Designed by Wheeler Kearns Architects, Sawyer Retreat is a striking vacation home nestled along a steep lakeside bluff overlooking Lake Michigan. Integrated thoughtfully into Michigan’s distinctive sand dune landscape, this serene retreat offers an ideal escape from…
Galien River Retreat perches on a wooded bluff in southwest Michigan, immediately greeting visitors with sweeping river views and the quiet rustle of mature oaks. Although the site sits only two hours from Chicago, the house feels…
Set on a two-acre wooded bluff along Lake Michigan, Meadow Lane Retreat is a weekend getaway designed to foster tranquility, connection, and immersion in nature. Moreover, the empty-nester clients sought “an escape from the city for the…
Sodon Lake House by Disbrow Iannuzzi Architects is a revived mid-century modern home overlooking Michigan’s rare dichothermic Sodon Lake. From the road, the single-story form resembles a modest atomic ranch. Once inside, however, the home unfolds across…
The X House is balanced on the rocky terrain on a half-mile of Michigan’s rugged Upper Peninsula coastline overlooking Lake Superior. Adjacent to the owner’s multi-generational family retreat, the land was purchased to enhance the family’s tie…
St. Joseph Beach House is a new single-family residence nestled into expansive dune grass along Lake Michigan. In response to the client’s desire for intimate living spaces, lake views, and privacy from the street, a cluster of…
The clients had searched five years across four states to find a site for their weekend home that spoke to them. The Lawless retreat was to be everything that their Chicago residence – a lofted space nestled…
Saint Joseph house was recently completed by Chicago-based John Ronan Architects. This single-family residence on Lake Michigan is organized around a series of four outdoor courtyards in dialogue with the home’s interior rooms.
Perched on a woodland bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this home is an assemblage of three offset structures that play off each other— the ‘gathering’ structure contains the living room, kitchen and a covered ‘vista’ seating terrace; the…
