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Hopkins Baumann Loft

Trading New York for Midwest Grit

Design
Bespoke
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Year
2008
Size
2,600 sf
awards
2008 AIA MN Honor Award
2008 AIA MN Home of the Month Award
Owned by recently relocated New Yorkers, this live-work space was especially chosen for its historic roots as the turbine room within a formerly working mill. Even though it was the darkest and least expensive unit in the building, the floor was raised and the ceiling dropped with curved white and steel clouds to funnel the daylight from the north-facing windows.
Design
Bespoke
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Year
2008
Size
2,600 sf
awards
2008 AIA MN Honor Award
2008 AIA MN Home of the Month Award

Recessed tracks with tables on wheels transform kitchen tables into a conference space, on a path that mimics the main turbine axle from the original space.

To hide mechanical and structural elements, a timber “house” was inserted as a guest bedroom/office and bath suite. Old tech infiltrates the interior design with tiny details like a $3 bronze bushing that allows a 600-pound custom door to pivot freely.

Photos by Alchemy.

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