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Great Lakes By Design Featured Article - Contemporary in Organics Vernacular

Great Lakes By Design - Featured Article

Contemporary in Organics Vernacular

Photography by Jason Hulet

When the couple presented the technical and creative team behind this blended hardwood-infused lakeside retreat with the singular challenge of creating a home unique not only to the shores of Torch Lake in Northern Michigan, but also to their family, Draper Construction Inc. and Kitchen Choreography LLC led the team in flexing their design muscles.

Rugged, grand, and refined, this home plays its elegant curves against sharp rooflines, while tempering the rustic, roughhewn exterior stonework with the warmth of wood and more contemporary elements of glass and steel.  Its interior, while expansive with nearly 12-foot-tall ceilings, welcomes those who cross the threshold with its use of walnut, chestnut, hickory, and poplar hardwoods; exposed beams on the ceiling; live edge materials; and purposeful lighting fixtures and sconces. 

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