Links to Hive home photos

At my mothers request, here are links to other Hive homes in the area. All the photos are of two story modular homes, but ours will be a one story slanted roof stick built home. Our interior layout will be very similar.


http://picasaweb.google.com/HiveModular/BLineMedium003

http://picasaweb.google.com/HiveModular/BLineMedium002

http://picasaweb.google.com/HiveModular/BLineMedium001

Sheboygan's One Redeeming Quality

So Sheboygan, WI doesn't have all that much going for it except the lake, beer and brats EXCEPT for one thing: its a hot bed of amazing Mid-Century Modern architecture. At one point we even had an accepted offer on a MCM home designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wrights in a fantastic neighborhood by the lake. There were also two other homes on the market that were incredible! However, the rest of Sheboygan is....well not so urban. So we decided not to stay.

When I was living there, I would drive around town looking for MCM homes. Here's a photo of a great structure that reminds me a little of our new house...

NOTE: I take that back...Sheboygan has a few things going for it: the architecture AND all of Stefano's restaurants! Its some of the best Italian food outside of Italy. And, of course, DOD (Duke of Devon for the uninitiated) for FFF (Friday Fish Fry).

The Exterior...

Check out the movie clip to get an idea of what the exterior will look like. There are changes in the works for some different window groupings and the siding will be slightly alterered but it looks pretty close to the final.

Land clearing...

All the trees are down. Now the stumps need to go, as well as the fence. Here are the latest photos:

Finally starting to see PROGRESS

Its been 4 months since we started this process of designing and building our home. Originally it was intended as Hive Modular but courses were changed so we are now pursuing a stick built home. Paul Stankey, with Hive & ma architecture, is still our architect. The house will ultimately have the Hive aesthetic stamp to it. Although the design is mostly complete, picking a contractor has been a bumpy road full of frustration and disappointment. We are getting closer to making a decision after talking with at least 7 or 8 builders; hopefully by the end of the month we will have a signed contract!! A month ago the prospect of starting on the house seemed distant, if not impossible. Who knew custom houses could cost so much compared to a development house? But we can feel the excitement again with the new round of bids coming in.

The land was officially ours on February 29th. Chris (the previous land owner and our new neighbor) has been busy removing all four of the large trees off property. Soon he should start ripping down the chain-link fence. Seeing the trees go was the first visual sign of progress and even a little hope that our house will soon be here.