Working on a tight budget, 5 Rabbit needed to find a building that had as much of the existing required infrastructure already in place in which to begin brewing. Clear span heights tall enough for the planned tanks was important. So was finding a building with an adequate existing electrical service. An existing shipping and […]
LEEP Forward is child development center helping young challenged children become more successful in their communication and interactive skills.
As one of Wright’s earliest ‘bootleg’ homes in Oak Park, Illinois, done freelance while he was still engaged with another architectural firm, this house was in desperate need of a respectful overhaul. The kitchen in these types of homes was a little bigger than a medium sized closet today and all the bedrooms shared a […]
This mixed use building consists of first floor commercial space and two upper floors of 4 residential units each. The building had lower level parking for residences with nominal parking in the rear. The building was designed in a prairie style.
Indian Village Townhomes was built on a site overlooking Lake Shore Drive near the University of Chicago. The 7- four story attached townhome units have beautiful views of the Chicago skyline to the north. The units feature: first floor garage and guest suite, second floor living space, third floor bedrooms and a fourth floor family […]
This was a limited renovation of a high rise Chicago condominium. The study was opened to the living room with a pair of opaque glass pocket doors. A wall shelf was added in the living room. Kitchen and all the bathrooms were upgraded with new cabinetry and fixtures.
DMA provided architectural and engineering services on a variety of Dairy Queen franchises in the city of Chicago. This one was built from the ground up on a narrow site in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. It featured an outside pickup window, ground floor kitchen, toilet and prep areas and second floor inside and outside […]
DMA Architects has been working with Goose Island Brewery for the past several years as it expands its beer line and facility. Projects have included new ADA toilet facilities, a new tasting platform, new rooms for expansion of the Matilda line and new exterior tank pads.
DMA Architects worked initially with Living Word Christian Center to design the exterior and main lobby of their new 3000 person auditorium building. The 1940’s structure was originally a torpedo factory, later converted to an enclosed mall and multiplex. Living Word added new life as a church/ conference/ educational center. Other projects in the 280,000 […]
This 2600 square foot house sits on the rocky shore of Lake Michigan just outside of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. Designed to capture some of the shapes and forms of the indigenous barns of central Wisconsin, the house is modestly contemporary, designed to make the most of its lake setting. Large glass windows enhance the lake […]
