NEW CONSTRUCTION HONOR

Entry Name: House on Lake Okoboji
Firm: Min | Day
Owner: Paul and Annette Smith
Photographer: Larry Gawell

This home resides in a resort area that appears as an oasis in the midst of the Midwestern “corn desert”. While the location is more than 2 1/2 hours from the nearest city, it has a distinctly suburban feel as small cottages give way to new Mcmansions. Not at all nostalgic for the cottages of years gone by (one of the owners spent childhood years visiting the region), the owners nevertheless wanted a house that was “all about the lake” and the veneer of oak trees that bounds the lake from the endless expanse of farmland beyond.

Jury Comments: This house wins at all levels – The “Big Idea” is never diluted; the plan and volumes are well integrated with site; the details are flawless.