Morgante Wilson Architects (MWA), a leading architecture and interior design firm, released photos of its completed interiors work at Lumen Fox Valley, a new 304-unit luxury rental community from developers Atlantic Residential and Focus that repositioned a portion of the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois.
MWA also announced it has been tapped by Atlantic and Focus as the interiors partner for Lucca Fox Valley, which will replace a former department store with 323 luxury apartments as part of the second phase of the mall’s redevelopment.
“Collaboration is always at the heart of our design process, whether we are working with a private homeowner or a multifamily developer, and so it’s incredibly rewarding that Atlantic and Focus asked us to continue our partnership for the next chapter of this project,” said Elissa Morgante, co-founder of Morgante Wilson Architects, who leads the Lumen Fox Valley and Lucca Fox Valley project team along with MWA partner K. Tyler. “While multifamily work is just one niche of our interiors practice, we’ve honed an approach that aligns our expertise in creating comfortable, one-of-kind single-family residences with our ability to understand and execute on developers’ priorities. We’re eager to build on what we started with Lumen Fox Valley and work with this same team to create another compelling setting that enhances the lifestyle of residents and differentiates the community.”
“While we think carefully about the overall aesthetic we’re creating for a multifamily property, which in this case is warm, contemporary and timeless with a sophisticated color palette, we place equal emphasis on the mix of amenity spaces, the programming they offer to enhance resident lifestyle, and how they interplay with each other,” said Tyler. “For Lumen Fox Valley, the amenity areas flow into one another to create a variety of shared, open spaces for social interaction, but also include several more intimate spaces for small group gatherings or working from home.”
