Cantilever Studio

My wife and I contracted with Chad to design a home that will be built on an unimproved, wooded lot in a new subdivision in the city of Wausau WI. It was important that the home’s design fit with the natural setting of the subdivision and that the home be attractive yet practical. Because we plan to live in the home during our retirement years it was also important that the home be efficient, easy to live in and not too big.

Chad did a wonderful job of taking our thoughts and turning them into a home design that exceeded our expectations. We were impressed with his creativity and his patience…especially his patience. He understood what we wanted even when we didn’t explain ourselves very well. We really felt like we were working together, as a team, as the home was being designed.

We understood that details are very important in a well designed home. This is where Chad really excelled. Every builder we’ve shown the plan to has been impressed with both the aesthetic design detail and Chad’s attention to construction detail.

Our lot is an up-sloping wooded lot that needed a house designed to fit that specific lot. One of the builders, after looking at the lot and the plan, said Chad’s design “fit the lot like a glove”. When Chad submitted our house plan to the subdivision’s architectural committee, the chairman, himself a home designer, included the following comment along with the committee’s approval: “Nice work by the way. I like your style”.

We are very happy with our home design and we are pleased to recommend Chad Cornette as an architect.

Chad didn’t just design a house for me, he created a lifestyle. I have been motivated to live more simply because this is a house that inspires simplicity. In a complicated world with too many demands, my Cantilever home has become a refuge . . . it is all I asked for and more. The inside space is functional art with its angles and ceiling heights, walls that aren’t walls, and windows at every turn. Chad combines his knowledge of the latest in green building technology with an eye for beauty and function.

Chad created plans to renovate my relatively insignificant home (architecturally) in an historic neighborhood when others suggested rebuilding. His plans and designs reflect all of my wishes and Chad's great attention to detail. When I finally move forward with the plans, this house is going to be far greater than I imagined when I purchased the property. It is a pleasure working with Chad - he is an architect with a passion and a conscience.

I have worked with Chad on a number of challenging and very creative housing projects in the last 5 years. His design expertise and commitment to a fully realized final product has been a collaborative delight. Developing design within strong green principles has progressed quickly from fad to fundamental.........and Chad is ahead of this in all of his work. You couldn't have a finer architect working for you.

My wife and I wanted to build our dream home on waterside property. We used a builder that had an in house design service. Its design ,however, had several compromises that we could not live with --- so we turned to Chad to redesign and rework the building plans. Chad listened to our concerns, asked many questions and developed an architectural design that was not only great but stayed within the original budget. The outside design, the uniqueness of each room, the blend of comfort and utility all elicit one word that describes Chad's work from visitors to our home: WOW!