Thoughtful residential design, trusted by builders, tailored for how you live.
Folding Oaks is a residential design studio built on craft, clarity, and genuine collaboration. The practice focuses on creating thoughtful, story-driven homes, shaped by the land, context, and most importantly, the family who will live there.
Collaborative
Design-Led
Led by designer Gerry Hogsed, Folding Oaks partners with clients who want more than a set of plans, they want a home with a personal connection. Each project begins with a conversation and discovery, not assumptions. Gerry's process blends creativity with technical clarity, guiding clients from concept to construction through a transparent, design-led journey.
Connection
Whether nestled in the countryside or rooted along a neighborhood street, every Folding Oaks home is designed to feel authentic, comfortable, and deeply connected to its place.
Hi! I'm Gerry Hogsed - founder and lead designer of Folding Oaks Design.
My wife Jenn and I have three kids, Annabelle, Savannah, and Jameson, and a spoiled pup named Rolo. After the success of several remodels, I launched my studio in 2022 to offer a collaborative and unique approach to residential design, resulting in consistent 5-star reviews. Overall, my background in design spans more than a decade across multiple firms and roles, training me to be well-rounded across a variety of design styles and execution. When I'm not designing, I'm usually with my family, playing drums, or critiquing food like it's a sport.
Wonderful Experience! My wife and I chose Gerry at Folding Oaks to design our home in the country. We had very high aspirations for this build and we were looking for a design that was very specific to our needs in some areas and wide open to interpretation in others. Gerry struck that balance perfectly. He is extremely collaborative, thoughtful and talented. He listened intently to us throughout the design process while consistently delivering his own ideas, improvements and perspectives as well. We would not hesitate to recommend Gerry to anyone looking to build a legacy home. James M.
We had an incredible experience working with Gerry at Folding Oaks to design and draft the plans for our build. From the start, he collaborated with us to bring our ideas to life, and in the end, we were even happier with the final plans than we initially imagined! Gerry’s expertise and technical knowledge was invaluable, ensuring our plans were solid, which made our general contracting process even smoother. The result is a beautifully designed, incredibly well-built home that will stand the test of time and the elements. One thing we especially appreciated was the simulation model he created, which allowed us to visualize and tour our home before construction even began. Seeing the design in a 3D model rather than just on paper made a world of difference in refining our vision and ensuring every detail was just right. We truly appreciated Gerry’s professionalism, insight, and dedication to our project, and we’re already looking forward to teaming up with him again for our next project! Paige M.
If we could choose ALL the reasons why you have to work with Gerry, we would. He brings value, responsiveness, professionalism, punctuality AND best of all, work quality to the table. We are blown away by his ideas, his love of what he does, and his ability to answer questions from us outside of the scope we initially hired him for. He is helping us build our dream home and we are thankful to have met him when we did. You would be a fool to not hire Gerry for your residential design needs. We are forever grateful we met him and cannot wait to build the home he helped us design. Jessica I.