Arts and Crafts Project House
Royal Oak, Michigan. Featured in the Jan/Feb 2007 issue of American Bungalow Magazine.
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An English Country Cottage Comes to Life
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Hendrie Blvd project featured in American Bungalow Summer 2003
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Our 2007 project, 512 Rivenoak in Birmingham, Michigan. An English country cottage/Cotswold style house built in 1925. Click on the link for project photo albums which include before and after of the current project.
Photo Album LinkThis home combines the lifestyle of an older home with modern amenities and award winning design.
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The Hendrie house project was a 1924 Arts and Crafts Tudor. A meticulous restoration that retained the historical integrity while updating the home.
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Our 2008 project in San Diego
Mission Hills was designed at the zenith of the Arts and Crafts movement in America. Kate Sessions, the designer of Balboa Park, lived in the neighborhood and operated her nursery there. Embracing the philosophy of building homes and neighborhoods to work with nature, she assisted in planning the streets without grading to follow the terrain and lined them with red sidewalks because of a personal distaste for concrete grey. The streets of Mission Hills are lined with beautiful Craftsman and Spanish Revival homes evoking the charm of yesteryear while vibrant with life of today. The 1915 Pan-American Exposition in San Diego started the Spanish Revival movement in American architecture and a number of the homes in Mission Hills were built using salvage from temporary structures constructed for the exposition. As one tours the area, each home is unique--- collectively exuding atmosphere and charm to make Mission Hills one of the most desirable neighborhoods in San Diego County.
2020 Fort Stockton Drive
Our project, built in 1925 is on palm tree lined Fort Stockton Drive. Local house tours often point out architectural features on the home such as the cement vase and bell. Many homes, such as 2020 Fort Stockton Drive, also incorporated the environmental functionality of passive solar and orientation to favor cool canyon winds during warm summer months.
Mission Hills is one of the most charming areas of San Diego and, not coincidentally, has the best weather as well. Neighbors take great pleasure walking through their beautifully landscaped neighborhood where flowers bloom all year and the sun vibrantly highlights architectural features.
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Landscaping featuring culinary and medicinal plantings.
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Traditionally crafted with modern amenities
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Naturalized features
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Antique architectural elements incorporated.
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