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1. 1. Orren Pickell Custom Home and Luxury Home Builder in North Shore Chicago and Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan Orren Pickell Builders: Len Eckhoff

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   Published on: 9/11/2005   Last Visited: 9/11/2005

   Len Eckhoff
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   Len EckhoffAssociate PrincipalOrren Pickell Designers & Builders
   
   Len has been with the Design Group since 1999 and has a strong background in carpentry and residential architecture.Len had the privilege of working with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather to learn the art of carpentry and cabinetry.He attended Iowa State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture in 1983.
   
   Len worked for a home builder part-time while going to school and full-time after graduating.He came to the North Shore in 1985 and has worked for several prominent architects not only as a designer and draftsman, but also as a field supervisor.Len is also an expert architectural model builder, having been involved with some of the North Shore's most prominent buildings.Len enjoys the firm's team oriented atmosphere and inspires those around him with his craftsman-like approach to each and every project.Len lives in Wilmette with his wife and two daughters.

2. 2. Orren Pickell Custom Home and Luxury Home Builder in North Shore Chicago and Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan Orren Pickell Builders: Len Eckhoff

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   Published on: 8/12/2005   Last Visited: 8/12/2005

   Len Eckhoff
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   Len EckhoffAssociate PrincipalOrren Pickell Designers & Builders
   
   Len has been with the Design Group since 1999 and has a strong background in carpentry and residential architecture.Len had the privilege of working with his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather to learn the art of carpentry and cabinetry.He attended Iowa State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architecture in 1983.
   
   Len worked for a home builder part-time while going to school and full-time after graduating.He came to the North Shore in 1985 and has worked for several prominent architects not only as a designer and draftsman, but also as a field supervisor.Len is also an expert architectural model builder, having been involved with some of the North Shore's most prominent buildings.Len enjoys the firm's team oriented atmosphere and inspires those around him with his craftsman-like approach to each and every project.Len lives in Wilmette with his wife and two daughters.

3. 3. Empty nest speaks volume Oval great room, domed ceiling focal point for Long Grove home

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   Published on: 4/5/2003   Last Visited: 4/5/2003

   The great room is the most important architectural feature of the home, said Len Eckhoff, a member of the design team with Orren Pickell Designers & Builders in Bannockburn.
   
   If the two-story room had a squared rather than rounded ceiling, the height and volume would have overwhelmed people in the room, said the architect.
   
   "The ceiling should be in proportion to the size of the floor plan," Eckhoff said.
   
   The room is 15 by 20 feet, and the 18-foot ceiling starts curving into its oval dome at about the 12-foot height, he said.
   
   The homeowners, who asked that their name not be used, wanted the home's main room to be a multipurpose room, not a formal, traditional living room that was seldom used.
   
   In the same vein, they did not want a formal mantel on the fireplace.
   
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   - The home measures somewhere between 5,000 and 6,000 square feet, Eckhoff said.
   
   While it has as many rooms as a traditional family house, the difference is that the home office and the second-floor loft shared by the bedrooms for the adult children are extra rooms, not the core or starting point for the design.
   
   "That seems to be the trend - less of the formal living room and more importance of the family room that is part of the kitchen, breakfast room and keeping area," he said."That's the main area of the house where the family hangs out."
   
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