建筑师和前SOM设计合伙人沃尔特-奈茨（Walter Netsch，1920 – 2008）以大胆和非传统的设计而闻名，他在设计自己的住宅时，采用了与他的重大项目相同的独创性。他在芝加哥的住宅展示了他所谓的 “场域理论 “的设计理念，以复杂的几何图形为基础，在形式和功能之间建立起错综复杂的关系。这座住宅最初完成于1974年，从外观上看是一个看似简单的盒子，但内部却包含了丰富的空间，多个内部楼层由开放式的楼梯连接。Netsch的妻子于2013年去世后，SOM与新业主合作，通过对结构中的特定元素进行敏感的调整和更新，保持了房子的精神。
Known for daring and unconventional designs such as Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy, architect and former SOM design partner Walter Netsch (1920 – 2008) employed the same ingenuity for the design of his own home as he did in his major projects. His Chicago residence demonstrates the design philosophy he called “field theory,” based on complex geometries that establish intricate relationships between form and function. Originally completed in 1974, the home appears as a deceptively simple box from the outside, but contains a rich variety of spaces within, with multiple interior levels connected by open-riser stairs. After Netsch’s wife passed away in 2013, SOM worked with the new owners to maintain the spirit of the house by sensitively adapting and renewing select elements of the structure.
Netsch住宅位于芝加哥老城社区，不起眼，其砖砌的外墙几乎看不出背后的复杂性。在内部，多层的天花板高度创造了一个更大的房子的错觉。起初看起来很奇怪的天窗，很快就被发现是经过精心设计的决定，在一年四季的特定时间里，框定景观和照亮特定空间。Netsch对场域理论的应用在房间之间创造了广阔的视线；事实上，整栋房子中唯一有门的空间就是浴室。
The Netsch residence is situated inconspicuously in Chicago’s Old Town neighborhood, where its brick facade gives little indication of the complexity behind it. Inside, multistory ceiling heights create the illusion of a much larger house. Skylights that at first seem strangely placed are soon revealed as highly calculated decisions, framing views and illuminating specific spaces at certain times of the day and year. Netsch’s application of field theory creates expansive sightlines between rooms; indeed, the only spaces in the entire house with doors are the bathrooms.
翻新后，为破旧的厨房增加了新的电器和橱柜。安装了一个连续的40英尺长的胡桃木柜台和架子，让人想起原来的线性服务吧。半浴室更新了新的柜台、照明和一个巧妙的隐藏式水柜。新的瓷砖工作和柜台刷新了现有的主浴室配置。为了调和开放的概念和对隐私的需求，在浴室和主卧室区域设计并安装了隐藏式的滑动门。
The renovation added new appliances and cabinetry to a well-worn kitchen. A continuous 40-foot walnut counter and shelf were installed to recall the original linear service bar. The half bath was renewed with new counters, lighting, and a cleverly concealed water closet. New tile work and counters refresh the existing master bathroom configuration. To reconcile the open concept with the need for privacy, concealed sliding doors were designed and installed at the bath and master bedroom area.
室内曾被Netsch的艺术收藏品从墙到墙覆盖，其中包括罗伯特-马瑟韦尔、罗伊-利希滕斯坦和罗伯特-印第安纳等著名美国现代主义者的作品。现在，沙发上方的墙壁为一件新委托的特定场地作品提供了背景：芝加哥艺术家二人组Luftwerk的数字投影。
The interiors were once covered wall-to-wall with works from Netsch’s art collection, which included prominent American modernists such as Robert Motherwell, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Indiana. Now, the wall above the sofa provides a backdrop for a newly commissioned site-specific piece: a digital projection by Chicago-based artist duo Luftwerk.
建筑师：Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
面积：3500平方英尺
年份：2019年
摄影作品：Dave Burk | SOM
制造商：Gallotti & Radice, Ruckstuhl, FLOS, K W I Custom Cabinetry, Knoll
设计合伙人：Brian Lee
管理合伙人：Jonathan Stein
家具设计：Michelle Mirrielees
项目经理：Dickson Whitney III
室内设计：Jaime Velez
Luftwerk:Petra Bachmaier, Sean Gallero
城市：芝加哥
国家：美国
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Area: 3500 ft²
Year: 2019
Photographs: Dave Burk | SOM
Manufacturers: Gallotti & Radice, Ruckstuhl, FLOS, K W I Custom Cabinetry, Knoll
Design Partner:Brian Lee
Managing Partner:Jonathan Stein
Furniture Design:Michelle Mirrielees
Project Manager:Dickson Whitney III
Interior Design:Jaime Velez
Luftwerk:Petra Bachmaier, Sean Gallero
City:Chicago
Country:United States