Michigan Residential Architects 4 (MIRA4) by Architects Publishing Network

M ICHIGAN R ESIDENTIAL A RCHITECTS

MIRA 4

www.MichiganResidentialArchitectsNetwork.com

MIRA

Michigan Residential Architects

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 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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Contents Young & Young Architects

DesRosiers Architects

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McIntosh Poris Associates

Sarah Bourgeois Architects

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White and Liebler Architects

Mathison Mathison Architects

Alexander V. Bogaerts + Associates

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Sears Architects

Lucid Architecture

AZD Associates Architects

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Saroki Architecture

Elaine Keiser Architect, Inc

Allegretti Architects

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Brian Neeper Architecture

Mark Johnson and Associates

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Publisher’s Note

By Jessica Hutchison Rough AIA LEED AP By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC

MIRA Networking Photos

Photography by Poetic Productions

MIRA Industry Partner Index

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MIRA Michigan

Residential Architects

Publisher’s Note By Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC Welcome to Michigan Residential

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Architects (MIRA). The aim of this

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

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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

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

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

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upcoming events scheduled in different parts of the state from Birmingham and Troy to Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Check out the event photos on pages 132-135.

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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

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Our Philosophy At Joseph Mosey Architecture, Inc. we believe that all created Architecture deserves to be timeless and beautiful. A project is developed from the idea that all projects deserve our best efforts employing our experience, talent, passion and skill, and that the creation of beautiful architecture is our obligation to the client. We believe the creation of beauty in the built environment works best as a process and a partnership between the client, design team and construction team.

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.

Joseph Mosey

"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"

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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.

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Joseph Mosey

"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"

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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

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DEER HAVEN DETAIL DESIGN APPROACH MATHISON | MATHISON ARCHITECTS (MMA) focuses on a collaborative, concentrated approach to architecture. We believe that the integrated vision of a project should be considered throughout the design process with all disciplines, so that at completion, no detail feels divergent from the whole. Each aspect of a space should enhance the depth of the architecture, reinforcing central themes in progressively captivating layers of design. We emphasize functionality, spatial relationships, and precision, while being thoughtful about the impact to the environment and user. We create details that knit spaces together, that are purposeful, provocative, and express beauty in their craft. As Architects and Designers, our goal is to help clients unlock and express a vision of their environment that began in their dreams.

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Learn more at mathisonarchitects.com

560 Fifth Street NW, Suite 405 Grand Rapids, MI 49504 616.920.0545

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“It’s so easy to integrate Western Window Systems’ large sliding glass doors into these window wall systems with thin profiles so that you get a much more uninterrupted fenestration pattern.” - Robert Gurney, architect

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INTERIOR DESIGN

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Rosy Mound Retreat

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. In this issue of MIRA, we are excited to introduce two new projects that are both incredible examples of projects which show that amazing doesn’t have to be huge. Both of these projects are under 2500 square feet, and pack an incredible amount of design into their small footprints. The Rosy Mound Retreat wrapped up last year, and has a unique floating living room suspended above the ground level. The Mercer Residence was just awarded a design award from AIA Grand Rapids, and is a great example of what a smaller project can be on a challenging site. We also have a sneak preview of our Hidden Lakes Residence. Easily one of our most ambitious and exciting projects to date, and it has just begun construction. Visit our website for more photos and details on all of these projects.

Eric De Witt, AIA Principal 201 W Washington, Suite 250 Zeeland, MI 49464 www.lucidarc.com info@lucidarc.com 616.741.0044

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Mercer Residence

Hidden Lakes Residence

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We are students of our clients and are dedicated to making every home we design unique. We learn their likes and dislikes, needs, or wants. We guide and educate, maintaining the client’s vision while exposing them to interior styles they never knew they loved. We take inspiration from each client so don’t expect to see your dream home on our site; rather, let our portfolio give you the confidence to instill your trust in us as we design a home that’s just right for you.

401 HALL STREET SW SUITE 462 GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49503 missy@studiom-interiors.com 616.214.8186

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EXPERTISE. VISION. CRAFT.

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Elaine Keiser, AIA, NCARB 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!

Elaine Keiser Architect, Inc. |

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Elaine Keiser Architect, Inc. |

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info@omw.tc 231-947-2120

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NORTHERN MICHIGAN STYLE

BUILD SMART, BUILD BEAUTIFUL

PETOSKEY HARBOR SPRINGS GAYLORD TRAVERSE CITY

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Precision, excellence and process, changing how custom homes are built NA Structures is a vertically integrated firm that produces off-site structural envelopes for leading builders. We specialize in custom and our technical support, back-office stewardship, and coordination are second to no one. We help architects, premiere builders and discerning clients achieve extraordinary results.

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lorne kelly 647-526-4552

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Principal, Mark Johnson

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

Mark Johnson and Associates

“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

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Mark Johnson and Associates

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

Mark Johnson and Associates

- David Hicks

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Beth Singer Photography

2292 Cole Street Birmingham, MI

248.644.7515

J o n e s - Ke e n a & C o . T h i r t y Ye a r s o f F i n e I n t e r i o r s

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A passion for design built over generations. DesRosiers Architects is an award-winning architectural firm located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, founded by third-generation architect and principal Louis DesRosiers. For over 50 years, we have specialized in custom residential, institutional and commercial architecture. Our home designs can be seen on breathtaking waterfront sites across the Great Lakes and throughout Michigan as well as in scenic hotspots including Beverly Hills, California; Jupiter, Florida; and Telluride, Colorado. See what’s possible at desarch.com

36330 Woodward Ave., Suite 100 | Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 | (248) 642-7771 | desarch.com

Lake Angelus, Michigan

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Cass Lake, Michigan

36330 Woodward Ave., Suite 100 | Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 | (248) 642-7771 | desarch.com

Birmingham, Michigan

Lower Long Lake, Michigan

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36330 Woodward Ave., Suite 100 | Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 | (248) 642-7771 | desarch.com

Telluride, Colorado

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Jupiter, Florida

Birmingham, Michigan

36330 Woodward Ave., Suite 100 | Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 | (248) 642-7771 | desarch.com

Cass Lake, Michigan

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Photography Credit - Justin Maconochie

“DesRosiers Architects Clients have the highest expectations and very unique and diverse Architectural taste, from traditional cottage to ultra modern. Our relationship with Old Mission Windows and Kolbe provides us the depth of expertise, experience and product to exceed those expectations. The collaboration, creativeness, and ﬂexibility of Old Mission allows us to focus on Architecture and Clients dreams.” -Lou DesRosiers – President

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This celebration started here.

The Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Cove Showroom will help your client go from delicious inspiration to memorable meals in a space that truly reflects the way they want to cook, live, and entertain. We invite you and your clients to tour, taste, and test-drive all the possibilities with our team of product specialists and on-site chefs.

SCH E DUL E A S H O W R O O M APPOI NTM ENT 1295 N. Opdyke Rd., Auburn Hills, MI 48326 • 800-482-1948 • trevarrowinc.com

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Sarah Bourgeois AIA 921 W. Eleventh Street Suite 2W Traverse City, MI 49684 www.sbourgeois.com sarah@sbourgeois.com

231.947.2700

Sarah Bourgeois AIA loves to work with people and has mastered the art of listening to her clients. “It’s our duty as architects to listen and create spaces that make sense based on our clients program, in other words: design is a process that organizes the convergence of a lot of moving parts such as site and client’s vision.” Her office, Sarah Bourgeois Architects, is a full-service architectural design firm that provides a full range of architectural and planning

services

focusing

custom

residential, remodeling and small commercial projects. Her work is found in and around Leelanau County, Traverse City, Charlevoix and

the

Detroit

area.

Sarah

Bourgeois

Architects has participated in the design and construction of a wide variety of building projects and her firm brings the skills needed to coordinate design documents and input from both owner and consultant along with (of course) a terrific personal design sense. Past experience includes all aspects of project development: schematic design, site layout, design development, construction documents, job coordination and job site supervision.

Sarah Bourgeois AIA

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921 W. Eleventh Street, Traverse City, MI 231.947.2700 - sbourgeois.com “We have a wonderful working relationship with Old Mission Windows. We appreciate, and depend upon, their professionalism, knowledge, and expertise to assist us in bringing our designs to life. The premium products they provide as well as their never-ending desire to exceed our expectations allow us to do the same for our clients.” - Sarah Bourgeois - Principal Architect

Photo Credit - Peter Tata Architectural Photography

info@omw.tc I 231-947-2120 oldmissionwindows.com

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Edge Media Frame with Horizon soundbar custom painted to match. Installation by TRIPhase

Sound + Style for Any Space Leon offers a broad range of customizable speakers and TV concealment solutions that provide design-friendly options for integrating technology into any space. Schedule an AIA-Certified CEU training education@leonspeakers.com

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Alexander V. Bogaerts + Associates, P.C.

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Alexander V. Bogaerts + Associates, P.C.

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DESIGN WHERE YOU LIVE

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Transform your space Weldwork is home to the Nation’s finest luxury steel doors, windows, and partitions completely handcrafted right here in the USA.

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Kevin Akey 665 hulet, suite 100 bloomfield hills, mi 48302 1121 nw 51st ct ft lauderdale, fl 33309 kevin@azdarch.com 248.540.6009 www.azdarch.com

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 award” 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 20 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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2233 COLE STREET • BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 • 248.593.8411 www.serbainteriors.com

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AL L EGR E T T I A RCHIT EC TS “A Journey Through Time” In April of 2019, I met a transnational couple with homes on two continents and two children who wanted a home that would be a permanent living space to call “home”. While looking for existing homes they found one that I had designed in 2005, which they liked.

program. After learning more about their needs it became

John Allegretti

clear that the home, they were looking at, would be much

FAIA, LEED-AP Allegretti Architects is an architectural and planning firm founded on the principles of service, sustainability and excellence, love of the natural environment and people shepherd our firm. We see our mission as architects and planners as a social responsibility and strive to bring best environmental practices and client responsive solutions into harmony in each project. A passion for quality driven decisions are reflected in our architectural solutions. For over 30 years, John Allegretti has been principal

architect

projects

across

Internationally.

for

the Our

over

five-hundred

United practice

States

and

promotes

professional excellence of affordable and sustainable residential designs. John's designs are

regularly

We discussed their

published

and

distributed

world-wide by the home publications industry.

500 Main Street St. Joseph, MI 49085 www.allegrettiarchitects.com 269.983.1100

too large for them. I suggested that they might want to consider designing a new home on a lot. It is now the fall of 2021 and the home is just being completed.

The long

design and construction schedule has been the result of the owner being confined in China for a year because of the pandemic and visa restrictions and the relocation of the contractor after the first year to Idaho. Our firm seemed to be the only constant in this construction equation. We coordinated with the owner, the contractor and all of the sub-contractors by email for over a year. The site also offered challenges in that the buildable area was restricted by the front and side yard setbacks and the critical dune Michigan EGLE requirements that disallow construction on slopes greater than thirty-three percent. In order to overcome the absence of both the owner and contractor we have had to dedicate much of our practice to coordinating design as well as the day-to-day implementation of much of the construction.

Initially our

challenges were confined to developing a 2,200 square foot home on a 20,145 sq.ft. lot that had a buildable contiguous area of 6.4% or 1,289.28 square feet. Our solution was to incorporate the lower level as a basement and the upper two levels as living area. We were able to tuck a virtual golf range in the below grade lower level, as well as an entry, stair, two-car garage, and a mechanical room. The landscaping is underway including a screen wall entry walk and other site work to be completed this fall.

Allegretti Architects

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MIRA - Networking Event - Troy, MI Scavolini Store Detroit - April 21, 2022

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MIRA - Networking Event - Troy, MI Cercan Tile - June 9, 2022

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STEPHEN | KNOLLENBERG

AD100 INTERIOR DESIGNER Photo: James Haefner

INTERIOR

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222 EAST 17TH ST. 2F NEW YORK, NY 10003

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Bay Construction Co. 84-85 Birchwood Construction 99 Falcon Custom Homes 14 Maple Ridge Fine Home Builders 83 MPN Fine Home Builders 67 Wentworth Builders 51

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Luxury Clothing, Shoes, Accessories A.K. Rikk’s

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Premier Home Technology & Electric Systems Buday’s Home Electronics Leon Speakers Spire Integrated Systems

Premium Kitchen & Bath Suppliers Advance Plumbing Infusion Showrooms Scavolini Christopher Hyde Lighting Capital Stoneworks Cercan Tile Inc

B & B Glass 77 Craftsmen in Wood 127 Hope’s Windows 138 Fleetwood Windows & Doors 06-07 Old Mission Windows 22,58,90,108,114 Weldwork 121 Western Window Systems 75

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Window & Door Manufacturers & Dealers

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Nick Tsontakis AIA, NCARB, MRAIC

Stone, Tile, Granite & Marble Suppliers

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Director and Publisher

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Lighting Designers

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M ICHIGAN R ESIDENTIAL A RCHITECTS

YOUNG & YOUNG ARCHITECTS

WHITE AND LIEBLER ARCHITECTS

SEARS ARCHITECTS

SAROKI ARCHITECTURE

BRIAN NEEPER ARCHITECTURE

JOSEPH MOSEY ARCHITECTURE, INC.

MCINTOSH PORIS ASSOCIATES

MATHISON MATHISON ARCHITECTS

LUCID ARCHITECTURE

ELAINE KEISER ARCHITECT, INC

MARK JOHNSON AND ASSOCIATES

DESROSIERS ARCHITECTS

SARAH BOURGEOIS ARCHITECTS

ALEXANDER V. BOGAERTS + ASSOCIATES

AZD ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS

ALLEGRETTI ARCHITECTS

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