Grahm Balkany: Architect
Responsible Architecture. Responsive Design.
An award-winning architectural practice focused on providing technically advanced solutions to unique architectural challenges, our work is rooted in a deep ethical commitment to the existing built environment, society, and our natural surroundings.
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The Practice
Grahm Balkany: Architect specializes in historic preservation, ecologically sensitive construction, community planning, and technical consulting for the building envelope, with extensive experience in envelope commissioning.
Our success is owed to responsiveness to client needs, focused creativity brought uniquely to each project, and a strong ethical approach that undergirds the work. In the tradition of the best Chicago architecture, every action we take is an informed balance of aesthetic goals and engineered technical demands.
We are eager to help your projects reach their sustainability and design goals, providing technical expertise that focuses not merely on the immediate, but also on longevity and durability. The best-built, longest-lasting building is almost always the greenest building.
Collaboratively, we provide energy consultation; certified Passive House consulting; project planning; and envelope services for diagnostics, design, and quality assurance.
Select Projects
Based in Chicago, our work extends throughout the Midwest and Eastern US, as far as Central Mexico. Whether grand in vision and or smaller in scale, we approach all challenges with the same degree of commitment and attention to detail. Whatever your current needs may be, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
Services
Full-Service Design
- Single-family and
Multifamily Residences - Retail, Hospitality, Lodging, Resorts
- Interior Design
- Higher Education and Libraries
- Galleries and Museums
- Commercial Offices
Custom Renovations
- Project Planning + Programming
- Additions to Existing Buildings
- Interior Renovations
- Restoration Services
Historic Preservation
- Advocacy and Certification
- Historic Research and Evaluation
- Construction Forensics
- Structural Assessment
- Adaptive Reuse
- Restoration and Modernization
Energy and Efficiency
- Strategic Planning and Evaluation
- Certified PassiveHouse Consulting
- LEED and Net Zero Analysis
- Existing Facilities Assessments
Envelope Consulting
- Design Assist Services
- Forensic Evaluation
(Roofs, Walls, Foundations) - Building Enclosure Commissioning
- Parametric Performance Evaluation
- Laboratory and Field Testing
Community Planning
- Award-winning Site Design
- Context-Adapted Strategies
- Daylight and Wind Analysis
- Water Management
- Human Comfort Analysis
Credentials and Certifications
- Licensed Architect (Multiple States)
- Licensed Professional Engineer
- Registered Interior Designer
- Registered Building Enclosure Consultant (RBEC - IIBEC)
- Certified PassiveHouse Consultant (CPHC - PHIUS)
- Certified Simulator, NFRC
- Registered Roofing Consultant (RRC - IIBEC)
- Registered Exterior Wall Consultant (REWC - IIBEC)
- Registered Waterproofing Consultant (RWC - IIBEC)
- Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider (CBECxP - IIBEC)
- Accredited Commissioning Authority + Building Enclosure (CxA+BE)
- Accredited Building Enclosure Commissioning Process Provider (BECxP)
- FenestrationMasters Professional Certification (FMPC - FGIA/AAMA)
