Journal

We have recently been included in a short list of best architectural firms in Chicago by Home Builder Digest. We are honored to be a part of this list alongside the six other amazing firms. "Instead of just focusing on aesthetics, Collective Office goes deeper by considering lifestyles, work dynamics, and the specific details that set its clients apart."

2023 AIA Chicago Design Excellence Merit Award

Soldier Field House wins Chicago AIA Design Excellence Merit Award. This project is exemplary for our practice in its minimal design and restrained palette. We are grateful to all involved for the realization of this special project.

2022 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Interior

We are so excited to announce that our Lake Geneva House has been awarded an Architecture Master Prize. This is a very important project for our practice. One that allowed the exploration of modern minimal design and detailing with a very constrained material palette.

2022 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Single Family

2022 Architecture Master Prize - Residential Interior

We are so excited to announce that our Soldier Field House has been awarded two Architecture Master Prizes. This is a very important project for our practice. One that allowed the exploration of modern minimal design and detailing.

2020 AIA SPA Honor Award

We are pleased to announce that the Lake Geneva Residence has won a 2020 AIA SPA Honor Award. We hope you enjoy this project as much as we do!

“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.”

"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.”

"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..."

"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...