Portfolio Category: Façade Restoration

THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

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…
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The Powhatan Apartments

Part of a comprehensive, multi-year façade repair program that began in 2016, HPZS provides design and specification services to repair and restore the 22-story Powhatan's limestone, terracotta, and brick masonry façade. The Powhatan, a masterpiece designed by architects Charles Morgan and Robert De Golyer during the late 1920s, marks a significant shift towards upscale apartment…
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Jackson Lake Lodge

Jackson Lake Lodge, an iconic example of modernist architecture, underwent a meticulous repair and restoration project to revitalize its exterior façade. Originally designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in 1955, the lodge served as a pioneering model for the integration of modernist aesthetics within the National Parks. Its distinctive 3-story cast-in-place concrete structure blends seamlessly…
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Village of Orland Park

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…
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Dearborn Homes

HPZS designed and directed the gut rehabilitation of 16 buildings (12 six-story and 4 nine-story) on one site, which was an intense effort in community stakeholder organization and construction phasing over a five-year period. The entire site had a re-planning of 800 dwelling units to provide four-bedroom family-focused configurations and the HUD required distribution of…
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The Hub@Trumbull

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…
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