01Looking west towards the forest
02Outhouses include garages and storage for skis and kayaks
03Master bedroom
04Looking north beyond the master bathroom towards living room, dining room and study beyond
05North side of garage
06Fire place with sauna behind
07Sauna seating
08Living room with descending stairs in background
09View from second floor
10Open-plan kitchen
11Outbuildings and front entrance
12House to left and fireplace and path to lake on right
Husband and wife Doug Yingst and Bonnie Sloane called upon self-taught architect David Salmela to create their vision of a light-filled residence between forest and lake, exemplifying the shifting northern seasons.
1994
Self-trained architect David Salmela opens his own practice in Duluth, Minnesota
1998
Receives National AIA Honor Awards for Architecture for Brandenburg’s Ravenwood Studio in Ely, Minnesota
2005
Wins National AIA Honor Awards for Architecture for Emerson Sauna in rural Duluth, Minnesota
2005
Book about the architect entitled “Salmela/Architect” is published. Written by Thomas Fisher, professor and dean of the College of Design at the University of Minnesota
2010
Receives Grand Award at Residential Architecture Design Awards for Yingst retreat
2011
May release of “The Invisible Element of Place: The Architecture of David Salmela” by Thomas Fisher (University of Minnesota Press)
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The latest products, players, projects and happenings in the worlds of architecture, homeware, packaging and more.
Issue 11
Our report from this year's Köln furniture fair, a Danish art gallery and Finnish design grandee Yrjö Kukkapuro.
Issue 16
Few architects would know how to build their own designs. that’s where the ghost laboratory comes in: this visionary two-week summer camp in rugged nova scotia gives students and qualified architects the chance to practise…
Issue 2
Pharmaceuticals giants Roche and Novartis are both based in Basel, where they turn in billion- euro profits every year. But now their hard-fought commercial struggle is being matched by an architectural rivalry that will…
Issue 37
Bosses are wising up to the benefits of creating a more humane workplace. Not only does this give staff a sense of pride and belonging but it also expresses a company’s ethos to clients. Welcome to the anti-office.
Issue 24
When you look out your window, what do you see? Well, in London not enough innovative architecture and too many projects that fail to offer fresh solutions. It’s not just the developers who are to blame – building regula…
Issue 64
The work of the Zimmerer, or carpenter, in Germany is steeped in tradition and their skill in restoring old timber houses is much in demand. We meet the master and his apprentice who is training for a way of life, not just…
Issue 54
Bridges, books, shops and other products and projects catching our eyes this month, plus our design editor's column.
Issue 58
Getting old is inevitable but providing for people when they do is too often skirted. Monocle has tracked down those making a difference and showing up the authorities in the process.
Issue 15
We toast the revamp of Finnish drinks chain Alko, Stockholm's waterfront gets switches on, plus a view to a thrill on Chile's coast.
Issue 58
The origami roof of the new Center for Cancer and Health suggests that this is no ordinary hospital. Nord Architects Copenhagen has achieved a design leap by creating a leafy courtyard and comfortable interiors.
Issue 46
When architect Angelo Bucci was asked to design a holiday home that wouldn’t disrupt the forest or beach in Ubatuba, he came up with a house that is a masterpiece of engineering.
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