A Lakeside Retreat for Modern Living
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here: A professional couple with a daughter and a son
Location: Apple Valley, Minnesota
Size: 4,000 square feet (371.6 square meters)
Designer: Tim Alt of Altus Architecture + Design
This active family loves clean-lined open spaces but comfortable living as well. And they want to live outdoors as much as possible. So when they found a narrow, wooded lot alongside a lake, they asked architect Tim Alt to create a modern home that would embrace the outdoors from all of the interior spaces. “The concept organizes the public and private spaces into two separate wood-clad forms connected by a central glass-enclosed breezeway and screen porch,” Alt says. “The breezeway becomes an open access between the entry and lakeside yard, allowing air and activity to flow through the center of the house out toward the lake.”
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