Private Residence, Minneapolis

A contrast of light and dark materials composed of rectilinear patterns simply shape space and define rooms on the rooftop.

The synthesis of the architecture and the landscape creates a quiet space of respite up and away from the city streets. The modernist vocabulary provides a refreshing contrast to the notable riverfront structure, allowing the historic fabric of the city to be reinterpreted and refreshed for the 21st Century.

The kitchen terrace as seen from the raised lawn. A hanging Corten steel wall incorporates an oversized Ikebana shelf holding a small Japanese maple tree.

This space is designed to frame the natural and man-made beauty that surrounds it. The roof plane is covered in a deep grey Dresser Trap rock, providing the canvas on which the three-dimensional forms of planters, meditation pavilions and the lawn are incorporated.

Looking at the meditation pavilion from within the grid of Corten steel planters.

These modular forms frame the outdoor space - the planters frame the meditation pavilion and the walkway, the terrace frames the lawn, the plantings help to frame the approaches to the lawn space; they also offer an opportunity for fresh flowers and herbs to be plucked without fuss.

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