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.
Residential Architecture
Cortland
Type
Single Family Residence
Status
Completed Construction 2009
Location
Chicago, Ilinois
Project Team
Peter Nicholas
Matthew Winter
Jacob Wahler
Janeen Harrell
Oren Shoemaker
Ann Clark
Design/Build Contractor
NCA Build, Ltd.
General Contractor
Fricano Construction Company
Structural Engineer
The Structural Shop
MEP Engineer
Quest Design Group
Awards
The Association of Licensed Architects 2010 Design Awards, Gold Award
Publications
Luxe Interiors + Design, Summer 2010
Photography
Linda Oyama Bryan