Who remembers Charlie’s Cafe Exceptionale on 7th Street in downtown Minneapolis? 🙋🏼♀️This original landmark sign now graces the home of an exceptional client, designed in collaboration with @charlieandcodesign
and built by @dh.detailhomes
📸 Rob Grosse, Spacecrafting
The staircase design began as a study in figure-ground reversal (thank you, Architecture 101), a concept that focuses on the spaces between objects rather than on the objects themselves. Instead of a solid baluster, the team designed a railing where the cut-out spaces formed the baluster shape.
This design choice became a beautiful language that was carried through the rest of the home.
A fun and unexpected part of this design was discovering that it resembled the staircase in a family home in Sweden.
Project Team:
Charlie & Co. Design
@englerstudio@streeterhomes@topo_llc@themarvinbrand@admitonehomesystems@spacecrafting_photography
Renderings are always an interesting part of the process.
They give everyone a chance to pause for a minute and picture what’s coming next. The lines, the materials, the way the home will sit on the land, it all starts to come together here before a single board is installed.
This home tucked away on five acres in Orono, MN is one we’ve been thinking about for a while, and it’s exciting to finally see the vision laid out.
There’s another layer to this one that makes it especially meaningful for our team. When it’s complete, it will be the first home in the country featuring the new Pella Vista Window, which we’re pretty excited to celebrate.
And when the dust settles, this home will also be featured on the AIA Homes by Architects Tour in 2027.
For now, these renderings give a glimpse of what’s ahead. Plenty more to come as the build unfolds.
We’re fortunate to be working alongside a thoughtful team to bring it to life:
@christopherstromarchitects@englerstudio@pingdesignllc@pella_northland@pellawindows
With large expanses of glass facing south and west, we knew that solar control was an important part of the design at the Swedish Country Home.
The integrated shares in the informal eating area were incorporated directly into the architecture, allowing the homeowners to adjust the lighting throughout the day.
The shades manage glare and heat while preserving the lean Scandinavian aesthetic and uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape.
Project Team:
@charlieandcodesign@englerstudio@streeterhomes@topo_llc@themarvinbrand@admitonehomesystems@spacecrafting_photography
Featured in Mpls.St.Paul Home and Design Magazine ✨ As Luck Would Have It - Bridget Murphy’s new home in Luck, Wisconsin feels intentionally lived in—almost as if it’s always been there—and that’s exactly what she wanted.
By: Shawn Gilliam
Project Team:
@charlieandcodesign@englerstudio@dh.detailhomes@spacecrafting_photography
