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Infusion Kitchen and Bath
Infusion Kitchen & Bath Showrooms are an extension of one of the largest plumbing supply houses in the Midwest. Established in 1965, Etna Supply has become a key component in meeting the needs of contractors, engineers, architects, plumbers and homeowners. Our Philosophy? Simple. Offer exceptional service and products with competitive pricing and on time delivery.
Our Kitchen & Bath Showrooms
With thousands of products on display, come and experience a showroom like no other. Working kitchen faucets, shower heads and fixtures, and toilets offer a way for you to see and feel the products before purchasing them. Infusion Kitchen & Bath Showrooms offer creative solutions and luxury products for your home that can fit with every style and budget. Our six Michigan showrooms are located in Grand Rapids, Grand Ledge, Holland, Kalamazoo, Traverse City and Wixom. Our professional consultants offer a wealth of knowledge & experience in the decorative plumbing industry; and are here to assist you in making the right selections, the first time.
Not in Michigan? Not enough time to shop? No Problem!
Our staff is experienced in assisting customer via phone, video conference & email. We understand today’s busy lifestyles leave limited time to shop for the home. We will guide you through the entire process; making sure that you have all the little parts and pieces needed to make everything work properly. Don’t know where to begin? Let us help!
Simply give us an idea of what you are looking for and we can send you multiple selections to review. Our consultants have put together many kitchens and bathrooms and can put together a customized package just for you.
MIRA
Michigan Residential Architects
560 Fifth Street NW, Suite 405 Grand Rapids, MI 49504 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
LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH HOUSE
A family envisioned a modern beach house on Lake Michigan that promoted indoor-outdoor living. While committed to a cohesive, modern aesthetic, the family was willing to prioritize view and experience. Window locations maximize the aperture to the lake and reinforce a sense of tranquility and balance. The site’s modest footprint and striking visual opportunities demanded a democratic distribution of program, placing sleeping and gathering spaces collectively westward, and circulation on the roadside. Bedrooms occupy the upstairs, allowing the primary suite a roof deck with a sweeping vista. Living space at the main level doubles in size through large sliding glass doors to a deck with direct beach access. Large overhangs and a trellis invite this extended experience in warmer months and regulate summer sun. While propping up the high-use zones, the lower level also does the work of a classic Michigan beach house, with an outdoor shower, an ample bunk room, and a changing bath.
LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH HOUSE
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 aligns with their values.
Learn more at mathisonarchitects.com
560 Fifth Street NW, Suite 405 Grand Rapids, MI 49504 616.920.0545
WOODLAND DUNE WEST
Seeking a quieter lifestyle in a natural setting, the owners purchased a 2.5-acre site in a quintessential Lake Michigan dune forest, to build a warm, modern place of comfort. Our team’s primary interest was a house siting that respected cues from the landscape. An elevated bar of living space, floating in the trees, that harnessed southern light, naturally emerged as the central organizing principle.
The generous kitchen is the heart of the main level, connecting directly to every space on the floor, including the mudroom and garage. As passionate cooks who spend ample time sharing food, elevated views, access, and spacious comfort here allows for hospitality, creativity, and efficiency. The living room’s vaulted ceiling is a surprise volume, which honors of the drama of the western forest view that it frames.
When building a custom pool, think of the project as a luxury home: Call a trained specialist.
An experienced custom pool designer/builder may complete as few as a half-dozen projects annually — preferring to deliver the finest quality pools and spas.
Similar to a home architect, a premium pool-builder will first visit the site, even if it’s still raw land or includes an existing home without a pool. The company will take soil samples, will visualize the best location for a pool, spa, other water features such as waterfalls and wiers and accompanying structures such as a cabana or casita. If the home has an existing pool, the company can determine whether it should be salvaged or a new one would better satisfy client specific needs and budget. Sometimes, rebuilding an existing pool can cost more and deliver less.
What is the scale of the yard, the house, what is the best dimensional configuration and sun siting so that the pool fits just right, and not just fits. How about decking, hardscaping, artificial lighting in and out of the pool? Remote and computer controls?
Early on in the process, gas and electrical lines need to be marked and retaining walls, planters, solar arrays, drainage, irrigation should be plotted. Placing a pool too close to irrigation can destabilize the expansive soil that characterizes most of the Valley. That can weaken the pool structure, no matter how well it’s been designed and engineered and the concrete poured and finished.
At the very least, a good pool design considers clients’ stylistic likes and dislikes, the intended use -- diving, lapping, volleyball, swim-up bar, even just for show -- and the colors and textures of the new or existing home. Quality companies take the time to investigate how the pool is going to be used before jumping in on its design and estimating.
Further, incorporating what the architect has accomplished or is planning for a newbuild or renovation is essential. After visiting the site and the homeowners, a quality luxury pool builder will meet with him or her as soon as possible. Everyone on the design team should be as focused on achieving that the pool design fits its home context.
While the best volume pool builders build quality products, their expertise is in templating pools and designing individual pools to clients’ needs from these. Compare buying a suit off the rack to having it tailored. One might fit perfectly, if you’re built just right for that suit, but most people aren’t, just like most sites and lifestyles do not match a template. Design costs a little more, yes, but bad design can cost you the enjoyment you’re striving to achieve.
Custom pool companies design for specific needs; they are also skilled and experienced in pool design and color theory. They are not volume driven or sales driven but lifestyle driven, offering a plan with the same quality standards that a room addition requires.
When choosing a potential pool builder, one should find a company that will design a pool/spa that fits his or her life. The goal: To not just add a luxury item but intensify the overall home experience for the occupants and its guests. That means, in the same spirit as an architect and interior designer, a quality pool builder will offer insights and options to ensure a healthier living environment.
COMPLETE EXTERIOR ENVELOPE CONTRACTOR
Celebrating 40 Years in Business
Specializing in custom glass, roofing, architectural metal, and waterproofing, Butcher & Butcher has established a reputation for providing the finest workmanship in the building envelope industry. With Michigan locations in Harbor Springs and Rochester Hills, we can complete any project across the state. We are proud to partner with Fleetwood for high-end windows and doors. Stop by our Rochester Hills headquarters to visit our Fleetwood showroom. bbconstruction.com 248.852.2323
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
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. 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.
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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