01Philosophy
Architecture by absence.
That is what most housing has become. No author — a plan set by formula, a facade shaped by what could be cut, a process passed through so many hands that no one answers for the whole. The result offends no one, serves no one, says nothing. The architecture is traded away quietly, as if there were no other way to build. There is.
We practice the opposite — architecture by presence. The architect at the center, one team answerable for every step, land through last closing: one act of delivery, restoring what fragmentation strips out — the craft, the coherence, the soul.
Great design is not about excess. It is about clarity, proportion, and purpose. Every dwelling we create is crafted with modern simplicity — a balance of precision and warmth, form and function, intention and restraint.
Nothing is inherited; every convention is questioned from first principles; nothing is lost between hands. A design should be intuitive, elegant and timeless — and beauty is built, not bought.
Designed and built by the same hands
The architects who draw each home stay with it through construction, so the proportion, light and detail in the drawings carry into the finished home.
Planned around living
Atriums, natural light, airflow and furniture placement are designed in from the start, so each room works the way you will use it.
Custom work in every detail
Materials and millwork are chosen for each home and made for it. We take pride in this work, and you can feel it in the joints, the edges and the finishes you touch every day.
Our collections
Over years of building we have gathered a library of materials, finishes and fixtures. Our collections give you a beautiful place to start, and our design team works alongside you to make every selection your own.
Architects, construction managers, designers and procurement specialists working as one studio since 2019 — 65+ luxury homes delivered through the integrated platform we operate, with roughly 70% of units pre-sold before completion. We draw it, we build it, and we carry the risk on the same projects our clients do.
2019
One studio since
$105M+
Project value in pipeline
65+
Homes delivered
100%
Sell-out history
02People
Design. Build. Development.
Architects · Construction · Procurement
Kuan Chen, AIA
Founder & CEO
Jesse McGrath, RA
Principal
Steve Kuo, RA
Project Manager
Ted Sparrow
Senior Construction Manager
Ludovit Harcar
Project Manager
Melissa Lin
Project Coordinator
Max Lux
Project Coordinator
03Portfolio
Selected completed projects.
Fullerton Pointe
Two buildings on Fullerton Parkway adjoining Oz Park, fully sold out prior to delivery.
Claremont Residence
Designed and delivered by a single integrated team, from concept through finished interiors.
Bell Residence
A private residence, designed and built by one team.
Addison 1913
Three residences on a classic 25 foot lot: duplex up, simplex, duplex down.
Webster 642
Three residences behind a glass and limestone street wall, delivered and fully sold.
Sawyer 2414
Nine residences on a corner parcel, procured direct across windows, millwork and stone.
Carmen Loft
A gut renovation opening the attic into a beamed, skylit loft above the main floor.
Hermitage 4321
A pair of single family homes sharing one structural and procurement package.
May 3148
A gabled infill house on a narrow lot, with reclaimed beams carried through the open main floor.
Grace 1840
Six units fast tracked to delivery, with design and construction running in parallel.
Selected from 20 projects and 94 residences delivered or in execution. Full portfolio and project level detail available on request.All projects →
04Available
Currently available.
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River North · In entitlement
Huron One
Boutique 10 residence condominium
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05Contact
01 / 08Rendering · The Wieland, Old Town02 / 08Delivered · Sawyer 2414, Logan Square03 / 08Drawing · Fullerton Pointe, street elevations04 / 08Rendering · Belmont Six Five One, primary bath05 / 08Delivered · Bell Residence, North Center06 / 08In entitlement · Huron One, River North07 / 08Rendering · Belmont Six Five One, bar and pantry08 / 08Delivered · Webster 642, Lincoln Park
From drawing to delivery.
Contact us+
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