LINDEN HOUSE, NEW PALLADIAN VILLA – INDIANAPOLIS

LINDEN HOUSE, NEW PALLADIAN VILLA - INDIANAPOLIS
Bunny Williams and David Ellison refined and finished the design and construction of this new home in Indianapolis between 2003 and 2007. Linden House is the realization of a long ... Read More

CLANONDERRY, HISTORIC RENOVATION AND NEW HOUSE – HUNTING VALLEY

CLANONDERRY,  HISTORIC RENOVATION AND NEW HOUSE - HUNTING VALLEY
New York architect, Mark Ferguson teamed-up with David Ellison, the architect of record, to design and construct a new home in the context of a picturesque grouping of barns and ... Read More

FLORIDA BEACHFRONT HOME – SANIBEL ISLAND

FLORIDA BEACHFRONT HOME - SANIBEL ISLAND
The owners selected a narrow lot along West Gulf Drive situated with long views to the west across the protected coastal conservation zone of the neighboring properties and expansive views ... Read More

NEW TOWNHOUSE IN OHIO CITY HISTORIC DISTRICT – CLEVELAND

NEW TOWNHOUSE IN OHIO CITY HISTORIC DISTRICT - CLEVELAND
This new townhouse in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland was inspired by 19th century townhouses, some of which still exist in the area.  Houses of this style were thought ... Read More

CHAGRIN VALLEY CENTURY HOME – CLEVELAND

CHAGRIN VALLEY CENTURY HOME - CLEVELAND
The center section of this home was originally built in 1875 as a simple timber-framed farmhouse with vernacular details. It was expanded in 1939 with a design by prominent Cleveland ... Read More

RENEWAL OF HUNTING VALLEY ESTATE – OHIO

RENEWAL OF HUNTING VALLEY ESTATE - OHIO
This home, originally designed in 1967 by Cleveland architect, Gilbert Schaefer Sr., has a commanding view of southeastern Cuyahoga County from its third floor, while each of the rooms on ... Read More

VICTORIAN-ERA HOUSE IN TREMONT HISTORIC DISTRICT – CLEVELAND

VICTORIAN-ERA HOUSE IN TREMONT HISTORIC DISTRICT - CLEVELAND
The house occupies a prominent corner adjacent to Lincoln Park in the Tremont Historic District. The extension of a porch and the substantial remodeling of the master bedroom suite distinguish ... Read More

REHABILITATION IN OHIO CITY NEIGHBORHOOD – CLEVELAND

REHABILITATION IN OHIO CITY NEIGHBORHOOD - CLEVELAND
This simple house in the older section of Cleveland was built just after the Civil War and resembled hundreds of other houses like it when the Owner purchased it in ... Read More

SWIMMING POOL, PAVILION, NEW BASEMENT REC ROOM – SHAKER HEIGHTS

SWIMMING POOL, PAVILION, NEW BASEMENT REC ROOM - SHAKER HEIGHTS
The swimming pool, pavilion and walled garden of this project received an Acanthus Award from the Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. The awards program jury ... Read More

NEW HOME – RUSSELL TOWNSHIP

NEW HOME - RUSSELL TOWNSHIP
The family who built this home wanted a traditionally-styled home that would provide modern living spaces and accommodations for guests and members of their extended family. Plenty of space for ... Read More

LANDSCAPING AND OUTBUILDINGS

LANDSCAPING AND OUTBUILDINGS
The physical and spatial connections between buildings and their environment are very much like the corridors and hallways between rooms. Landscape design and the creation of smaller buildings both solve ... Read More

ADDITIONS

ADDITIONS
Additions to an existing house can enhance its value and performance. Frequently an addition or renovation will be an easier and more satisfying approach to solving spatial problems partly because ... Read More

COMMERCIAL PROJECTS

COMMERCIAL PROJECTS
The D. H. Ellison Co. is occasionally involved with commercial projects that apply a different building code and require special considerations not included in residential projects. Over the past twenty ... Read More

WROUGHT IRON

WROUGHT IRON
Wrought Iron provides the beauty of hand-craft and workmanship with great strength and durability. Samuel Yellin, the pre-eminent metalsmith of Philadelphia, called iron the “Salt and Pepper of Architecture” – ... Read More

RENDERINGS

RENDERINGS
Sometimes clients will want to be able see what a project will look like in a more realistic, three-dimensional rendering. The D. H. Ellison Co. has prepared simple renderings in-house ... Read More

SKETCHES

SKETCHES
Drawing by hand is at the core of what we do at the D. H. Ellison Co. and has been since before the wide availability of computer-aided drafting and design ... Read More