The story of building a new cottage in rural, inland Michigan, on a small turtle-filled lake in Hope Township. Right now the turtles are asleep, but they hold the hope of a coming spring.
The story began about a year ago, when I contacted Eric Hughes, a green designer in Grand Rapids Michigan. He and his builder partner, Adam Bearup, came out to view the existing cottage and a cold but sunny winter day. At that point my hope was to keep the same footprint, but tear down the slab portion of the structure, beef up the insulation of the part that is above grade, and improve the layout of the part that is on a slab at grade. That plan was quickly scotched by the county, as with more than half torn down, the whole structure would have to follow code. The above ground wing is
way too close to the lake for that. It would have to be a complete rebuild.
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