Journal

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...

"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

"A Minimalist, Scandinavian-Style Home Rises on a Flourishing Wisconsin Prairie. Three connected, pitched-roof volumes comprise a new home for retirees on 19 acres in Southeastern Wisconsin." by Melissa Dalton

Collective Office launches a new web interface to better communicate to the world. We strive to make our approach simple and keep our work relevant. We take this approach to all projects, we view our office as an active project and our website as our public storefront to the world. We hope you enjoy this experience as much as we have enjoyed creating it.

Collective Office turned 10 in March of 2019. We are happy to be creating the work we do, with the great clients we have, along with the best consultants and contractors in our industry. Thank-you to all who have been part of our journey!