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Our studio has designed projects across the country: in Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Alabama, Nevada, California, South Dakota, Illinois, and Vermont.
| Project | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Darrows Cottage | Lakewood, PA | 1987 |
| Law Offices | Weehawken, NJ | 1990 |
| Dowling House | Talladega, AL | 1990 |
| Attorney Interior | Weehawken, NJ | 1990 |
| Landgraf Addition | Ararat Township, PA | 1990 |
| Farmhouse Renovation | Jackson, PA | 1990 |
| Second Sun Porch | Starruca, PA | 1990 |
| First Sun Porch | Thompson, PA | 1990 |
| Delicate Addition | Point Judith, RI | 1991 |
| Stone Ridge Retirement Center | Jackson Township, PA | 1991 |
| Hackett House | Thompson, PA | 1991 |
| Yonke House | Burnwood, PA | 1991 |
| A Cottage for Rita | Jackson, PA | 1991 |
| Observatory | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1991 |
| A Porch and Hammock Box | Irvington, NY | 1991 |
| Farmhouse Garage | Thompson, PA | 1993 |
| Bramlett Home | Las Vegas, NV | 1995 |
| The Slammer | Las Vegas, NV | 1996 |
| Bonhill (renovation) | Brentwood, CA | 1998 |
| 21 Place (renovation) | Santa Monica, CA | 1999 |
| Castle | Henderson, NV | 2001 |
| The Slammer: Filter Haus | Las Vegas, NV | 2001 |
| Chicago Row House | Chicago, IL | 2001 |
| Canyon | Beverly Hills, CA | 2002 |
| Calico | Calico, NV | 2002 |
| Canyon Deck | Beverly Hills, CA | 2002 |
| Encino (major renovation) | Encino, CA | 2003 |
| Topanga (minor renovation) | Topanga, CA | 2003 |
| Appleton | Venice, CA | 2003 |
| Custer (log cabin home) | Custer, SD | 2003 |
| Bookshelf | Pacific Palisades, CA | 2003 |
| Farmhouse Sauna | Thompson, PA | 2003 |
| The Slammer: Vintage Nudes Studio | Las Vegas, NV | 2004 |
| Bronson | Los Angeles, CA | 2004 |
| Pool Cabana in Encino | Encino, CA | 2004 |
| The Slammer: Cellblock B | Las Vegas, NV | 2004 |
| The Slammer: Ranger Station | Las Vegas, NV | 2004 |
| Palm 30 | Twenty-nine Palms, CA | 2004 |
| The Slammer: Crazy Grass | Las Vegas, NV | 2004 |
| The Slammer: Motor Court | Las Vegas, NV | 2004 |
| The Slammer: Entry Terrace | Las Vegas, NV | 2004 |
| Greenleaf (writer's room) | Sherman Oaks, CA | 2005 |
| Equinox Studio | Manchester, VT | 2005 |
| Manchester House | Manchester Center, VT | 2005 |
| The Slammer: Koi Pond | Las Vegas, NV | 2005 |
| Farmhouse Entry | Thompson, PA | 2005 |
| Forum Condo | Scranton, PA | 2005 |
| Los Alamos Hot Tub and Deck | Los Alamos, CA | 2005 |
| Loft 8R | New York, NY | 2006 |
| West House | Pacific Palisades, CA | 2006 |
| Palisades Office | Pacific Palisades, CA | 2006 |
| Meshoppen House | Meshoppen, PA | 2006 |
Timeline
The following is a timeline of our partnership.
| 1965 | Robert Whitehead born in Susquehanna, PA. |
| 1966 | Colin Summers born in Red Bank, NJ. |
| 1983 | Robert graduates from high school, he attends college math classes for a year before starting Cornell. |
| 1984 | Colin graduates from Stuyvesant. We meet in Ithaca, NY when we matriculate to a college of architecture. |
| 1987 | We design our first built project together. |
| 1988 | Other undergraduates get their degrees. Ours is a five-year program to get a Bachelors of Architecture. |
| 1989 | Classmates get their BArch’s, but we’ve each taken a year off. |
| 1990 | Cornell awards Robert his Bachelor of Architecture. We form Whitehead & Co. in Jackson, Pennsylvania. |
| 1991 | We build our first house as W&Co. |
| 1992 | Colin moves to New York City. There are fewer architecture opportunities than he had hoped. |
| 1994 | Colin moves to Las Vegas and starts designing The Slammer. Cornell relinquishes Colin’s Bachelor of Architecture. |
| 1995 | Construction starts on The Slammer. |
| 1996 | Colin moves to Los Angeles, CA. |
| 2001 | Colin accepts the commission for The Castle. It is immediately clear that it is a huge, and daunting, task. Robert flies out for a four day weekend and we design the Calico House together. |
| 2002 | Robert moves to Santa Monica in May. The partnership allows for a couple simultaneous projects, including two in Los Angeles, CA. Robert starts studying for the architectural licensing exam. |
| 2003 | The Castle continues its slow journey through permitting. We take another few small jobs in Los Angeles to have work that doesn’t require a commute on Southwest. |
| 2004 | One of the small jobs in Los Angeles turns into a large job. We design two more additions to The Slammer. |
| 2005 | We start trying to get a little more local work, and even put up a web site. Colin gets licensed as a private pilot so our commute to Las Vegas is easier. |
| 2006 | The client moves into The Castle, Cellblock B opens, and we finish a job in New York City. Robert is licensed as an architect in Pennsylvania. Colin gets his instrument rating, so we can commute through any clouds on the way to Las Vegas. |