Wheeler Kearns Architects

Two Gables by Wheeler Kearns Architects

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:31:16 -0500

At the heart of this residence designed for a pair of a empty nesters is what the architects describe as the “coffee house”—a light-filled, communal space featuring a terrace overlooking the back garden.

The Momentary by Wheeler Kearns Architects

Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:02:00 -0400

A former cheese plant in Bentonville, Arkansas, is reimagined as a dynamic mixed-use development, offering visual, performance, and culinary experiences.

Intrinsic Charter School by Wheeler Kearns Architects

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 -0500

A series of structures that once comprised a lumberyard is transformed into an innovative school for grades 7 to 12 in a northwest Chicago neighborhood.

Chicago Residence

Fri, 16 May 2014 12:00:00 -0400

Site Size: 6,922 square feet Project Size: 5,900 square feet Program: The clients wanted a house with an abundance of natural light, a direct connection to the outdoors, and privacy from the neighboring houses and elementary school. Location: Set on the last lot on a block of repetitive single-family homes to the north, the house is separated from a nearby elementary school to the south by a large parking lot and playground. Solution: The three-story house, clad in wood and glass on the ground floor and copper and glass above, is separated from its neighbors by a freestanding, board-formed concrete

Lake Shore Drive Residence

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:00:00 -0500

Site Size: 9,233 square feet Project Size: 4,600 square feet (excluding basement) Program: A wooded corner lot in an urban residential neighborhood offers views of the neighboring park and Lake Michigan. The house occupies just a third of the lot, since the client preferred to leave the property largely intact. Solution: The house consists of a split-faced limestone base and a double-height glass volume containing the foyer, living room, and dining room. Above that, a wedge-shaped mass, clad in a smooth limestone, accommodates two levels of bedrooms. The house, which is oriented east-west, contains numerous sustainable design elements, including a

Eugenie Residence

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Built in the 1870s, this two-story single family residence is located in an historic district of Chicago.

Gallery Residence

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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.

Krause Music Store

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The two-story storefront at 4611 North Lincoln Avenue on Chicago’s North Side may not be Louis Sullivan’s highest-profile commission, but its delicate ornament and graceful proportions certainly reveal his skillful hand.