We design Legacy Homes™ that celebrate water, wilderness and sky.
Over the past 20+ years, our reputation and process led us to create Legacy Homes™ beyond Illinois and Wisconsin, at lakes, rivers, mountains and other scenic areas from coast to coast.
Many smaller or rural municipalities, and some states as a whole, allow design and construction of residential projects without an architectural stamp. If your project requires a local license, we will secure reciprocity through our National Council of Architectural Registration Boards record. Please reach out, and we’ll secure the necessary requirements for your location.
For discerning families with unique properties, Let's Connect to see how we might bring our bespoke services to you.
Most of our Illinois projects are located in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties and communities, including:
Arlington Heights, Antioch, Barrington, Bolingbrook, Brookfield, Burr Ridge, Campton Hills, Clarendon Hills, Countryside, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deer Park, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Evanston, Fox Lake, Glencoe, Glen Ellyn, Gurnee, Highland Park, Highwood, Hinsdale, Kenilworth, La Grange, Lake Forest, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lemont, Libertyville, Lisle, Lombard, McHenry, Mt. Prospect, Mundelein, Naperville, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Park Ridge, Plainfield, River Forest, Riverside, Skokie, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook, Wilmette, Winfield, Winnetka, Woodridge and Yorkville.
In Wisconsin, most of our projects are located in Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Dane, Door, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Oneida, Ozaukee, Racine, Sawyer, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Vilas, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, and Winnebago counties and communities, including:
Bayfield, Boulder Junction, Chenequa, Delafield, Eagle River, Egg Harbor, Elkhart Lake, Ephraim, Fish Creek, Fontana, Green Lake, Hayward, Hudson, Lake Geneva, Manitowish Waters, Mequon, Minocqua, Oconomowoc, Oconomowoc Lake, Pewaukee, Port Washington, Shorewood, Sister Bay, St. Germain, Sturgeon Bay, Three Lakes, Twin Lakes, Waupaca, Whitefish Bay, Williams Bay, and the many other waterfront communities surrounding
Beulah, Big Green, Big St. Germain, Browns, Como, Delavan, Elkhart, Geneva, Grindstone, Kegonsa, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac La Belle, Little St. Germain, Lauderdale (our home away from home) Mendota, Minocqua, Monona, Nagawicka, Namakagon, Okauchee, Oconomowoc, Pell, Pewaukee, Pleasant, Powers, Round, Silver, Tomahawk, Trout, Twin, Waubesa, Wandawega, Whitewater, and Winnebago Lakes,
as well as the Eagle River, Manitowish, Minocqua, and Waupaca chains, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Green Bay, and the St. Croix River.
We treasure every moment on the water, at the beach, and beneath the trees - and wholly understand your desire to be there, too.
We specialize in the design of unique custom Legacy Homes™ on lakefront, lake-access, lake-adjacent, lake-view and all other waterfront properties.
Listen here to Cinda's interview on internationally renowned podcast, TalkDesign, about architectural storytelling, family history, lake life, and the importance of Our Water.
Moving water is... moving. Whether it's a lake, river, ocean, or babbling brook, we understand the need to be nearby.