Studio

A small studio, on purpose

A studio of six architects and interior designers in the North Loop, Minneapolis.

Drawings, pencils and a tape measure spread across a desk

Sofia Oake started the studio in 2014, after ten years designing larger buildings in Chicago. She wanted to work on homes, where every decision is something a family lives with each day.

We stay small on purpose. We take on eight to ten homes a year, and the people you meet at the first call are the people who draw your house and walk the site with your builder.

Studio: North Loop, Minneapolis
Founded: 2014
Team: Six architects and designers
Works in: Minnesota and western Wisconsin

What we care about

01
Light first
We plan every room around where the sun is at the times you use it.
02
Fewer, better materials
A short palette of wood, stone and plaster that gets better with age.
03
Honest numbers
Budgets are part of the design from the first sketch, not a surprise at the end.

The team

Who you will work with

Sofia Oake
Founder, architect
Leads every project's design. Happiest on a site visit in early spring, when you can see how the light falls.
Daniel Reyes
Project architect
Turns concepts into drawings builders can price and build. Knows every permit desk in the Twin Cities.
Mara Lind
Interior designer
Chooses materials, lighting and furniture, and makes sure the joinery is right to the millimeter.