Ordinance and Code Compliance

Clear Lake resident and architect Gerald McArdle designed this two-story home with lake living in mind. The over-sized mud room, with its own powder room, features moisture resistant materials on the walls and floors to allow for wet and sandy feet access without coming through the main portion of the home. With benches and pegs galore, this room is a great place for wet vests and towels. The laundry room is smartly situated adjacent to the mud room. The garage was specifically sized to allow for on-site boat storage which adds to the convenience built into this lake cottage.

Needing a space for guests, the owners of this property were interested in using an existing unattached garage as the core of which a guest house could be built around. While preserving the function of the unattached garage, Lynn designed the three bedroom guest house to seamlessly attach to it. To meet lake ordinances, the guest home was attached to the main cottage with a covered exterior walkway. Although this addition was stick built, the extensive use of ship-lap wall coverings and beam work successfully achieved the owners wish that the interior match the feel of the timber framed main cottage.

This ranch home with a split 3 bedroom design sits on a partial basement with separate access directly from the garage and from the main stairway off of the great room as well. Lynn designed an in-law suite over the garage to be somewhat removed from the other living areas to providing for a private get-away.

This colonial styled two-story home has the appeal of homes from a bygone era yet provides the owners with today's modern amenities. The curved stairway off of the central hall provides for an elegant entry and the uniquely painted dining room ceiling gives the illusion of being endless sky. The side entry 3-car garage is located in the rear of the home as to not detract from the stately beauty of this home.

Brick covers the entire exterior of this beautiful single story home located on a private lake near Angola. The home is laid out to take advantage of the spectacular lake views from most of the rooms in the house. We were contracted several years after completion of this home to build an unattached all-brick garage as well.