Category: Modern Renovation Projects

15 Oct 2025
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Midcentury Home Renovation Underway

October 15, 2025 (Carmel, IN) – Midcentury Home Renovation construction is now underway in Carmel. We’ve been working on the design since late 2024 with our clients who are moving back to Indiana from California.

It’s one of the larger-scale Midcentury properties in which we’ve been involved, and even includes an indoor pool. Originally built in 1959, the structure has undergone a few additions over the years. Amazingly, we were able to access original drawings for each phase.

Please check-back for the storyline, as we’ll be adding this project into our gallery and sharing the design and construction processes. We are especially excited about the interiors, and will be sharing renderings.

 

19 Sep 2025
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Mid Mod Restoration wins Honor Award

September 19, 2025 (Lexington, KY) – Mid Mod Restoration wins Honor Award at the 2025 AIA Kentucky – AIA Indiana Convention in Lexington, KY.

This year’s jury was from AIA Oklahoma, who selected 16 design award-winners from a pool of 51 entries in 5 categories.

Mid Mod Restoration won the Honor Award in the Preservation/Adaptive-Use/Restoration Category. Jury Comment: “It’s almost impossible to distinguish between new and existing – in a good way. The design successfully employs a remarkable amount of restraint to honor the existing architecture.”

We believe this renovation is a strong example of how a thoughtful, informed collaboration can help preserve the legacy of a historic structure while meeting the needs of modern life. This project demonstrates that restoration and innovation can exist side-by-side in a meaningful and enduring way.

 

02 Aug 2025
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Traditional Colonial addition breaks ground

August 02, 2025 – We’re excited to report that Traditional Colonial Addition has broken-ground in the Highland-Kessler neighborhood in Indy!

We began collaborating with our client on this fun + challenging opportunity in early 2024.  Having done a ton of thinking and research prior to engaging, our client was able to articulate their overall aesthetic preferences on day one (traditional exterior, colonial maximalist interior); a modern lifestyle in a traditional framework.

The further we engaged, the richer the design solution, details, and finish palette became.  We can’t wait to share this inspired story (maybe our most-elaborate kitchen design ever), so please check-back on the HAUS project page for updates to the design + the WERK project page for construction process updates!

23 Mar 2025
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Mid Mod Reimagined Underway

March 23, 2025 (Carmel) – Mid Mod Reimagined design is nearing completion and WERK is closing-in on beginning demolition!

This is one of a handful of excellent design opportunities that we engaged with our clients in or around spring 2024.  For this challenge, we’re collaborating with our client to reimagine this 1960 Harry Cooler original located in south Carmel.

We can’t wait to share the design story with you inside and out.  Please check the HAUS project page for exterior and interior design updates … and the WERK project page for construction updates along-the-way!

01 Aug 2024
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Modern Rooftop Addition Kicks Off

August 1, 2024 – Our Modern Rooftop Addition, a mixed-use building in Fletcher Place, has kicked off!

This project has been in the works for a while already and we have been eager to start our build. We are helping to renovate the existing spaces, both commercial and residential, as well as add an addition to the residential suite above. This will practically double the square footage of the residential portion of the building.

Our client will continue running their company out of the commercial space post-construction, and inhabiting the unit when they are in town. Stay tuned for more updates – it won’t be one you’ll want to miss!

15 Jun 2023
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Live-Work Expansion Approved

Live-work expansion has been approved at 545 S East Street in the Fletcher Place/Holy Rosary Neighborhood by City of Indianapolis across from the Eli Lilly and Company headquarters.

We applied for and received a variance to expand the existing upper levels living component so that it becomes the predominant use from a square footage perspective. City also approved the Regional Center application without resistance or remonstrance.

We are looking forward to completing the balance of the design for permitting and starting the construction phase. Please see the project page for more images and ongoing storyline. We’ll be adding updates as we do, so please check-back!

07 Nov 2020
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Meridian-Kessler Tudor … A Perfect Canvas?

Thanks, Tiffany, for the collaboration on your home in Meridian-Kessler, and the nice words in Indianapolis Monthly Magazine Home of the Month!

We enjoyed our small part in helping to open the kitchen and integrate access and functionality to the upstairs.  And you brought it all together with your excellent interior design sensibilities!

And thanks to Kameron Shepherd – Innovative Construction – for excellent execution.

 

01 Mar 2019
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Open Riser Architectural Stair

Open riser architectural stair is now complete for Lakeside Modern Cottage.  In fact, this is just one of many custom details for this major renovation project.

Heavy timber treads are Eastern White Pine with water-based polyurethane finish.  Stringers are Poplar glue-ups in satin black.  Cable-rail system is assembled from a pre-manufactured kit-of-parts.

Most certainly, we’ll be sharing a lot more in the coming months as our clients settle-in.  Lake Lemon will be hopping this summer, so check back!

 

28 Feb 2019
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Modern Lakehouse Feature

One of our favorite publishers called this week, and will feature a story about modern lakehouse, “Esther” that they’ll release in April. 

Concurrently, we had been planning a late winter trip to gather missing key shots.   Equally important, we want to finish our own story about the project.  Happily, we were able to get the missing information and share with the editors. 

This was our second official collaboration with this most talented client – and we hope not the last!  

Please check-back in late March, as we’ll plan to highlight the story at release!  Indianapolis Monthly April 2019 – Home of the Month “Healing Waters”.

24 Aug 2018
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ESTHER on AIA Home Tour

Esther at Clearwater is on the AIA Home Tour this fall in mid-September, so we hope we’ll see you there!  Our wonderful client has been living in the home for almost a year.  Final touches are rounding into shape, including some exterior details including new landscaping.

01 Jul 2018
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Auto House

Vintage muscle cars  make themselves at home in this new Midcentury Modern auto house completed in the Lakeside Woods Neighborhood within the Traders Point on the northwest side of Indianapolis; one piece of a master plan to comprehensively update a 1950’s Mid-Mod property.

HAUS designed the structure to compliment the original residence in form and style.  Chiefly, garage provides abundant natural light for showcasing client collection while doubling as a party barn.

The new freestanding structure is what you see from the primary residence elevated open-concept living space, so it’s not just garage, but new property focal point.

01 Apr 2018
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Easter at Clearwater

Easter at Clearwater is a bit cold and overcast, but client is excited about celebrating Easter 2018 with family and friends in her newly minted custom interior.  This project is the latest major renovation project that we have completed at Lake Clearwater.  Check out the project page for the story – we’ll be adding updates and project photography later in 2018 after the warm weather arrives and we are able to finish the exteriors.

13 Feb 2018
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Dezeen Magazine Features HAUS Project

Dezeen Magazine features HAUS project in February 2018 – “Haus overhauls midcentury modern home in Indiana woods”.  Check out the link and story here!  This project is an example of a passionate client pulling together an excellent and complete team of professionals to dream and execute a complete vision inside and out.  Thanks to everyone!

01 Sep 2017
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Mid Mod Entry

Mid Mod Entry Wall frames entry and private moss garden in one move.  This Midcentury beauty has been completely enhanced inside and out.  Have a look at the project story here, and please visit later this year for planned fall 2017 photography!

25 Apr 2017
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New Modern Renovation Williams Creek

Another great design project is underway for this New Modern Renovation on property bordering Williams Creek.  It may as well be a new home, as we are keeping only 20% of the existing house, but working to reclaim as much material as possible, and also integrate as many sustainable design opportunities as is feasible since our client desires a net zero solution.  This property abuts Williams Creek but is actually in the Town of Meridian Hills.  We look forward to engaging the beautiful site to achieve dramatic views and outdoor space – this view is from the wooded hillside (woods and wildlife not shown) 🙂

15 Dec 2016
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Midcentury Entry

Midcentury Entry at New Modern House Ditch Road is nearing completion.  Thermally-treated wood strikes again, in this case, thermally-treated Poplar makes an appearance.  Check out the project page here.

New Modern House Ditch - Midcentury Entry Porch Progress
New Modern House Ditch – Midcentury Entry Porch Progress

Thermal modifying wood is a technology that improves the resilience of wood products used in exterior conditions and can be used on most wood species.  Our client at #Copperwood inquired about the technology and if we could use it at their home – which we did.  On that project, we used thermally-modified Ash.  Client for this project was so impressed by the beauty and resilience after visiting Copperwood, they requested something like it here – in this case, thermally-modifed Poplar was used, provided by a local source who learned about the technology from HAUS/Copperwood.

15 Nov 2016
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Scandinavian Rustic Interior

This Scandinavian Rustic Interior project in Carmel is coming along nicely and our clients have been a privilege to work with.  Phase One interior architecture has been completed, and now interior furnishings have been ordered.  Photo below is a detail of the new steel-clad stair and steel-glass rail system.  Check out a sneak-peek of the project story right here!

This home was originally built by the client’s father in the early 1990’s.  It is quaint shingle-style home utilizing real Poplar log-framed structure and perimeter walls, which have become a major design element in the space.  Transformed from a semi-dark rustic cabin to a Scandinavian Rustic light-filled dream dwelling, we are headed in the right direction!  Please check out the project as we will be posting updates as available.