
Naturally situated just 20 minutes from Grand Rapids in northeast Kent County, crystalline Silver Lake — a 225-acre, all-sports haven shaped like an artist’s palette — has drawn cottage-goers for more than a century. Many residents now fringe Silver’s fully-developed shoreline year-round, including one modern-minded couple who, last autumn, replaced an outdated tear-down with a new three-level residence uniquely tailored to their property and lifestyle.

This husband and wife, both busy physicians, envisioned relaxed modern spaces for two that opened to the serene view, but could expand to embrace larger crowds, too. The insightfully efficient, 6,700-square-foot solution — designed by Wayne Visbeen, AIA, IIDA of Visbeen Architects and custom-built by Scott Christopher Homes, with interiors completed by Jeffery Roberts Design — more than hit the couple’s mark.
It also garnered Best Floor Plan, Best Kitchen, Best Interior Elements, Best Curb Appeal and, best of all, the prestigious People’s Choice Award during the 2012 Fall Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Greater Grand Rapids Home Builders Association.

“There was something in this house for everyone,” said builder Scott Christopher of features including a built-in dog wash/grooming station, half-bath sink that drains into the wall, infinity-edge spa accessed by heated walkway (see cover) and three-season porch with retractable screens, heated floors and fireplace. “It was definitely a game changer.”

Naturally situated just 20 minutes from Grand Rapids in northeast Kent County, crystalline Silver Lake — a 225-acre, all-sports haven shaped like an artist’s palette — has drawn cottage-goers for more than a century. Many residents now fringe Silver’s fully-developed shoreline year-round, including one modern-minded couple who, last autumn, replaced an outdated tear-down with a new three-level residence uniquely tailored to their property and lifestyle.

This husband and wife, both busy physicians, envisioned relaxed modern spaces for two that opened to the serene view, but could expand to embrace larger crowds, too. The insightfully efficient, 6,700-square-foot solution — designed by Wayne Visbeen, AIA, IIDA of Visbeen Architects and custom-built by Scott Christopher Homes, with interiors completed by Jeffery Roberts Design — more than hit the couple’s mark.

It also garnered Best Floor Plan, Best Kitchen, Best Interior Elements, Best Curb Appeal and, best of all, the prestigious People’s Choice Award during the 2012 Fall Parade of Homes, sponsored by the Greater Grand Rapids Home Builders Association.

“There was something in this house for everyone,” said builder Scott Christopher of features including a built-in dog wash/grooming station, half-bath sink that drains into the wall, infinity-edge spa accessed by heated walkway (see cover) and three-season porch with retractable screens, heated floors and fireplace. “It was definitely a game changer.”
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