Strand Design

01/06/2026

Taking full advantage of a narrow lot, this lake home is a four season family retreat where brick, steel, and warm fir planes frame flexible living spaces, fully operable glass walls open the home front to back, and a playful bridged bunkroom supports an active family lifestyle, all while maintaining a sense of openness and movement within a compact footprint.

Photography: Spacecrafting

12/30/2025

This home captures the tranquil nature of its secluded, wooded lakeside setting. Timber siding, vertical fenestration, and black steel accents allow it to recede into the landscape.

Designed for quiet mornings and long views.

Architect: Strand Design
Builder: Sustainable 9 Design + Build
Siding: Arbor Wood Co.
Doors & Windows: Dwell44 - Modern Design Showroom
Photography: Spacecrafting

10/21/2025

Rooted in the Northwoods and reimagined for city life, this home is a contemporary take on the Tudor form. Open, active, and deeply livable. Designed for a growing family with a love for movement and gathering, every detail balances material warmth with modern clarity.

Builder: Streeter Custom Builder
Interiors: Brooke Voss
Stone: ORIJIN STONE
Sauna: HUUM
Doors & Windows: Marvin
Photography: Chad Holder

08/11/2025

English countryside cottage meets modern agrarian, on this sprawling plot atop the rolling bluffs of southeastern Minnesota and the changing beauty of the land.

Builder: G Cubed
Furnishings and Int. Selections: Ruth Johnson
Photography: Chad Holder

03/26/2021

Thanks to Architectural Record for featuring one of our projects!

Midcentury houses have their charms, but they often lack the airy yet comfortable atmosphere that contemporary dwellers covet. Such was the case with a 60-year-old residence in the Minneapolis area that was recently overhauled by local firm Strand Design in collaboration with the builder and real-es...

01/13/2021

Excited to be wrapping up a new Minnetonka residence! Check out our website for future project photos. stranddesign.com

12/14/2020

Goodbye fall, hello winter...
If you haven't seen it yet, check out our recently completed Mississippi River Boulevard project! Full photos on our website.