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Dec 12, 2023
Jeff Klymson authors new book “Speaking Architecture: From Concept to Construction to Completion”
After a long process of writing and editing, Jeff Klymson's book Speaking Architecture: From Concept to Construction to Completion is now ready to give any prospective client, contractor, or student the confidence to effectively communicate through the language of architecture. The book goes on sale on Amazon in Dec.
Dec 8, 2023
Hallstar HQ wins 2023 Architecture MasterPrize
2023 Architecture Master Prize - Workplace Interior
Situated within an existing warehouse with 35’ ceilings, this new space for a growing Chicago company includes a new corporate office, laboratory, manufacturing area, and warehouse space for the production of their products.
Jun 26, 2020
Crain's Chicago features Lake Geneva Residence
“See the homes Chicago architects love. A Wisconsin country house set into a restored prairie and a sleek rehab of a historical two-flat into a single-family home: These are among the top home designs of the year, according to the local American Institute of Architects chapter.”
Jun 12, 2020
Lake Geneva Residence featured on Vibia
"Chicago Architecture Firm Selects Scotch Fixture for Wisconsin Farmhouse. Designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Collective Office, a modern farmhouse nestled amid the rolling prairies of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, seamlessly integrates with its surroundings. Seeking to create an indoor-outdoor sensibility open to the landscape, they conceived of a single-story structure that mirrors its environment rather than dominating it.”
Jan 20, 2020
Lake Geneva Residence featured on Uncrate
"LAKE GENEVA FARMHOUSE
Sited on 19 rolling acres in Southern Wisconsin, the Lake Geneva Farmhouse pays homage to the local prairie vernacular. Collective Office comprised the modern farmhouse as three staggered volumes connected by a single walkway. Clad in Alaskan yellow cedar shingles and black standing seam metal..."
Jan 10, 2020
Lake Geneva Residence Featured on Dezeen
"Three gabled volumes form Wisconsin home by Collective Office.
US architecture practice Collective Office "updated the rustic farmhouse typology" for this house in Wisconsin, which comprises three gabled units clad in black metal siding and shingles." By Bridget Cogley...
Dec 21, 2019
Lake Geneva Residence featured on Curbed
"Collective Office built outwards instead of upwards. The prairie is a place of openness, where the sky is big and the land is flat. Anything built on top of it becomes a focal point on the big horizon, which is why Chicago architecture studio Collective Office designed this house to commune with the prairie instead of overwhelm it." by Liz Stinson
Jun 7, 2018
Timber Lane Residence Featured in Crain’s
The Timber Lane Residence was designed as a modern minimilist iteration to the popular southwest Michigan cottage. We've designed an efficient 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom house, with the focus on how a young family would use the residence on this corner lot. The material choices are common to residential vernacular in the area, used in a thoughtful way to distinguish this home in the neighborhood.