It’s hard to fully capture the scope of this project, with art spread across eight main buildings. As you walk through Core Space’s newly-renovated student housing complex, you’re greeted by something new at almost every corner—a mix of colors and patterns that transform everyday spaces into moments of discovery.

In collaboration with Chicago-based agency Johalla Projects, NNUZZO designed and produced custom murals to bring a sense of youth, lightness, and a pop of color throughout the space. With budget and install time as a limiting factor, we designed repeatable motifs that had high-impact but were installed efficiently.

With an incredible 6-person paint crew, we had 10 days to paint 17 walls of murals (some big, some small) but it was a wonderful challenge that the team was able to pull off seamlessly.

A huge thank you to Johalla Projects and Core Spaces for bringing us on and to the crew for bringing it to life beautifully.

Paint Crew:
@nn_zzo (lead)
@coco.nella
@insomniart
@neverly_paints
@trashcitycomix
@seanpatrickriley

Photos by @williekessel