Work

Homes across Metro Detroit.

New homes and renovations in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Franklin, West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Ann Arbor, and Detroit.

Stone entry court and reflecting pool at the Historic Lake Retreat

Remodel of the Year · National Association of Home Builders, 2021

Historic Lake Retreat

A century-old stone house on the lake, renewed over three phases for owners who cared about every detail. The work was about making the new complement the old: an addition whose stone matches the original so closely there is no seam to find.

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Modern home of dark volumes and glass among autumn trees in Birmingham

The Wall Street Journal · June 2025

Modern in the Trees

A new house in Birmingham for an owner who wanted complete symmetry, down to the absence of a single visible handle or hinge, and who assembled a world-class team to get it. Every joint between steel, glass, and wood is on show, so every one had to be right.

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Shingle-style lakefront cottage with porches facing the water

Renovation & addition · Lakefront, Metro Detroit

Lakefront Shingle Cottage

A shingle cottage on the lake, taken to the studs and expanded: new rooms that read as original, porches to the water, and a kitchen at the center. The architect’s intent was that the new work look as if it had always been there. We worked closely with the architect to understand that intent, then brought in the trades best suited to the detailing it asked for.

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Low modern lakefront house in custom brick and glass among old trees

New construction · Modern, on the lake

Bluff House

A new house on a bluff above the lake: low and modern in custom concrete brick, black steel, and glass, with walnut, stainless steel, and herringbone oak bringing the warmth inside. Built to the same standard outside and in, down to the coursing of the brick.

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English Tudor with steep gables, brick, stucco, and leaded glass

Two Platinum awards · Best in American Living, 2021

English Tudor

An English Tudor renovated and expanded with respect for what made it one: steep gables, brick and stucco, leaded windows. Inside, the kitchen and baths were remade in soft blues and whites, with millwork drawn to match the original.

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Kitchen with a marble island seen through a wide plaster arch

Historic renovation · Kitchen, primary suite, and baths

Kitchen & Bath Renovation

A new kitchen, primary suite, and guest bath inside a historic house, with the original structure refreshed around them. The guiding idea was to open the rooms to the outside: longer sightlines, more light, and views to the garden from every space we touched.

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The archive

Forty-five years of houses. The rest of the record.

The projects above are the ones we can tell in full. Behind them is a longer record: new homes and renovations across four decades, photographed as they were finished.

Browse all photographsExteriors, interiors, and details, new homes and renovations alike

In their words

From the designers we’ve built with.

“From day one, Mosher Dolan followed our lead. They protected the design intent, asked before they substituted, and pushed back only where they had to, always for a good reason, always early enough to fix. As a designer working from out of state, that’s exactly the partnership that lets the work be its best.” Jackson, designer · New York

Recognition

Acknowledged by the people who know the work best.

We build to the standard, not for the awards. The recognition has followed anyway. The work has been honored in every decade since the 1990s, more than two dozen times in the last ten years alone, including the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodel of the Year. The recent honors are listed here.

  • Historic Lake RetreatRemodel of the Year, Best in American Living Awards, National Association of Home Builders · Platinum, Addition · Gold, Entire Home Remodel2021
  • 1st place, Library & Study, Wine Room, Powder Room, Detroit Design Awards · Large Remodel, Addition & Historic Renovation, DDA 2022 · 1st place Historic Remodel, Michigan Blue Design Awards 2024 · 2nd place Stair & Railing, Michigan Blue 20252021–25
  • Modern in the TreesThe Wall Street Journal, June 2025: “His Nonnegotiables: A $1 Million Whiskey Wall and Somewhere to Park His Porsches”2025
  • English TudorPlatinum, Historic Preservation · Platinum, Kitchen Remodel, Best in American Living Awards · Merit Award, Kitchen, Builder’s Choice Design Awards 2023 · 1st place Historic Renovation, DDA 2020 · Use of Color and Millwork, DDA 20212020–23
  • Modern FarmhouseInteriors, February 2021: “A Modern House in Michigan Built for Cocooning”2021
  • Historic EstateLarge Remodel, Addition, Utility & Storage, Detroit Design Awards2017
  • Other projectsPlatinum, Specialty Project, Foyer & Entry, BALA · Silver, Primary Bath, BALA 2017 · 2nd place Traditional Foyer, DDA 2024 · 1st place Historic Renovation and 3rd place Large Remodel, Detroit Home Design Awards 20142014–24
  • In printThe Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, Metromode, CAM Magazine, and a Dow case study, most often for workmanship and sustainable building at 735 Forest.

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