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Private Residence
Northfield, Illinois
Roszak/ADC
Set on a wooded 1-acre plot in a residential area, the architect's private residence sets the stage for a new mode of transparent suburban living that has become popular in urban glassy-boxed high-rises. The 8,200-square-foot glass house receives its privacy from the dense landscape, yet the home features an unobstructed interior that defies the typical delineated residential floor plan. The first-floor foyer, living area, kitchen, and dining room connect seamlessly. Comprising 16-by-16-foot modules with an 8-foot interstitial, red-paneled core, the house tells the story of its construction through its exposed elements: Wood forms frame the steel beams that run along the ceilings, and the concrete supports provide a frame from module to module. |