Designing for winter light

In December the sun barely clears the trees in Minneapolis. A house that ignores that feels dark for half the year.

Face the big rooms south

The rooms you use most during the day go on the south side, with the largest windows. Bedrooms and storage can take the north.

Get the overhang right

A roof overhang sized for your latitude shades the glass in July and lets the low winter sun all the way in. We check every one with a sun study before it is drawn.

Pale floors, warm walls

Light bounces. A pale wood floor carries winter sun deep into a room, and warm white walls keep it from feeling cold.