Aggregate Studio

We are a mission-aligned architecture partner that specializes in dignified, community-centered affordable housing and civic projects.

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This principle guides how we approach projects, guides our mission, values, and our core firm tenets. To dive deeper into what makes us Aggregate, check out the link below.

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[Mr. Brutalism @joshuamings]

Great morning to celebrate creating/renovating sustainable and affordable homes! This is Here to Stay’s 23rd home and @AggregateStudio is thrilled to have partnered with them on several as architect. @WillGuzzardi is right in his remarks, we need this type of housing everywhere.

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For more info:
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Our multigenerational two-flat renovation with Here to Stay Community Land Trust is complete! Here’s a walkthrough of the aging-in-place unit we designed for the project. It will be great having three generations of the same family living in the two-flat! @AggregateStudio

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Brick and Three Flats – the housing Chicago Handshake. Both brick and three flats are integral to the Chicago experience, but what if they get reimagined in the context of single-stair housing? A NEW Chicago Common is born.

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We’re delighted to announce that our entry, A New Chicago Common, took third in @NewUrbanism Chicago Chapter inaugural single stair design competition! For more info and a closer look see below and our website (link below).

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Great to see photos from our client enjoying their new outdoor kitchen! This bespoke kitchen includes a custom Nanawall design and canopy enclosing the kitchen with grills, pizza oven, and prep space. We love how it turned out!
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Photos by client
GC: FCI Construction

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We love seeing the progress at our new front porch project in Lakeview. We removed an existing stair/awning, created a wider entry stair, and designed a canopy inspired by Chicago vernacular. Looking forward to seeing this one complete!
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GC (& 📷): Garrison Remodeling

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Listening session for Emerson-Jackson site Aug. 11 https://t.co/4JSW7gHHsw

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Progress is underway on our coach house affordable condos with the Here to Stay Community Land Trust! Built in 1909, the masonry coach house is being rearranged to create two duplex 3-bedroom, 2-bath units in Humboldt Park.

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We’re digging down to create height for bedrooms on the lower level, allowing the existing building’s large windows to provide ample natural light to the living spaces.

A true good bones building, we can’t wait to see this one finished!

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Some thoughts on recladding a 1905 Workers Cottage using texture and vernacular moves

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Is Sketchy Tuesday a thing? We might need to workshop the name, but we always put pen to paper (or Apple Pencil to iPad) when thinking through parts of our projects. Here's a collection of recent sketches at different scales!

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All of this and much more in our newsletter - click the link below!

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Did you receive our newsletter yesterday? We had a great second quarter as we started our fourth year in business, with several projects under construction, including a coach house and a multigenerational two-flat with our partners at Here to Stay CLT.

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We also welcome Kat back for her second summer, and she’s hit the ground running. Katia has been busy co-chairing Architects in Schools and is getting ready to celebrate two years with us. It’s not that long ago that Aggregate was just getting started.

[Mr. Brutalism @joshuamings]

Such a shame that it is so hard to build the capital stack to save beauts like this right now. This would need money from all levels of gov, tax credits, or a deep pocketed philanthropist to get adaptively reused.