Cortland Residence :By Nicholas Clark Architects

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Nicholas Clark Architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

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.

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

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.

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

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.

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

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.

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

Photo © Courtesy of Linda Oyama Bryan

The people

Architects: Nicholas Clark Architects
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Photographs: Linda Oyama Bryan
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