Wheeler Kearns Architects Two Gables

Wheeler Kearns Architects — Two Gables

Description

2024 – Builder’s Choice Custom Home Design Awards, Merit Award 2024 – AIA Chicago Lerch Bates People’s Choice Award Finalist 2024 – Luxe RED Awards, Regional Exterior Architecture Winner 2023 – LaCantina Competition: Best Suburban Residential Project 2023 – Fay Jones School Alumni Design Awards, Citation Award (Alumni Laura Cochran) Designed to the voiced brief of “a love letter,” Two Gables is a home for a couple entering a new phase of life, seeking change and growth for themselves and their family. The empty-nester clients aspired for a light-filled, contemporary home with dedicated living, working, and entertaining spaces—a dramatic departure from their former 19th-century Victorian residence’s density, ornateness, and cellular nature, located just two blocks away.

Details

Location Illinois

Year: 2022

Architect

Wheeler Kearns Architects

Photography

Kendall McCaugherty, Hall + Merrick + McCaugherty Photographers

Description

2024 – Builder’s Choice Custom Home Design Awards, Merit Award 2024 – AIA Chicago Lerch Bates People’s Choice Award Finalist 2024 – Luxe RED Awards, Regional Exterior Architecture Winner 2023 – LaCantina Competition: Best Suburban Residential Project 2023 – Fay Jones School Alumni Design Awards, Citation Award (Alumni Laura Cochran) Designed to the voiced brief of “a love letter,” Two Gables is a home for a couple entering a new phase of life, seeking change and growth for themselves and their family. The empty-nester clients aspired for a light-filled, contemporary home with dedicated living, working, and entertaining spaces—a dramatic departure from their former 19th-century Victorian residence’s density, ornateness, and cellular nature, located just two blocks away.

Details

Location Illinois

Year: 2022

Architect

Wheeler Kearns Architects

Photography

Kendall McCaugherty, Hall + Merrick + McCaugherty Photographers

Exterior front view of a modern two-gabled house connected by a glass corridor amidst landscape.
First floor plan and site section illustrating room layout and relationship to site topography for Two Gables project.First floor plan and site section of Two Gables residence with detailed room labeling and site context.Site plan of Two Gables project showing main house, pool house, driveway, fire pit, and landscape features.Two Gables site plan indicating driveway, main structures, pool house, pool, fire pit, and ravine.Interior view of a dining and living room combining minimalist design with expansive glazing.Modern bedroom with floor-to-ceiling corner windows and minimalist white decor.The Two Gables house features two metal gabled roofs and expansive floor-to-ceiling glazing at the front exterior.Dining room featuring a round concrete table, sculptural white chairs, and a vertical wood slat divider next to large floor-to-ceiling windows.Two Gables house exterior with metal gable roof, glass walls, and landscaping.Exterior front view of Two Gables house featuring two gabled roofs and a glass connection between them.Exterior view of the Two Gables residence featuring a flat roof patio with pergola and a swimming pool in the foreground.Backyard view of a modern pool area with a pool house and outdoor lounge seating.Open living room with white sofa and kitchen island under a vaulted ceiling with linear paneling.Modern hallway featuring floor-to-ceiling glass windows, vertical wooden slats, concrete flooring, and a wooden bench.Dining room features a round concrete table with white sculptural chairs and vertical slat partition adjoining floor-to-ceiling windows.The entrance courtyard of the Two Gables project features wood-clad walls and extensive glazing.Interior detail showing a built-in white cabinet with adjacent wood paneling and a small abstract white sculpture.Interior view showing vaulted ceiling, floor-to-ceiling glazing, and open plan living area with kitchen and dining space.Rear exterior view of a house featuring two gable roofs with wood siding and a large horizontal window.Two gabled sections of a modern house with extensive glazing and metal roofing set in a wooded, landscaped yard.Two concrete gable-roofed houses with metal roofs are shown from the front through a curved driveway surrounded by mature trees and landscaping.Living room with floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors overlooking a garden and contemporary artwork on the wall.View of a modern living room with minimalist furniture and an open kitchen in the background.Loft space with two gabled ceilings, built-in bookshelves, and seating area with leather chairs and wooden table.Modern house with two gabled volumes connected by a central glass corridor, clad in horizontal wood siding.Exterior view of Two Gables project showing two gable-roofed buildings and a flat-roofed pavilion with outdoor pool and patio amenities.Exterior rear view of a modern house with a covered patio and rectangular pool in a green wooded setting.Attic room with sloped wood plank ceiling, low built-in bookshelves, and triangular window with metal frame.The Two Gables project features metal gable roofs and floor-to-ceiling glazing with black frames, surrounded by landscaping.Interior view showing a partially open wood-paneled door leading to a bedroom with large window and light wood flooring.Exterior rear view of a modern house featuring large sliding glass doors opening to a living space with white sofa, integrated landscaping, and two gabled roof sections on the sides.Modern vaulted interior featuring floor-to-ceiling black framed glazing and a gas fireplace separating living and kitchen areas.Interior hallway featuring floor-to-ceiling glass walls, wooden slatted partition, and a wooden bench.Living room with floor-to-ceiling glazing looking out onto landscaped garden and concrete steps.Living room looking toward kitchen with vaulted ceiling and white marble backsplash extending up the wall behind a stainless steel range hood.
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