Independence Library & Apartments - UrbanNext, November 5, 2019. - 168 words.

John Ronan Architects, Middle Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Affordable Housing, Chicago, Collective housing, Community, Design strategies, Green roof, Library, Mixed use, Passive ventilation, Project, Residential, Stormwater Management, Sustainable, USA

This hybrid library/affordable housing project in Chicago combines a 16,000-square-foot branch library with a 44-unit affordable apartment complex for seniors. The two-story library element is slid forward on the site to the street to foreground its public nature, while the residential block, which hovers above, is set back from the street.

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Architecture Mixed-use Building Chicago, USA USA