Spaces that inspire, delight, and promote well-being
Shelter Architecture is an award-winning, full service architecture and interior design firm based in Minneapolis, MN.
We collaborate with homeowners, businesses, and communities to create beautiful, engaging environments.
Our designs serve our clients’ needs, reflect their passions, and contribute to a healthier, more humane world.
We’d love to work with you.
Residential design
Our residential work includes new homes and historic renovations. We’ll design an entire dwelling or a specific room. Specialties include kitchens, bathrooms and basements.
Commercial design
We team with passionate entrepreneurs, creative professionals and community institutions. We help them further their missions, serve their customers, support their employees, and elevate their brands.
Sustainability
We consider design an important tool for change — one that can save energy, reduce pollution, and empower people to make positive environmental impacts.
Universal design
We create spaces to suit people of all abilities. Eliminating obstacles benefits everyone — and helps people age in place for as long as possible.
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Blunt Strategies x Shelter Architecture webinar #1
Applying for a Minnesota cannabis business license?
Final Plans of Record are more than just forms—they’re the foundation for how your cannabis business will be inspected, licensed, and regulated in Minnesota. But completing them correctly depends on assembling the right team, with the right expertise, at the right time.
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Applying for a Minnesota cannabis business license?
One of the most critical components of your Final Plans of Record is the Site, Security & Operations Plan; but, what exactly should it include, and how do you design it in a way that meets OCM’s requirements and actually works for your business?
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Designing for retreat: A second home with purpose
A designer’s seasonal experiment sparked deeper conversations about what makes a great second home In the years since the pandemic,…
Read moreMinnesota cannabis licensing: Designing your Site, Security & Operations Plan
Shelter helps Minnesota cannabis businesses prepare critical licensing materials Our state's cannabis industry is moving forward, full-steam ahead. The Minnesota…
Read moreApplying for a Minnesota cannabis license? You’ll need the right team.
Designers play a critical role in helping businesses secure Minnesota cannabis licenses Updated June 2025 with Minnesota cannabis license guidance…
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