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Delaware Building

The Delaware Building, designed by Wheelock and Thomas and erected in 1872 shortly after the Great Chicago Fire, underwent significant modifications in 1889 and again in 1893. The lower floors originally boasted a cast iron and glass facade, while the upper floors featured precast concrete "cast stone" on a brick-bearing wall. Decorative pressed zinc sheets…

The Museum of Science and Industry is an icon on Chicago’s lakefront. A landmark building, it was originally constructed as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World’s Fair in 1893, and reconstructed in the 1930’s as a showcase of science and technology. HPZS has been involved as a Prime Architect for countless projects since…

HPZS conducted an analysis and repair plan for the historic concrete structure Jackson Lake Lodge, designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and built in 1954. This building is the first example of mid-century modern international Style in the National Parks system. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district…

HPZS was selected by the Village of Orland Park to reinterpret and restore three historic properties including the Humphrey House Museum, an 1881 home listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the residence of Orland Park’s first mayor, John Humphrey. At the Humphrey House, HPZS is implementing upgrades to the ground floor to…

Constructed in 1948, the Dearborn Homes Development is comprised of 16 mid-rise buildings containing 800 dwelling units on 16 acres of land. The complex is part of the CHA’s Plan for Transformation, which included complete renovation of all 16 buildings resulting in 656 dwellings. HPZS created a plan for the rehabilitation of all buildings, including…

Designed by the chief architect of Chicago Public Schools, Dwight H. Perkins, the Trumbull School opened in the fall of 1909 and was considered a new prototype in public school design, including bathrooms on every floor no basement, and organized around a large spacious auditorium. Designed to accommodate growth via the addition of one or…

Portfolio Category: Façade Restoration

Delaware Building

THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

Jackson Lake Lodge

Village of Orland Park

Dearborn Homes

The Hub@Trumbull