by Wheeler Kearns Architects
Chicago, IL, US 60604 · 190 photos
Three Oaks Retreat
http://Www.wkarch.com

interiors - marcia weese
landscape - peter lindsay schaudt
construction - great lakes builders
photography - william kildow

 
What Houzz contributors are saying:
By raising the louvers above door height, views from the seating area inside to the landscape are fairly open. The level, horizontal profile and position of the louvers means that the high, midday sun is blocked but the low sunlight can come through.
Three Oaks Retreat, Michigan, Wheeler Kearns ArchitectsThe horizontal finned screen positioned high up filters the high-level sun out of this space, leaving the lower section open to allow clear views of the surrounding countryside.
What Houzzers are commenting on:
added by sstully to sstully's ideas (15 hours ago)
Porch shading
added by sturner618 to sturner618's Ideas (17 hours ago)
Beautiful
added by janiskay to porch (35 hours ago)
unpainted wood
added by tandt9311 to tandt9311's Ideas (43 hours ago)
Open, yet covered, breakfast area with fireplace
added by showersun to Dining room (47 hours ago)
Dining table
added by avishan to avishan's ideas (6 days ago)
wooowww.so romantic heaven
added by cmorganloyer to cmorganloyer's ideas (6 days ago)
pergola
added by fathemeh to fathemeh's ideas (9 days ago)
porch
added by jotasegovia to Living Room Ideas (9 days ago)
Ventanal
added by leslyjane to leslyjane's ideas (10 days ago)
veranda
added by nancyselleck to exterior details (10 days ago)
open or screened
added by mslori to mslori's ideas (10 days ago)
Home in Michigan!!!
added by cadj1 to exterior finishes (11 days ago)
screened in porch
added by wilmanz to wilmanz's ideas (11 days ago)
visual
added by baby16girl1 to Cabin Ideas (11 days ago)
10 ft high porch w/o screen
added by nafnafnaf to ideas (11 days ago)
screened porch w/ firplace
added by zubaida65 to zubaida65's ideas (11 days ago)
a place to die for!
added by amyhmolepske to amyhmolepske's ideas (12 days ago)
Great screened room porch
added by Rodd to Rodd's House Ideas (12 days ago)
Add vines to top part of this?
added by chateaustmichel to chateaustmichel's ideas (13 days ago)
breezeway, fireplace connect
added by rihanna to rihanna's ideas (13 days ago)
just a summer, far from city and people
added by Emma Grinvalds to flowers (13 days ago)
gorgeous
added by ejoseph528 to ejoseph528's ideas (14 days ago)
Oooohhhhh i want this! Dream home
added by vkngvixen to vkngvixen's ideas (14 days ago)
The horizontal finned screen positioned high up filters the high-level sun out of this space, leaving the lower section open to allow clear views of the surrounding countryside.
added by Linda Bradley Interior Design to Windows and Doors (14 days ago)
horizontal screening
added by ccjolley51 to Exterior Ideas (14 days ago)
dine out
added by alisonzmansion to alisonzmansion's (14 days ago)
this is a bit modern but we need a covered area for the BBQ off the porch. and possibly to cover a table?
added by Beth Hamilton to Outdoors & Exterior (14 days ago)
Fins, high roof
added by kmgdlt to Living Room (14 days ago)
Possible window set up for the living room. Upper part can be jalousy, while the bottom can be sliding.
added by petarowlands to outside (14 days ago)
Deck
added by Shobha Bhushan to veranda (14 days ago)
horizontal fin filters sun
added by scoobstar to scoobstar's ideas (2 weeks ago)
half pergola
added by Heera John to heera_john's ideas (2 weeks ago)
WOW
added by sixtysecondrun to Exterior Ideas (2 weeks ago)
Porch
added by denaross to Vacation Home (2 weeks ago)
Three oaks retreat
added by Connie to outdoors (2 weeks ago)
pergola fains
added by annhowie to annhowie's ideas (2 weeks ago)
porch
added by sarab517 to A Frame (2 weeks ago)
open on 1/2
added by legan2 to legan2's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Simple but lovely
added by Mary Herman to mary_herman's ideas (2 weeks ago)
horizontal finned screen filters high level sun out
added by ctmira to ctmira's Ideas (2 weeks ago)
Deck blinds
added by akazbegi to Sandra's ideas (2 weeks ago)
fireplace on terrace! Why not?
added by DesignScapes to joyce weise's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Nice.
added by helenaolachova to helenaolachova's ideas (2 weeks ago)
colours veranda
added by jsteel61 to Kitchen (2 weeks ago)
Bonus....fireplace outside
added by nksblu to nksblu's ideas (2 weeks ago)
back porch
added by drzafferaman to drzafferaman's ideas (2 weeks ago)
funny
added by jlq3456 to jlq3456's ideas (2 weeks ago)
patio-cover: finned sides for sun
added by magzp to magzp's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Ok, if you're going to live in Michigan ...
added by cali_padilla to Exterior Ideas (2 weeks ago)
Nice Idea for Patio rooms
added by nasinc to me (2 weeks ago)
screen
added by klcarlton to klcarlton's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Outdoor space
added by 2332 to 2332's ideas (2 weeks ago)
outdoor living
added by megconway to megconway's ideas (2 weeks ago)
perfect if screened in
added by mcdclare to Great room (2 weeks ago)
Screens
added by breannski to breannski's ideas (2 weeks ago)
deck
added by porjanie to outdoor space (2 weeks ago)
fireplace on portal
added by meeganm to meeganm's ideas (2 weeks ago)
horizontal lines
added by louiz to louiz's ideas (2 weeks ago)
véranda
added by kenatlga to kenatlga's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Three Oaks Retreat Michigan
added by Jeffrey Cooper to jeffrey_cooper's Ideas (2 weeks ago)
Great deck
added by margaretakapeggy to margaretakapeggy's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Very nice
added by robbins18 to robbins18's ideas (2 weeks ago)
screened in porch
added by hzjeanne to hzjeanne's ideas (2 weeks ago)
clever design: blocks sunlight but allows clear views
added by peterdito to peterdito's ideas (2 weeks ago)
COVERED TERRACE
added by slvermeulen to slvermeulen's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Veranda roof
added by debtony to debtony's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Veranda
added by barstool1 to barstool1's ideas (2 weeks ago)
Glass screen for balcony
added by adriana2011 to adriana2011's Favorites (2 weeks ago)
Ventanas
added by mirjamoord to Outside / Exteriors (2 weeks ago)
Outside/ inside room
added by eskhillsqw to eskhillsqw's Ideas (5 weeks ago)
Cool
added by katjajohann to Michael (7 weeks ago)
Solskydd
added by gabrielasanrui to gabrielasanrui's Ideas (8 weeks ago)
Louver
added by takoda1975 to takoda1975's Ideas (2 months ago)
Great outdoor area
added by queenbee526 to queenbee526's Ideas (4 months ago)
Louvers
added by aynabani to Aynabani (4 months ago)
By raising the louvers above door height, views from the seating area inside to the landscape are fairly open. The level, horizontal profile and position of the louvers means that the high, midday sun is blocked but the low sunlight can come through.
added by juniperjo to My MCM Cottage (6 months ago)
Natural light + shade.
added by marie2402 to marie2402's Ideas (7 months ago)
Porche hauteur plafond
added by heathercardwell to Dreaming (10 months ago)
Louvers
added by cr1116 to cr1116's ideas (11 months ago)
Porch (Screened)
added by heather_woods to Heather's Dream-building (12 months ago)
outdoor living space, cool louvers
added by munimooni to munimooni's Favorites (13 months ago)
Posts with horizontal beams
added by rojoeltigre to Entry (13 months ago)
Louvers around the porch
added by kmusiala to house (13 months ago)
outdoor area w. louvers
added by sandhyask to sandhyask's Favorites (13 months ago)
Window
added by samikawas to samikawas's Favorites (13 months ago)
raising the louvers above door height protects from sunlight heat while keeping seating area fairly open
added by achievedespite to achievedespite's ideas (13 months ago)
sun louvers
added by robinlpendleton to robinlpendleton's Favorites (13 months ago)
Gorgeous.
added by kcrowe810 to kcrowe810's Favorites (13 months ago)
Sun control
added by janiboo to janiboo's ideas (13 months ago)
nice feel
added by angel to angelf's ideas (13 months ago)
love this look
added by elisabethkate to Personal Style Project (13 months ago)
This is an awesome porch, the way that the walls are not even there is just beautiful. especially for a country house like this seems. Definitely Federal, there isn't anything in here that ISN'T Federal style.
added by Valentin Alexeev to valentin_alexeev's ideas (13 months ago)
Wall to ceiling windows, low floor, wooden flor and shades.
added by audreysweitzer to audreysweitzer's landscape ideas (13 months ago)
like the louvers to give sun protestion to the screened in porch
added by mexi to mexi's ideas (13 months ago)
Table and Sunshade
added by Abriga Design LLC to abriga's ideas (13 months ago)
Louvers provide shade from summer sun while maintaining open feeling
added by sydwood to sydwood's ideas (13 months ago)
Louver Screen
added by noellm to dining (13 months ago)
dining indoors with a view
added by sw23 to sw23's ideas (13 months ago)
placement of louvers for siteline and filtered sun
added by renamason to renamason's ideas (13 months ago)
I like the openess
added by beatnikglory to Design, Texture, Form, Light (13 months ago)
Half louvered and lovely
added by Laurel Ennis to Outdoor spaces (13 months ago)
nice setting and love the red jug.
added by dment to dment's ideas (13 months ago)
creates a beautiful space without closing it in
added by dksuttle to Sun control (13 months ago)
By raising the louvers above door height, views from the seating area inside to the landscape are fairly open. The level, horizontal profile and position of the louvers means that the high, midday sun is blocked but the low sunlight can come through.
added by hannpie to Cool ideas (13 months ago)
By raising the louvers above door height, views from the seating area inside to the landscape are fairly open. The level, horizontal profile and position of the louvers means that the high, midday sun is blocked but the low sunlight can come through.
added by catsejant to cool ideas (14 months ago)
Cool louvers
added by haakonoverli to haakonoverli's ideas (14 months ago)
inside outside
added by gtgullock to gtgullock's ideas (14 months ago)
view
added by gbrasher to gbrasher's ideas (14 months ago)
Yes!