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The Cortland Residence is a 7,800
s.f., 3 level home located in a dense urban
neighborhood for working parents and their two
children.
The house was designed to provide privacy and
solitude for the Owners by creating a strong
connection between interior and visually protected
exterior spaces. Two courtyards act as organizing
elements and the focus for the interior. Privacy is
achieved by the arrangement of building forms which
block vision from the street. Courtyard walls are
defined by planes of glass, cedar and wood panels.
In the main courtyard, water elements create a focus
and patio space is positioned next to the family
room which is able to expand to the exterior by
opening a folding glass wall.
With a double lot (49’) site, the house matches the
height of smaller neighbors and the building form
broken down into discrete volumes to realize a
similar scale. |
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| Location |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Design |
2006-2007 |
| Construction |
2008 |
| Design
Principal |
Peter
Nicholas |
| Project
Architect |
Matt Winter |
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Project Team |
Ann Clark |
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Jacob Wahler |
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Oren
Schumaker |
| General
Contractor |
NCA Build Ltd. |
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Fricano
Construction |
| Structural
Engineer |
The
Structural Shop |
| MEP |
Quest Design
Group |
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