Architecture
With a strong and extensive adaptive reuse portfolio, Nurture leverages its knowledge of historic buildings in order to repurpose yesterday’s structures for today’s uses by using the latest building technologies. We provide truly integrated seamless, creative solutions to unique architectural issues facing rehabilitation projects as well as a host of new construction projects.
Interiors
Nurture's interior design services have provided both contemporary and historic restoration services for both residential and preservation clients. Our commercial interior design practice provides solutions for mixed use, retail, and hospitality projects as well as corporate and healthcare interiors.
Sustainable Design
Nurture believes in the quality of design through the auspices of the Integrated Design Process. Establishing relationships with the entire team of consultants and project stakeholders early on, providing goal-setting as well as a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach results in the most sustainable outcome.
Historic Preservation
Nurture has participated in and completed many projects involving all aspects of historic preservation, and worked extensively with many Historic Preservation Offices and Agencies on both a national and state level, providing its clients excellent and beautiful results.
Biophilic and Materials Workshops
Nurture leads Biophilic and Materials Workshops, guiding clients and project teams in thoughtful material selection, and develops detailed specifications that align with Red List criteria. Through this combination of hands-on support and strategic guidance, we help projects achieve healthier, more sustainable environments while nurturing informed decision-making and collaboration at every stage.
Facade Restoration
Providing building owners with the critical examination reports and on-going inspections required by the City of Chicago as part of the Façade Ordinance, our highly trained swing-stage certified personnel inspect and prepare maintenance programs for numerous buildings, as well as services for large-scale façade restorations.
Third Party Certifications
Nurture provides feasibility assistance early in the design process to help our clients make a determination regarding a multiplicity of sustainability certifications from International Living Future Institute (Living Building Challenge), International WELL Building Institute (WELL), Passive House Institute US, Inc. (PHIUS), and all U.S. Green Building Council (LEED) programs as well as documentation in order to achieve certification.
Materials & Building Conservation
Nurture frequently serves as a consultant to Owners and other architects and engineers for the analysis of building material failure and conservation issues. The firm is particularly skilled at developing creative, cost effective solutions to the unique problems that historic buildings face.
Certified Passive House Consulting
At Nurture, our work is guided by the rigorous sustainability standards set by the Passive House Institute. With a Phius Certified Consultant (CPHC®) on our team, we bring specialized knowledge that strengthens every stage of design and delivery. This expertise allows us to approach projects with a high level of precision and care, resulting in buildings that consistently align with the most demanding energy-performance benchmarks and, in many cases, surpass them to achieve even greater environmental benefit.
