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Architectural Resource, LLC is a full-service architectural firm specializing in residential architecture with a focus on sustainable design. With over 32 years of experience, they excel in creating unique and functional spaces that not only impress but also prioritize health, durability, energy efficiency, and minimal environmental impact. The team at Architectural Resource is known for their exceptional communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to adapt to any situation. They took a pandemic project and turned it into a triumph, working seamlessly with clients to bring their visions to life. Their expertise in energy-efficient and low-carbon house construction is unparalleled, and they are praised for their kindness, patience, and thorough understanding of clients' goals. The result is a testament to the firm's commitment to excellence and innovative design, as seen in the beautifully crafted homes they create. Recently, clients praised the firm for building award-winning, healthy energy-efficient homes. One customer emphasized that the team guided them through choices to create a PHIUS Zero 2021 certified house, which is also the DOE Housing Innovation of the Year and Michigan Energy Efficiency Contractors Association’s Residential House of the Year. The home features outstanding indoor air quality during forest fire smoke events, is barrier free, and energy net positive, making it ideal for healthy aging and sustainable living. Another client shared how the Architectural Resource team helped transform their historic home. They appreciated how the firm embraced both the historic aspects and modern, energy-efficient updates. The team visited the house, understood how the clients lived, and discussed their vision, from small details to big ideas like a rooftop patio. They communicated clearly, kept the project on schedule and within budget, and involved contractors and suppliers in the process. The renovation resulted in a more beautiful, spacious, and inviting home that is comfortable year-round, with electrical outlets everywhere and two balconies. The outside appearance remained true to its historic charm, while the inside was modern and energy efficient. Recently, the firm was also hired to redesign a carriage house. Since the original building was not salvageable, the team designed a new structure from scratch, working within city regulations. They created a building that is beautiful, energy-efficient, and combines historic exterior charm with a modern interior. Clients highly recommend Architectural Resource for their professionalism, creativity, and flexibility—especially when projects face delays or changes. They appreciate how the team preserves beauty while embracing sustainable design. Working with the firm is described as smooth and enjoyable, with transparent communication and regular updates. The team’s innovative ideas and thoughtful approach make them a trusted choice for future projects.
If you are interested in an award-winning healthy energy efficient home, we would recommend Michael Klement and his Architectural Resource team. We engaged Michael Klement and his team to build a home for us to age in place. Our key requirements were energy efficiency and barrier free for healthy aging. Michael and his team guided us through the choices and listened to our thoughts. The result is a PHIUS Zero 2021 certified house which is the DOE Housing Innovation of the Year home and the winner of the Michigan Energy Efficiency Contractors Association’s Residential House of the Year. Our home has outstanding indoor air quality even during the worst forest fire smoke events, barrier free and energy net positive. We are very pleased.
We found the Architectural Resource team about ten years after we’d purchased our historic home. At that point, we’d had small projects done—a room replastered for a nursery, a crumbling foundation shored up, doors and windows refurbished—but it was time to tackle our entire (sagging, leaking, beloved) home as a single project. We wanted an architect who was willing to work with both the historic aspects we wanted to maintain and the modern, energy- efficient and comfort-forward changes we wanted to make. Enter Architectural Resource. Michael and his team embraced our project with enthusiasm. They visited our house; saw how we lived in it, saw how the house fit on our property and into our neighborhood. They talked with us about what we envisioned, from small details (more electrical outlets) to pie-in-the-sky dreams (rooftop patio), and then about our budget, a projected timeline, and what was possible. They assigned us “design homework” to help us be as specific as possible about what we wanted, and the images and the notes we collected for them proved to be such an effective way to communicate with the design team that I carried them with me throughout the project to communicate with our contractor, suppliers, and even sales people in furniture showrooms. The AR team are excellent communicators. Throughout the project they kept in close contact not only about the home design but about time line and budget. They helped us find contractors who were excited to take on our project and looped them in on the communication, too, making sure we had accurate estimates of building times and material costs. And then once the project began, the AR team checked in regularly and were ready to respond quickly to last-minute design changes. When the renovation was done, we had a home that was more beautiful, more spacious and more inviting. It is warmer in the winter, cooler in the summer, with electrical outlets everywhere we could want them and two balconies, and yet when people see it from the outside it looks as if it has always looked this way, and when family and friends and former owners come to see the renovation they can never quite tell which parts of the home are new and which are just the same. Recently we hired the Architectural Resource team again to redesign the other building on our property, a long-neglected carriage house. This project was immediately both more and less complicated—it quickly became clear that the carriage house was not salvageable so it had to be demolished. We had the freedom of designing a new building from the ground up, but also some demanding city building regulations to work within. Once again, the AR team shone. They applied creativity and ingenuity to design us a building that has everything we wanted while complying with city regulations and somehow, yet again, the building looks as if it has always been there. It is beautiful and energy efficient, historic on the outside and modern on the inside. Should we someday have a third building project to tackle we would absolutely hire Architectural Resource again. Michael and his team are fantastic. They are professional, creative and enthusiastic. They are great communicators. They are flexible to changing circumstances—such as when we had to put our first project on hold for three years. They preserve and restore what is beautiful while embracing modern energy-efficient and sustainable design. We highly recommend them.
Working with Michael and the folks at Architectural Resource was a smooth and enjoyable process. They were very transparent about the steps of the project, and provided us with regular updates. One of the things we appreciated most about working with them was how they consistently thought of ways to make our home work the best for us -- and not just in the present moment, but also for years to come. What's more, when there were hiccups with our builder, Michael valiantly stepped in to help us get back on track and move the project toward completion. Their innovative ideas, and thoughtfulness in design and best practices would give us no hesitation in working with Architectural Resource again!