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Big Star

LOCATION

Chicago IL

DESCRIPTION

Restaurant courtyard

SIZE

2,125 sf

COMPLETED

2014

SERVICES

Landscape Design, Landscape Architecture,

Horticulture, Construction, Maintenance

MISSION

A wildly popular taco/tequila bar on a busy city corner desires a friendly outdoor space that welcomes families and patrons to the neighborhood.

VISION

Create an urban green space that stitch together the Big Star establishment and the surrounding community. Private little nooks would foster a sense of personal space even in summer crowds. Thoughtful and sustainable materials would link the garden to the interior design and, importantly, to the historic neighborhood.

Knowing the venue’s high-traffic, we specified resilient and enduring materials. Custom-designed benches and tables were constructed of sustainable black locust lumber, a hardy exterior wood locally sourced from Wisconsin.

Whitacre greer boardwalk pavers,

aka Chicago Cobble, acknowledge

the neighborhood’s history, seeming

to have been there forever.

Two mature birch trees planted at grade emerge from “tree grate” benches for a casual dining spot in the shade. Kousa dogwood trees in large containers space adjacent tables, providing a canopy of blooms in spring and shade in summer.

Raised planters of full-sun sedum varieties and blue fescue grass direct the queue at the patio’s order/pickup window and also zone the larger space

Staggered seating configurations and intentionally open spaces encourage a casual dining experience without feeling crowded.