Every project tells a story. Together, they tell ours.
At houm.™, we believe that better homes are not a distant ideal but a practical, achievable reality. Our work is the proof.
Each project in our portfolio begins with the same question: how do we deliver the most value, for the most people, with the least waste? The answer changes with every site, every client, and every context. A narrow infill lot in Detroit. A tight-budget single-family home in Fort Wayne. A low-income development in South Detroit. A well-appointed residence built to rigorous environmental standards. A community of forty homes designed to heal a damaged landscape. A self-sustaining retreat in the Vermont wilderness.
Six projects. Six different answers to the same question. And in each one, the same commitment: to use design, technology, and a deep commitment to craft to create homes that are smarter, greener, and more attainable than what came before.
This is what houm. does. This is what houm. is for.
Cochrane Home
Detroit, Michigan
Some projects change what you think is possible. houm.'s first built prototype transforms a narrow 30-foot infill lot in Detroit's North Corktown into a light-filled, 1,600 sf home with an attached ADU, delivered in 8 months, 40% below regional cost, and projected to use 83% less energy than comparable homes.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Royal Home
Not every project needs to be a flagship to make a point. The Royal Home, houm.'s most economical project to date, delivers 1,800 sf and four bedrooms at $194/sf in just 4 months, showing that great design and real affordability are achievable at any scale.
Detroit, Michigan
MiSide Low-Income Residential Development
Good design should be available to everyone. Currently under development, with the first home expected to break ground within the year, MiSide will bring four residences to South Detroit at $185/sf, 47% below the regional average, demonstrating how houm.'s process can expand access to quality affordable housing at the development scale.
