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Sustainable design can serve your cannabis business

3 eco-friendly design considerations for cannabis businesses When budding cannabis entrepreneurs think green, they often have more than plants and…

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Designing the dream retreat

Questions to consider when designing your idyllic getaway destination Over the years, we’ve designed many spaces to help our clients…

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Designing with darkness

5 ways to embrace the darkness through design The awareness of light is anchored by darkness. - Max Jacobson, The…

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Shelter symbols explained

Graphic symbols connect the Shelter brand with the work we do everyday Have you noticed symbols popping up across our…

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Two Shelter homes on 2023 AIA-MN Homes by Architects Tour

Lakeside Retreat & Flower Valley Homestead on 2023 AIA-MN Homes by Architects Tour We are thrilled to announce that two…

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Yurt work

We’re helping a Minnesota couple transform a tent into a dream home.   Jeff Koons didn’t always want a yurt.…

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A home with a view

Our client was ready to build on a parcel of her family’s former apple orchard in southern Minnesota. Her goals?…

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Fresh, thoughtful design on display at River Prairie open house

On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, River Prairie Wealth Partners (RPWP) cut the ribbon and welcomed the community to an open…

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Do green roofs require special springtime care?

As temperatures creep upward and the calendar advances into late spring, many homeowners are tending to lawns, flower beds and…

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