Award
2024 Merit Award
Site
Western Michigan
Client
Confidential
Landscape Architects
Modern Lakeside Perch is a sleek, glass residence that melds the interior with the exterior while embracing expansive views overlooking Lake Michigan. Upon arrival at its entry drive, one catches a glimpse of the water past a front lawn, through the house, and beyond the backyard. The star of the show is a cantilevered deck built into the lot’s bluff—a remarkable design and engineering feat—that carries through the clean, modern feel of the home into the landscape. Designed to be visually lightweight, the elevated deck appears as if it is floating above the bluff, with glass railings allowing unobstructed lake views.
Project Details
Modern Lakeside Perch is a sleek, glass residence that melds the interior with the exterior while embracing expansive views overlooking Lake Michigan. Upon arrival at its entry drive, one catches a glimpse of the water past a front lawn, through the house, and beyond the backyard. The star of the show is a cantilevered deck built into the lot’s bluff—a remarkable design and engineering feat—that carries through the clean, modern feel of the home into the landscape. Designed to be visually lightweight, the elevated deck appears as if it is floating above the bluff, with glass railings allowing unobstructed lake views.
Project Team
Company Name: Hoerr Schaudt
Client: Confidential
Architect: Booth Hansen
Engineer: Enspect, Inc. Engineering
Contractor: Bulley & Andrews (house builder); Cuddeback Landscaping (landscape general contractor); OSLO Builders (deck)
Other Consultant: Soucie Horner (interiors); Lux Populi (lighting design); Lightscape (lighting install); Douglas Masonry (masonry); North Shore Aggregate (driveway concrete); Architectural Cast Stone (concrete supplier)