We just love the way this single family home project in Wicker Park turned out! The choice of “Medium Pink” reclaimed Chicago common brick for the south-facing façade makes the house positively glow with warmth in the setting sun.
Surrounded by historic properties, the salvaged brick also helps harmonize the new construction with its older neighbors. When paired with a few other vintage design elements (like this deep cornice, oriel window, and gas lanterns), the craftily camouflaged building is likely to trick passerby into assuming the building has been there for a century — in reality, it’s barely two years old.
It’s nice to be close to your neighbors as friends, but when you’re also close to your neighbors physically, the city requires 4-hour UL fire-rated exterior walls. We helped the developer and architect satisfy this criteria by supplying cost-effective Interstate Brick 8x4x16 “Atlas” structural brick units for both sides of the residence. Matching “Bronzestone” 4x4x16 units were used on the rear of the property for a continuous look, with the warm brown color nicely complimenting the structure’s metallic details. Meeting code and looking great while doing it? Now that’s a job well done!
LOCATION: Wicker Park, Chicago
ARCHITECT: PMP Architects
GC: Real View Design & Development
INSTALLER: Megalan Corporation
PRODUCTS SUPPLIED: Interstate Brick
Categories: Reclaimed Materials, Residential Single Family, Face Brick
