Tag Archive for "Lake Erie" | Schill Architecture

Contemporary Lakefront Home Uses Longboard Siding

10/19/18

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 […]

A Lakefront Treehouse On the North Coast

09/07/18

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 […]

Steve Schill Appointed Head of Bay Point Design Review Board

04/27/18

Steve Schill has recently been appointed as the new head of the Bay Point Resort and Marina Design Review Board. Bay Point is an upscale lakefront community in Marblehead, Ohio that features residential neighborhoods, marinas, restaurants and recreational amenities. As head of the design review board, Steve will be responsible for ensuring all residences fit […]

A Vacation at Home

04/04/18

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 […]

Defying Gravity on the Cliffs of the Rocky River

03/09/18

While most of the Greater Cleveland Area consists of relatively flat terrain, the coast of Lake Erie has breathtaking bluffs along the waterfront. Typically, the abrupt drop off points are located at the rear of a deep lot…other times the cliff is the lot! One of Schill Architecture’s most challenging yet exciting lakefront projects involved […]

A Shift From the North Coast Vernacular

02/08/18

The Schill Architecture name has become synonymous with lakefront residential architecture in the greater Cleveland area. While the majority of homes along Lake Road feature gable rooflines, white trim and coastal touches, some of our clients request that we step away from the vernacular architecture of the North Coast in search of something more unique. […]

East Coast Style Comes to the North Coast

01/12/18

Though the Schill Architecture team designs a wide variety of homes each year ranging from traditional to ultra contemporary, the one style that seems to captivate clients most is the nautical, east coast style. There is something truly timeless about bright white walls juxtaposed against rich, wide-plank wood floors. When paired with special ceiling features […]

BayVue Admirer

07/26/17

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 […]

Watchman

06/08/17

Start: 2013 Groundbreaking: August 2014 Completion: May 2016 Location: Catawba, Ohio A luxurious Catawba Island summer home designed by Schill Architecture, partnered with The House of L interior design firm, has finally been completed. The stunning lakefront masterpiece, which broke ground in late summer 2014, took almost 2 years to complete due to the high quality […]

Avon Pointe Masterpiece

06/08/17

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 […]