We draw
the ground
before the
building.

41.8781° N, 87.6298° W — STUDIO EST. 2015

An eleven-person architecture studio working on houses, small civic buildings, and the land between them. Every project starts with a site visit before it starts with a sketch.

Currently taking 2027 commissions
SELECTED WORK / 01–05
01
Ridgeline House
Private residence, timber & stone
Methow Valley, WA
02
Cold Spring Library
Civic, board-formed concrete
Cold Spring, NY
03
Quarry Studio
Artist workshop, reclaimed brick
Hudson Valley, NY
04
Marsh Edge Pavilion
Community pavilion, weathering steel
Sapelo Island, GA
05
Kiln House
Private residence, rammed earth
Taos, NM
APPROACH
SITE

Read the land first

Drainage, wind, sun angle, and the way people already move across a site tell us more than any brief. We survey before we sketch.

MATERIAL

One or two materials, used honestly

We limit the palette early and let the building's structure stay visible — no cladding hiding how a thing actually stands up.

TIME

Designed to weather, not resist it

Steel that rusts on purpose, timber that silvers, concrete that stains. We choose materials that improve with exposure.

Send us your site,
not your Pinterest board.

We take on six to eight projects a year. Tell us about the land before you tell us about the rooms.

EMAILstudio@fieldoffice.build
PHONE+1 (312) 555-0148
STUDIO412 Kiln Street, Chicago
HOURSMon–Fri, by appointment