Goodsell Residence Addition Winner

The architects describe the addition to an English-style brick cottage in the East Village neighborhood as "secret," because it did not affect the home's street presence. They opted for a look that they say is "a riff on the contemporary bungalow," with the expected steeply pitched roof clad with an unexpected industrial-looking aluminum. A rainscreen of weatherproof wood veneer panels provides warmth and richness, and creates a clean, sleek surface for the rear of the house. Jurors were impressed with the window band, which pairs with an acrylic light box to boost interior illumination and sits astride a concrete hearth and window seat that bursts through the home's back wall to become an outdoor grilling area. They also paid note to the interior staircase, which resembles a single folded piece balanced on the edge of a cabinet box.

Category

Small Project Structures

Architect

Florian Architects

General contractor

Hi-Tech Builders Inc.

Cost

$225,000

Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Year completed

2007