We often have the opportunity to design comfortable “getaway” places for our clients. A St. Louis family purchased 800 acres in central Missouri to create a family project – a place where the extended family could gather and engage in outdoor activities.  After creating an 11-acre lake, they envisioned a rustic, yet comfortable family lodge.  Designed by Mackey Mitchell architect Tom Moore, the 6,000SF lodge features a large stone fireplace, outdoor deck, playrooms, bunk rooms, and an exercise room.  Two additional cabins built in the dense woods are connected by a boardwalk.  Bedrooms are placed on the lower level with kitchen areas above to create the feeling of living in a  tree-house.