Shared terraces extend daily life into the canopy.

Shared terraces extend daily life into the canopy.

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Canopy Apartments

Canopy Apartments makes collective space central to urban housing, from the shaded threshold to the roof garden.

Category

Housing

Location

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Area

3,300 m²

Year

2026

Status

In progress

Structure

Post-tensioned concrete slabs

Envelope

Precast fins, ceramic tile, and planting

Canopy Apartments

Twelve homes are stacked around shared terraces that turn the building’s circulation into a social landscape.

At ground level, a planted threshold creates a slower transition between the street and the homes above.

Northfold

Architecture and reuse, from Lisbon and Oslo.

Careers

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© 2026 Northfold Architects

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