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Designer Rick Bulin on Collaborating with Woodhouse

Designer Rick Bulin on Collaborating with Woodhouse

In 2017 a couple sought out designer Rick Bulin, owner of Bulin Custom Designs since 2007, to design a custom timber frame home in a suburban setting in Frankfort, Illinois. Bulin collaborated on the design of the home with Steven Lecas, owner of Gander Builders...
Six Architectural Dream Projects

Six Architectural Dream Projects

Architecture has always straddled the line between science and art, and between what’s beautiful and what’s practical. Architects have to oversee the development of the terrain of the site, meet a budget, discover a client’s dreams and wishes, meet local building and...
Architect Raymond R. Lefebvre on Collaborating with Woodhouse

Architect Raymond R. Lefebvre on Collaborating with Woodhouse

The building site’s terrain on the shores of upstate New York’s Seneca Lake was challenging, recalls Architect Raymond R. Lefebvre. The site featured a 10-foot property line to the north and a 30-foot deep ravine to the south that steeply dropped off to the...
Contemporary Mountain Home in Steamboat Springs by Architect Mike Olsen

Contemporary Mountain Home in Steamboat Springs by Architect Mike Olsen

It can be tempting to play it safe when designing a spec home. With that much money at stake, does it pay to be unique? In the case of Architect Mike Olsen, absolutely. With his two collaborators, general contractor Rob Thvedt and investor Guido Constantini, Olsen...
Firewater Restaurant in Maryland By Designer Doug Storck

Firewater Restaurant in Maryland By Designer Doug Storck

Taking raw land and creating an elegant structure is not an easy task at any time. Add a pandemic and the challenges grow exponentially. Just ask residential and light commercial designer Doug Storck who was right in the middle of designing and building a...