Off Goes the Roof!

The Klaassen Vander Ley Residence

This house will be getting a new upper floor. The first image shows the existing conditions. The second image shows the temporary blue roofing, common to many project under construction. The third shows the crew working hard at framing the new bedroom wall!

North Metro Home & Garden Show

Ashley and Susan will be at this years North Metro Home and Garden Show. They will be part of an architect's booth where you can talk to them about your own home project(s). See the link below for more information.


http://www.ci.blaine.mn.us/_docs/_SafetyServices/_HousingDepartment/NorthMetroHomeAndGardenShow.pdf

Search For Shelter Design Charrette

Kevin in our office participated in the "Search for Shelter" design charrette hosted by the AIA Minnesota Housing Advocacy Committee. This event involved a variety of design professionals and students coming together to aid nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Open Arms of Minnesota, North County Cooperative Foundation, Audubon Neighborhood Association, Kingfield Neighborhood Association and the Neighborhood Development Alliance. See the links below for more information.

http://www.aia-mn.org/committees/pdf/Charrette_2007_PR.pdf

http://www.aia-mn.org/committees/pdf/2007s4sinvite.pdf

Here is a link to see the work produced during the charrette!

http://www.aia-mn.org/committees/SFS.cfm

Visitor From Abroad!

We are very happy to have Hans-Christian Karlberg joining us from Belgium. You can see his work at www.hck.be Below is a schematic sketch he did for a new house project. He will be with us through January 2007.

Adding Up In Edina - 2

There has been steady progress to this house in Edina. The exterior is almost complete and they are doing the finishing work to the interior. See the previous blog posting for an image of the existing house.

What a Great Party!

The Open House was quite a success. We want to thank everyone who came to celebrate with us. (We may even have another one next year!)

Open House

We are having an Open House and everyone is invited! Come see us, our work and meet the newest members of the firm.

Date: Thursday, October 26th, 2006
Time: 5-8
Where: Laurel UllandArchitecture
2836 Lyndale Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Site Observations

Above this existing dining room an entire second story was being renovated and added to. The vertical cut in the wall shows where new structural elements were added to support the work upstairs. This will easily be repaired and painted to look as if nothing ever happened!