Michigan Residential Architects 11 (MIRA11) by Architects Publishing Network

By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC

By Jessica Hutchison Rough AIA

Publisher’s Note

By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC

Welcome to Michigan Residential Architects (MIRA). The aim of this publication is to connect Michigan Residential Architects and Industry Partners in the Design and Construction industry with the general public and raise awareness of the importance of architecture and design in everyday life.

MIRA is a ground breaking community of design professionals. Our purpose is to support and inspire quality design work with the most influential and talented professionals and Industry Partners in our state.

The leading residential architectural firms in Michigan came together to form Michigan Residential Architects in the Fall of 2019 to foster relationships within the Design Community and promote exceptional work in the residential real estate market. The founding members invited valued colleagues in the Design and Construction Industry to join and network with the MIRA architects. These Industry Partners include respected landscape architects, interior designers, luxury home builders, real estate professionals, artisan craftsmen, flooring professionals, construction material suppliers and construction trades such as cabinetmakers, window and door manufacturers and audio visual specialists.

The featured architectural firms have spent years honing their craft and have created award winning and sustainable projects. Their commitment to their clients, sites and budgetary constraints

have resulted in harmonious dwellings dotting every region of the state and across the nation.

Architects are socially responsible and environmentally conscious. Great architecture speaks volumes and we are proud to feature the state’s finest residential firms presenting and talking about their projects in their own words.

We have partnered with quality Industry Partners who support the architects by taking out full page ads. Without our Industry Partners’ sponsorship, this publication and the further promotion of our

MIRA is proud to announce the addition of the following 3 leading Residential Architecture firms to our Network. Welcome on board!

The MIRA network is dedicated to promoting collaboration among those who share in the passion of designing and creating an inspiring, well-crafted home.

profession to the general public would not be possible.

This high quality print magazine is sent to the top evaluated homes across the state of Michigan and in the Metropolitan Chicago area on a bi-annual basis: on or around May 31st and November 30th

A digital version of each MIRA publication is also available online.

MICHAEL PORIS – AIA MICHIGAN 2025 HASTINGS AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE

Our MIRA colleague, Michael Poris has received the prestigious AIA Michigan 2025 Hastings Award for Architecture. The award recognizes an architect’s lasting contributions to the profession, design excellence and leadership in advancing Michigan’s built environment.

1. Peter Baldwin / Brent Dykstra AMDG Architects Grand Rapids, MI

2. Robert G. Clarke CBI Design Professionals Bloomfield Hills, MI

3. Charles Heid Heid Architects Birmingham, MI

MIRA Networking Events

MIRA is also a Networking Group bringing together our Industry Partners every quarter to discuss issues concerning the design and construction industry. We have upcoming events scheduled in different parts of the state from Troy to White Lake and Harbor Springs to Auburn Hills. Check out the event photos on pages 164-169

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Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC has been president of Architects Publishing Network since 2010. He has also been in private practice since 1981

MICHAEL PORIS

Ten Reasons to Hire an Architect

1. An Architect can help you create and focus your dream house into a built reality.

Architects see the big picture. A skilled architect can help you develop and integrate your list of requirements with the other complex factors to create a unique Arizona home just for you by prioritizing your needs.

2. An Architect is a licensed professional.

Architects are educated, trained, and tested in a large range of areas, including aesthetic design, ergonomics, sociology, ecology, law, building codes, construction materials and technology. This breadth of knowledge allows foresight when evaluating competing requirements and restrictions.

3. An Architect will solve your problems with creative, elegant solutions.

Architects are trained to make buildings both functional and beautiful. An architect will be able to show you alternatives that you might not have considered possible.

4. An Architect is trained in communication.

An architect has experience effectively communicating through written word, drawing, and verbally with the key members of the project including clients, contractors, engineers, and authorities in the manner best suited to the situation.

5. An Architect has experience.

Most architects consider architecture a passion more than a vocation. They draw on past experience. They are an integral part of the design/construction community with contacts in all the fields.

6. An Architect can make your life easier!

Architects can bring pictorial suggestions to the table and assist in decisions for space planning, materials, and finishes transforming your abstract ideas into a form you can visualize.

7. An Architect is cost effective.

A well-conceived, designed, and coordinated project is more economical. Changes made on paper in the design phase are much less expensive than those made during construction.

8. Architecture is a good investment.

Great design sells from consumer products to cities. A well designed home has a higher resale value.

9. An Architect can make your building project environmentally friendly.

Skilled architects work with the environment to create spaces that are sustainable and comply with ever demanding energy performance requirements.

10. An Architect can guide you through an entire project as your advocate.

An architect will be able to assist with every aspect of a project from choosing a site, city permitting, design review board submittals to construction administration. Whether you choose to start a project from the ground up or remodel an existing space, an architect will be able to help the project run smoothly during each stage avoiding disruptive surprises.

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JOHN ALLEGRETTI

FAIA, LEED AP+BD+C

Allegretti Architects is an architectural and planning firm founded on the principles of service, sustainability and excellence; love for the natural environment and people shepherd our firm. We see our mission as architects and planners as a social responsibility, and strive to bring the best environmental practices and client responsive solutions into harmony in each project.

A passion for quality driven decisions are reflected in all architectural solutions. For over 30 years, John Allegretti has been principal architect for over fivehundred projects across the United States and Internationally. Our practice promotes professional excellence of affordable and sustainable residential designs. John’s designs are regularly published and distributed world-wide by the home publications industry.

PHOTOGRAPHY: JAMES HAEFNER

BEACH SIDE ORGANIC

On the shores of Lake Michigan, this pool house was born out of a necessity for privacy and the ability to peacefully gather with family and friends. A significant number of trees had recently been removed, leaving the site edge bare, with no privacy for the in-ground pool. Having worked with the owner in the past to design his main home on this same property in 1989, we were commissioned to create a pool house that would tie seamlessly into the aesthetic of their existing structure and act as a fence on the property line. Echoing the design of the house using wood tones and adobe accents, the pool house itself is narrow, but fully functional. The simplicity of this building was born from our desire to build environmentally conscious while meeting client requirements and the existing architectural aesthetics.

Easy accessibility following ADA compliance guidelines, the space is a welcome retreat for all guests. Dipping into the pool under an open sky is only enhanced by the indigenous vegetation and sculpted landscaping. A hidden garage was added into one end of the pool house to allow the site owners storage for their recreational accoutrements without sacrificing aesthetic.

RE-IMAGINED ENVELOPE

Tucked away next to our client’s home in Forest Beach, Michigan, our firm was commissioned to create a new space that would act as both a pool and a guest house. Their program included a garden, an in-ground pool, an in-ground trampoline, and a pickleball court to encourage occupants to connect through activity. Additionally, various gathering spaces, such as the outdoor fireplace or the transitional deck encourage a more leisurely social connection. The living room and kitchen meld together to create a space that is open and inviting.

The goal was to foster the cohesive integration of nature within the home itself; from the indigenous landscaping to the capturing of sunlight through skylights and wide windows as well as the southern facing of the master bedroom. The exterior of the building has raised 2x4 battens on the outer façade to imitate tree branches, a style mimicked by the large overhang by the pool.

All materials for this build were sustainably sourced or produced within 500 miles of the site. It was built to maintain its structure against the storms off Lake Michigan and to harvest rainfall to water the garden and replenish the local watershed.

PHOTOGRAPHY: JAMES HAEFNER

MID-CENTURY MODERN

In 2019, we were approached by a couple with two young children interested in creating a home. But, beyond a “simple shelter”, they wanted a residence that encouraged a lifestyle that was an integration into nature and recognized its life sustaining attributes. This would be a uniquely challenging project. The site had a steep dune that limited what we were allowed to build on. We were confined to a 2,550 square foot home on a 20,145 square foot lot. Our solution was to make the buildable space as compact as possible while meeting the client’s needs.

On a slope behind a sand dune, the home emerges out of its hillside forest as if it were supported by the surrounding trees. Sustainability in mind, the triangular footprint occupies the buildable area on the lee side of the dune. This placement reduced the west wind by more than half, helped regulate interior temperatures, and reduced weathering. All invasive plant species were replaced with those indigenous. The entry stair and the foyer is in the southeast corner to capture the eastern sunlight. Glass and stucco envelop the facades, imitating the surrounding trees and sky. Tapering balconies create “nature walks” along three sides.

PHOTOGRAPHY: JOSHUA NOWICKI OF HOLT BOSSE, JAMES HAEFNER

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AZD Associates-Architects is a full-service architecture and design firm based out of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan with an extensive portfolio of projects across the country, including Canada and the Caribbean. AZD stands at the forefront of architectural design. Striving for excellence, AZD has received over 120 design awards including the ‘governors awards’ for design excellence and have had their projects showcased in various national media outlets, including HGTV, Better Homes and Gardens, MTV and Architectural Digest. For nearly 30 years, AZD Associates-Architects has utilized innovative thinking and a passion for design to forge a company that has nationwide recognition for design excellence. Established in 1990 by Kevin Akey and Frank Zychowski, with no detail too small, AZD has produced both commercial and residential properties. Kevin heads up the residential department and Frank oversees the commercial side of the company. Together they shared a vision of creating a company that took architecture and design to the next level. Experience, creativity, and passion have separated AZD apart from other design firms. Working with clients through the planning, architectural, and interior design stages of a project, AZD remains client sensitive and forward-thinking. Masterfully crafting each project to fit their client’s needs, AZD established itself quickly and gained recognition through awards, publications, broadcast media, and home showcasing. Even with amazing honors and a nation-wide portfolio under their belt, the core values of AZD Associates-Architects remains the same. AZD Associates-Architects, comprised of a skilled and dedicated staff, still brings to life the same artfully mastered architectural designs for projects both big and small. Clients across Michigan and the United States have commissioned AZD and witnessed the difference that hard work, passion, and understanding can bring to any architectural design project.

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CBI Design Professionals is an architectural practice based in Southeastern Michigan, specializing in new homes, major renovations, and adaptive re-use projects across the state and beyond. With decades of experience, we focus on deeply understanding our clients’ visions, the unique context of each project, and its site. Our flexible, collaborative approach ensures that each design is tailored to meet our clients’ specific needs, elevating spaces into homes full of character.

Our Concierge-style service is at the heart of our approach, allowing us to successfully manage a diverse range of projects. We take pride in creating spaces that reflect our clients’ lifestyles and tastes, believing that every project is a partnership, and every design is as unique as the client it serves.

At CBI Design Professionals, we blend tradition with innovation to solve challenges and deliver exceptional results. Whether restoring a historic gem or designing a modern residence, we are committed to turning your vision into architectural reality—one that feels both timeless and contemporary.

Robert G. Clarke, AIA, NCARB Principal/Owner

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Fond du Lac stone and a limestone mantle are framed by a rift-cut wood floor and ceiling with seamless glass showcasing the oneof-one view of Apple Island. Orchard Lake, Michigan

Picturesque from every room. Nestled on the shore of Orchard Lake, this contemporary has a cantilevered great room and sweeping overhangs with bronze tinted glass providing panoramic views.

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Set into the hillside of Island Lake, this majestic French Renaissance home is adorned in limestone reflecting the nearby and world-renowned Kirk in the Hills Church. The majestic foyer is framed by towering columns, a curved staircase and a domed ceiling.

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HEID

HEID Architects is a collaborative full-service architecture and design practice with projects across the nation. We design modern homes and buildings to promote vibrant experiences founded by qualities of nature and context.

We believe our value, as a partner to our clients, is to ensure they get designs that respond to their requests in elegant and creative ways while holding their aspirations above all other obstacles.

Central to our value-focused practice is our collaborative approach, where we partner with our clients to help them, first, create elegant design solutions to their problems, and second, manage the execution of these solutions with the myriad of city officials, builders, and skilled trades who participate in the process.

This approach comes from decades of experience working on homes and buildings across the globe which have won numerous awards and been recognized for their creative problem-solving designs.

Let’s start a conversation today.

Charles Heid, AIA Founding Principal

North Shore Residence Photography by Jason Keen & Sally Matak

“In looking to renovate our home, we considered many options. HEID Architects was the architect who perfectly captured what we wanted in a new home - taking our half formed ideas that we voiced as “what we thought we wanted” and turning it into “what we actually wanted”.

-Sam H., Owner

Mark Johnson and Associates was founded in 1997 in southeast Michigan by principal Mark Johnson. MJA offers a multi-disciplined team of professionals who work collaboratively, matching expertise to client/project needs. Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Furnishings are available as individual or turn-key services.

Considered one of the most thoughtful talents working in Michigan, Mark Johnson believes that residential architecture and design must serve the client’s individual needs and function as beautifully as it looks. For a project to be successful, his focus is not only on the importance of getting the architecture right, but that good decoration is of equal importance, and should always be a portrait of the person who lives there. The composed placement of a window and the position of a favorite reading chair facing a remarkable site vista are of equal importance to create that perfect integration of function and personal style.

MJA specializes in residential design in no particular style. Design focus is to bring to modernism a touch of warmth and personality, and to traditionalism young energy and a touch of the exotic. Details, both bold and subtle, are layered to allows the character of a home to reveal itself over time. Great homes improve with use and age and develop thru memories and permanence into inheritable heirlooms.

Mark Johnson and Associates

Residential Architecture & Interior Design

7310 Kingswood Drive, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301

Phone: 248-543-5411 Fax 248-543-5118

www.mjaarchitects.com

Principal, Mark Johnson

“Design… is not the Pinterest or Instagram moment, it is about the level beneath the first impression, like a book or poem that one reads over and over again that gets better with each reading.”

Tom Kundig, architect

“The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them”

- David Hicks

Mark Johnson and Associates

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Lucid Architecture

2076 M-119

Petoskey, MI 49770

elaine@ekarchitect.com

www.ekarchitect.com

231.439.0472

Your dream, our team

Building a dream is so much more than four walls and a roof. It’s where you and your children and grandchildren will find comfort and share life; it’s where your business will make a name for itself serving clients. It’s where life happens, every day!

Elaine Keiser Architect’s one-of-a-kind designs span all architectural references, from a sprawling Craftsman estate, a quaint Victorian, a long-coveted log cabin built off the beaten path, or a Contemporary two-story that’s picture-perfect for a growing family. With over twenty years of experience, Elaine designs custom homes that integrate into the landscape and showcase the natural features. Each design is tailored to the specific needs of the client. Elaine reviews the intimate details of how a family lives, plays, works, and entertains before starting to design their home. When completed and built, the home works much like the family does, with convenient routine, thoughtful care to daily activities and beauty that is revealed through the most simple, yet meaningful details.

Elaine Keiser brings excellence in all phases of design, from conception to completion, while making the process fun and enjoyable. Building the home of your dreams has never been easier.

Are you ready to get started on your dream? We’re ready, too!

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Lucid Architecture is a West Michigan based architecture practice focused on creating engaging and meaningful homes for discerning clients across the country.

Our projects are inspired by a passion for modern design coupled with a deep understanding of site, context, craft, and detail. We create unique modern homes of all scales and sizes for equally unique clients. The homes we design are modern, purposeful, and user-driven. They welcome gatherings, encourage family, and enhance everyday life. In short, these homes become the backgrounds for your most unforgettable moments and experiences. It’s where the best things in life happen.

For this issue of MIRA, we’re proud to introduce our most ambitious and exciting project to date: The Northshore Residence. This homes is the culmination of over three years of thoughtful design, meticulous planning, and dedicated craftsmanship.

Nestled in the dune grass on the shore of Lake Michigan, this modern lakefront retreat is a striking example of contemporary luxury: clean lines, floor-to-ceiling glass, and sweeping views that bring the natural beauty of the dunes and water into every room. The home’s unique H-shaped layout creates a series of intimate courtyards, offering both seclusion and seamless indoor-outdoor living while carefully framing select views of the lake and landscape. Every element was designed with intention, from the material palette to the way light moves through the spaces, resulting in a home that feels grounded, private, and connected to its surroundings.

We’re excited to share this special project with you, and encourage you to visit our website or reach out directly if you would like to learn more about how we create Michigan’s most stunning modern homes.

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616.920.0545

Firm Profile

MATHISON | MATHISON

ARCHITECTS

(MMA) is founded on the conviction that architecture, planning, and design elevate lives. We explore ways to expand the possible and discover new opportunities to improve function, comfort, and sustainability.

We are committed to rigorously planning and executing ideas that enhance the dialogue between subject and place, connecting the aspirations and optimism of people with strong, evocative architectural form.

Our process is grounded in iterative design thinking and the belief that each project draws uniqueness from its site and program. We are as focused on common-sense, practical solutions as we are on handsome detailing and the spatial interplay of light, material, and texture.

We are interested in the detail and the follow-through of each solution, believing that our clients and their projects are served best by our attentive advocacy through the entire planning, design, and implementation process.

Learn more at mathisonarchitects.com

Camp Madron

INTERIORS THAT DELIGHT

MATHISON | MATHISON ARCHITECTS (MMA) focuses on a collaborative, concentrated approach to architecture and interior design.

Interior design is central to our holistic approach across all project types—from residential and workplace to cultural, educational, and civic environments. We craft interiors that are fully integrated with architecture, balancing aesthetics, comfort, and performance. Whether as part of a comprehensive architectural project or as a standalone service, our interior design team delivers thoughtful solutions, curating materials, finishes, furnishings, and spatial flow to create environments that reflect your values and elevate everyday experience.

Learn more at mathisonarchitects.com/interior-design

Verdant Hollow

Main Street Revival

Riverside Glade Residence

Dune Forest Retreat

Northern Writing Studio Camp Madron

John Skok, AIA

Michael Poris, AIA

Laurie Hughet-Hiller, AIA

www.mcintoshporis.com

Since 1994, MPA has been delivering transformative architecture and interior design for residential clients throughout Michigan. Our practice is rooted in meaningful dialogue with the people we serve.

At MPA, we engage our clients with an open approach based on collaboration. Our designs go through deliberate stages of adjustment and refinement, always tested against the needs and aspirations of the project stakeholders. Through this inclusive process, MPA reaches a heightened understanding of the role each project plays in the lives of its clients. The design is better and more creative as a result of our collaboration and client-focused vision process.

MPA has won over 160 design awards, including 30 AIA Awards and over 75 Detroit Design Awards. MPA was named in Dwell’s Definitive List of 100 Architects and Designers Worldwide and is one of 100 firms in the United States named in Interior Design Homes debut edition as Residential Leaders.

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SILVIA SCHAEFFER

Interior Design

Silvia Schaeffer, founder and CEO of Birmingham-based Silvia Schaeffer Design, worked with her clients to modernize this 30+ year-old, 15,000 SF home. The home was designed by Louis Desrosiers and built in 1993. The clients and Silvia started with a conversation with the architect to gain inspiration. A central theme emerged from these conversations - bringing the outside in. Schaeffer used elements like the direction of the wood flooring, the orientation of the kitchen islands, and low, modern furniture to enhance this connection between the indoors and the outdoors. Overall, Schaeffer expertly handled spatial composition, material choices, and furniture selection to marry the owners desire for a more modern home with the intent of the architect. The home, deservedly, has won numerous awards and been published multiple times. Silvia cannot be more proud.

“A central theme emerged from these conversations - bringing the outside in.”

Joseph Mosey, R.A.

108 Center St. Suite 205 Northville, MI

248.515.4477

Elk Rapids, MI

231.498.2500

www.josephmoseyarchitecture.com

Joseph@jma-architecture.com

nc. we believe that all created meless and beautiful A project is all projects deserve our best ence, talent, passion and skill, and rchitecture is our obligation to creation of beauty in the built process and a partnership between the client, design team and construction team. A combined effort through which we strive to achieve a result as unique and personal as each individual client. If we achieve this, we feel we have succeeded.

About us

We are a small boutique style firm which is one of our greatest assets. The Firm Principal is the client design and construction contact through the entire process.

Joseph Michael Mosey, Principal, learned the craft of Architecture over many years with both commercial and residential design firms. He holds current architectural licenses in four states (Michigan, Illinois, Georgia and Ohio) and a current Michigan Builder’s License. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1991 with a Professional Bachelor Degree in Architecture. The University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning is well known for a curriculum that emphasizes creativity and design and is always ranked among the top five Architecture programs in the country. JMA employs the talents of architects, project managers and draftsman to complete the project team, each with unique skills and experience tailored to the needs of each client.

"When done beautifully, Architecture will have the same power over the mind as music or poetry or any works of Art, creating meaningful human experiences"

Good Architecture is our obligation to each and every client and if done properly to our standards will tell the story of its client, its owner, its family.

"The

ultimate goal of the Architect is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of Architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavor to build an earthly paradise for people"

James Haefner Photography

Victor

Saroki, FAIA

Alexander Saroki,

AIA

430 N Old Woodward Ave Birmingham, Michigan 48009

info@SarokiArchitecture.com SarokiArchitecture.com

248.258.5707

Architectural Excellence Since 1983

Saroki Architecture believes that excellent architecture can be achieved at every level. From small interior details to urban spaces, the firm’s work has improved the quality of life in many communities, and that exposure has advanced the course of sustainable and durable architecture here in Michigan.

Using the best principles of urban design and sustainable architecture, Saroki Architecture has created spaces with obvious synergy and resonance. Its buildings have created places and attractions that have evolved the social, cultural, and financial well-being of many communities.

Discover a Luxury Smart Home Experience

Sears Architects is a boutique architecture and planning firm located in Grand Rapids and Harbor Springs. Our firm has a passion for working with clients on a personal level to design their projects and ensure that it is everything that they are hoping for. Our work is heavily influenced by the project’s local vernacular style as well as shingle-style homes and cottages. We are a team of seasoned professionals with a deep understanding of the numerous factors that it takes to make a successful project.

Sears Architects, founded in 1995, provides a full-service suite of outstanding design and planning services to our clients. Our clients are located throughout the Midwest and as far as Seattle, New Jersey, and Florida. You can see more of our projects in our online portfolio at SEARSARCHITECTS.COM.

Nick Liebler AIA, LEEP-AP Principal Architect

Nick White AIA, LEEP-AP Principal Architect

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THE ART OF ARCHITECTURE

Young & Young Architects + Interiors are a tight-knit group of professional architects, planners and interior designers dedicated to the creation of beautiful architecture spaces that enhance humanity by seamlessly connecting with nature.

Young & Young was established by award winning architects Don Paul Young and Todd Mitchell Young. The firm is now in its seventh of decade of practicing the “Art of Architecture”. We believe that in addition to our passion, the depth of thought and the attention to detail found in our designs is essential to create architecture that will span generations – “Timeless Architecture”.

Architecture embraces classic ideals and progressive ideas. Often the most appropriate solutions are as timeless as they are novel.

TIMELESS

LIVE WORK PLAY

Young & Young Architects strive to push the envelope of Architecture and Interior Design, by creating sensitive, extensively detailed buildings tailored specifically to each client’s needs, budget, and building site. The creation of unique and wonderful buildings to live, work and play in is our passion and foundation of our practice.

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