This tour has 29 homes that cover a wide variety of architectural styles, designed for each client. You will see simple to avant-garde and modest to generous budgets; a cross-section of lifestyles from lakeside to city loft to farmhouses; and functional design decisions in material and citing meant to make the most of materials and land.
After a quick tour online of these homes, you can access the tour program guide and map and plan your own route to tour the homes.
The homes are listed from West to East and numbered accordingly on the map.
9. 10670 McCool Dr. W., Burnsville, Minnesota
Awad & Koontz Architects Builders Inc
Ali Awad, AIA
Contractor: Ali Awad
This home is oriented to maximize
sunlight in the living spaces and to
take advantage of seasonal views
across the Minnesota River. The interior
has an open plan designed to be flexible for
both family living and entertaining. Traditional,
“old house” details are drawn from
the architect’s renovation and remodeling
work. The exterior of the home was inspired
by farm buildings that enclose a large
volume of space within an efficient shell.
Simple exterior trim details add character
at minimal cost. The home meets all conditions
of the neighborhood covenants while
maintaining its individual character.