Newport on the North Coast

Located just west of Cleveland on the shores of Lake Erie, one of our newest designs is slated to begin construction later this summer. The traditional appearance of this stunning lakefront residence was influenced by our clients’ desire to have a home that harkens back to yesteryears. Through the use of gambrel roofs, shake siding […]

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Foundation Progress for Newest Lakefront Home

At Schill Architecture, we pride ourselves on designing dream homes of all shapes and sizes. However, most of what we choose to share are images of homes that are finished or nearing completion. What we don’t often share are pictures of the reality behind constructing a dream home – like the challenging task of finishing […]

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Mid-Century Modern Makeover

While many of the lakefront homes designed by Schill Architecture are constructed from the ground up, we occasionally take on renovation projects along Lake Erie as well.  One of our lakefront projects currently under construction involves a renovation and addition to a mid-century modern home built in 1956. Though we can appreciate the linear lines […]

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Contemporary Waterfront Home Overlooking Lake Erie Coastline

At Schill Architecture, we pride ourselves on our ability to design homes of any style. One of our favorite projects currently under construction is this sprawling contemporary home perched above the shores of beautiful Lake Erie. The project, which broke ground in late summer 2017, is starting to approach the finish line as interior elements […]

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North Coast Summer Home

There’s nothing better than a warm summer day on the North Coast! At Schill Architecture, we love having opportunities to design warm weather retreats that allow our clients to take advantage of the beautiful shores of Lake Erie. We wanted to share some images of one of our recently completed homes in the Bay Point […]

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Chateau Jet d’Eau

One of the most satisfying parts of our job as architects is watching the projects we create reach the finish line. While the world may only be able to see our homes as a front elevation, behind every design we create are numerous plan iterations, countless meetings and phone calls with clients, regular check ins […]

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Relaxing Catawba Island Club Retreat

It’s officially March which means the start of spring is just around the corner. The Schill Architecture team is already fast-forwarding to thoughts of warm summer days spent on the beautiful shores of Lake Erie! We’ve designed a number of vacation homes in Catawba and Marblehead that make it easy for people to sit back, […]

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Schill Architecture Featured on Dumpsters.com

Schill Architecture is please to announce that we’ve recently been featured on a Dumpsters.com blog post titled “Expert Advice to Build Your Lake Erie Dream Home.”  With over 30 years of professional experience building lakefront homes (85 to be exact!), Steve prides himself on his ability to guide clients through every step of the lakefront […]

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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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A Lakefront Treehouse On the North Coast

If there is one thing that Schill Architecture lakefront homes have in common, it’s glass…and lots of it!  We love to offer our clients views to beautiful Lake Erie from every possible room in the home.  In one of our lakefront designs that is currently under construction, we had to situate the home further back […]

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