CNU Illinois is pleased to announce the winners of our Fill the (Housing) Gap: A Missing Middle Housing Design Competition.
Congratulations to all our awarded entries! And thank you to our wonderful jury, community partners, sponsors, and all participants who entered.
Click on each image below to review the full submission exhibit. A symposium honoring this work will be held later this year, more details to come.
Overall Winner
It Will Play in Peoria
Union Studio Architecture & Community Design
Providence, RI
This proposal showcases the highest tenets of a successful missing middle project. A sophisticated site plan carefully breaks down the scale of the block and transitions into the existing neighborhood. A smart use of building types combines mixed use, live-work and residential typologies with a clear understanding of the potential needs of the surrounding community. Restrained but thoughtful sustainable practices and use of open space make this a transformative project on all levels.
Team Members
Kara Babcock
Vada Seccareccia, Assoc. AIA
Ben Willis, AIA, LEED AP
Joe Haskett, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC
Jeremy Lake, AIA, LEED AP, CNU
Stephanie Zurek, AIA, LEED AP, CNU
Cayton Scherf, Assoc. AIA
Douglas P. Kallfelz, AIA, LEED AP, CNU
Katie DeGregorio
Chris Jasinski
Merit Winner
Middle Union
Historical Concepts
Atlanta, GA
This proposal showcases the highest tenets of a successful missing middle project. A sophisticated site plan carefully breaks down the scale of the block and transitions into the existing neighborhood. A smart use of building types combines mixed use, live-work and residential typologies with a clear understanding of the potential needs of the surrounding community. Restrained but thoughtful sustainable practices and use of open space make this a transformative project on all levels.
Team Members
Kevin Clark
Ryan Yurcaba
Dan Osborne
Paul Knight
Todd Strickland
Merit Winner
Assembly Required
Edward Deegan Architects
Kenilworth, IL
This project highlights an assembly of forms that could easily be applied to other sites of a similar scale. While challenging the status quo of parking requirements and providing maximum versatility, the typologies within this proposal could be situated in numerous ways and treated with a range of facade styles to respond appropriately to the surrounding context. The development further explores innovative ideas for tactical retail, public corridor space and modular design.
Team Members
Edward J. Deegan
James A. Wooster
Mike W. Revord
Kevin. K. Leong
John Nedeau
Honorable Mention for Innovation
River Modular
Robert Chorazy, Animish Kuldakar & Marie Kruse
Oak Forest, IL
This proposal is forward-thinking and applauded specifically for its utilization of innovative concepts in sustainability. The design carefully breaks down the scale of the site with a people-centered passageway that uniquely connects with both the streetscape of Montrose and the River.
Team Members
Robert Chorazy
Animish Kuldakar
Marie Kruse
Honorable Mention for Adaptability
Living Middle
Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects
Chicago, IL
This design received high marks for its use of building typologies that break down the scale of the site and adaptable unit plans that meet the needs of a wide variety of household types, creating a well thought out kit of parts.
Honorable Mention for Typology
Moontower
Farr Associates
Chicago, IL
This proposal captures the effective use of replicable building types to offer a variety of unit sizes and community spaces, including both live-work and accessible options. The modular and solar-ready component and passive house considerations were thoughtfully integrated.
Honorable Mention for Image (Presentation)
Turning the Court
Christopher Fagan & Nick Rolinski
Astoria, NY
A compelling package of beautiful graphics that present a well executed courtyard typology. This building thoughtfully engages the street and its neighbors while displaying a character that equally sets it apart but blends with the surrounding context.
