St. Anthony Park New Construction
We recently completed this beautiful project with the help of many good friends.
Architecture Firm: D/O Dwyer Oglesbay Architects
Architect: John Dwyer
Landscape Design: Colin Oglesbay
General Contractor: Brownsmith Restorationh
Landscape Contractor: TerraVista Landscape and Design
Staging by: Forage Modern Workshop
Custom Cabinetry by: Berhausen Designs
On a wedge-shaped sliver of land at a highly visible intersection in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood, the home strives for silence. The structure is woven between existing mature oak trees, suppressed into the existing topography, and clad in unfinished cedar, allowing it to weather naturally and fade into its surroundings. The main level embraces the kitchen as the hearth of the home, placing a large island in the center of an open plan, flanked by living and dining spaces. The upper level employs a roof deck to inhabit the trees and capture glimpses of the Minneapolis skyline, while sleeping rooms are banded with high glass to frame views of the large grove of trees that affront Luther Seminary.
The house is intended to realize its landscape, a site that was a byproduct of a lot split from the neighboring house. To realize the irregularities, the house splays slightly with the landscape, sinks itself slightly into the site and uses natural, cedar, unfinished exterior material. The landscape itself is geometric in expression, but restorative in species mix with long grasses and native oak and aspen trees.
The exterior is vertical tongue and groove cedar, carefully mitered at the corners and designed to weather over time. Within a couple years, the exterior will be a dull silver that will fade into the trees.
The floor and ceiling which are a 50% diluted white wash and a waterborne top coat. The stair is a white polycarbonate on a steel frame. Stair treads are solid white oak. The decking is a composite and the carpet is FLOR modular carpet tile. Cabinetry is custom by Berhausen Design and countertops and Hanstone.
The house is currently 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,710 SF and is expandable to 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,635 SF. The main living is intended to be sunken into the landscape with a view through the trees. The living space on the second floor is designed an indoor/outdoor informal living space that resides in the trees, with a long view to the Minneapolis skyline. The bedroom and bath on the first floor is intended to serve potential needs for limited mobility, home office, or guests. The upper level bedrooms are intended to capture views of the tree grove across the street.
Architecture Firm: D/O Dwyer Oglesbay Architects
Architect: John Dwyer
Landscape Design: Colin Oglesbay
General Contractor: Brownsmith Restorationh
Landscape Contractor: TerraVista Landscape and Design
Staging by: Forage Modern Workshop
Custom Cabinetry by: Berhausen Designs
On a wedge-shaped sliver of land at a highly visible intersection in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood, the home strives for silence. The structure is woven between existing mature oak trees, suppressed into the existing topography, and clad in unfinished cedar, allowing it to weather naturally and fade into its surroundings. The main level embraces the kitchen as the hearth of the home, placing a large island in the center of an open plan, flanked by living and dining spaces. The upper level employs a roof deck to inhabit the trees and capture glimpses of the Minneapolis skyline, while sleeping rooms are banded with high glass to frame views of the large grove of trees that affront Luther Seminary.
The house is intended to realize its landscape, a site that was a byproduct of a lot split from the neighboring house. To realize the irregularities, the house splays slightly with the landscape, sinks itself slightly into the site and uses natural, cedar, unfinished exterior material. The landscape itself is geometric in expression, but restorative in species mix with long grasses and native oak and aspen trees.
The exterior is vertical tongue and groove cedar, carefully mitered at the corners and designed to weather over time. Within a couple years, the exterior will be a dull silver that will fade into the trees.
The floor and ceiling which are a 50% diluted white wash and a waterborne top coat. The stair is a white polycarbonate on a steel frame. Stair treads are solid white oak. The decking is a composite and the carpet is FLOR modular carpet tile. Cabinetry is custom by Berhausen Design and countertops and Hanstone.
The house is currently 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,710 SF and is expandable to 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2,635 SF. The main living is intended to be sunken into the landscape with a view through the trees. The living space on the second floor is designed an indoor/outdoor informal living space that resides in the trees, with a long view to the Minneapolis skyline. The bedroom and bath on the first floor is intended to serve potential needs for limited mobility, home office, or guests. The upper level bedrooms are intended to capture views of the tree grove across the street.
