Featured Project

This custom house is the end result of careful design work and research of materials and interior spaces. Having its inspiration from a collection of various photographs of houses and design elements admired by the client, the finished lakeside house now serves primarily as a summer retreat for family and friends.

The original family cottage before demolition. In order to situate the new house, extensive dynamiting was required: we drilled through 17ft of bedrock and removed over 50 trucks of blasted stone.

Front view of the house as seen from the lake. By day, the large radiused and segmented gable window suggests the cathedral ceilings which lie within. By night, the soft glow of extensive beam work and wooden ceilings can be seen within...

View from the parking area showing the main entrance and the 45 degree dormer housing the upstairs bathroom. A beamed porch/portico has since been added; the elaborate curved concrete steps have been capped with cut sand-stone from a local quarry (photos to follow). Also shown is rear view of the house showing a wrap around roof detail which provides both shade and protection from the elements..

Close-up photos of the exterior cedar deck. The deck, over 55 feet long, is accessed by a multi-level mini-deck which flows into the stairs detailed above. This area has become a favorite sitting area for small groups (on the way to the exterior hot-tub!) The deck stairs were designed for the client's parents in mind. These stairs were placed in order to balance the visual impact of the great room gable and fenestration.....

Several interior shots showing the great room and fireplace. The photo upper right shows the large radiused window (approx. 18'-6" long); photo taken from the interior balcony which projects into the great room....

The fireplace mantelpiece (photo upper left) was resawn into four widths, then profiled and rejoined...It takes center stage in the great room, and can be seen from the upstairs sitting room/balcony area.

Two views of the the pine kitchen.

Two night shots of the house. On the right, a screened-in porch designed to keep mosquitoes at bay.