STUDIO
SNOW KREILICH ARCHITECTS
ESTABLISHED: 1995
CITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD: Minneapolis’ North Loop
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 24
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY COREY GAFFER
An award-winning design firm led by Julie Snow, FAIA,
and Matt Kreilich, AIA, settles into its white and bright
new space in Minneapolis’ Warehouse District
AREAS OF SPECIALTY: We don’t specialize. Rather, we consistently work with clients who want
to transform ordinary building types into extraordinary architecture. YOUR WORKSPACE IN 140
CHARACTERS OR LESS: #spacious #open and #white with massive windows that flood the studio
with #daylight. #collaborative #experimental FAVORITE HANGOUT IN WALKING DISTANCE: Moose
& Sadie’s. FAVORITE OFFICE BEVERAGES: Dunn Bros. cold press during the day, Sazeracs from our
friends at Eskew Dumez Ripple for happy hour! RECENT TRAVEL THAT INSPIRED YOU: Studio members
have traveled to Morocco, Costa Rica, and Iceland recently. FAVORITE REVIEW OF CHS FIELD: “With a
modern design and an obsessive attention to detail, CHS Field . . . becomes one of the most noteworthy
ballparks in all of baseball” (Ballpark Digest). DID ANYONE GET TO MEET SAINTS CO-OWNER BILL
MURRAY? Julie had drinks in the same room as him. Does that count? OUTSIDE INTERESTS: Cycling
(everyone), rock climbing (Megan), photography (Aksel), theater (Kevin), capoeira (Mary), and craft
beer brewing (Tyson), to name a few. NICEST THING A CLIENT EVER SAID ABOUT YOU: “They are
designers who understand both the pragmatic and the poetic, and who manage to achieve both with
great skill” (Gianne Conard, GSA regional chief architect). HOW IS YOUR FIRM CHANGING? We’re
expanding our design leadership. DREAM PROJECT: The ones we have as well as the ones for which we
are being considered.
A soaring ceiling, tall windows, and white paint combine to create an extraordinarily airy studio (top). A glassed-in
conference room and a more relaxed seating area (right) accommodate formal and informal meetings, respectively.
January/February 2016
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