Contemporary Lakefront Home Uses Longboard Siding

One of Schill Architecture’s most exciting projects currently under construction is a sprawling contemporary lakefront home in Avon Lake, Ohio. While the views of Lake Erie from the site are certainly breathtaking, we can’t seem to take our eyes off of the Longboard siding being installed on the home!  Longboard is an aluminum siding and […]

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It’s All In the Details

A beautiful home doesn’t result solely from a design that looks good on paper, it’s about the hard work and details  – especially the construction details!  Schill Architecture prides itself in working with some of the top trades in the Greater Cleveland Area.  These trades treat every one of our projects as a labor of […]

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Large Addition Adds New Character to Cozy Bay Home

As fewer open lots are available for purchase and home prices in the Greater Cleveland Area continue to soar, the Schill Architecture team has seen a dramatic increase in whole-home renovations and large-scale additions.  One of our newest projects on the board involves a cozy 1,100 SF home in a family-friendly neighborhood in Bay Village.  […]

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Sprawling Traditional Home

One of Schill Architecture’s newest projects on the boards is a sprawling traditional home located in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio.  The home features amenities desired by many of our clients including an open floor plan, a spacious kitchen and a luxurious master suite.  Some of the not-so-typical features?  An 8-vehicle garage, a sport court […]

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A Vacation at Home

Our primary goal at Schill Architecture is to make our clients’ dream home a reality.  Though the “perfect home” may come in a variety of styles and sizes, the request we get most often is to design a place the homeowners can relax – a tranquil respite from this hectic world.  We prefer to take the […]

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Steve and Stephanie Selected to Judge Pittsburgh Magazine Home Contest

With 35+ years of professional experience in luxury residential architecture, Steve Schill has once again been invited to judge the Pittsburgh Magazine 2018 Best of Design Contest.  This year, his daughter Stephanie, who recently became a licensed architect, will also be joining the panel of judges in the contest.  The Best of Design contest judges participants […]

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New House, Existing Foundation

  Drive around town and you’ll see that residential construction is absolutely booming around Cleveland.  As the quantity of vacant lots for sale continues to dwindle, the Schill Architecture team has been challenged with a new question, “We want to build our dream house, but where?” While it’s become increasingly common to purchase a “tear […]

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BayVue Admirer

  The owners of BayVue, an ultra-contemporary home overlooking the Lake Erie coast, received an anonymous letter this week from a California visitor that admires the aesthetics of their home every time he finds himself in Cleveland, Ohio.  While the end goal of each Schill Architecture design is to make a comfortable oasis perfectly suited […]

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Avon Pointe Masterpiece

  Start: 2016 Groundbreaking: Fall 2016 Completion: Spring 2018 Location: Avon Lake, Ohio   Since its groundbreaking in Fall 2016, this lakefront residence has quickly transformed a flat, vacant lot along the Avon Lake shoreline into a spectacular coastal-style home that that immediately evokes a sense of grandeur as you approach.  The owners wanted a timeless home for their […]

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Parklyn Modern Farmhouse

  Start: 2014 Completion: 2015 Location: Westlake, OH Drawing inspiration from its secluded location on a wooded lot adjacent to the Bradley Woods Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, this modern farmhouse balances clean lines and rustic materials to give the home a cozy yet chic style. Through the careful application of exterior materials, the new structure is given the illusion […]

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