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.
1. 5925 Game Farm Rd. E., Minnetrista, Minnesota
SALA Architects, Inc.
Michaela Mahady, AIA,
with Jessica Wilder
and Maury Stenerson
Builder: Johnson Smaby Construction
This crisp white farmhouse replaced
a walkout rambler on a small farm in
Minnetrista. The house is positioned
among a group of existing buildings,
including a small barn and workshop,
all of which encircle a green commons.
The home’s gabled entry faces the commons
and a wraparound low-roofed porch
gathers breezes while providing summer
shade. Within the house, intimately scaled
rooms gather about a twisting central
staircase. A sheltered nook for a reading
chair, a window seat nestled next to the
fireplace, and a tiny meditation space
at the peak of the roof provide spots for
privacy and quiet reflection.