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Project Specs

mkSolaire
Chicago, Illinois
Michelle Kaufmann Designs

the People

Owner:
Michelle Kaufmann Designs

Architect:
Michelle Kaufmann Designs
580 Second Street Suite 245
Oakland, CA 94607
PH: 510.271.8010
FAX: 510.271.8050

Personnel:
Michelle Kaufmann, LEED, AIA
Scott Landry, AIA
James Kean, Designer
Emanuele Naboni, Designer

Architect of record:
Michelle Kaufmann, LEED, AIA

Associate architect(s):
J Jeffery Johnson, LEED, AIA
Project Manager at Museum of Science and Industry

***The following onformation pertains to the mkSolaire™ to be built at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago – not all specs are yet known:

Interior designer:
Michelle Fitzpatrick,
Verde Design
www.verdedesignstudio.net

Engineer(s):
Structural, modular:
All American Homes of Indiana, LLC
www.allamericanhomes.com

Structural, foundation:
Tylk Gustafson Reckers Wilson Andrews, LLC
wwW.tgrwa.com

Civil:
Erickson Engineering Associates LTD
www.erickson-eng.com

General contractor:
Matt Neeman, Norcon Inc.

Renderer: Emanuele Naboni, Designer

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Google SketchUp

 

the Products

Windows:
Aluminum clad wood: Pella

Glazing:
Glass: Pella 

Skylights: Pella

Doors:
Entrances: Pella

Wood doors: Masonite

Accordion doors: NanaWall

Garage door: Overhead Door

Hardware:
Locksets: Tell Manufacturers Inc.

Interior finishes:
Cabinetwork and custom woodwork: Crestwood

Paints and stains: YOLO

Special surfacing: EcoTop (kitchen countertops)

Floor and wall tile: Bedrock Industries (Master bath and powder room - wall tile), Trinity Tile Group

Second bath – wall time: Terra Green (Master bath, second bath floor), Daltile (First floor - interior and exterior floors)

Bamboo flooring: Teragren Flooring

Lighting:
Interior ambient lighting:
Downlights: Progress

Task lighting: Progress

Exterior: Progress

Plumbing:
Concreteworks (mkPURE™ sink), Kohler (low-flow faucets, tubs, low-flow showerheads, low-flow toilets)

Add any additional building components or special equipment that made a significant contribution to this project:
General Electric (appliances), Casamonte (fireplace), LiveRoof (green roof), Crown Boiler Co. (boiler), Comfortpro Systems (air handler), Comfortmaker (air conditioner)

 

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