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It was so fun to click through the homes that we thought we'd share. Enjoy the range of architecture, from a modest fishing camp in Minnesota to a shingle-style home on a lake in Wisconsin.
Love These Houses!
The Lamson-West residence is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and was built and submitted by John Senhauser of John Senhauser Architects. The angular design and horizontal wood-slatted exterior makes this home a great example of contemporary architecture, but it's still in harmony with its natural surroundings. It almost appears to pop out of the foliage.
This stunning home has a unique elevation. On approach it seems to be a single story, but the back portion of the home actually works with the sloped elevation, allowing for numerous stories, one entirely covered in windows.
This beauty, called Oldfield, was created by Helga Lilley of Gorgeous Green Home Design and is located in South Carolina. The architect's goal was to create a home that fits in with its surrounding country style.
Inside, the cottage takes advantage of the daylight and beautiful views. The walls of windows and doors make the natural surroundings become pieces of art.
This lake cottage in Madison, Wisconsin was designed by Arleta Chang of Jarvis Architects, and is inspired by late 1800s shingle style houses and New England summer cottages. It has a matching detached garage and boathouse, as all lake homes should!
Although the home is modest and the lot is fairly small, the design maximizes the most important aspect of the location: the lake view.
This San Francisco home was designed by Jonathan Feldman from Feldman Architecture who took a dark 1906 Victorian and transformed it into an open, modern and environmentally-sensitive home.
Not only did the architect brighten this space up by adding lots of windows, he also included a solar-powered radiant heat system and a large photo-voltaic roof array for the house's electrical needs.
Believe it or not, this church used Marvin windows and doors and who would deny its beauty! The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in LaCrosse, Wisconsin is said to be "one of the first major Catholic churches built in a classical manner in over 50 years." The exterior was designed by Michael W. Swinghamer of River Architects, Inc. and the interior by Duncan Stroik, Duncan G. Stroik Architect LLC.
Light in The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is introduced through windows in the side aisles, clerestory windows in the nave (above), transepts and sanctuary, and through the dome. There are twelve different custom window types at The Shrine in all shapes and sizes, each requiring their own details.
