Over The Top
It took a rained out, 80-guest, dockside concert to motivate these clients to add strategic shelter to their elevated deck overlooking Lake Minnetonka’s exclusive Smithtown Bay. They wanted protection from rain, wind, sun and bugs without diminishing the space’s outdoor feel or compromising the lake view and natural light inside the home. It had to blend architecturally and look like it had been designed with the house 20 years ago. It also needed to support an outdoor kitchen fit for a most serious master chef. Mom's Design Build collaborated with the architect who designed the original home to get the details just right.
Here’s what the client said: “This project completely changed how we spent the summer. We are out there all day long. We eat almost all meals outside: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. We read out there. We will sit out late at night with the screens down and enjoy the 360-degree sounds of the night. What we’ve accomplished is an outdoor area that is every bit as outdoors as it ever was, but it is so much more comfortable. We find that family and friends just want to hang out in this space and my wife and I do as well. We live out there.”
Smartphone-controlled Arcadia pergola opens and closes for versatile shelter. The space can be enjoyed rain or shine throughout an extended lakeshore season.
Motorized Phantom Screen walls and a side-loaded divider feature performance engineered screening that filter harsh sun 50 percent, reduces wind and blocks the tiniest insects from the dining area.
Master-chef-suitable outdoor kitchen features Memphis grill, warming drawer, griddle, high BTU burner, 2-drawer fridge, and weatherproof NatureKast cabinetry.
The homeowner believes the new deck structure enhances the home’s lakeside elevation. It blends with home’s original architecture through matching white columns, railings, cedar decking, and copper flashing details.
Decorative internal chain in the dining area turns ordinary rain into an entertaining water feature that can be seen, not just heard.
The custom, copper-topped pergola frame mirrors the home’s existing flashing to meld the new structure with the old. Copper detailing enhances view from above.
Thin, stainless steel cable rail preserves the priceless lake view.
Tasteful, custom columns and beams around structural steel core conceal mechanicals ,drains and roll-screens.
Site-cut pergola louvers mirrors deck’s trapezoidal footprint.
The pergola gutter system is fitted with interior rain chain rather than an internal downspout to reduce the outside corner column profile.
Here’s what the client said: “This project completely changed how we spent the summer. We are out there all day long. We eat almost all meals outside: Breakfast, lunch and dinner. We read out there. We will sit out late at night with the screens down and enjoy the 360-degree sounds of the night. What we’ve accomplished is an outdoor area that is every bit as outdoors as it ever was, but it is so much more comfortable. We find that family and friends just want to hang out in this space and my wife and I do as well. We live out there.”
Smartphone-controlled Arcadia pergola opens and closes for versatile shelter. The space can be enjoyed rain or shine throughout an extended lakeshore season.
Motorized Phantom Screen walls and a side-loaded divider feature performance engineered screening that filter harsh sun 50 percent, reduces wind and blocks the tiniest insects from the dining area.
Master-chef-suitable outdoor kitchen features Memphis grill, warming drawer, griddle, high BTU burner, 2-drawer fridge, and weatherproof NatureKast cabinetry.
The homeowner believes the new deck structure enhances the home’s lakeside elevation. It blends with home’s original architecture through matching white columns, railings, cedar decking, and copper flashing details.
Decorative internal chain in the dining area turns ordinary rain into an entertaining water feature that can be seen, not just heard.
The custom, copper-topped pergola frame mirrors the home’s existing flashing to meld the new structure with the old. Copper detailing enhances view from above.
Thin, stainless steel cable rail preserves the priceless lake view.
Tasteful, custom columns and beams around structural steel core conceal mechanicals ,drains and roll-screens.
Site-cut pergola louvers mirrors deck’s trapezoidal footprint.
The pergola gutter system is fitted with interior rain chain rather than an internal downspout to reduce the outside corner column profile.
Project Year: 2018
Project Cost: $200,001 - $500,000
Country: United States
