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Food and drink. Fun and function.
It’s a Shelter speciality: Designs that serve passionate entrepreneurs and their people. We design taprooms, restaurants, bars, and hotels that…
Read moreTenant improvement FAQs
What is a tenant improvement project? A tenant improvement project, often referred to as a “TI”, involves the build out…
Read moreWaste not, want not: embracing material reuse in design
Thoughts from Shelter team member Jakob Mahla Is adaptive reuse the answer? It’s no secret that the buildings that surround…
Read moreCan design inspire the return to downtown?
It seems all eyes these days are on the future of metropolitan area downtowns. Office tower occupancy is down. Many…
Read moreShop small at our spring makers market
As the IMS Spring Art Crawl and our corresponding seasonal studio gallery opening & makers market approaches, we're excited to introduce…
Read moreSustainable design can serve your cannabis business
When budding cannabis entrepreneurs think green, they often have more than plants and profits in mind. As business owners prepare…
Read moreSuyao Tian to be featured in Shelter spring studio art gallery
What is the Shelter studio art gallery? When we designed the new Shelter studio at International Market Square (IMS), we…
Read moreGetting into the cannabis game? You’ll need a team.
Now that Minnesota has legalized recreational cannabis, we expect a number of new local businesses to crop up. Ventures could…
Read moreNew year reflections: two decades of Shelter
In the fall of 2004, Shelter consisted of three folks in a small room on the upper floor of a…
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