Built in the late 1880s, this landmarked, single-family home in one of downtown Chicago’s most revered residential neighborhoods was divided, in the 1970s, into a seven-unit apartment building. A four-year restoration and renovation returned the building to its original purpose as a 7,500 square foot home to a busy family with four young children. Completely gutted and elevated to current codes and standards, it was sensitively restored to honor its history, yet reinvented to satisfy the specific, modern-day lifestyle of its inhabitants. A separate 5,500 square foot coach house received identical treatment, and was ingeniously integrated into the primary residence. Celebrating the ultimate in time-honored craftsmanship and organically-influenced contemporary interior design, it demonstrates our ability to engage in both restoration and interior design projects with ease.
