DesignWorks Homes Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing Kansas City-based homebuilder Thomson Homes LLC and Overland Park-based Team 3 Architects Inc. of stealing its designs.
The home designs in question have a unique triangular atrium design with stairs as part of the main room. DesignWorks, which is based in Springfield, Mo., said it first used this design by Charles James in 1996 at 4306 Melrose Drive in Columbia. The design proved popular for the company and it built at least four more…
DesignWorks Homes Inc. filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing Kansas City-based homebuilder Thomson Homes LLC and Overland Park-based Team 3 Architects Inc. of stealing its designs.
The home designs in question have a unique triangular atrium design with stairs as part of the main room. DesignWorks, which is based in Springfield, Mo., said it first used this design by Charles James in 1996 at 4306 Melrose Drive in Columbia. The design proved popular for the company and it built at least four more…