This Homage To Frank Lloyd Wright Gets Everything Right

Architect Scott Fortman’s firm has a motto: “We learn from the past and we design for the future.” It was this notion that he and general contractor Jake Goldberg brought to a Prairie-style abode they created for an empty-nester couple in search of a forever home near Chicago. Fortman’s expertise in interpreting historical styles, and […]

Lincoln Park Zoo’s Latest Attraction

By NanaWall Systems, April 1, 2020 The Visitor Center at Lincoln Park Zoo is most likely to be the first stop of your wild exploration, not only because it provides several resources to guests but because it is an architectural attraction of its own. The building rests on the east entrance of the zoo surrounded […]

Best of NanaWall 2018

Congratulations!  Here are the winners for the NanaWall 2018 Photo Story Contest: After successful photo story contests in the past, we encouraged architects, designers, contractors and homeowners to submit to our 2018 Photo Story Contest for a chance for their project to be featured in one of our national advertising campaigns and/or a NanaWall idea book, our […]

NanaWellness: Boosting Employee Productivity with Biophilic Office Design

By NanaWall Systems, July 17, 2019 Figure 1: The relaxation area at Skullcandy HQ takes full advantage of the office’s location and lets the surrounding nature inside with NanaWall systems. A company’s success is contingent on the productivity of its employees. Despite how difficult it is to measure the return-on-investment (ROI) of human capital, a company […]

Victorian Lake Home Restoration

Parrett collaborated with Robert J Erdmann Design on this exquisite Victorian styled home from the 1860’s. Parrett manufactured hung windows, pushout casements, and fixed window units for this residence. Spiral balance double hung windows were specified in either mahogany or vertical grain douglas fir depending on the installation location within the home. Both rectangle and archtop (Variation […]

Fall into Autumn with the Proper Ratings at Optimum Window

There is so much to enjoy about Autumn, let Optimum Window worry about your steel windows and doors performing at the proper levels! Our Architectural steel and our Fire-Rated Series are designed with energy efficiency in mind and are currently in the midst of being recertified by the NFRC (National Fenestration Rating Council). Additionally, our […]

Hope’s® Expands In-Demand One55™ Series Product Line

Hope’s® Windows, Inc. announces the expansion of its exclusive One55™ Series solid hot-rolled steel product line. The company now manufactures doors in the One55 style – meeting a growing demand in the residential building market. One55 Series is aptly named for the historic renovation for which it was created – Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard/Intermediate Maintenance […]

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Writers Theatre

We were recently featured in a newsletter from one of our manufacturers we represent. Assured provided the windows for this project. Click here to see the project.

Chicago White Sox Stadium

Assured Corporation completed a project at the Chicago White Sox Stadium. Over 300 NanaWall panels were installed in the premium club boxes at the stadium! Some of these premium seats offer the best view in the house. The luxury boxes offer unobstructed views when the panels are open, with the flexibility to open and close depending […]