Gallery Residence
Photo © Paul Warchol Photography
Photo © Paul Warchol Photography
Photo © Paul Warchol Photography
Image courtesy Wheeler Kearns Architects
Image courtesy Wheeler Kearns Architects
Image courtesy Wheeler Kearns Architects
Architects & Firms
Client: Withheld
Date completed: 2007
Program: A 3,000-square-foot art gallery, guest residence, and reception space attached to a private residence.
Design concept and solution: Located in a Chicago highrise that overlooks the skyline and Lake Michigan, this contemporary art gallery and guest residence is designed to display works of art with spaces of varying scale. The service core of the residence, which houses the kitchen, bathroom, and convertible bedroom, is a solid plaster volume. The kitchen is composed of polished red lacquered cabinetry, the bathroom is contained in translucent fiberglass, and Sapele wood lines the convertible bedroom.
PeopleArchitect Personnel in architect’s firm who should receive special credit: Project Team: Bladon Conner, Chris-Annmarie Spencer, Jun Fujinuma Architect of record: Wheeler Kearns Architects Interior designer: Anne Kaplan, Insight Engineer(s): Midwestern Engineering Consultant(s): General contractor: Blackmore Construction Photographer(s): Paul Warchol Photography CAD system, project management, or other software used: Autodesk Revit |
ProductsDoors: Hardware: Hinges: Rixon Pulls: D-Line, Rajack Cabinet hardware: St. Louis Designs - Inc Interior finishes:
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Woodlogic Custom Millwork Paints and stains: Corvette Red lacquer for kitchen millwork Special surfacing: Vince Schrementi, Bedrock Arts – concrete floor Fiberglass fabricator: Paul Albarran, AFS Limited Window treatments: Nysan Shading Systems, Interior Concepts Lighting: Downlights: Lucifer Lighting Task lighting: Lucifer Lighting Plumbing: Kohler, Vola, Dornbracht
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