Lake Michigan Home Private Garden – Wilmette, Illinois Architect: Cook Architectural Design Studio Interior Design: Natalie Kirkpatrick Design Builder: KD Homes Sitting on approximately 1.34 acres of beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, this unique property walks right out to the beach without a bluff, which is seldom seen in the Chicago area. With its proximity…
City Formal Private Garden – Chicago, Illinois At the start of the project, the landscape surrounding this historic home was largely a dust patch. The client wanted a garden that suited the antique nature of the home, and also functioned as a place for play and family gathering. The design creates unique garden spaces, each…
Suburban Transitional Private Garden – Hinsdale, Illinois The clients for this traditional home wanted to take the landscape in a more modern direction. The existing front yard posed a challenge with a significant slope from one side to the next. To create the feeling of a more uniform lawn panel, the surrounding beds were given…
Family Rooftop Private Garden – Chicago, Illinois This city lot sits directly across from a large grocery store parking lot and the 606 in the Bucktown neighborhood with an abundance of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Privacy is of the utmost importance to this family with young children. Modern cedar pergolas with horizontal screening provide a…
Locke School Public Work – Chicago, Illinois Josephine Locke School, located on the northwest side of Chicago, is a large elementary school but one that tries to get the most out of every student. The school has an International Baccalaureate program that encourages students to build core values of discipline, tolerance, and respect that they…
Western Springs Home Private Garden – Western Springs, Illinois
City Family Garden (In Construction) Private Garden – Chicago, Illinois
Blaine Courtyard Playground Public Work – University of Chicago Laboratory Schools The Blaine courtyard playground lies between Blaine Hall and the university high school on the historic campus of the University of Chicago Lab Schools, and is geared toward students in grades 3 through 5. School officials sought to replace an existing playground with a…
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Public Work – Oak Park, Illinois Lincoln Elementary was looking for a revamped design for their courtyard to use as an outdoor space for learning, an area for teachers to take a break, as well as a visual garden from inside the classrooms. The existing pond was beloved by students but…
Hotel Development Unrealized Project – Chicago, Illinois
