September 9, 2024

If we grew grapes and made wine…

It is laborious, cold, wet, time-consuming, and meticulous. It involves teams of dedicated professionals and tons of moving parts. It’s not as easy as some would be led to believe. Now, this may sound like we are talking about building our over-the-top custom log or timber homes, but this time we are talking about wine making and specifically wine making in Michigan. Yes, we are not the only artisans in the neighborhood…and it is their time of the year to celebrate — HARVEST. And we love celebrating with them! Read more

June 26, 2024

or “Will It Go Round In Circles”…

BIM

The US National Building Information Model Standard Project Committee has the following definition:

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.

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March 26, 2024

Not really that catchy, right? We have struggled with this. Clients have struggled with this. Builders, Real Estate Agents and Design Book/Plan-Book Publishers have all struggled with this. Outside of the actual Hamptons, what should this style be called? Read more

December 5, 2023

What would you picture if I asked you to close your eyes and imagine a cottage? Would it be a cozy wood-sided house in a beach town, a quaint thatched-roof home in the countryside, or maybe a Tudor-style house straight out of a fairytale? As it turns out, after researching this concept a bit more in depth, none of those images is technically wrong, even though those houses are quite different. Read more

September 15, 2023

‘TIS THE SEASON! Heirloom tomato season!

As you all already know, we don’t just craft over-the-top luxury log homes, we cook (eat). Sometimes even grow things… other than trees… like tomatoes!

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