Renovation


The Best Home Shows in Minneapolis for 2024

The Best Home Shows in Minneapolis for 2024

As a longstanding residential architect, I’ve spent many years at various home shows. You may be wondering what shows are available in the area, and which are worth your time. In this post we will go through the 4 major home shows in Minneapolis, and which one is right for you. Read More…


The Year + In Review!

The Year + In Review

Wow! It has been four years since my last year in review and what a four years it has been. It’s kind of like wanting to write a Christmas letter but your life has been too busy to get it done. Just for the record it has been much more than 4 years since our last one of those but that is my wife’s issue so enough said. The last four years has been a crazy ride… Read More


Featured In The Homes By Architects Tour

Modern Dellwood Transformation

AIA Minnesota is proud to unveil the seventeen new and remodeled, architect-designed homes that will be featured on the 2020 Homes by Architects Tour. One of the featured homes is the Modern Dellwood Transformation designed by Chris Doehrmann Architect.
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Modern Dellwood Transformation

Modern Dellwood Transformation

Hello and happy 2020! It turns out that 2019 was a busy year for construction but not for blogging. Rather than writing blogs I have been designing homes which means I have many projects under construction or almost completed! One of those project is the Modern Dellwood Transformation… Read More


Is My Project Too Small For An Architect?

Is my project too small for an architect?

The Monday after a home show always feels like I’ve run a marathon. In actuality I’ve spent three days sitting and walking around a ten by twenty foot booth. But during those three days I listen, answer questions, and explain what architects do. After answering the same questions and explaining the same process hundreds of times, my brain turns to mush!


Renovate or Move?

Renovate or Move?


With 25,000 homes for sale in the Twin Cities area the question of whether you should move or renovate your existing home should be a simple one to answer. Surely the perfect home exists! But if you are considering renovating your home and choose to buy instead, then you also have a home to sell. Congratulations! You have just joined the ranks of 25,000 other home owners who are also trying to sell their homes!