About Us

At a young age, Trevor Ducote discovered a passion for building and creating things. He always loved to construct things out of nothing. As Trevor began the process towards his professional journey, he began to focus that passion into his craft. Trevor's wife, Lisa, has always encouraged him to pursue his passion for designing and building, continually pushing him forward through the process. Over the years, Trevor has worked in or with nearly every trade involved in the building process.  This has provided him with a unique understanding of what it takes to design and build a structure.

Trevor completed his Bachelors and Masters of Architecture from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He has worked on various community lead projects over the past years. Trevor has also completed over 225+ individual design projects and over 450 projects during his time working with local home builders. Trevor has experience working on various styles of homes and commercial buildings.  He enjoys designing residential architecture and is trying to incorporate new technology and ideas to benefit future home owners. 

Growing up, Lisa consistently browsed the Quik Quarter highlighting homes she felt her family could afford/fit into. In eighth grade, her parents hired an interior designer so she could shadow and make sure this was the dream she wanted to pursue.

Watching her childhood home become something different, something more functional, lit a fire to continue her education and she received a Bachelors in Interior Design at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She worked for Southpark Flooring dedicating over 5 years into learning the trades perspective in home building and design. 

Kelli Smith received a BS in Architecture and Design from the University of Louisiana. As a student of design she came to embrace both aesthetics and functionality.  Since her first art class in middle school, creating art has become a passion and painting has since become a defining aspect of her life.  Her on-going artistic explorations assist and influence her process for Architectural Visualizations, including 2D & 3D Architectural Renderings, 3D Printing, and VR Renderings.  She has worked in several fields including architecture, commercial general contracting firm, and a landscape architecture firm.  Gaining insight into each field and how each play an important role in supporting one another to create cohesive welcoming spaces.

Smith has always felt fortunate to grow up amidst the richness of Cajun culture and the lush landscape of South Louisiana.  You can often find her in her garden tending to her plants with two fluffy maltipoo's at her heels.  She's always up for cuppa tea and deep conversations.

As far back as she can remember, Mackensie Smith has always enjoyed art and being creative. As she has gotten older, she wanted to find a way to turn that passion into something everyone could enjoy. Her belief that, “everyone deserves a place to call home,” and the idea of potentially designing that home, is what piqued her interest in architectural design. She has studied a broad range of architecture during her time at UL, but that original yearning to design someone’s dream home is what has led her to residential architecture.

Mackensie is from Baton Rouge and has been a Lafayette native for the past 6 years. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and will graduate in the fall 2022 with her Masters of Architecture. Smith enjoys the company of her friends and family, but she prefers to spend her free time with her dog and cat. On the weekends you can catch her at the local farmer’s market, traveling, or scouring every antique store in the south for carnival glass to add to her collection.

Cane has big dreams to help take Passion Home Designs to the next level. In his own words, “I don’t know when I’ll have time to be in the office.”