Last year, Visbeen Associates designed a playhouse for a little girl named Lily as her wish from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. As a thank you, her mom sent us a video chronicling the project. Check it out to see the building process and finished product. You can read our blog post from April of last year to see photos from Wayne's design session with Lily.This playhouse was designed by Visbeen Associates...
Traditional Building Design Challenge 2010
Over the weekend, Wayne Visbeen, David Lorenz and Jonathan Lorenz from Visbeen Associates participated in the Traditional Building Live Design Challenge at the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference at Chicago's Navy Pier. The challenge was to design a "Gateway Building" with retail on the first floor and residential...
Kensington Residence
On a trip to the East side of the state yesterday, I visited the Kensington Residence, a LEED certified home that is nearly complete. Here are a couple photos of the project. Stay tuned for more exterior and interior photos when it is finished!This home is designed by Visbeen Associates and built by Insignia Home...
Torrey Pines
Torrey Pines is a stately European-style home. Patterned brick, arched picture windows, and a three-story turret accentuate the exterior. Upon entering the foyer, guests are welcomed by the sight of a sweeping circular stair leading to an overhead balcony.Filigreed brackets, arched ceiling beams, tiles and bead board adorn...
eightWest Condo Design Challenge
Wayne Visbeen was on eightWest this week as a part of the eightWest Condo Design Challenge at River House Condominiums in downtown Grand Rapids. EightWest will be giving interior design students from four Michigan collages and universities the opportunity to design one of the condos. The winning design will be chosen by a panel of judges and will be for sale when it is complete. Wayne is one...
Architectural Tutorial: Turret
The school year is back in full swing for the kids, so it's time to start our architectural tutorials back up! Today's lesson - the turret.definition: tur•retn 1. a small tower projecting from a building, usually at a corner and often merely ornamental.(www.yourdictionary.com)Here are homes with turrets that Visbeen Associates...
China Project
We are currently working on a residential project in Xiamen, a city located on the southeast coast of China. Wayne just got back from his first trip there to meet the members of the development group in person and visit the site. We will be designing four large, custom villas on a site surrounding the residential high-rise...
Market Place & Towers
With all of the activity going on in the buildings around Grand Rapids for Art Prize, I am reminded of a potential high-rise project we did called Market Place & Towers. It was a potential project that never came to fruition, unfortunately, but it could have been a great addition to the city for a time like this. Here is a 3D movie that gives you a tour of the projec...
Modern Master Bedroom
Master Bedroom Master BedroomA master bedroom is a room of the head of the family. This is usually more space than other rooms in the house. This space is used mainly by young couples should be given special attention to the development of master bedroom. When it comes to choosing the right furniture bedroom to comfort the...
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