RUTHMERE FOUNDATION
DETAILS
Kil Architecture has collaborated with the Ruthmere Foundation over the years to restore, rehabilitate, and convert several of the Foundation’s properties. These projects included the restoration of the historic Ruthmere Mansion, rehabilitation of the historic Havilah Beardsley House, along with the restoration and conversion of the adjacent historic carriage house after a fire.
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Location:
Elkhart, IN
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Completed:
Ongoing
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Services:
Architecture, Historic Consultation
Focusing on interaction with the golf course and patron amenities, Kil Architecture worked closely with Tonn and Blank Construction, the design-build lead, to deliver a thoughtful design. Updated finishes, additional bar and kitchen spaces, new golf simulators and flex rooms, accessibility upgrades, and a revitalized outdoor terrace comprised most of the work for this project.
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LOCATION: Benton Harbor, IN
SIZE: 16,200 SF
COMPLETED: 2023
KAP SERVICES: Architecture
Lakeside Retreat
NO. 6
DETAILS
In 2017, Kil Architecture developed the plans for the adaptive reuse of South Bend’s historic Hose House No. 6. The nineteenth-century Queen Anne firehouse, currently home to one of South Bend’s premier modern dining experiences, No. 6 Scratch Kitchen, was owned and used by the South Bend Civic Theatre until 2007.
Location:
South Bend, IN
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Size:
3,200 SF
Completed:
2021
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Services:
Architecture, Historic Consultation
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Photography by Peter Ringenberg
Focusing on interaction with the golf course and patron amenities, Kil Architecture worked closely with Tonn and Blank Construction, the design-build lead, to deliver a thoughtful design. Updated finishes, additional bar and kitchen spaces, new golf simulators and flex rooms, accessibility upgrades, and a revitalized outdoor terrace comprised most of the work for this project.
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LOCATION: Benton Harbor, IN
SIZE: 16,200 SF
COMPLETED: 2023
KAP SERVICES: Architecture
Lakeside Retreat
