winter house
year: 2023
status: unbuilt
client: private
location: minnesota
type: single family home
design: ray heikkila
the project is a home in minnesota, designed as a flexible framework of interior and exterior rooms. the house aims to be functional but delightful with moments of surprise. a structural grid organizes the plan, with open space and various interior walls such as curtains. courtyards and indoor cut outs are utilized to bring light into the space in small pockets and longer spaces. a sauna lives in the top level with a private walk out.