Front Facade
       
     
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 As seen in  Sophisticated Living
       
     
Open Kitchen
       
     
Kitchen open to the Terrace
       
     
Rear Terrace
       
     
Center-supported stair treads
       
     
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Front Facade
       
     
Front Facade

Colored precast concrete with large openings for windows.

CHICAGO TOWNHOUSE.jpg
       
     
 As seen in  Sophisticated Living
       
     
Open Kitchen
       
     
Open Kitchen

The Kitchen opens to the Dining Area and the bifolding glass doors to the rear Terrace.

Kitchen open to the Terrace
       
     
Kitchen open to the Terrace
Rear Terrace
       
     
Rear Terrace
Center-supported stair treads
       
     
Center-supported stair treads

The floor plan is a simple rectangle. In order to simplify vertical transportation, yet try to make each floor as wide as possible, the stair is designed to 'float' on its central beam-stringer.

The only wood in the house are the treads - but painted with white epoxy paint.

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IMG_0052.JPG