Architect:

Tadao Ando

Completion:

1998

Description:

Ando's first free-standing building in the United States is a introverted house in his signature concrete, steel, and glass style. Very little is visible of the house. A monolithic concrete wall with a large steel door faces the street, while garage doors and more concrete back the alley.

The two-story house is a long U-shape in plan, wrapping itself around a reflecting pool to create an oasis within the city.

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Address:

600 Block of West Wrightwood

Chicago, IL 60614

Map/Directions/Info:

The building is located on the south side of the 600 Block of West Wrightwood, between Clark and Orchard Streets in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago.

Train: Brown Line to Fullerton or Diversey; Red Line to Fullerton (Wrightwood is halfway between Fullerton and Diversey)

Bus: 22 along Clark; 8 along Halsted

This house is private, not open to the public.

Other buildings by architect:

Ando Gallery

Collezione

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

Morimoto NYC

The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

Links:

Tadao Ando Photographs

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