Taking home the ARDAs!

The <a href="http://www.aibd.org/">American Institute of Building Design</a>'s (AIBD) National Convention was held last week in Pasadena, California, where <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Architects</a> attended the American Residential Design Awards (ARDA) banquet celebrating the best and brightest in today's residential designs.  We were honored to receive <b><i>11 awards</i></b>, including the prestigious <b>Global Choice Award</b> that we had implored you to cast votes for us over the last few weeks.  The Hasserton received nearly 1/3 of the total votes cast, so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the support! <br /><br />Ten of our other projects were awarded for excellence in a variety of categories - here is the full list of our award-winners:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvjo4jg7fMf4GeEYI21IDwcZUD0yiTjWMCMPcbqLkZ-qAWxKb2Yza_c8hqLdfw3wSPaSg0Zqb08mQuZ3c56M6Fu6Mb1EY5tNtbemne6nohBZdrSA80sUimIYue764yNbHIwBUYdAGSnZi/s1600/01_Maskill+Rear-color-LR+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGvjo4jg7fMf4GeEYI21IDwcZUD0yiTjWMCMPcbqLkZ-qAWxKb2Yza_c8hqLdfw3wSPaSg0Zqb08mQuZ3c56M6Fu6Mb1EY5tNtbemne6nohBZdrSA80sUimIYue764yNbHIwBUYdAGSnZi/s640/01_Maskill+Rear-color-LR+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-size: large;">Hasserton</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - Global Choice Award</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by <a href="http://www.scottchristopherhomes.com/">Scott Christopher Homes</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Interiors by <a href="http://www.jefferyroberts.com/">Jeffery Roberts Design</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdBJB_98vpLOVP46Py3MshTi2lrBG1VV5JzPvIFt2UGNqQqBmzKBP50vwtTZuZZA2YPDZBtJOopZqM_nG9DqE2_P3lWF0jBjGLLfN2R8sxxaehiheUGF6mk0-XR7HVrL5hS3UMCWiON5w/s1600/02_C93A1496-1+2(v).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdBJB_98vpLOVP46Py3MshTi2lrBG1VV5JzPvIFt2UGNqQqBmzKBP50vwtTZuZZA2YPDZBtJOopZqM_nG9DqE2_P3lWF0jBjGLLfN2R8sxxaehiheUGF6mk0-XR7HVrL5hS3UMCWiON5w/s640/02_C93A1496-1+2(v).jpg" width="499" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Tupelo</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - Model Home (2,501 - 4,000sf)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by <a href="http://www.mikeschaapbuilders.com/">Mike Schaap Builders</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Interiors by <a href="http://www.benchmarkwoodstudio.com/">Benchmark Wood Studio</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT33oCW0itf_aMq0YtcjUdOq5xe22w6XhGvjPP4TsFVue26nLYIdZxNVLOTM-yJTa07yLx1jObqaG78HwjzlvshW9ehGHhdlS6jV4ZMGF0hJtbLFV02gIIO1gMOVI2DN0yRpNREwzXR4Zu/s1600/03_023ashleyavilaphoto_6.29.12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT33oCW0itf_aMq0YtcjUdOq5xe22w6XhGvjPP4TsFVue26nLYIdZxNVLOTM-yJTa07yLx1jObqaG78HwjzlvshW9ehGHhdlS6jV4ZMGF0hJtbLFV02gIIO1gMOVI2DN0yRpNREwzXR4Zu/s640/03_023ashleyavilaphoto_6.29.12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Andover</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - Model Home (4,001sf & above)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by <a href="http://www.ts-builder.com/">Tim Schollaart Builder</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Interiors by <a href="http://www.dwellingsinc.net/">Dwellings</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPG3BtJ00GS3cZxSV90P2M1I4OMHbiEvr90_plFD-lbDglhpqp1mOk5VCXo6NP3tW_e1yPUyd1Ts29-_GlF2HVQpH-lmliqeL1F7-D1i4Fv8L069gNYJJSm4_myAYeTmiqviK0O_83DMhE/s1600/04_C93A2165-1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPG3BtJ00GS3cZxSV90P2M1I4OMHbiEvr90_plFD-lbDglhpqp1mOk5VCXo6NP3tW_e1yPUyd1Ts29-_GlF2HVQpH-lmliqeL1F7-D1i4Fv8L069gNYJJSm4_myAYeTmiqviK0O_83DMhE/s640/04_C93A2165-1+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Barron</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - Published Design (2,501 - 4,000sf)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by Myers Builders, Inc</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVDXXDwS9yyueqwnYfEi7nL1tl7cmBEur5b0_BvOYvEU7-vZSPmEcGDKw6_4SagfaQeT6K4h5wIoBQiG_jWHm1gGPO2FJESx-8TGXh-dVCrA98XEQaKo0tU4igpmSpNg7csYRp53EstRu/s1600/05_HighfieldExt_9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVDXXDwS9yyueqwnYfEi7nL1tl7cmBEur5b0_BvOYvEU7-vZSPmEcGDKw6_4SagfaQeT6K4h5wIoBQiG_jWHm1gGPO2FJESx-8TGXh-dVCrA98XEQaKo0tU4igpmSpNg7csYRp53EstRu/s640/05_HighfieldExt_9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Highfield</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place - Published Design (4,001sf & above)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by <a href="http://www.homesbyfalcon.com/">Falcon Custom Homes</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Interiors by <a href="http://www.ashleycoledesign.com/">Ashley Cole Design</a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaleOLtqAMXxo00CFS5soNclYFiW8yjJ70OrDW33DGceIZRMpPtp9oP5nXb2JIaSl3pVj6iGPRSWNWlKjPJAD8F7IDy26IZFpN3iHJ3lFE9jXnAoWimtc6STipGyxbdg_vTze4i9HIWlk0/s1600/06_CL+Shelburne+Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaleOLtqAMXxo00CFS5soNclYFiW8yjJ70OrDW33DGceIZRMpPtp9oP5nXb2JIaSl3pVj6iGPRSWNWlKjPJAD8F7IDy26IZFpN3iHJ3lFE9jXnAoWimtc6STipGyxbdg_vTze4i9HIWlk0/s640/06_CL+Shelburne+Small.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Shelburne</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - Conceptual Design (2,500sf & under)</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;"><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUusROGUqWGHdTg_2h7xZiO_rQ3d0EuNSqZ62DiASYEgpAVs72NDDAq-7TEt3eabvN0D3eIuthyMSsNmRkGPI90dSYJ9aKshB1IQXe6hoGXdu29sNUsqvq_JTpqWS2Q4PWYE61u-WebEjy/s1600/07_Tamlane+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUusROGUqWGHdTg_2h7xZiO_rQ3d0EuNSqZ62DiASYEgpAVs72NDDAq-7TEt3eabvN0D3eIuthyMSsNmRkGPI90dSYJ9aKshB1IQXe6hoGXdu29sNUsqvq_JTpqWS2Q4PWYE61u-WebEjy/s640/07_Tamlane+LR.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Tamlane</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place - Conceptual Design (2,500sf & under)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: orange;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: x-large;"><i>Multi-unit complex</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place - Conceptual Design (any size)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGozl_qSmshg1vpSRDGlFaQSZ8QFew8tXfVfnO6DjRFV8jwia0APWk5c_kSqiFhj7nR54exlda6WNQV7b6LPuTebktK0GQQchMlBh5Bs71qd9gvqRibr0an7jXV1YvNVwXzVEqP1xp3nVY/s1600/11_IMG_3734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGozl_qSmshg1vpSRDGlFaQSZ8QFew8tXfVfnO6DjRFV8jwia0APWk5c_kSqiFhj7nR54exlda6WNQV7b6LPuTebktK0GQQchMlBh5Bs71qd9gvqRibr0an7jXV1YvNVwXzVEqP1xp3nVY/s640/11_IMG_3734.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs50nctdfH18XyLwO4whXCgWCeL1ASeGiCS7N2Jcnyf-Z269VYR9Kykra2Q8q7KCl0u7SYB2ZO--laodL6yMvdWd44CnOcCCTpFMkVgAqdgXZarFDf-vTJ3Di0cH7fxm_mwGPcn7j9yU98/s1600/11_IMG_6960_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>Essex, Lennox & Brooklyn</b> (River House Condominiums)</i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1st Place - Multi-family Design</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Built by Falcon Custom Homes</i></div><br />Congratulations to the teams involved in making these projects award-worthy.  And thanks to everyone again for the votes!<br /><br /><br />

Taking home the ARDAs!

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Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids: Contemporary Home Tours

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNC5tkZNnccjhp_exGqrZYvCtDaN0jS3102NQXqCwi-RW6d_fJtIBfo2G1aifNXFgUI31mEpdQspxfpZzZoVdxIwIp1ssOCFvQ50v-Bw0oedSKUp2kz9uG0pDtv2BORJmZVc75F4c-ELro/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.24.26+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNC5tkZNnccjhp_exGqrZYvCtDaN0jS3102NQXqCwi-RW6d_fJtIBfo2G1aifNXFgUI31mEpdQspxfpZzZoVdxIwIp1ssOCFvQ50v-Bw0oedSKUp2kz9uG0pDtv2BORJmZVc75F4c-ELro/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.24.26+PM.png" width="247" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I know we have posted it here on our blog before, but did you know we design <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/03/architectural-tutorial-contemporary.html">contemporary</a> projects in addition to the traditional residences our firm is known for?  Yes, really...we do!  The Spring issue of Cosmopolitan Home Magazine - Grand Rapids is out and proves that two of such contemporary designs are worth taking a look at.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The first feature focuses on the Essex, a "Penthouse in the City." An über modern pad with all the energy of a booming metropolis as it's backdrop is nestled on an upper floor of <a href="http://www.grriverhouse.com/home">River House Condominiums</a> in downtown Grand Rapids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4U1kEDD8AmHUDAEro02IsY1OuoqPPazAQcvRfzro2Xl6W51-Yk4ObFL8wuq2swQcLJbBYfpDoOG8U83E630BiFvaLWiM6fBZFgm3V19BdrHfiklehpnpKISZQcfVoYbGhYKr4WYr5iab/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.01+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4U1kEDD8AmHUDAEro02IsY1OuoqPPazAQcvRfzro2Xl6W51-Yk4ObFL8wuq2swQcLJbBYfpDoOG8U83E630BiFvaLWiM6fBZFgm3V19BdrHfiklehpnpKISZQcfVoYbGhYKr4WYr5iab/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.01+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLBdr9Wk8Ea_9OAHtjctBFTFt1SfTTDVSXiRgCOelNo8ucY5EREuGBgcAoZZMFfzonp5TBrBrePbHeve8D3CVajX_8Pw8Wsm2k1WS_c2l3lmwzwyvyTppjHpCNLxr5tBhasa6NmY3TAJ0/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLBdr9Wk8Ea_9OAHtjctBFTFt1SfTTDVSXiRgCOelNo8ucY5EREuGBgcAoZZMFfzonp5TBrBrePbHeve8D3CVajX_8Pw8Wsm2k1WS_c2l3lmwzwyvyTppjHpCNLxr5tBhasa6NmY3TAJ0/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.13+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnnE6VT4KvNuhHwniYk0gFPJgpAqTUU0-RH-jn0LivfFi7sKvP_B4npy7laUxRiHX-GpG_8YOozVLrhGFTTYS-JcAjy-DqlR6j8n-7MH8b9hZpPdSt_43UEEZ-oBfdedhxhpR-5Xsao1h/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.34+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnnE6VT4KvNuhHwniYk0gFPJgpAqTUU0-RH-jn0LivfFi7sKvP_B4npy7laUxRiHX-GpG_8YOozVLrhGFTTYS-JcAjy-DqlR6j8n-7MH8b9hZpPdSt_43UEEZ-oBfdedhxhpR-5Xsao1h/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.34+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkiVRL05Ngyn5nfy9UFtMmsD7R9hfd8K0JMzYaffsq17zIS8kHtfaaDDd_1zncdFI9DIhrZ-ho9qnmFQjHEC-TNSY1WQ6RYdXl53s8TgM4pF-XNRsE492rpI4Yg6WZXrgC4cEnIQFOhQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.45+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkiVRL05Ngyn5nfy9UFtMmsD7R9hfd8K0JMzYaffsq17zIS8kHtfaaDDd_1zncdFI9DIhrZ-ho9qnmFQjHEC-TNSY1WQ6RYdXl53s8TgM4pF-XNRsE492rpI4Yg6WZXrgC4cEnIQFOhQ/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.45+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoanxmMj8Lxjs9841e0XjiXoqUtEOdh3nQmF62NTGcTSsDGptd7_m4yjILkgwhqcGyOOjKuAHY2bRzFXvNSb50w-zlrY7mHLmuYJhnaBrXJuwc1SZyxBAfuvNHtigGDiguDBvXVwTOVce/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.57+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoanxmMj8Lxjs9841e0XjiXoqUtEOdh3nQmF62NTGcTSsDGptd7_m4yjILkgwhqcGyOOjKuAHY2bRzFXvNSb50w-zlrY7mHLmuYJhnaBrXJuwc1SZyxBAfuvNHtigGDiguDBvXVwTOVce/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.23.57+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTcVAODwIxepxsTLaVlpKCb4DQ6FovqZ-qFuYfmyJhK3rs4gxhezfdsK63RrIjRSAu-b5uCGoXUEauoit8JiW1fmiA8I8LVMRwOfGvlqZrXFUuQyVed6Dt0Me2dr5wZrQNIXZ5Ntn4UQV/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.24.11+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTcVAODwIxepxsTLaVlpKCb4DQ6FovqZ-qFuYfmyJhK3rs4gxhezfdsK63RrIjRSAu-b5uCGoXUEauoit8JiW1fmiA8I8LVMRwOfGvlqZrXFUuQyVed6Dt0Me2dr5wZrQNIXZ5Ntn4UQV/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.24.11+PM.png" width="249" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The second article, featuring our design called the <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/10/kessler.html">Kessler</a>, has quite a contrasting venue. It offers a similar minimalist, modern design, but this time is settled in a country, wooded lot, proving that contemporary designs can fit with any landscape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu-L3mO7W8Yhjk8j2RMCqcUzRPeQIwV9VFYJapdsE55HlNwuvwTDasfq69ZhDy7-NIGXxQxC2YJRwuRV9TEptVsK9bLmjoNJvt3In6LTtH54GnPLgScfUpsLc6UB5yJywb8jUtNgxJQFt/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEu-L3mO7W8Yhjk8j2RMCqcUzRPeQIwV9VFYJapdsE55HlNwuvwTDasfq69ZhDy7-NIGXxQxC2YJRwuRV9TEptVsK9bLmjoNJvt3In6LTtH54GnPLgScfUpsLc6UB5yJywb8jUtNgxJQFt/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.17+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W0ludobZSmEnPcIqwH1sgnvTG-mvY9BbMvEltrWAi6XgT5KOQ5LH8g00lAJuk0tvPMxPFgi4fmvUgxPcnaZTx8R6pVfBswiHOI4sLZnxDlBKfPeyH04oM3c-MkWx0tzWTROS7Rn_Rb7V/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7W0ludobZSmEnPcIqwH1sgnvTG-mvY9BbMvEltrWAi6XgT5KOQ5LH8g00lAJuk0tvPMxPFgi4fmvUgxPcnaZTx8R6pVfBswiHOI4sLZnxDlBKfPeyH04oM3c-MkWx0tzWTROS7Rn_Rb7V/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.29+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtyZXHKquGQYZr-n5IlOE4yEYP_6rl3cMJZw_tvywOABj8Lp8JtQzzSaBA1pzt3mwcBcsMfgJFSVbCn_9Lulm31Ij_UWobSb32KHuValcT97c67U0oat7R2-nC1oTSMBuMTZ9pIsq1OVi/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.43+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtyZXHKquGQYZr-n5IlOE4yEYP_6rl3cMJZw_tvywOABj8Lp8JtQzzSaBA1pzt3mwcBcsMfgJFSVbCn_9Lulm31Ij_UWobSb32KHuValcT97c67U0oat7R2-nC1oTSMBuMTZ9pIsq1OVi/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.43+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqqCFuHbIYZZPDuhjgPsUbyud8sFvkNzjzCLNKKGrvKKDW1mopi4he9FwwwW4V0CQAGf4Dzvs4AHk5BFTma5i4POpjMAuAi9LVP_9AKjK88Im8zOW6zOc2WIwm-rfQ9OiKjpcp8SgvO_z/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqqCFuHbIYZZPDuhjgPsUbyud8sFvkNzjzCLNKKGrvKKDW1mopi4he9FwwwW4V0CQAGf4Dzvs4AHk5BFTma5i4POpjMAuAi9LVP_9AKjK88Im8zOW6zOc2WIwm-rfQ9OiKjpcp8SgvO_z/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.49.54+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiy43GFun_SKtD9E1C7LXlWfycLPE6rMK0juIMavlzyDXyE5jDU4ESIOfqJJkb2Ajxu3R9UTIaD9dGdvK3DOHcfO6L5_Frm1OEYyvomMCRX38ot2-lV2ARI5_FYWPdqsofkeM_W0GhrRJ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.50.04+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiy43GFun_SKtD9E1C7LXlWfycLPE6rMK0juIMavlzyDXyE5jDU4ESIOfqJJkb2Ajxu3R9UTIaD9dGdvK3DOHcfO6L5_Frm1OEYyvomMCRX38ot2-lV2ARI5_FYWPdqsofkeM_W0GhrRJ/s320/Screen+Shot+2013-05-28+at+1.50.04+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span style="color: blue;">The Project Teams:</span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: blue;">Essex - built by <a href="http://www.homesbyfalcon.com/">Falcon Custom Homes</a>; cabinetry by Woodways; </span></i></div><div><i><span style="color: blue;">Kessler - built by <a href="http://www.bouwkampbuilders.com/">Bouwkamp Builders</a>; Interiors by Mary George; Lanscaping by <a href="http://www.landscapeds.com/">Landscape Design Services, Inc.</a></span></i></div><div><i><br /></i></div>

Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids: Contemporary Home Tours

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