Architecture Minnesota
The Magazine of AIA Minnesota
May – June 2005
Vol. 31 No. 3
Modern Living
32 Gull Lake Getaway An inspired lakeside cabin by David Salmela puts the mind at ease with simplicity and casual grace By Thomas Fisher, Assoc. AIA
38 Beauty and the Brick Julie Snow Architects’ Humboldt Mill Condominiums—part historic rehab, part modern infill project—combines the past and future of loft design By Phillip Glenn Koski, AIA
44 The Perfect Sunset Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle’s SunsetRidge Townhomes offers flexible, light-filled living spaces for seniors with an active lifestyle By Dorothy Rand
48 New Guy on the Block Are those . . . billboards? LOCUS Architecture’s Nowhaus 01 is the talk of the town By Christopher Hudson
52 Elegant Geometry Charles Stinson’s Lake Harriet House captivates with an artful composition of horizontal and vertical planes By Camille LeFevre
57 Mix and Match Robert Gerloff Residential Architects finds the right combination in the Jolitz Residence By Barbara Knox
Features
60 Renovation within Reach Three residential architecture firms package their
design consultation services with first-time clients in mind By Camille LeFevre
66 Chipboard Charm An ambitious affordable-housing project in St. Paul’s
Frogtown neighborhood integrates cost-effective construction methods with sustainable
design By Christopher Hudson
Departments
5 Editor’s Note Old and New
9 Overview “Affordable Housing,” New Releases, New AIA Fellows, Search for
Shelter Charrette, Residential Honors
17 Newsmakers A seven-block housing development on St. Paul’s Upper Landing by KKE Architects and ESG Architects; Cermak Rhoades Architects to design loft-style condominiums at Pillsbury A Mill; LHB takes on a supportive housing project in Duluth; ALTUS Architecture + Design’s
Kenwood Residence By Bette Hammel
21 Endangered The historic Shaw-Hammons House in Anoka may yet be saved from
demolition, thanks to an active local citizenry By Robert Roscoe
25 Practice Zero energy housing promises lower energy costs and a cleaner,
healthier environment—so what are we waiting for? By William Weber
27 Technology RSP Architects makes creative use of the latest window technology
in the Andersen inHOME, a mountaintop show house in Park City, Utah By Barbara
Knox
31 Talking Point Managing construction costs and budgets requires “confronting reality as early as possible, proceeding with caution while constantly weighing ability, and keeping false hope in check” By
Bill Beyer, FAIA
110 Consultants’ Directory
123 Directory of AIA Minnesota Firms
159 Index of Firms by Building Type
164 Project Credits
165 Advertising Index
166 Fast Forward The Edgewater; ESG Architects, Minneapolis, design architect;
Domain Architecture & Design, Minneapolis, interior architect
Cover
Matthew Cabin
Brainerd, Minnesota
Architect: Salmela Architect
Photographer: Peter Bastianelli-Kerze
Mission Statement
Architecture Minnesota, the primary public outreach tool of the American Institute
of Architects Minnesota, is published to inform the public about architecture
designed by AIA Minnesota members and to communicate the spirit and value of
quality architecture to both the public and the membership.
Architecture Minnesota Committee
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