Residential Architecture Rooted in Land, Light, and Permanence.
BONARCH is the bespoke architectural studio of Bonnie Wedster, crafting quiet, deeply contextual homes across the Midwest and New England.
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— Bonnie Wedster, RA
Featured Residential Commissions
The Marin Oak Courtyard House
A Certified Passive House woven through a heritage grove of valley oaks.
The Carmel Bluff Pavilion
A low-slung concrete and charred cedar residence cantilevering toward the Pacific horizon.
Silver Lake Mid-Century Revival
Painstaking restoration and contemporary garden extension of a 1958 hillside classic.
Disciplines & Services
Ground-Up Custom Residences
Turnkey Architecture & Permitting
Holistic architectural stewardship from initial topographical mapping and sun path simulations through construction administration and final occupancy.
Coastal & Sensitive Ecology Builds
Complex Entitlements & Coastal Commission
Specialized expertise in fragile coastal bluffs, strict environmental zoning, wildfire hardening, and high-wind structural resilience.
Passive House & Low-Carbon Design
Net-Zero High Performance Envelopes
Embodied carbon reduction, triple-glazed airtight envelopes, geothermal integration, and mass-timber structures engineered to endure generations.
Integrated Interior Architecture
Custom Millwork & Material Craft
Seamless continuation of architectural intent through custom stonework, rift-sawn timber joinery, bespoke lighting schemes, and tactile hardware.
Have a residential parcel or architectural vision in mind?
Bonnie Wedster consults on select projects throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest.