HIGH RISE DUPLEX RESIDENCE
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 2002
This 7,500sf condominium apartment encompasses an entire 6,000sf floorplate of a near north high-rise, which is encircled by continuous windows, and a 1,500sf upper level. A suspended stainless steel stair connects the lower level to the recreation room and study on the upper floor.
Limited by the concrete floor and 8 foot high concrete ceiling characteristic of the building, an open plan was created along the generous glass exposures.
Interiors by Richar Interiors, Chicago, Illinois. All photographs by William Kildow Photography, Chicago. General Contractor was Harold O. Schulz Company.
Kitchen
Honed green-grey slate countertops sit atop custom wood cabinets with ribbon mahogany veneer fronts. A quartered maple floor extends throughout most of the lower floor.
Connecting Stair
View looking toward the stair connecting the upper and lower levels. The stair was fabricated from folded perforated stainless steel sheet metal and is hung from the second floor. The stair was fabricated by V.A. Robinson.
Bath
Recessed lights flank mirrors above the solid teak vanity top. A custom stainless steel trough serves as a continuous lavatory. French limestone flooring and and translucent glass complete the palette.
Lower Level Family
Quartered anigre cabinets conceal audio visual equipment of the lower floor and continue visually through to the upper level. The connecting stair is situated to the right.
Bedroom
An upholstered leather wall serves as a backdrop for the custom fabricated bed in the Master Bedroom. Teak cabinets adjacent to the bath appear in the background.
Den
A foldaway desk anchors the study on the lower floor. Centralized audio/visual equipment is housed in the adjacent cabinets.
Window Wall
A view along the one of the four walls of continuous windows illustrates the open plan design solution.
Recreation Room
The cork floor of the upper floor recreation room continues the warm palette while providing a quiet, resilient walking surface.
Stair
A view of the upper landing of the stair. Translucent glass doors flanking a center fixed glass panel lead to an upper level study beyond. The perforated "walls" of the stair continue above floor line to form railings.
Corridor
Continuous cabinets line a serpentine crossover corridor on the lower level.
