Workers Cottage Parklet
2018
Dimensions: 13' 1.75" x 11' 5.5" x 2' 1.5"
Materials: Glass brick, stone, concrete, LED lights and metal
Client: Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $75,000
Fabricator: Vector Fabricating, Douglas & Co. Masonry & RGB Lights
Chicago Tribune Article
Description: The Worker Cottage Parklet is a tribute to the workers of the past, present, and future who make their homes in Bucktown and Wicker Park. Between 1870 and 1910 thousands of "worker cottages" were built to house the Scandinavian, German, southern and eastern European immigrants who arrived for jobs in the stockyards and to rebuild the city after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. These cottages were the first affordable homes available to working class citizens with modern conveniences such as indoor plumbing, kitchen away from dining area, and separate bedrooms for children.
The hand-hewn granite cobblestones were reclaimed from Milwaukee Avenue. The limestone benches are carved with a design found in the limestone lintels on the original worker cottages. The plantings are native grasses.
2018
Dimensions: 13' 1.75" x 11' 5.5" x 2' 1.5"
Materials: Glass brick, stone, concrete, LED lights and metal
Client: Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce
Budget: $75,000
Fabricator: Vector Fabricating, Douglas & Co. Masonry & RGB Lights
Chicago Tribune Article
Description: The Worker Cottage Parklet is a tribute to the workers of the past, present, and future who make their homes in Bucktown and Wicker Park. Between 1870 and 1910 thousands of "worker cottages" were built to house the Scandinavian, German, southern and eastern European immigrants who arrived for jobs in the stockyards and to rebuild the city after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. These cottages were the first affordable homes available to working class citizens with modern conveniences such as indoor plumbing, kitchen away from dining area, and separate bedrooms for children.
The hand-hewn granite cobblestones were reclaimed from Milwaukee Avenue. The limestone benches are carved with a design found in the limestone lintels on the original worker cottages. The plantings are native grasses.