Seitz Park Stage

Seitz Park Stage Kil Architecture and Planning designed this new performing arts pavilion for the South Bend Parks Department’s East Race Concert Series. The open air pavilion is located at the southernmost point of Seitz Park between the St. Joseph River and East Race Waterway. Both Kil Architecture and Planning and Keller Engineering donated the…

Potawatomi Green Roof

Potawatomi Green Roof This is a collaborative project between local non-profit, Greening the Bend, and the Botanical Society of South Bend, to create a “Green Roof” of living plants on the top of the Existing Potawatomi Botanical Conservatory. Coordinating with Live Roof and Midland Engineering, Kil Architecture and Planning provided the initial design of the…

Artistic Touch

Artistic Touch This completed arts and crafts shop was developed in 2005 and is located in Granger, Indiana. Traditional details and materials help to accommodate the client’s request that the building appear as if it had been there for years. The interior features large, open-web timber trusses in the main spaces and the use of…

South Bend Remedy Building

South Bend Remedy Building This project involved the relocation and rehabilitation of the old South Bend Remedy Company Building for the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. Originally built in 1888, the building served as the dispensary for the old Remedy Company until it went out of business in the 1920’s. Now relocated to the Southwest…

New Carlisle Town Hall

New Carlisle Town Hall The town of New Carlisle hired Kil Architecture & Planning to oversee the transformation of this historic 1924 Carnegie Library into a new town hall. Working closely with the town staff, Kil Architecture developed a program that would meet their immediate needs for office and storage space, as well as provide…

Residential Addition

Residential Addition Kil Architecture and Planning designed this Arts and Crafts addition and remodeling of a 1927 house, which was originally designed by Detroit Architect Amadeo Leone. This project included the renovation of the original kitchen, with new birch cabinets, granite counter tops, appliances, lighting and finishes. A new family room, breakfast area, back entry…

Garden Pergola

Garden Pergola This project consisted of a new pergola design for a proposed garden in this Spanish-revival home on the east side of South Bend. The owner’s desire was to screen a new hardscape courtyard and fountain from a rear alley. This pergola provides a foil to frame the courtyard and fountain and provide a…

Pool House Renovation and Pavilion

Pool House Renovation and Pavilion This transformation of a pool house involved a new sloped roof producing an open cathedral ceiling interior. The new roof is supported by open wood timber trusses and exposed tongue and groove wood decking. The design evokes an oriental aesthetic with the roof pitch, overhangs and symmetry. A separate, free-standing…