MCNICHOLAS ARCHITECTS

Continuing the Scenes from an Office Move: found some old sketches working out bell tower ideas. . . #architecture #architectural #architecturaldesign #architecturaldetail #architecturalsketch #architecturalsketches #sketches #sketchconcepts #Chicago #chicagoarchitects #architect #architects #officemove #belltower (at Printer's Row, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbie3papTSI/?utm_medium=tumblr

Scenes from an office move (happening soon!) - this is our current kitchen floor, composed of old Chicago brick street pavers. Known oddly(!) as Chicago Street Paver Bricks they were locally produced resulting in salmon and red shades due to the local clay minerals, usually lime. Fired in coal-fueled kilns, they resulted in an incredible durable and fast-drying brick. At the height of paver-bricks-as-Chicago-streets there were more than 60 companies making bricks, many of which popped up after the Great Fire of 1871 in the demand to rebuild the city. Street paver bricks are much denser than regular brick, and as they wore down with usage, they would be pulled up and flipped over giving a second life and brand new look to the road without additional material expense or waste! The bricks commonly had the name of the producer on one side so that if the brick failed, the city knew which company was responsible. The ones not buried under feet of more recent asphalt and concrete are commonly reused, understandably so. We’ll miss this floor! . . #chicagoarchitect #chicago #chicagogreatness #chicagostreetpaver #chicagostreetpaverbrick #brick #brickpavers #brickpaver #reuse #reduce #recycle #reducereuserecycle #history #chicagohistory #architecture #officemove (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbf2HLwpVao/?utm_medium=tumblr

Quigs wishes all the fellow office dogs a happy National Puppy Day 😎🐶🎉 . . #nationalpuppyday #pups #officedog #officedogsofinstagram #officedogs #dog #dogs #dogsofinstagram #dogsrule #doglover #doglife #dogstagram (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbeF8P5MD8J/?utm_medium=tumblr

Morning light on a restoration project of ours in Connecticut - a great day to be working on beauty! . . #tudorarchitecture #tudor #architecture #residentialarchitecture #restoration #next100years #updating #classicarchitecture #classicalarchitecture #classicdesignmodernliving #connecticutarchitecture #beauty #beautifularchitecture #renovation #rehabilitation #renovatedarchitecture #architect #connecticut #connecticutarchitect #morninglight #morning (at West Hartford, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbaJfxlOIqP/?utm_medium=tumblr

Celebrating the birthday of Victor Horta 161 years later. Considered one of the European fathers of Art Nouveau. Check out these fantastic and thoughtful details - still inspiring us and we appreciate it! . . #victorhorta #brussels #artnouveau #artnouveauarchitecture #artnouveaustyle #belgium #belgianarchitecture #brusselsarchitecture #horta #birthday #inspiration (at Brussels, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYZ94aUp42z/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy New Year to YOU from the McNicholas Architects crew! (custom calendar and highly-personalized graphics credits to MA’s extraordinary staff) . . #happynewyear #happynewyear2022 #hny #calendar #newyearcalendar #customcalendar #chicago #chicagoarchitects #customdesign #louissullivan #inyougo (at Printer's Row, Chicago) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYNNkRZsDqz/?utm_medium=tumblr

Happy Hollydays to you from the team at MA! We hope your season is filled with the warmth of kith and kin. This photo from a tip-to-toe renovation & full energy retrofit of this lovely Cortland Luce diddy to be unveiled in 2022... in time for hosting the next holly-days! . . #renovation #restoration #restorationproject #updated #traditionalarchitecture #traditionalarchitectureformodernlife #modernization #geothermal #tudor #tudorupdate #traditionalhome #traditionalhousedesign #residence #architecture #chicagoarchitect #sitevisit #holly #holidays #hollydays (at West Hartford, Connecticut) https://www.instagram.com/mcnicholasarchitects/p/CYDCWnPMzqX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Pieces are coming together on this beautiful project for great people! . . #architecture #inprogress #workinprogress #residential #residentialdesign #residentialconstruction #estate #estatedesign #residentialarchitecture #brick #brickdesign #masonry #custommade #custom #limestone https://www.instagram.com/mcnicholasarchitects/p/CXRtx8tJUUA/?utm_medium=tumblr

Gather ‘round! The kitchen island is the center for many gatherings, and we hope you’ll find yourself at one, tomorrow. Here we present 3 MA kitchen-upgrade-driven renovations with 3 different, purposeful approaches to “Island Life”: Example 1 (Washington DC): Guests are welcome and meant to linger, but not invited to assist (cushy bar stools, bi-level island - settle in and enjoy the show!) Example 2 (Evanston): Guests are welcome, but not too many, and may be put to work (chopping-block-perch for 2; how good are you with a knife?) Example 3 (Uptown, Chicago): Guests are welcome to stand but that’s it (no seating; find someplace else to get cozy!) Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from Matt, Elizabeth and the Team! . . #thanksgiving #thanksgiving2021 #kitchendesign #kitchen #kitchens #island #islands #islandlife #architecture #heart #center #kitchenisland #kitchenislands #modernhearth #home #mealprep #hostingguests #guests https://www.instagram.com/p/CWrBsHmpGKe/?utm_medium=tumblr

Friday’s partial office outing to Wrightwood 659’s postmortem of Adler & Sullivan’s Garrick Theater. Great to see and learn. What a tragic loss for Chicago and should serve as an object lesson for protecting and restoring our remaining heritage! . . #chicago #wrightwood659 #sullivan #wright #louissullivan #franklloydwright #architecture #beautifularchitecture #beautiful #fragments #fragmentsofthepast #beautifulfragments #lostarchitecture #chicagoslostarchitecture #ornament #detail #details #detailsmatter #inthedetails #chicagoarchitecture #garricktheatre #garrick (at Wrightwood 659) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWgoOEQpFyj/?utm_medium=tumblr

Making progress; such a pleasure to work with these amazing clients! . . #residentialarchitecture #residentialdesign #estatedesign #estatearchitecture #architecture #newhouse #newhousecomingsoon #chicagoarchitect #foundation https://www.instagram.com/p/CWbFhJNJiPc/?utm_medium=tumblr

Some monumental monuments for a Throwback Thursday. . . #throwbackthursday #throwback #monuments #monumental #architecture #handdrawn #handdrafted #watercolor #watercolored #architecturaldesign #monumentalarchitecture #oldschool https://www.instagram.com/p/CUdbg0RPvjm/?utm_medium=tumblr

Grazin’ in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it? . . #thefriendsofdistinction #grazinginthegrass #breakingground #constructionstarts #canyoudigit #bigday https://www.instagram.com/p/CULQ5BcJtyr/?utm_medium=tumblr

Nothing recharges quite like time spent in Nature. This message from Pyramid Point, Michigan, and Science. . . #nature #naturalworld #mothernature #naturerocks #mothernaturesbeauty #mothernaturerocks #pyramidpoint #northernmichigan #michigan #leelenaupeninsula #lakemichigan #sanddunes (at Pyramid Point) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSHlbHbHee_/?utm_medium=tumblr

Fun with bricks. We’re grateful to have such fantastic clients with impeccable sensibilities. . . #brick #brickwork #brickworks #brickbybrick #estate #estatedesign #residentialdesign #residence #residentialarchitecture #architect #architecture #house #home (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPhZq2sLC9/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tower sketch Tuesday - for a private art nouveau residence - this was a fun one! . . #artnouveau #artnouveauarchitecture #sketch #tower #towersketch #residentialarchitecture #residence #stileliberty #stilefloreale #italianartnouveau #libertystile #handdrawn #sketches (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBqCDXM3lJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

A better-late-than-never May the Fourth office sketch off - 7 minute Jar Jar Binks! . . #starwars #maythefourthbewithyou #maythe4thbewithyou #maythe4th #sketchoff #sketches #fastsketching #betterlatethannever (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/COlwm4MM5dH/?igshid=mdp2gek4391g