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Residential AND Commercial

One question always comes up during casual party conversations when people learn that we’re architects and interior designers: “What kind…

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The Countdown is ON!

12 years ago... We launched Shelter to address sustainable design practices in residential architecture. We took up offices just south…

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A Kitchen for All

The kitchen is probably the most commonly-remodeled area of the home — at least in our experience. We redo ten…

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Zero Threshold Entry

If you can’t get in, you can’t live there… Remodeling a home to elegantly accommodate a flush entry is a…

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The ADA in Context

We talk about the “ADA” and “ADA compliance” a lot in our industry, forgetting that not everyone we interact with…

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One of Jerry’s Girls

Shelter co-founder and partner, Jackie Millea, shares what ‘design for all’ means to her: In 1988 my father, then 47,…

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Shelter Project Featured as AIA-Star Tribune Home of the Month

The Star Tribune, in partnership with AIA Minnesota, featured Shelter's project "Modest Mid Century" as the November 2015 Home of…

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Staging a Shot

This month, a fireplace designed by Shelter Architecture holds down the last page of Midwest Home Magazine.  The project needed…

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Streetscapes: Are contemporary homes cool kids, or sore thumbs?

Check out the article in the Star Tribune in which we answer the question: "Can you go modern?" The also interviewed some…

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