Residential · Traditional / Arts & Crafts
The Havenwood Residence
Lake Forest, Illinois. A house designed to look as though it had always stood on the remains of a 1913 Howard Van Doren Shaw estate.
Jens Jensen
The house is located in East Lake Forest, an area distinguished by its rich architectural heritage.
The property was originally part of the estate named Havenwood, approximately 32-acres of Edward and Mary Ryerson, members of Chicago's prominent Ryerson steel family. Completed around 1913–1914, the estate's buildings were designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, with gardens and landscape elements associated with Jens Jensen.
Most of the estate was later demolished and the property subdivided, leaving only the original gatehouse. The design of this residence draws upon Shaw's architectural vocabulary, with the intention of creating a house that appears to have always belonged to its historic setting.
While traditionally inspired, the interior is planned to accommodate the needs and patterns of contemporary life.
Traditional outside,
current within
The rooms a traditional elevation implies, laid out for how a house is actually used now.
Both plans are drawn at the same scale. Click either to enlarge.
Shaw's vocabulary,
a new house
