional integrity. Built in 1926 in River Forest, an upper-middle class suburb adjacent to Chicago, it is both stately and compatible with neighboring homes. Some nearby properties have historic or architectural significance within the eclectic community, the home town of numerous celebrities on both sides of the law. While the four-bedroom house lacks a lofty pedigree, it’s lovely nonetheless. When we were hired, it obviously begged to be revitalized by up-to-date amenities and materials.
See Residential Remodeling Case Study
A kitchen for passionate cook(s)
Challenge
The clients – an empty nester couple – decided they did not want to move from the home they loved, but understood this meant updating their Kitchen. In addition to upgrading both the form and functionality, this project presented additional challenges associated with remodeling an older home.
See Residential Architecture Case Study
19th Century Style Meets 21st Century Functionality
Challenge
A client living in a vintage Victorian home built in the 1890s wanted to renovate the house to include state of the art functionality, while keeping the look true to the age.
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Making a Scene
Challenge
Galleria Marchetti, a downtown Chicago banquet and party facility, had a restaurant and a separate tented banquet area featuring outstanding food, impeccable service, and an elegant ambience. A third room, however, did not possess this ambience. The owners wanted to give the room the same feel. However, while this room was being improved, the owner needed to keep the other two areas open for business.
See Commercial Architecture Case Study
Creating a Classic Master Suite
Challenge
A client living in a 17,000 square foot, three-story Georgian home wanted to take several small rooms on the second floor (representing 2,500 square feet) and convert them to a larger, more open and grand Master Suite. The client wanted to replicate the feel of a 17th Century Italian villa. Further, the client wanted this accomplished with minimal disruption, even though the work would be done in the middle of the three floors. And the client had very stringent time and budget requirements.
