Homes by Architects Tour Preview
The Upper Midwest’s premier residential design tour opens its doors September 27 and 28 and continues virtually through October 12
By the ENTER team | September 18, 2025
Home #14, Sunfish Lake Modern. Photo by Jasper Lazor.
SPOTLIGHT
A modern retreat that sits lightly on the edge of a peninsula, balancing wooded privacy with expansive lake views (Home #5). A fully electric, solar-ready home with a vaulted main living area, a dramatic lake-facing screened porch, and a raft of high-performance systems and features (#2). A prefab house and sustainable laboratory for city living that celebrates natural and salvaged materials and quirky artifacts from other architecture projects (#11). A 1920s cottage extensively remodeled to fit 2020s living without losing an ounce of its original character (#16).
Photo 1: Home #2, West Lake Residence, by Shelter Architecture. Photo by Farm Kid Studios. 2: Home #3, An Active Waterlife, by Sharratt Design & Company. Photo by Scott Amundson. 3: Home #4, Modern Ramsey Transformation, by Chris Doehrmann Architect. Photo by Chuck Carver Photo. 4: Home #5, The Overlook at O’Dowd, by Unfold Architecture. Photo by Round Three Photography. 5: Home #6, The Isle at O’Dowd, by Unfold Architecture. Photo by Round Three Photography. 6: Home #7, Geodesic Dome Renovation, by Rivers Barden Architects. Photo by Leonid Furmansky. 7: Home #8, Cherry Mash Modern, by Chisel Architecture. Photo by Spacecrafting. 8: Home #9, Bush Lake Reimagined, by Kurt Baum Architects. Photo by Rob Grosee, Spacecrafting. 9: Home #10, Ardmore, by Keep. Photo by Wing Ho, Canary Grey. 10: Home #11, Linden Hills weeHouse, by Alchemy. Photo by Rowan Freeman. 11: Home #12, Oak in Oaks, by SALA Architects. Photo by Troy Thies. 12: Home #13, North Star, by Kell Architects. Photo by Round Three Photography. 13: Home #14, Sunfish Lake Modern, by PKA Architecture. Photo by Jasper Lazor. 14: Home #15, White Bear Lake Cottage, by Rehkamp Larson Architects. Photo by Jasper Lazor. 15: Home #16, Petite Cottage, by David Heide Design Studio. Photo by Rich Michell. 16: Home #17, Penny Lane, by PLAAD. Photo by Round Three Photography.
These and a dozen other architect-designed homes across the Twin Cities metro will welcome tour-goers on September 27 and 28—from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days—with the architects and designers onsite. The 16 in-person stops range widely in style and size, from a contemporary estate on Lake Minnetonka (#3) to a 230-square-foot, cedar-shake-clad sunroom addition in Arden Hills (#12).
3D Virtual Tours as Easy as 1, 7, 10
Don’t miss the virtual component of the Homes by Architects Tour, which is exclusive to ticket holders and available to view from September 27 through October 12. Take 3D tours of Homes 1, 7, and 10 and watch an interview with one of the architects of Home #7 at homesbyarchitects.org.
Home #1, Pear Lake Camp, designed by Christopher Strom Architects. Photo by Spacecrafting.
Visit homesbyarchitects.org for more on tour homes and locations, ticket information, and answers to frequently asked questions.
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