Award Description

Project Participants

Architect/Designer – Wheeler Kearns Architects, Chicago
Masonry Contractor – Rasco Mason Contractors, Prairie View, IL
Masonry Contractor – Lake Forest Masonry, Lake Forest, IL
Masonry Supplier – Krukowski, Mosinee, WI
Masonry Supplier – Fond Du Lac Stone, Fond Du Lac, WI

Located on the north side of Chicago, this elegant stone residence is a masterful mixture of the old and the new. Both inside and out, the stunning interplay between modern and traditional design elements, as well as the harmonious co-existence of contemporary and time-honored materials, all add up to one remarkable residential experience.

The home sits on a triple-lot in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, and capitalizes on the extra depth and privacy of a rear yard located on a vacated alley. A central second-floor library, crowned by a double height groin-vaulted ceiling, is flanked by three-story wings paralleling the street. Four ranks of large windows and dormers give each wing ample exposure to daylight and views. A curving formal stair, which climbs from the first floor to the library, is lit from above by high monitor windows and the large south-facing window wall of the library.