Located in the northern suburbs of Chicago, this house sits opposite a unique object: the Baha?i Temple, 135 ft. high of white stone, symmetrically spherical, and monumental. The street-side face of the house must negotiate not only the scale and specificity of this alien architecture but also, the eclectic nature of the suburban environment. And the house must negotiate a 40 foot elevation differential between the road and the lake.

© Paul Warchol

Architects: Gluck+

Location: Chicago Northshore, United States

Design Team: Kathy Chang, Peter L. Gluck, Thomas Gluck, Charles Gosrisirikul, Joanna Gulik, Marisa Kolodny, Steve Preston, Wade Splinter, Jim True
Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Paul Warchol

Geotechnical Engineer: ECS Illinois, LLC

Coastal Engineer: Shabica & Associates, Inc

Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates P.C.

Mechanical And Environmental Engineer: IBC Engineering Services Inc.

Lighting: Lux Populi

Interior Design: Insight Environmental Design & FlepsDesigns, Ltd.

Landscape Architects: Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

Low Voltage: Tech Tonic LLC

Façade: Forst Consulting Co., Inc.

© Paul Warchol

Located in the northern suburbs of Chicago, this house sits opposite a un...