ENGLISH RESIDENCE
LOWELL, MICHIGAN

Set on 60 acres of wooded land with a secluded lake on its western boundary, The English House draws on rural precedents and the English Family’s own dynamic to create a modern and unique living space. The planning revolves around the needs of the family to be together and to be apart – oftentimes in the very same space. This, sometimes contradictory, notion moved us to separate the living areas and the circulation spaces along a North/South axis allowing not only the living areas to take full advantage of the lake views to the West but also allowing free flow of people through the house. The main living area on the first floor holds kitchen, dining, and seating areas under custom fabricated trusses that provide both grandeur and scale while managing the daylight with its prominent clerestory windows. The first floor also contains the guest suite at the North end of the plan and the master suite at the South end of the plan. The children’s bedrooms are located directly below the master suite in the partial walkout basement directly adjacent to the family’s basement activity room.

Building Statistics
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Approximately 3,200 sq. ft.
One Story with a walkout basement; Wood frame construction with vertical cedar siding and brick veneer.
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Completed:Summer 2001
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Architect:
Lott3Metz Architecture, LLC
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Contractor: Frank Hoebeke

Exterior looking North.

Living/dining area looking South.

Exterior looking West.