Meet houm.

Houm PLLC is an innovative design firm specializing in the design of cost-effective, sustainable homes and developments. Our unique approach combines cutting-edge technology with time-tested practices to deliver designs that are both innovative and practical. Marrying the promise of technology design software with our founder’s decades of experience within the industry to produce smarter, more sustainable houses at a fraction of the cost, in terms of time, money, and environmental resources.

Put our highly-qualified, experienced team to work for you so that your project might benefit from the Houm’s unique approach.

houm. Founders

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Scott Shall, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, houm | Professor of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University | Founding Director, International Design Clinic

Scott Gerald Shall, RA, is a Professor of Architecture at Lawrence Technological University (LTU), founding principal of the architectural practice Houm, and founding director of the International Design Clinic (IDC), a non-profit that realizes socially-responsive creative action with low-income communities around the world. Since founding the IDC in 2006, Shall has worked through this organization to complete over two dozen projects on five continents. Shall’s work in this arena has been disseminated widely, including contributions to publications by Springer (2023) and Palgrave-MacMillan (2018), presentations at the World Congress of Architects (2023) and the 2nd Valencia Biennial of Research in Architecture (2020), and inclusion within exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art in La Paz, Bolivia (2015), the Sheldon Swope Museum of Art (2010), the Zeitz Museum for Contemporary African Art (2022), the Goldstein Museum of Design (2010), the Venice Architecture Biennale (2013), and MoMA (2015).

Scott Shall

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Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer, houm | Design Director, Three Squared Inc. | Adjunct Faculty, Lawrence Technological University

Breck Crandell is a licensed Architect (MI, OH, FL, IL, AZ) with extensive experience and a strong passion for innovative housing solutions. His career has taken him from notable offices in Ann Arbor and San Francisco back to Detroit, where he now leads a team as the Director of Design at the architecture firm Three Squared Inc.

Breck is known for his work with unique building materials and alternative construction methods to create efficient and visually striking residential and mixed-use structures

Breck holds a Master of Architecture degree from Lawrence Technological University, where he has also been an adjunct instructor of design studios since 2017. Over his career, he has successfully designed more than 30 completed buildings, with numerous others currently under construction nationwide.

In addition to his architectural pursuits, Breck is a dedicated musician, playing drums for touring bands. He co-owns the musical rehearsal space Grove Studios in his hometown of Ypsilanti, balancing his creative passions with his professional expertise.

Breck Crandell

houm. Leaders

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Leslie Horn
Senior Advisor

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Carson Stickney
Chief Technology Officer

houm. Team

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Matthew Dimaggio
Design Consultant

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Jakeb Jackson
Design Consultant

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Marisa Riley
Design Consultant