Brick-Weave House
BRICK-WEAVE HOUSE
Studio Gang
ARCHITECTS
Studio Gang
PHOTOGRAPHS
Hedrich Blessing
SIZE
3,250 sf
MANUFACTURERS
Endicott, Hansgrohe, Bega, Cornellcookson, Velux Group, Ann Sacks, Arcadia Inc., Belfer, Benjamin Moore, Halo, Hohmann & Barnard, Kwc, Kohler, Selkirk Specialty Wood
YEAR
2009
LOCATION
Chicago, IL, United States
CATEGORY
Adaptive Reuse
Text description provided by architect.
Text description provided by the architects. The “Brick-Weave” House sits on the footprint of a century-old stable in Chicago’s West Side.
With a modest budget, the owners hoped to salvage the entire building until hidden fire damage was uncovered.
Strategically cutting away damage and weaving in new construction allowed 30% of the original structure to be reused.
Front walls and roof were removed, creating a garden surrounded by a porous “brick-weave” screen that demonstrates a sensibility in the use of traditional materials in new and surprising ways.
Variation in ceiling heights and floor levels weaves together the two-story garden at the front of the house with the single-story volume at the back through a cascading section.
The screen animates the garden and interior with dappled sunlight, establishing a visual connection to and from the street. Rectangular voids in the screen throw hexagonal patterns of light inside. At night, the pattern reverses: the screen becomes a lantern.
