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CHICAGO ARCHITECT Dir Denison PIONEERS A SUSTAINABLE TAKE ON LUXURY. BY LISA SKOLNIK
Despite the real estate downturn in recent years, Chicago boasts plenty
of remarkable new luxury residences—and many are far more bespoke
and sumptuous than the projects we were seeing before the 2008 fall,
notes @properties broker Beth Babcock. Chalk that up to "market forces
that caused everyone to defer construction until the market stabilized,"
she explains, "which gave them a lot of time to ponder their wants and
needs, and polish their building plans to perfection."
One such project is a recently completed Lincoln Park home that gives
us food for thought regarding the future of domestic architecture. Dirk
Denison, FAIA, a nationally known Chicago architect, has forged a fresh
take on residential luxury in this extraordinary structure, which is seam-
lessly integrated into its corner lot across the
Designed by Dirk Denison,
this multilevel Lincoln Park
home seamlessly integrates
the interior space with the
natural setting outside.
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