Hicks Architectural Group
Hicks Architectural Group reunited a neglected historic Orange-listed multi-residence into a 2,800 square-foot single family home. The basement, first and second floors were gutted and the new work included designs for a main stair, kitchen, private library, and luxury bath suite.
A small business with 3-4 employees is moving into a “vanilla box” 1,200 square foot commercial space in Lincoln Square. HAG has completed design and construction documents for a casual, contemporary interior-on-a-budget to provide characterful daytime workspace and evening seminar/workshop facilities.
This 6,000 sq ft “Orange Listed” Chicago Landmark mansion in Wicker Park has been gutted, altered, and segmented so many times over its 120+ year life that the original interior has been destroyed. HAG was requested to reunite the disparate interior and the beautiful Queen Anne exterior to create a comfortable, classic single family home. Currently, we are developing accurate 3D computer models to plan room layouts and demonstrate the future “feel” of the renovation.
HAG performs regular benchmark inspections for high-end residential builders, helping them to accurately pinpoint new construction deficiencies prior to the completion of work. Recently completed: the interior-side inspection of the roof, exterior walls, and building systems to confirm the watertightness of the building’s construction and suitability for insulation and drywall installation.
Over a seven-year relationship with this building (built circa 1971), HAG has become this owner’s go-to expert for a variety of building diagnostic services and mitigation repairs. Currently, we are preparing bid documents to direct concrete repairs on the aging exterior facades, roof parapets, and multi-level garage interior to further extend the life of the property.
Built circa 1990, this church has been plagued with a variety of interior water damage. After a close visual inspection of the exterior and a review of a few targeted construction openings, HAG prepared a condition assessment report of our findings. Phased exterior mitigation repairs, started in 2013, will conclude in 2014.
HAG is proud to have assisted these homeowners, diagnosing their water leaks, prescribing repairs, reviewing contractor bids, inspecting the construction and signing off on the quality of these completed projects.
Residents in this 90-unit condominium reported that dropping debris and dripping salts from the roof of the community’s shared below-grade garage were damaging their cars.
H|A|G confirmed that the waterproofing membrane on the spartan rooftop common courtyard above had reached the end of its service life. The need for replacement garage roof waterproofing required the removal of topside damaged paving, aging planters, and a water feature. Additionally, first-floor residents complained that their courtyard-facing windows provided them no privacy.
H|A|G designed and provided construction drawings for the renovated courtyard, and assisted the owner with budget estimates, the competitive bid, permitting, and construction administration for:
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Located along the north lakefront, this 26-story residential tower experienced widespread roof leaking from an aged rooftop observation deck. H|A|G further determined that the deck structure was overloaded by the weight of the deteriorating surfacing materials.
All roof materials were removed down to the roof structure, and structural repairs were performed to the deck. A new roof and south-facing common amenity were designed, bid, and permitted, consisting of:
Over the lifetime of buildings taller than 80 feet in height, the City of Chicago Building Department requires building owners to submit reports which document the results of cyclical hands-on exterior wall “Critical Examinations.” Visual “Ongoing Inspections” are also required intermittently between Critical Examinations.
H|A|G provides thorough and competitive Critical Examination Reports and Ongoing Inspection Reports to building owners for their properties, including those detailed in the PDF below. Our services include standard on-site high-resolution photography and up-close testing of building elements, as well as the use of proprietary digital imaging equipment. Using these methods, we provide clients the exact amounts and locations of any building distress onto accurate building elevations for the preparation of our reports. Experience with this work allows H|A|G to efficiently strategize methods to control the quality and costs of the investigation and any immediate repair work that may be required as a result.
H|A|G has successfully completed various wall inspections, Condition Assessment Reports, and phased masonry mitigation repairs for numerous vintage residential buildings in and around Chicagoland for over 35 years.
Many of the buildings we’ve worked on were built in the 1920s, including Sheridan Square Condominiums (pictured at right), a 1924 Tudor Revival on the National Register of Historic Places.