This "House-Within-a-House" Plays With Sculptural Forms and Colorful Concrete Tile
A lakeside home in Michigan gets a touch of surf culture with Concrete Collaborative Strands tiles.
A lakeside home in Michigan gets a touch of surf culture with Concrete Collaborative Strands tiles.
When Boston-based couple Matt Saiia and Sarah Shrimplin made the decision to build a family lake house on the shores of Michigan’s Crooked Lake, they wanted to create a home that would eventually become their primary residence and reflected their combined sensibilities.
"The home draws on Danish minimalism, environmental and conceptual sculpture, and our shared appreciation for the divine beauty all around us," says Matt. "Most importantly, we wanted to create a ‘seven-generation home’ that was built to last and worthy of our very best creative effort."
The 3,900-square-foot lakeside home for homeowners Matt and Sarah and their two daughters features four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, and was designed by Liz Hoekzema at KLH Custom Homes. "Sarah and I met Liz and Kevin through mutual friends," recalls homeowner Matt Saiia. "Over the years we became friends and admirers of their work—Liz embodies a special aesthetic sensibility and Kevin is passionate about building amazing spaces."
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They approached Liz and Kevin Hoekseme, founders of KLH Custom Homes, who they had met several years previously through mutual friends, to bring their vision to life. "Matt and Sarah are such unique individuals," recalls Liz. "We laughed at the first meeting about how opposite some of their tendencies are and how to incorporate those disparate elements."
Matt and Sarah have family and several friends already living on the lake, so they wanted to create a home that could be opened up to loved ones but that also felt like a retreat. As a result of this approach, some outdoor spaces are sheltered within the built form.
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Clients Matt and Sarah had three early design principles. "We wanted to embrace the land and relationship between sky, woods, shoreline, and water; balance a sense of openness with cozy space; and minimize the energy and resources required to care for the property over multiple generations," says Matt.
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