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Custom cabinets maximize storage in the kitchen, which has three tones of cabinetry and coordinating hardware.

Long, linear Isokern fireplaces built from custom masonry are a prominent design feature in the great room and the exterior patio.

Due to the soaring ceilings over the patio that open it up to the views—including impressive sunsets—heating the covered outdoor space was a challenge. The solution was found in the freestanding Bromic Eclipse Portable heater.

Custom built wooden shelving lining one of the hallways provides ample storage.

Natural materials such as concrete, stone, and wood give the architecture a rugged honesty.

The accessory dwelling unit behind the home of Sonja Batalden in Saint Paul, Minnesota, has cheery yellow siding that the entrance appears to carve into. “If the yellow of the siding is the wrapper on the candy, this is kind of like the gooey middle,” architect Christopher Strom says about the thermally modified ash lining the entry.

An upcoming visit from a friend who needed a break from wedding planning gave the couple the incentive to finish the tree deck, which has a wood-fired hot tub on the lower level.