Weatherby Lake House MO, Missouri residential building design, Platte County property development photos, Walsh Family home

Weatherby Lake House in Missouri

Modern Lodge in Platte County, MO residence design by KEM STUDIO Architects, USA

post updated January 31, 2026

Design: KEM STUDIO, Architects

Location: Weatherby Lake, Platte County, Missouri, United States of America

Weatherby Lake House Missouri

Photos by Bob Greenspan

Sep 19, 2018

Weatherby Lake House, Missouri Home

The concept draws from the owner’s passion as a commercial photographer and the process of capturing an experience with a still photo. The house is two simple platonic forms, one resting on the other, pulled apart to create an aperture to the lake. The view is revealed once you enter the house, leaving the city behind and immersing yourself in lake living.

The main public space is a wood clad, two-story volume filled with light and the lake view. This is contrasted by a crisp, white stucco volume housing the private functions. Large boulders unearthed during construction connect the house to the land, otherwise leaving the lot natural. The house becomes a backdrop as you descend toward the lake, leaving the city completely behind.

KEM STUDIO gets the famed Platinum A’ Design Award

A’ Award and Competitions are proud to announce that the design MODERN LODGE by Brett Pearson wins the renowned Platinum A’ Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category

Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category Platinum A’ Design Award Winner

A’ Award and Competitions are proud to see that the design MODERN LODGE by Designer: KEM STUDIO and Client: The Walsh Family became winner of the renowned Platinum A’ Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category marked as one of the winners by the international awarding commission of the A’ Design Awards & Competitions amidst a great number of participants.

Brett Pearson, the project leader of the winning work MODERN LODGE demonstrates “The main public space is a wood clad, two-story volume filled with light and the lake view. This is contrasted by a crisp, white stucco volume housing the private functions. Large boulders unearthed during construction connect the house to the land, otherwise leaving the lot natural. The house becomes a backdrop as you descend toward the lake, leaving the city completely behind.”