Winner of Chicago Architecture Center's Missing Middle Infill housing competition: Introducing the new Chicago Switch flat!

Dirk Denison Architects is excited to announce that we have been selected as a winner of the Chicago Architecture Center's Missing Middle Infill Housing Competition! Our firm was one of fifty-six from across the world invited to reimagine affordable designs for the middle density home category in Chicago— the typology between single-family housing and large apartment complexes. Our project, the Chicago Switch Flat, took home the prize for the two- and three-flat category.

“We designed the Chicago Switch-Flat to honor the traditional Chicago brick multi-family home, while meeting modern needs,” says Justin DeGroff, Managing Director. “Our goal was to design a flexible home that can evolve with a family's changing needs—whether expanding or downsizing—without requiring construction, while also providing the opportunity for rental income to help families build long-term wealth.”

See the links below to learn more about the Chicago Switch-Flat and Missing Middle Infill Housing design competition.