CA/ds News -

Recent Event -

Charles S. Cook was a featured speaker this year at NeoCon World's Trade Fair 2010.  His presentation entitled 'Lean, Green, Idea Sharing Machine' focused on design strategies using programmatic and physical cues to generate budget-friendly, sustainable office environments that promotes communication and idea sharing.  The research based office facility Toyota Techincal Institute at the University of Chicago served as a case study demonstrating strong and simple guiding ideas to achieve functional and inspirational results while sending the right message through finely tuned design aesthetic decisions.  The full presentation paper and abbrevated synopsis can be viewed by clicking here.

Announcement -

COOK ARCHITECTURAL Design Studio (CA/ds) is excited to now be featured in the U.S. Green Building Council's directory of Green Building Professionals.  The Green Home Guide offers a comprehensive resource to green-minded consumers who are seeking insights, advice, and ideas related their sustainable residential projects.

Just Added -

Experience our recently added Before & After Photo Gallery, demonstrating the ability skillful architectural design has to generate both bold transformations and contextually sensitive renewals.

COOK ARCHITECTURAL Design Studio (CA/ds) is an award winning architecture firm creating the highest quality commercial and residential buildings and interiors in the greater Chicago area from downtown to the North Shore and nationally including projects in California, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. 

CA/ds Commercial work experience includes office buildings, corporate identity and tenant build-out, retail, restaurants, community centers, athletic facilities, medical offices, senior living, condominiums and apartments, mixed use developments, franchise prototypes, downtown master planning, etc.

Residential work includes luxury single family new construction, renovations and additions.  Our approach provides personalized, creative and forward thinking solutions to meet each clients needs.  Project scope ranges from sensitive additions to majestic beach-front estates. 

CA/ds design team members are LEED Accredited Professionals embracing Green Technology and energy conserving and sustainable solutions and have been the recipients of numerous design awards.  Principal accreditation also includes membership in the AIA, ALA, and NCARB.

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Please also visit www.myefskicook.com to see more examples of past work.