DeHaan Homes
Crafted narrative
F Photography: Bill Hebert
For Douglas DeHaan, president, fourth-generation craftsman, and owner of DeHaan Homes in Hudsonville, Michigan, the success story of any one of their team-generated projects is when the final product is exactly what the client had envisioned, whether an Old World-inspired villa or a coastal, modern residence. “For us, it is all about the client. Home design and architecture is nothing more than the study of human behavior put in graphic form,” DeHaan said. “We listen carefully to our clients’ requests and personalize the design to fit their lifestyle and when completed, we are fortunate to be able to build the design we have created with them.” DeHaan Homes is a custom residential design-build firm with more than 80 years of experience across four generations. The team at DeHaan Homes has distilled the complex construction process into a design-build project delivery that is meant to provide owners with a single-source contact for all aspects of the build, from estimation and design to engineering, construction, and post-construction service work. It is a company that has developed a robust portfolio of homes inspired by client imagination and vision, leveraging a process that is founded in a simple, collaborative approach with communication and creativity at its core. “We listen. If one of our clients requests a European cottage, another a modern lodge, a third leans toward a contemporary, and a fourth a craftsman, our team will study the design requests and research derivatives that are architecturally accurate—and apply this to our clients’ taste, property configuration, views, and budget,” DeHaan said. “Our design team takes each project and develops what our clients’ request, respecting their individual design criteria. Our design team does not have a specific look or style; we have a standard of excellence and quality with every aspect of our business, including design.” DeHaan, growing up on job sites working alongside his father, has a personal passion for creating homes tailored around client lifestyles and built on foundational principles of quality and excellence in craftsmanship and workmanship. He is a builder who lives for the hours his team collaborates, recognizing each custom home project is “the only home that matters” to the client.
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THE CUSTOM BUILD
